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Good morning,
We are at 44⁰ it's suppose to warm up to 60⁰ .

Judi I have Eleanor Burns pattern and she uses pellon featherweight 911 fusible interfacing that's what I used I got it in hobby lobby which this week is 30%off.
Today my grands are coming I need a haircut so Olivia is coming and Virgil will come with her.
She has been busy a lot so today is my day.
I can't wait to see them.
I was upstairs yesterday I got a good bit done so tomorrow I will go up and finish that.

Well that will be my day I hope you all have a great day as well.
Prayers go out to all.
Lois

Good morning all. It is 41 here,,,Im not sure what we will get to today, I have beds to strip and wash to do. So you know where Ill be,
Yesterday I got the binding clipped and ready to hand sew, I will be doing that today as I wait for loads of laundry to be done. Ken is home so all plans maybe a wash, He might have other plans,,,but he is just getting up so I will see.
This week My friend is coming on wednesday to start the t shirt quilts,,,If I get this binding sewn I may start cutting out the shirts, I found that I am missing his senior year jersey so I have to see if I can get one, He is still playing. I do have his letter DD gave to be includued,,somehow. So I will have to get all the quilt prepped and not sewn till I get that,,Need to talk to DD about that,
Well on to my next adventure,,,hope you all have a great monday,,,Lois enjoy your haircut,,,and visit,,,glad you are feeling better,,,
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Good morning!

Yes i do have a ton of clocks! And oh yes, they have to be on exact, precise, to the second, correct time. I'm married to a railroad man, and that means the correct time, all the time! My grandfather was a railroad man, Mr G's grandfather was a railroad man and so is Mr G! I'm very used to it! Mr G has a automatic clock that is set precisely by a radio frequency from Denver, I think. I got it for him as a silly Christmas gift, but it rates as one of the best gifts I ever found! Every Monday, he winds all the chime clocks here, then with phone in hand, sets them. I have the chimes turned off in all but one. My grandfather had to have a specific brand and model of watch, and it had to be serviced once a year and checked for accuracy. The railroads were sticklers, it was a safety issue.

Yesterday I went to church, Mr G stayed home and watched our Ward's Sacrament Meeting on the YouTube channel we use. The Ward shows it each week, for those that can't make our meeting. We'll, it dawned on my silly thinking brain, that I'm a YouTube star! ROFLOL! I'm on the broadcast each week, doing the music! Finally realized that yesterday, even though I've been doing the music for several years now, every week! I'm slow! LOL! Never dawned on me that I was on YouTube every week! Humm,better pay closer attention to what I wear.

Wednesday, a friend is coming over for me to teach her how to quilt. She sews, a little, so it will be a very beginning lesson, to see where to go from there. She's lives just down the street from me.

I know too about finding girlfriends for grandsons. I have Stuart and his roommate, Michael, who we've added to the family. Then in awhile, Andrew. That's 3!

My Gracie is leaning towards being sassy. Hence, Grandma EMI. That a military term, Extra Military Instruction. We had a discussion and Gracie listened. She's not Grandma deaf yet. We use that phrase, Mama deaf, or Daddy deaf, as kids tend to tune out their parents. So mine seem to listen to Grandma.

Well, I have a couple of loads of laundry and let my helper out to vacuum. Planning on potato soup with kielbasa for dinner, thanks Judi. It's the Pioneer Women's recipe, slightly altered. Maybe even get a bit ambitious and bake a loaf of whole wheat bread. Also need a run to Costco, for milk and that could be dangerous too!

Hugs,
Jana

Good Morning Girls

Up and dressed here!!! Nice sunny, but cold day! Woke up in the middle of a really odd dream,---one of those kind of stick with you all day!! DEX was in it, those kinds of dreams are NOT fun!!

Lois... We must be on about the same hair cut schedule! I wish Olivia could come to my house. I should probably make an appointment pretty soon, before weather becomes a factor. I think you're right about the Pellon 911 fusible, I think that's what I used. When Joann's was closing I stocked up a lot of interfacing, but now have no idea what type it is.

Judi.... If I remember correctly from Shawn's High School Letter, it's pretty thick!!! Maybe sew that on last, as part of the label rather than trying to put in IN the quilt itself? Your friend is starting with a Tshirt quilt? Man if I had done that I wouldn't have given up on quilting all together! I'm so grateful none of my grands have asked me to make them one.... yet!!!

Maryz.... Going to be pretty quiet at your house after the car pulls out of your driveway! Good byes are never fun, but oh what wonderful memories! Look how fast the time has gone and think that in 12 short fast months you will be in Texas again with new hips! Our power rarely goes out here, and if it does, we know it's something big. All our wiring is underground so it's safe from high winds and falling trees----in most of the newer parts of town anyway.. Still a lot of above ground areas in the "old" part of town! An hour-long exam at the DDS that doesn't include cleaning?

Jana..... Gracie can't be a teenager yet? Sometimes "sassy" is just a way to let people know how she feels.... maybe she disagrees with an idea....Being disrespectful, that's another whole other story. I would allow my kids to disagree, I'd listen and we'd have a conversation, but I did not allow disrespect. I've been watching a lot of Youtube things lately---too many crafty things.... I should look for your "channel" too!

Lori,...Always fun to get together with another quilter! Nobody else understands what goes through our head quite like another quilter!

Chriss... YEAH for the Dad getting that old oven out!!! Won't it be great to get the microwave off the counter? Having seen the area you are working on, would you be able to put some extra shelves in there for other stuff? I do loves me some shelves for "stuff" (It's all about the stuff!"

Do any of you like to do other crafty thing besides sewing/quilting. I just love to make stuff---almost any kind of stuff. I've been watching a channel on Youtube "Blessings craft Therapy" a funny gal doing all sorts of crafts with a lot of stuff from Dollar tree!! You should see my work table, it's now covered with bits of paper and paints and ModPodge and do-dads and paint brushes. Somebody STOP me!!! So of course there is a bit of mess this morning from the things I was working on yesterday. I'm kind of between quilt projects, but need to get back to that

I probably won't get here tomorrow morning--don't worry. My baby brother Bill is a pilot and we have been trying for a few months to get a perfect day for him to take me flying with him. He leases a small private plane now and then. Tomorrow he's going to pick up a plane down hear where he lives (way south of me) and fly up to a small airport 12 miles from me and I'll get to go for a ride!! SO excited! If tomorrow is anything like today, It will be a perfect day!!!

For now I better get to work. Think I might make a batch of chicken soup today, it's that kind of day!

Wishing you all A Marvelous Monday!

Looks to be a nice day in the Hill Country of Texas.

Jana, here's a little info on the atomic clock.

WWVB had begun as an experimental station in Boulder in 1956. The site near Fort Collins was chosen for its relatively central location and flat ground, was built in 1963. An atomic clock near Boulder is close to the Flatirons, which somewhat complicates transmission of the signals.

The antennae of the clock north of Ft Collins is about a half mile from my DB's house he bought this spring and is remodeling. He drove us by it in Sept.

MaryZ, You have a busy week ahead. I bet there will be a new album for Amara with a catchy title like Tractoring with Pop's. 3 days to plan the trip home, that is a little OCD unless he's making fun stops to see stuff on the way.

Lois, Thanks for sharing the information on interfacing for T Shirt quilts. I have a friend who wants to make one and will share that info.

MaryQ, I have my beading. I used to do pen & ink drawings and some painting, but those books and any supplies are still in a tote in Colorado.

Judi, I was going to suggest putting the Letter in the center, but MaryQ is right, they are usually bulky, so maybe towards a corner would be better.

Hi to everyone else.
Unlike MaryZ, I actually only have one appt so far this week. We need to vote tomorrow. Someone in our little Village got a hair up you know where and thinks we need a City Manager. I think we have about 900 people living here full time. There's maybe 20 Village employees. We need a new water system, but a project manager can be hired for that. There's isn't an extra $150,000+ in the piggy bank to pay for this. Guess y'all know how we will be voting.

Nothing else new here. I hope you all have a wonderful week.
Lyn

Maryg -

Besides quilting, I tole paint. I have lots of books with patterns in them. Sarah and I just ordered from a site she found a bunch of bisque fired bear Christmas ornaments to paint and she got a beautiful nativity to paint. One she's wanted for awhile. I also love to decorate cakes and cookies. Sarah and I have done numerous wedding cakes. I have done many different crafts, taught them too. Stenciling, even a cute Mrs Santa over a craft broom. Every year, the Relief Society sisters would have what we called, Super Saturday, where we came early in the morning, stayed late into the evening, making craft projects. I really never got to take any of the classes, because I was always teaching one!

Jana