I also figured that neglecting the blog just isn't a very good thing to do. Even before and after February, Life moves at the speed of psycho and the blog is the best way we know how to keep everyone updated (including ourselves.....
Most of you know that the "mama" took a gigantic leap into the thespian category (it's about time since Boy and Girl are both going to be seasoned Shakespearean actors by the time summer rolls around) and landed a very special first role on a stage. Check out the "MAMA" blog, for the full story on that.
(Mama switching to talking in the first person now--)I started out on my usual wonderful sewing machine that really got me started and gave me the room to really appreciate sewing. However, the precision that this particular pattern required was far beyond what my "basic sewing and mending machine" was capable of handling. Part way through my classes, I began to realize that I really needed to upgrade my machine.
I had been thinking of doing this anyway as early as several months after I began quilting and realized that I absolutely LOVE to do it. Literally, for the past year, I have been wanting this machine:
It's a 2008 Heart Truth from Janome, which is a pretty good name in the quilting realm. But the best part is that DS saw how much trouble I was having with getting this quilt together. So.......he gave me the money, just before V-day, to buy it as an early anniversary gift (10 years next week). Isn't he the BEST!? I was able to nab ONE of the final TWO in Ventura County. I brought the "new baby" home on February 13th and spent the weekend playing with it and loving it!
DS is the BEST gifter.
While my project was begun on a lower-end machine and that still presents a lot of challenges, I am now planning to finish it. (More details about that on Mama's Blog
Another, very sad event took place at the end of February, really the beginning of March.... My Uncle Harvey passed away. Here is a very small part of his life:
"Walking in Multiple Worlds"
Daddy continues to work hard and hunt gophers. The kids continue to play hard and grow their brains (here's a few photos on that):
and life is as grand as it can be out here in the West.
We miss you all every day.
)O(
~The Mama
MNMS
I had been thinking of doing this anyway as early as several months after I began quilting and realized that I absolutely LOVE to do it. Literally, for the past year, I have been wanting this machine:
It's a 2008 Heart Truth from Janome, which is a pretty good name in the quilting realm. But the best part is that DS saw how much trouble I was having with getting this quilt together. So.......he gave me the money, just before V-day, to buy it as an early anniversary gift (10 years next week). Isn't he the BEST!? I was able to nab ONE of the final TWO in Ventura County. I brought the "new baby" home on February 13th and spent the weekend playing with it and loving it!
DS is the BEST gifter.
While my project was begun on a lower-end machine and that still presents a lot of challenges, I am now planning to finish it. (More details about that on Mama's Blog
Another, very sad event took place at the end of February, really the beginning of March.... My Uncle Harvey passed away. Here is a very small part of his life:
"Walking in Multiple Worlds"
Daddy continues to work hard and hunt gophers. The kids continue to play hard and grow their brains (here's a few photos on that):
and life is as grand as it can be out here in the West.We miss you all every day.
)O(
~The Mama
MNMS
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