Wednesday, May 5, 2010

GIRLS WEEKEND

WE JUST HAD OUR SECOND ANNUAL GIRLS WEEKEND FOR THE JONES FAMILY GIRLS.  THIS IS A WEEKEND WHERE WE GET TOGETHER AND CRAFT, VISIT, EAT AND GENERALLY HAVE A GREAT TIME.  THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF SOME UNAVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCES OUR WEEKEND ONLY CONSISTED OF FRIDAY 3PM TO MIDNIGHT.  WE HAD A GREAT TIME AS USUAL AND WE CELEBRATED MOMS 89TH BIRTHDAY AND ALSO HAD A BABY SHOWER FOR MITZI AND THE NEXT GREAT GRANDCHILD FOR GRANDMA JONES.  I AM ALWAYS AMAZED AT THE CRAFTINESS OF THE GIRLS IN OUR FAMILY,OR NICKER NACKERS AS WYNN WOULD CALL US.  WE HAVE  MANY QUILTERS, SCRAPPERS, (DIGITAL AND REGULAR)  AND BASIC SEWERS.  LAST YEAR MOST OF US MADE BAGS AND BECAUSE OF MY PROCRASTINATION I TOOK MY BAG BACK THIS YEAR TO FINISH IT BY SEWING THE FLOWER ON IT.  BECKY  AND KAREN ARE THE PROFESSIONAL SEWER/QUILTERS AND CAN MAKE THE CUTEST QUILTS FASTER THAN ANYONE I KNOW.  BECKY HAS A CUTE WEB SITE http://www.patchworkposse.com/   AND AS I WAS PERUSING IT I FOUND A REALLY CUTE FAST PILLOW PATTERN THAT I THINK I AM GOING TO TRY.  I HAVENT GOT THE QUILT BUG YET PROBABLY BECAUSE MY SEWING MACHINE IS 30+ YEARS OLD AND HAS A FEW ISSUES.  I GOT IT WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, THAT TELLS YOU HOW OLD I AM, BUT I CAN DO THE VERY BASICS WHEN I NEED TO.   IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE PILLOW LOOK FOR IT  HERE
LOOK TO THE RIGHT AND SCROLL DOWN TILL YOU SEE THIS PICTURE AND CLICK ON IT, YOU WILL THEN GET THE STEP BY STEPS FOR THE QUICK DISHTOWEL PILLOW TUTORIAL. THEY ARE SO CUTE! MAYBE THAT WILL BE MY PROJECT NEXT YEAR.
HA HA!   I WANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU GET CUTE DISHTOWELS LIKE THESE?

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