It's A...

GIRL!!!!

We are so excited! Her name is Halleigh Jo. Kelcey and Ryan found out yesterday. I was on my way home from Salt Lake, and she wouldn't tell me what "it" was. So I didn't even stop in Wendover, I was so excited to get home. Kelcey wasn't home when I got here. I had to pee so bad when I got home. I ran upstairs to do that real quick, came back down and Kelcey had all these little girl clothes on the kitchen counter, with a little photo holder that says "It's a Girl". The ultrasound picture was in the photo holder. So cute! I cried and cried. Kelcey and Ryan came home shortly after I got home and we cried together.

 

So now we are on a mission to make all kinds of pink, frilly stuff! I ordered yarn for hats and booties this morning. She is changing direction on decorating. I think I will hold off on making her quilt until she decides. Somehow now I think sock monkeys aren't going to work.

Hugs & Pink Frilly Stitches!

Retreat Project!

The annual Windy Moon Retreat is coming up in three weeks. It is my birthday treat to myself. We go to Virginia City and stay at the St. Mary's Art Center for five days of quilting, eating and friendship. The Art Center is reported to be haunted, but the nuns must enjoy the company of quilters because we haven't had too many issues. Of course, I wouldn't set foot in the basement at night alone!

This year we get to choose our own project from Glad Creations Quilts. I chose "Auntie's Choice" in traditional colors. I love the way the blocks give the optical illusion of curves on the diagonal. And the fabrics are gorgeous. This quilt will go in the guest room at our new house. Won't it look gorgeous?

 

Hugs & Stitches,

The Doors

No, not Jim Morrison's band, although I do love their music. This is far more mundane.

There are 18 doors in my house. Each side of a door takes about 30 minutes to paint, give or take. And each door needs two coats of paint to look really nice. See where I am going with this?  That is 2,140 minutes of painting or 36 HOURS!!! I don't even want to think about the trim. And now you know why I am going crazy. Or maybe I'm already there and just don't know it!

"When you're strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you're strange
No one remembers your name..."

Um, yeah.

Hello...My Name is Lisa, and I am a PAINTER!

It is 8 a.m. and I am already painting...what is wrong with me???  I certainly feel like I need a 12 step program. Or I am going to end up in one because of all this painting! The good news is we are making progress. Yesterday, in addition to me painting all day, we got the new shower door in the master bath installed. We should be a lot closer to having this house done by the end of the weekend.

And then, I get to paint this room at the new house:

Yep, definitely gonna need that 12 step program.

Hugs & Stitches,

What I'm Working On...

Not much besides packing....LOL! I am participating in a Block of the Month by Jan Patek Quilts. It is her "Bible Quilt" which is a quilt I have always loved. It is very folk artsy, with applique and a little bit of embroidery. So far I have received the first block but I have not started it yet.

Here's a picture of the completed quilt:



Also working on the blocks for our next raffle quilt. I totally screwed one up the other night. It was a no sharp object day and I dared to pick up scissors. Sigh.

Hugs & Stitches!

New House and Other News!

I know it's been a long while since I've posted...life has been a bit crazy at the 'Berger house! We found out the day after Thanksgiving that Kelcey and Ryan are expecting. It is pretty exciting, because we will have two new grandbabies within two months! The kids will live with us until they get on their feet. We knew we were going to need a bigger house and had intended to start looking in the "spring". Well, Joe got transferred to another minesite (same company) which is the opposite direction of our current house. Fast forward the move! We actually bought the very first house we toured. Here is a link to the virtual tour:

http://vt.realbiz360.com/Listing-327440.html

It is a beautiful home on some acreage. We have wanted some space for a while now. The views are phenomenal. The very best thing is that there is very little home improvement to be done. Maybe I will actually have time to make baby quilts!

Bittersweet

I said goodbye to an old friend Saturday. My trusty APQS Millennium now belongs to my friend, Lisa C.

Lisa and I went to Ely last weekend and traded my 14 foot table for a 12 foot table. What a difference that two feet makes! I am glad I decided to go with the 12 foot table on my new machine.

We put new M & M wheels on the Millie and set her up. It was a long day, but by the end of the day, Lisa C was quilting. And she is thrilled! The Millie moves so smoothly now with her new wheels. Even Joe noticed...and I didn't think he noticed anything related to quilting! He helped me change out the wheels twice in the time I had the Millie, so I guess maybe he did notice. I was amazed, too. Almost to the point of wishing I hadn't sold her to Lisa C...but not really! I will have my new Freedom SR in a few weeks. The Freedom SR is almost the same as the Millie. It doesn't have the vertical channel lock or the thread cutter. I rarely used either of those features. By not getting them, it enabled me to have the new Bliss drive system. I think I'm going to be in heaven!