Mountain Mother Goose

This is a test post to see if I actually can get into my blog!!


This is the set from "Mountain Mother Goose"

The Quilts

Claudia's wiener dog quilt

Christmas is over. Technically. But I still have my tree up. It just cheers me up to see the twinkling lights. Now I can post pictures of the quilts I made for the girls.

Maddie's skull quilt

Today is Claudia's 11th birthday!  She lucked out and got a "snow day".  We need to venture out at some point, though.  But it would be nice to build a fire and vegitate all day!!

Christmas Clues

What I've been working on for Christmas

cutting board

Our new addition, Pukey the cat

I've been working on Christmas, but I can't show yet!!

My #1

I can't believe it has been 14 years since Maddie came into my life.  She changed me in ways I cannot explain.  There is no doubt, I had to become a grown up really fast.

Born 6 weeks early, she thrived beyond our dreams. We brought her home on Thanksgiving...we were terrified. My mother stayed with us for months, putting her life on hold to be there for me. There is no way JP and I could have done it alone.

As you can tell, I'm feeling sentimental, sad, excited, and....unexplainable emotions. As she is starting to pull away, I want to pull her closer.

Happy Birthday Maddie!

10 Years in the Making...

I bought this ottoman about 11 years ago at an antique store in Huntington, WV. It was truly gross...old, ratty upholstery, horsehair stuffing. So I took it all apart and my sister Leslie came for a visit so that we could totally re-haul it. We did the whole shebang - sewed in springs, and everything. We covered it in a white muslin, and I looked for fabric that I loved to make a slip-cover. FINALLY, 10 years later I have finished the slipcover, and I have a completed ottoman!! Leslie will be so proud of me...

Feels Like Fall

We had a nice weekend, full of applebutter, blustery fall weather, and friends.

October 13, 2011

After a year, I have decided to ignore the random Chinese comments and power through with my blog. Yes, it's taken quite a bit of consideration, and I hope I made the right choice.