HAPPY NEW YEAR

MAY ALL YOUR WISHES COME TRUE,

& MAY YOU BE BLESSED WITH MANY MORE

QUESTION?????

Ok, just a question???? How many of yous are in the making of a NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION FOR JANUARY 1st , humm???? well I could never do it.. years ago I made a resolution to not make resolution on the January 1st....My saying is "WHY WAIT, DO IT NOW" LOL...so I am starting this resolution starting tomorrow Monday December 28th.... I will excersise at least every other day (variety of ways) .. eat healthy, no eating after 6pm (big one for me) , use my fabric stash and have fun .... also to make sure I remember to do all this lolol.... So,,, what is your resolution and is it for January 1st??? LOL....Ciao, Salute, Adios, Nighty Nite, Bonsoir mes amis....

WHY WAIT FOR

GOT IT AND WILL DO THIS

SHOULD BE FUN

ZUMBA ANYONE

GOT THIS TOO LOL

ALL THESE SHOULD KEEP ME BUSY

ALONG WITH MY

AND OF COURSE

LETS NOT FORGET MY

DON'T FORGET TO HAVE A GREAT WEEK

Give-a-Way

Ok, My 200th post is coming up soon,.,. I will be giving away a little gift .... but first to let everyone know... I received my inchie swap and have to tell you,,,it's soooo cute and to boot,, it was inside this "itty bitty poochie bag" (click to see the tutorial) I was so excited, thank you to Peggy (click name it will take you away hehe..) she has a great place to visit and get great ideas.. also I went for a Christmas get together with our little coffee group (12 of us) and had quite a blast , supper, drinks, good company ...we also had a gift exchange ...(thanks Maxine).. wow what a wondeful time of the year this is ...and more to come lol...I think I'm liking all of this... Anyway , like I promised , I am posting a Give-a-Way... all you need to do is leave me a comment and your name will be entered then check back on January 3rd that's when this will happen lololol... the picture only shows a few goodies,,, there is a few suprise set aside for the lucky winner....sooo have a great weekend,,, and hope to see your comments soon.... Remember , closing is January 2, 2010 I will get hubby to do the draw... Ciao , Adios, Salute, Nighty Nite, Bonsoirs mes amis

GIVE-A-WAY

(few more to add , suprise)

MY CHRISTMAS TREE

NEEDS MORE ORNAMENT

WILL WORK ON THAT

FOR NEXT YEAR

COFFEE GIFT EXCHANGE

THANKS ,,,LOVE IT

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INCHIE SWAP

ITTY BITTY POOCHIE BAG

INCHIES

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DEAR SANTA

OK...so ....here's the scoop... over at the Fat Quarter Shop they are having this great give a way... in time for Xmas... all you need to do is click on the link above and write a letter to Santa and leave a note on their site... wow,,, this is such fun......

JOLLY JABBER

Dear Santa:


I have been a good girl this year, I have completed many many projects and quilts..I now need to spool in more fabrics.... LOL.......I would so love to get under the tree the Butterfly Garden fat quarter bundle...(Kansas Troubles Quilters)

or the Autunm Itsy Bits III fat quarter... those are so beautiful...

Oh my, that would look soo sooo good in a quilt that I am going to make for my oldest Daughter ..


I will have waiting for you, some nice hot chocolate (since it has been cold over here) and a few nummy cookies to fill up your belly ...also a few goodies for those awesome elves that has worked soooo hard...


Thank You,

I'm having such a fun and good year...

LOVE
Lise




PS: stay tuned for this Saturday..... for update on my give a way lol......

SIDE TRACKED.....

Not sure about myself lately LOL... I got side tracked with finishing quite a few projects... (shhhh) will post the pics after the big day in December LOL(shhhhh)...this year (blah blah blah they say lol) yep,,, I have be a busy little elf.... and have attended a few great gatherings... last Monday was the quilt group (Rayside Balfour Stitchery Guild) Xmas banquet....oh my,,,, what a good bunch of coconuts...love them all... the theme this year was Las Vagas.. they (committee) did a super job....BRAVO BRAVO Ladies.... whoot hoooo..... and of course what completed this, was the great entertainment... who else but (guess who) appeared... and there performance ,,,well,,, what can we say... great outfits and singing and the whole shish ka boodles.... so much fun... one table was for the brown bag (fat 1/4 xmas fabric) exchange, then a table with xmas exchange gifts and of course the table for secret sister gifts...and one of the important tables...the buffet.... ummm was such great food... and most important ... GREAT BUNCH OF COCONUTS....lol.lol...love yas all ... well, enjoy some a few pics of this event....also last night.... another group gathering (coffee group) a total including myself , 12 beautiful ladies... (and coconuts) LOLOL... we had a good supper at a restaurant, then off to Lynda's for deserts and some wine, coffee, tea etc... and gift exchange... we played a game with this ...stealing and well, lots of fun.... THANK YOU TO ALL .... theses ladies,,, in the guild and coffee LADIES have made me feel welcomed into there group.... some have said that its like we all have been together for years... other groups (guilds) have commented that this guild had the best fun, loving , helpful, caring group.... so grateful that we found each other... especially you MACKIE.... Love you .... now off I go to finish wrapping the secrets (shhhhhh) and tomorrow sending them off to there destinations....oh,,,didn't forget,,,will post a pic of the give-a-way..and date in the next few days...... so ..... Ciao, Salute, Adios, Nighty nite, Bonsoir mes Amis.......

See pics below (just a few of many many)

SNOW SNOW

Opps,,,has this week gone by .....OUCH, sorry sorry,,, I'm sure just like most of yous out in surf land, its the season of rush, hustle, bustle and etc.... just to let everyone know ,,,I haven't forgotten about my giveaway, just getting things ready to post that information soon,,, couldn't figure out what to give a way LOL..... I have been finishing up some UFO's that have to go out soon , shhhh,,,, don't tell please, also one for here lol...,, last Monday at the quilt guild we had a little project we were doing, using the Serge, but you can also use regular machine as long as you have zigzag stitch on it.. we made a head towel thingy LOL... when you wash your hair then wrap the wet hair into this , start off with using one bath towel... and you make 2 of those and 2 hand mitts and 4 little facecloths... soo cute and great gift idea... also finishing up other projects,,,again ,,,shhhh will post pics later for those...and guess what ,,,yep,,, SNOW SNOW,,,hummm maybe we will have white Xmas after all...today was the first day ,,, and just this morning we went to the Island (Manitoulin Island) and picked a lot to park the trailer on ,,, on a lease and was really really reasonable price... couldn't pass that up,,, my sis in law is also on that same little area and I am sure we will have a hoot next summer this lot is an all year round lot.. any hoot...lol... signing off for now,, so Ciao, Adios, Salute, Nighty nite , Bonsoirs mes amis...

no snow yesterday and see who visited my deck....awe....

poor Jay, confused, doesn't know its winter

MINNESOTA BACKROADS, COMPLETED WOOHOO

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towel head wrap , mitts and cloth

sorry for the shadow took this quickly

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NEW LOT, 75'(left person to right person wide)

X 150 deep...wow..

a little work to make it our own.....

(click on pic to see closer)

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CALM MINDEMOYA LAKE ACROSS OUR LOT

QUILT SATURDAY

Well, I just can't believe how time have gone by....phew, so glad to squeeze in a few minutes to post... spent the week visiting, quilting, cleaning, socializing, working..what am I doing working...lol... had to squeeze that one in to but not sure for how long,,this is starting to interrupt my time, lol , oh well will work this out but not for too long.. anyways.... today we had what I call "quilt Saturday",, Maxine had a little project that some of our guild members wanted to do and learn using few techniques that some haven't tried or have done... most hadn't tried using the blanket stitch on the sewing machines.. I just love it...looks very countrish..or antiquishy or ... but looks cool.. I love also the satin stitch using the machine when doing applique's ..... I was once told by a super teacher, great LADY, (Jan H.) that you should just try to play with the stitches your machine has and not to be scared to...well.. it's fun,,, dont hesitate to try, the only thing you can do is have to rip it , rip it in turn you learn by the mistakes.... we had such a good time... chatting, quilting, sharing. etc.... woohoo...our group has such great ladies... one of which (Dot) is 89 years YOUNG.. she is a whoot.. great spirits, witty, saucy, intelligent, wise, and all around fun to be with.. also other's that were there was, Maxine, Pierette #1, Pierrette #2, Lily, Diane, Denise, Darlene, Julienne, Hugette, Barb, Joanne, Gail, Alice, Connie, Dot, Marj and myself...our leader M, she had a little prize,,, the winner was Pierrette#2, I was so nosey to see , I forgot to take a pic...ops..sorry, was so cute, a little xmas stocking with applique on it and a set of candles with tray all this in a pretty box,, shoot I was to slow LOL.. another win was last Saturday hubby and myself went to a little arts and craft thing here in our community and hubby won one of the door prize lol.. a beautiful xmas wreath..I'll be hanging that one for sure.... so for now...Ciao, Salute, Adios, Nighty nite, Bonsoirs mes amies.... oh,,, I will be posting this week a give a way..for my 200th post...so stay tune and see.......

HUBBY'S WINNING

SATURDAY FUN

(centre pic, DOT)

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REMEMBER TODAY

"IN FLANDERS FIELDS


In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch, be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields

In Flanders Fields was first published in England's Punch magazine in December 1915. Within months, this poem came to symbolize the sacrifices of all who were fighting in the First World War. Today, the poem continues to be a part of Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada and other countries throughout the world.
The poem was written by a Canadian—John McCrae, a doctor and teacher, who served in both the South African War and the First World War."

YEEPPEEEE

Just had an email from , Paulette at Sweet P Quilting and Creation I can't believe it... I won one of the giveaway she had..go check her blog and thank you Paulette , wonderful creations for sure...maybe I should purchase a lotto ticket (not that lucky) lol..... Also on Oct 26th our guild meeting (forgot to post this) I receive a gift from my secret sister, just wanted to thank her again. posted a few pics....cute little treasures... and then this week , phew,,, been busy bee, trying to finish some of my xmas gifts, quilted a few (6 all together) lol...don't want to post any more cause dd's they kinda check to see what I've been doing..dont want to spoil it, I will when the time is here though...I also made a project for the guild (block lotto) which includes a group of 9 ladies to get together and make this lap quilt,,, I had made the sample first but didn't complete it...only had the top...I'm just about done now need to add the binding and VOILA...as I said last winter ... I LOVE LOVE snowpeople..woohooo...sooo cute if I say so myself ....lol...oh need to also thank Heather for the little gift she sent me... thanks... will make soon too...... well off I go, need to soak and then a little relaxation and tomorrow is another day to sew and quilt guild night,,,I'll bring the camera this time lol......Ciao, Adios, Salute, Night nite, Bonsoirs mes amis.....

"UNDER COVER"

from magazine Fabric Trends

2009 spring

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THANKS SECRET SISTER

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