New Baby Quilts

Somehow,  I managed to get these 6 baby quilts

 finished before Christmas...

What with the decorating,  shopping,  wrapping, 

 preparing a dinner for 15 people,  I was superwoman!

It probably won't happen again in my lifetime!  haha

So, about these little baby quilts... 

I bought a package of fat quarters at AC Moore.  

The patterns are all coordinated. 

 I didn't get around to making the quilts

 that I thought I would make 

and forgot about it. 

 Then,  I found the same package a second time,  

bought it and brought it home. 

 Put it in my storage container,  

found the first one and then 

saw that I had two of the same package!

So these are a result of my "mistake". 

I got 5 little quilts from those 2 packages.

I did have to buy some fabrics 

for the borders and the backing.  

I thought they came out pretty cute!

For this one ,  I used all scraps that I had.  

It was my first time doing needle turn applique.  

I ended giving this one to my Great Grandson. 

 He loved it!

So, I'm looking forward to the new year 

and what it may bring...

I am wishing all of you a very happy,  

healthy, and prosperous new year!

'Til next time,  Love ya,  Jean

Happy New Year to all my family,  friends,  

and blogging buddies...

I wish you all the best in the coming new year!

And I'm making a resolution~~ 

to keep up with my blogging better in the new year!

'Til next time,  

Love ya,  Jean

Merry Christmas!

This is not my house...

This is how I would like my house to look...

Anyways...  Merry Christmas to all!

'Til next time,

Love ya,  Jean

Happy Thanksgiving...

Happy Thanksgiving to all my family and friends...

'Til next time.  Love ya,  Jean

Flower Bouquet...

I picked some flowers from my garden today...

Yellows and greens...

Brown eyed Susans...

I added a few ferns...

And some Goldenrod...
The bees love this...

I love bringing them indoors to enjoy...

'Til next time,
Love ya,  Jean

Garden goodies...

My geraniums this summer...
I saved these from last year...

They are so pretty...

I added this lettuce to my planter to fill in the space
when the flowers were small...

Some of my tomatoes are finally ripening...
Lots more out there...
They are so delicious!

The weather is still very hot,  making it so hard to garden,  The next 5 days will be in the 90's here.

I've been staying inside a lot...
watching TV,  reading and cleaning.  Not very exciting,  for sure.  Can't wait for cooler weather to arrive!

I have been walking in the early morning for about an hour every day.  I enjoy that!  It's cool and relatively quiet.  I hook up my Ipod and off I go.  I have walked (a few weeks ago) 1,862 miles,  the length of Japan.  81,000 steps last week.  My goal is 10,000 steps a day.  I use the FitBit Flex to track my steps.  I really like it.  It's a good incentive to keep motivated and I highly recommend it.

'Til next time,  Love ya,  Jean

Summer drought...

This gardening season has been so hard!  

Record high heat and drought have really made 

gardening a challenge!

In spite of it all,  I did manage to grow some tomatoes.

They are green and will probably stay that way for a while.

You see, they don't ripen if temps are more than 90 degrees.

I am hoping that we get a break from the heat.

I am trying to be patient.

I have three tomato plants that I practically drowned--

I thought they were drooping because they needed water,

so I gave them lots.

The more I watered,  they droopier they got!

Then,  I realized that they were waterlogged!  

I stopped adding water and they have come back a little.

It remains to be seen if they will recover or not.

I have three plants in my backyard that are doing great.

So,  at least I have those!

We'll see!

Here are those plants...

Celebrity,  the best tomato that I have found!

I can't wait for the deliciousness!!!

'Til next time,  

Love ya,  Jean