tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57341585750862215952012-02-11T10:40:34.339-08:00Welcome to Life With Cleo And Me, Barbie Jo. I am writing about our life and times in this digital journal for all my family, friends and customers.Barbie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08756754112338167885noreply@blogger.comBlogger2041100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734158575086221595.post-12435106388266651032012-02-09T14:35:00.000-08:002012-02-09T15:37:25.710-08:00

All work and no play... you have heard this phrase before I am sure. And it pretty much describes my life lately. But really, I'm okay with that because I enjoy what I do so very much!Lots going on in my workshop. My quilt came home to Mama this week and I wish I could show you more LOL, but here is a glimpse of Brendas beautiful quilting. She used lime green thread in the borders which I never

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Phew, a full tummy, Hubby and I just waddled in the door. Tonight we met our son at Strouds in Kansas City, a restaurant famous since 1933 for their pan fried chicken and featured on Man VS Food. Some wonderful comfort food dished up here and folks were lined up out the door. And I thought before I put my feet up and collapse on the sofa I need to finish my blog post! Hubby drew a winning name

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I had a very productive week in my sewing room. Hubby was away for a few days and I was able to devote my full attention to sewing. Not that I don't get a lot done when he's home, he just likes a home cooked meal every night LOL! I don't know about you, but when I'm zipping along sewing it's hard to make myself stop, put on an apron and cook a feast. Noooooo, I ordered pizza one night and ate it

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It was love at 1st sight when this soft dolly caught my eye on Pinterest. You know I love kitties and I just had to explore further which led to a purchase and she came home to Momma yesterday :) This cute kitty, named "Candi" is the creation of soft sculpture artist Valerie Weberpal of Harvest Moon Designs. She just makes me grin from ear to ear. Love how she is dressed in re purposed textiles:

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New Years resolutions... I did not really make any, did you? I have however decided to attempt better organization in my home starting with my sewing room. And that is why I have been missing since Christmas LOL! This picture shows one small section of my cutting table. Piles of fabric and doodads cover every nook and cranny of my space. When my son was home over Christmas he was ironing a shirt

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Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!XXOO Barbie Jo and Cleo

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Oh my, it's getting a little hectic now isn't it! My decorating is finished, all four stockings hang by the chimney with care, Cleos right next to her "brothers" in hopes that Santa might leave some of those catnip treats in there.The tree is up, Cleos tree skirt spread underneath. And her ornaments are hung.They are taking over the tree, LOL! She is a very spoiled kitty don't you think?This

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How can this be possible, 24 days until Christmas! It seems to sneak up on me every year, and now my countdown Santa says 24 days... yikes!The Christmas totes are up from the basement and this week I'll be spreading my treasures through out the house. Our Christmas tree is laying on the living room floor, waiting for the tree stand to be found. Cleo is getting ever so excited with each new

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Gobble gobble gobble! Only 2 more days until T Day and I am running around town armed with my grocery lists and getting ready like all of you. This cute turkey made by my Texas Grandson Aiden graces the front of my refrigerator and I smile every time I try to stuff one more item in there. Don't you just love children's art, it's just so happy :) From the looks of things you would think I was

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Now where did I leave off last, yes it was awhile ago. The weeks are flying by and here it is November already, can you believe it! Our daughter Erin and her little family were here last month for a quick visit. Erin ran the Kansas City Waddell Reed Marathon Saturday morning.She ran the half- 13.2 miles, so proud of her! Of course we had Grandchildren to enjoy as well and the weekend flew by way

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The trees are now showing their beautiful shades of Fall here in Kansas and leaves are falling like snow, pretty soon it will be time to get out the rakes and bags. We are enjoying Indian summer with temperatures in the low 80's, I could love this weather all year long!It has been a while since my last post, I have been busy with my business and everyday life in general. My birthday came and went

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Back to earth, or Kansas that is! Trying to settle back in to life on the prairie after spending a delightful week with our friends from Buffalo at their vacation condo in North Myrtle Beach. It doesn't get much more relaxing than a beach vacation. An ocean view, sound of waves to lull you to sleep; add a little sun, good friends, great food, we were so very spoiled.Our hubbies golfed a lot, but

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A finish this week, my new pattern "Gingerbread Treats" is ready! This runner is fast and fun to make using fusible applique. These no bake cookies will look so cute in your Christmas kitchen.I used the Christmas Candy line of fabric from Riley Blake, I think it was made just for this runner :) It's back to school in KC, when I'm out running my errands I see all the school buses rolling by and

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Oh dear, she's gone :( I woke up this morning and it felt very strange to not have my sister here.She flew home yesterday. We had a full and busy week which flew by at lightening speed!Here we are, Me on the left in purple, Sissy wearing pink. We are at the Kansas City Nelson-Atkins Museum Of Art. From here we went to the Kemper Museum Of Contemporary Art, a huge storm was upon us and we

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Two more days.... until my Sister arrives, I am excited beyond belief! Now that may seem silly, but I have not seen my Sis in a few years. She lives in New York, I live in Kansas. Our other 3 siblings each live in various states as do our Fathers and children as well. How did we ever get so scattered. It could be a full time job making the rounds to see everyone every year and we do not get to

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How else would you endure these 99 degree temperatures but to turn the AC up and sew. Yep, it's still pretty hot here, Cleo and I are hanging out inside sewing our little hearts out. This week I am working on a new table runner using these wonderful Christmas prints by Riley Blake. I am also trying flavored waters, trying to keep hydrated in this heat LOL! Very refreshing I have to admit, and as

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Ahhhh Christmas in July, sounds kind of good right now while so many of us are melting in these 100 degree temps doesn't it! And ready or not, summer time is perfect to start a little sewing for the holidays. This week I mailed a Christmas trunk show to Laura at The Cotton Patch Quilt Shop in Bradenton Florida. Some of my absolutely cutest pattern models ever were included, oh my gosh they will

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Well lets see... where did we leave off last post, oh, coming up on a really boring 4th of July weekend. And that did not disappoint, as predicted it was pretty darn boring. But Hubby made it through his oral surgery and that was a good thing because he still had to finish painting the dining room he had not completed. I puttered around the kitchen making water melon boats and red, white and blue

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Help, I'm melting! Nice and hot out here in the Midwest and it looks like we are rain free for the rest of this approaching holiday weekend. So why do I torture myself sitting outside sewing you may wonder, instead of staying inside where it is nice and cool with the AC running! Well I suppose this is my way of enjoying the great outdoors LOL! If I can't be stitching by the lake this summer I

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Friday night and here I sit composing a blog update, I sure lead an exciting life don't I! Well to tell you the truth I had a fabulous afternoon and am happy to share it with you. My friend Roberta and I attended a Primitives Of The Midwest workshop this afternoon, an annual event put on by Quilters Station in Lee's Summit MO. Roberta and I had both wanted to take the crazy wool pin cushion class

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My summer days all seem to be running in to each other. 90's and humid, strong storms every night. And I am still sitting here stitching away... looks like I've been in the same spot since 2 weeks ago doesn't it! Well a few things have changed, as you can see I have been trying an assortment of summer drinks, trying to break out of the Diet Coke rut. You can't go wrong with iced tea, and groovy

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Yay... Happy Happy Birthday Cleo! What a fun day she has had. New toys and a bag of catnip.The toys amused her for a very short while, but that catnip, now that is a cats meow!Next we had cake, well honestly Cleo did not, but the thought was there and Jerry and I did consume that in her honor.After cake Jerry drew a name from the fish bowl and the winner is..... DARLENE!!!Oh my gosh Darlene, aka

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Wow, who turned on the heat! I guess summer has finally arrived and very quickly indeed. Not to complain after the winter that dragged on forever..... but it sure did heat up fast, we are in the high 90's here in Kansas. I enjoy stitching on my patio during the late morning hours, while there is still a little shade and the temperature is pleasant. As you can see here I am multi-tasking lol!

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Happy Memorial Day! I hope you have all enjoyed this weekend with family or friends or just hanging out enjoying the extra day off.We just finished our picnic style dinner, only the three of us but by gosh it was yummy and leftovers are always a good thing around here. Hubby spent the entire day smoking the meat, pulled pork and it was excellent! I devoted much of the weekend to cleaning my

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My goodness it has been awhile, seems like I've had my head buried in the sand over here.To tell you the truth, the past month has just slid right on by me. Hubby and I made a much needed quick trip to OKC to get my Nana fix. Our daughter drove up from Dallas with the twins also and we were able to see all 4 boys at once. Four little boys age 5 to 7, phew, that is a lot of energy in once space

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Slowly but surely, stitching my Annies together, the 1st 3 rows are done! She is looking darn cute! Darlene at Quilting Daze posted a picture of her Annies she has been working on. All in Red Work, how sweet is that, I love watching her progress :)My thoughts have turned to Spring this past week. When not working on my quilt I have been pulling fabrics from my overflowing stash to work on a

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My last Annie block is finished... April Annie. Isn't she sweet, all decked out for Easter, don't you just love the flower on her bonnet :) She has been on an egg hunt this morning with her new stuffed bunny friend. I don't know whether to laugh or cry now that all my Annies are done. I have spent a lot of time with her this past year, she never fails to brighten my day and she doesn't even speak

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What a weird week, fog, rain, sleet, snow, good grief it seems we've seen it all! I think we are all a little bit more than ready for Spring now. I spent most of this week writing instructions for my new pattern "Bow Tie Bunnies" and here they are in all their bunny cuteness :)Fast and easy to make, don't you love the button accent on their bow ties? So many wonderful buttons and embellishments

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I had a nice change of pace this past weekend, a getaway from the snow and cold. Vegas baby! I was able to tag along with Hubby while he was there for a conference. The weather did not disappoint, temps in the 60's allowed me to thaw out, so nice to walk around minus coat and scarves and boots! Our 1st night we visited the old downtown Vegas strip, I had never been to that part before and it did

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Ok, I believe my last post said bring on the snow. What ever was I thinking!! It snowed and snowed here in Kansas, and much of the country besides. Even my little pumpkins in Dallas and Oklahoma City saw bunches of snow. Snow is fun when you're a kid, they sledded and made snowmen and enjoyed being snowed in :) Cleo took this picture for you, her birds eye view out the back door. At least the sun

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Brrrrr, it may be still winter and bitter cold, my project for this week however has a Spring theme to it. Last week when we had our little snow storm I sat snuggled up with Cleo and my lap top looking for fabric. I knew what I wanted, was just having a hard time finding it, and don't you just hate that! Kind of like when you have money burning a whole in your pocket and you go shopping and come

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Monday, Monday, the weekend flew by so fast and mine was nice, how was yours? I had a sewing finish, which always makes you feel like something good was accomplished! A is for the new "March Annie" block, now stitched and in pattern form. You can find her on my web site if interested. For those of you that like to know the floss colors I used, they are as follows: #989, #3051, #601, #839, #899,

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Last week I received a very nice email from a customer who had purchased some of my patterns. Shari mentioned in her email she had made the "Calendar Cats" quilt from my book some time ago and has it hanging in her school library for all to enjoy. I asked if she would take a picture so I could see her finished project which she graciously took the time to do. The quilt was from my first book with

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Welcome 2011 and Happy New Years Day! Did you do something exciting last night or hang out at home? We chose to ring in the New Year here, with friends... what better way to welcome the New Year. I set my table with the Christmas dishes one last time. Jerry braved the 9 degree weather to cook our steaks on the grill while the rest of us were all nice and toasty inside. Dinner was followed by my

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So how was your Christmas??? Ours was quiet but nice, we had a leisurely day followed by a yummy Christmas feast. Then whoosh... time to get ready for our after dinner guests! The past few years friends of our Sons started coming over after their day with family, to relax, lol :) We play games, have lots of appetizers, laughter and fun. Jerry and I really look forward to this growing tradition,

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Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, dear family and friends.We hope your day is filled with the wonder and magic of this very special day.Magic that gathers memories to hold dear to your heart.We wish we were with you and not so far away.Know that memories of you will dance through our heads as sugar plums do, while we laugh and enjoy your "company" today. Love,Barbie Jo, Jerry, Jon and Cleo

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Santa's little helpers, known as Elves to us, what do you think of these; creepy or cute? I have a collection of vintage elves, made in Japan during the 50s they were very popular Christmas decorations. I always thought they were cute, my children however never shared my fondness and thought they were creepy! But it seems to me these Elves regained their popularity a few years ago with "The Elf

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Our 1st blast of winter arrived this weekend along with a visit with our daughter Erin, her hubby and my pumpkins from Oklahoma. We saw our 1st snow fall and bitter cold weather, temps in the teens with lows in the single digits. Definitely weather to find indoor activities. My helpers and I spent a good part of the weekend baking. Friday afternoon we rolled out and baked the cut out cookies.

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Cleo here, I am taking over the blog for Barbie Jo this week who is running around like a chicken with her head cut off. More about that later! Well you may think I do nothing around here but sleep and eat, but let me tell you I have been one busy cat! I take this Christmas thing purrrrsonally and have my own decking the halls to do. First of all I had to hang my stocking, right next to my

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Fa la la la la, la la la la! Are you in the mood yet? Christmas is bearing down upon us now, full speed ahead, ready or not here it comes! I made a little progress this past week, how about you? Out came the Christmas totes, unpacked my treasures one by one. So fun to see them, after a year in hibernation it is like renewing old friendships. One of my favorite decorations is this very old head

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Phew.... that was one crazy week! I have been on a roll, lots of company and cooking and such, all good :) Last Monday our daughter and her little family drove up from Dallas. Remember those stockings I was in a rush to finish for the boys? Well I got them done in the nick of time for their visit. Aren't they cute? I added vintage gift tie-ons to the bow for a little extra "me" touch. I love

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Can you believe it, how is Christmas creeping up so fast again! I started my shopping yesterday, I have to admit mine is pretty easy anymore, with our families so scattered I now send gift cards. Sometimes I feel that is a cop out and I miss the fun of buying toys for the little ones. But for many reasons, shipping being the number 1 factor, cards are a great way to go. Today however I wanted to

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My goodness, these days are blowing by as fast as the leaves are falling! Can you believe it's November, yikes, and that means December is soon to follow. I've been working hard to release this new pattern- "Reindeer Helpers". You sure can tell Santa is in the panic mode because he recruited those silly reindeer to work in the gift wrap department. This cute pattern is now available on my web

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Another pattern finish: "Be Merry", this new runner is fast to make and Christmas is less than 60 days away. I know you don't want to hear that, and neither do I because these days are flying by way too fast! Button eyes, carrot noses, gingerbread men and candy canes tucked under their little twig arms, these snowmen really make me smile. Brenda quilted this cutie for me, she worked her usual

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The 1st part of October was a busy month for me. Decorating for Fall, preparing for company and my turn to host Bunco at my home. Wednesday was super hectic, a day in the kitchen preparing my Bunco goodies, we girls love to eat! And..... our dear friends of 30 plus years were flying in from Buffalo that same evening! My excitement level was very high!Our friends arrived safe and sound, here we

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Seems I've been on a little blogging break and here it is October already! Annie and I have been busy working on several projects and sometimes the only way I can truly focus is by trying to stay away from the computer! Unless I'm writing patterns of course. A new Annie has arrived and as promised here she is. What else would Annie be doing in January but ice skating! She is all bundled up in her

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Are these not the sweetest!! New glasses and a new look for Barbie Jo. Getting all spiffed up and updated for my big birthday this weekend, and I do mean big, like it has a zero in it LOL! Seriously, I have been long overdue for new glasses, this weekend Hubby led me by the hand to the Eye Dr's for my exam and then patiently waited while I made my decision for frames. That is the hard part isn't

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Happy Labor Day! It has been a beautiful Labor Day weekend here in Kansas. Not too hot, not too cold, bright sunny skies.... perfect weather for a fair or festival! Yesterday Hubby and I hopped over the State Line to Independence MO, they have a big festival every year called Santa-Cali-Gon Days which is always lots of fun. Huge crowds, thousands of people attending on this beautiful day, just

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My sewing machine and I have been best of friends this past week. I love it when we get along so well, we have good karma going on and I am feeling quite productive. One of my projects has been sewing some of the Annie stitchery blocks into pillows and I am pleased with how cute they turned out. Here is December Annie.And little June Annie. It is so much fun choosing the fabric strips to frame

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The 3 D words for today are dumb, dumb and REALLY dumb! I bought this darling cowboy fabric yesterday with thoughts of making pillowcases for when my Grandsons come to visit. I had a great day and felt my morning was unusually productive: after skipping through some quick house chores I cleaned my cutting table off and put everything where it belonged. Turned my music on and and then sat down to

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Good morning to you! I woke up early today, so excited to start working on some new projects I have had rolling about in my head. And now 2 hours later here I still sit attached to my computer. I've read all my Face Book updates, harvested crops on my Farmville farm LOL, caught up with all my blogging friends and the latest Google news. What did we ever do before the Internet, personally I think

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I had the best evening last night! Even though it was 99 degrees, hubby and I ran our sons last load of "stuff" down to Jons new apt in Lawrence. Moving in a college town can be somewhat difficult. One rental lease was up on Friday but he could not move in to the new apartment until Sunday. He had to bring everything home for 2 days! Well, anyway, here he is all situated once again with his stuff

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Another hot week here in Kansas but it is summertime after all. Our son was home from KU for the weekend and I spent a lot of time in the kitchen. Love spoiling my boy with some home cooking and he sure brought his appetite along, so fun to have him here! Besides cooking I have been busy stitching on my Annies, however with heat indexs in the 100s not outside on the patio this week! My latest

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My favorite spot to sew is on my back porch, natural light to see better by and the birds provide a little background music. A big glass of iced tea and I'm good to go for the afternoon. I love handwork and stitching is so relaxing, choosing colors of floss and watching my design grow and come to life.I have several storage units to keep my floss organized, however as you can see I don't use any

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I've been busy celebrating my Anniversary this past week end. 39 years together for Hubby and I, that is worth a few days of celebrating and most amazing is how quickly that time has flown by! Saturday we spent the afternoon doing a few things we each like to do, eat, shop and visit an art gallery. Our 1st stop was Kempers Museum of Contemporary Art and Design in Kansas City. I could not take

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We are back from vacation. When you play you pay and that is what I have been doing all week, catching up on all of those every day chores that mound up when you are away. Laundry, groceries, a mountain of mail to go through, you know the routine! Hubby and I were in Florida last week, we visit his Dad every summer and co-ordinate our trip with Hubbys sister and her husband who fly in from

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HAPPY 11th BIRTHDAY CLEO!!!!!

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Some of this and some of that, I sure have been busy this past week. My kitchen table has been covered with stacks of pattern instructions, covers and sleeves while I put them together for a Fall catalog order. I just get in a good zone, turn Oprah on or some fun music and stuff, stuff, stuff! Funny how my family always disappears when its time to stuff, even Cleo slinks off! Next on the menu was

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I am a fabricholic, I admit it! What's a girl to do with so many beautiful lines of fabric pouring into the shops. And this is my favorite time of year, when Christmas fabric begins to appear.Summer is always a good time to get a head start on those Christmas projects, while the pace is a little slower and more relaxed. Take a little project to the beach or lake, to sit and stitch in the shade

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Several years ago I was contacted by a quilter in Canada who asked my permission for her quilting group to make a donation quilt from my pattern "You're My Little Bugaboo". I had long forgotten about her request until Carol emailed pictures to me this weekend. Oh my, what a beautiful darling quilt they made. They changed the block setting to a wonky setting and here is the completed quilt.Carol

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YAY, it's Friday and the beginning of a long weekend, Memorial Day weekend! A weekend to gather with family and friends, a time to honor those who gave their lives for our great country. And today I am so excited and happy, my face is grinning just like this kitty!We are heading to Oklahoma to visit daughter #2 in OKC. Our son is coming with us, now that is unusual, must not have had a better

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It's Friday and I am loving pink today! First of all more fabric arrived yesterday, darling pink kitties and puppies and more. Pink... so frothy, sweet and girly!I'll probably spend a little time drawing today. Don't you just love my vintage pencil jar? I do, it makes me smile, and it has a pink sweater on :)Pink Christmas cookies, thought I would see if you're awake there. I make these every

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The Quilt Shoppe Blog has a fun contest to join, Spring Fever Bingo. Check it out, looks like some Spring time fun!And have a happy Tuesday!

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Another wet week here in Kansas and I seem to get lots accomplished when I can't go outside and play. I finished the "June" Annie stitchery block, isn't she sweet! Annie has been berry picking, her apron is full of strawberries and she is excited to maybe make strawberry jam, or a pie :) I have decided to have a little drawing, next Sunday Cleo will draw three names, winners will each receive my

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My weekend has just started off so great! The mailman brought the fabric I have been waiting for. Already I have the pieces cut and laid out on my table, even sewn the first row, so fun!Most of the day I have been busy preparing for Mothers Day in Lawrence. Can't go visit your student empty handed. I made a pan of his favorite enchiladas, oatmeal cookies, and grocery shopped to fill his pantry

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Just goofing off this week, feeling a little guilty I have accomplished so little. I have spent hours pouring over recipes for a healthier lifestyle. Hubby wants me to cook more fish and make more salads, he's on a mission! Sunday we cooked together, cod and salad, a nice light meal. Followedby strawberry shortcake :)I had to laugh. Watching hubby dart around the kitchen I caught notice of his

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Another weekend gone by, and April is nearly over as well. My weekend was perfect, I was able to spend my time doing just what I wanted to do, a little drawing, sewing and shopping. Even the weather co-operated, dreary and raining off and on, a good weekend to feel content working indoors. My "July" Annie stitchery block is complete and ready to join "May" Annie on my web site, just as soon as Mr

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Tada.... a new stitchery, isn't she cute! This is the 1st block in my new month-by-month Annie redwork series. "May" Annie taking her dolly for a stroll, flowers are blooming and soon it will be Mothers Day. Each block comes with a note card, envelope and stitchery pattern tucked inside.A cute pattern card to mail to someone who loves to stitch.And this is all I have been doing lately, drawing,

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Cleo and I saw the UPS man pull up while "we" were working on the computer. All I can say is those guys are young and fit for one good reason, to carry my box of Nonwovens wool felt up my steep drive way. Phew, I always feel bad. Spring colors are back in stock. Can't wait to see all the new colors they will introduce at Spring Quilt Market next month!And in my mail box, new fabric. Yipppeee,

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Wow, Easter came and it went, along with all of my company. Alone again... wasn't that a song?Well our Easter was just so fun, 4 generations of Paquins in the house, it was a very special time.The weather was on the cool side, however the sun came out on Saturday. My pumpkins were able to run off some steam and take part in the neighborhood egg hunt.Alex got to show me his tree climbing skills,

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Stopping by to wish you all Happy Easter early! Tomorrow all heck is going to break loose and I won't have a chance before Sunday. We have a house full of family arriving tomorrow and I am sooooo eggcited! Jerrys Dad is flying in from Florida and will be spending the next 10 days with us. Our daughter Erin and her little family are driving up from Oklahoma tomorrow. Two little Grandsons on the

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I am so excited! Look what was in my mailbox today, some yummy, yummy fabric! I looked hard and wide for this fabric. I wanted Asian prints but I also wanted bright colors. After exhausting my local haunts I resorted to spending an evening drifting through many on line shops. But you know sometimes shopping in your jammies and eating chips and dip is fun too, can't complain cause I found it! The

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Did you know that besides sewing I have a passion for chocolate? I sure do! Each year I special order my Easter goodies from Sarris chocolate shop in my native state of Pennsylvania. So many darling novelties to choose from; yummy, yummy melt in your mouth chocolate, oh my. And today the bunny.... I mean UPS man left this box of goodness on my porch. Sorry to carry on so, but I thought I died and

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Good morning! Still catching up from a busy whirlwind week. Last week I had the pleasure of making a quick trip to Vegas with hubby. He was there for a convention and I was able to tag along. I was ready to leave the cold behind for a few days, when we left KC it was only 8 degrees! Vegas was only in the 40s and 50s but it's amazing what a little sunshine can do for you.We stayed at the hotel

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Oh my, Cleo and I have been very busy this past week, running back and forth to the vet. Cleo is 10 years old now, not that old for a kitty, but she has been showing signs of somethings not quite right. She has been drinking lots of water, I mean LOTS! Jerry would say to me, gee, I just filled her bowl! So I gave her a bigger bowl, and then a bigger bowl, pretty soon I could have just sat the

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I don't know about your end of the country, but here in Kansas we had bone chilling cold weather, below zero weather most of last week. The snow from Christmas which I loved at that moment, because who doesn't love a white Christmas, is still piled up on the ground....only now it's a yucky color and a nuisance. Other than running out for necessities such as chocolate, Cleo and I have been content

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Happy New Year to all! I know, it has been awhile since my last post, seems I had a blogging meltdown before Christmas, so we have a little catching up to do. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Years. Ours was quiet but lovely and we had a white Christmas, lots of white, a foot of snow! And I have to show you a darling gift my mailman brought, a completely unexpected gift from my

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The 1st week of Christmas, now nearly over, boy we are moving right along!Our week was busy. Hubby had knee surgery this Wednesday. That all went very well and he is re-cooperating nicely. The last 2 days I have been tied mostly to home with him and that has had it's advantages as I was able to get a lot done with Christmastising the house!Out came the totes and all of my favorite things! Just

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The day after Thanksgiving and boy am I ever stuffed. All those leftovers, Turkey for lunch and turkey for dinner, pretty soon we'll be flapping our wings! It sure does smell wonderful while cooking though doesn't it. Nothing like the smell of that turkey cooking all day!I allowed room for a special treat this year. Chocoholic that I am, I ordered a Mr Gobbles for each of us in the chocolate

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We're home once again! Jerry and I spent all day yesterday flying, 3 flights from Florida to Kansas, nearly 12 hours from door to door. We had a wonderful little visit with Jerry's Dad, sister Julie and brother in law Steve. Each year we try to co-ordinate our flights with Julie and Steve who live in Pittsburgh, to meet in Tampa where we all drive up to his Dads in Ocala together. We couldn't

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Ah, a quiet afternoon, taking a few moments to send an update. Cleo is snuggled in on my lap, did you know it's hard to type with a cat on your lap? Especially when she takes up so much room lol! Sorry Cleo, not picking on you because you know I love you!What a fun week we had. Wednesday night was Bunco, my turn to host. I had a lot of fun fixing my snackies, the big hit was the cream cheese

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I could say I was abducted by Aliens, beamed up, it has been so long since my last post. And that would be an easy peasy explanation for my blogging absence although I think most of you aren't buying it LOL! A lot has happened since my last post. I had a birthday in September, my 1st Grandson Alex started Kindergarten, and my baby Jon turned 24 yesterday! I spent a month sewing Batman costumes

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I'm baaack, I think I was in a time warp! This past month has passed me by in a big whooosh!Labor Day weekend Jerry and I drove on down to OKC to visit our daughter Erin and her little family. Our daughter Melissa drove up with the twins to spend the day also, what a huge treat for us to be with ALL our Grandsons at once!! Such fun, with 3 boys who are 3 years olds, it was interesting to observe

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Hi everybody, Cleo here, thought I better take over as my Mother Barbie Jo has been slacking on these posts again..... not like she has anything better to do!She did have a moment of weakness recently, and bought this cute Hello Kitty sewing machine.See, it says "Sewing Pretty with Hello Kitty" and has a cute little kitty face and is mint green besides! Barbie Jo says It's time for me to earn my

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Hi there! Wow, can you believe it is the 1st day of August! Everywhere out there in bloggy land I am reading about Moms shopping for all those back to school needs already. I guess it will be here before you know it. Am I hearing a big sigh of relief out there? Lucky me, I don't have that chore to do any more. Jon is heading back to KU in 3 weeks though. As a matter of fact today he is moving

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Or in Pittsburghese that would be ketchup time!I know, I know, I am bad...... at blogging lately. This summer is just zipping by. I am having a nice quiet morning here, Hubby is golfing and Jonathan went to The Lake Of The Ozarks for the weekend. Just Cleo and me trying to share the computer chair and I thought this would be a good time to gather my thoughts.I snagged this picture from my

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Da, da, da,dadada, bawk, bawk bawk! Hope you all had a great 4th weekend, it's winding down for most of us now but not over yet. I cooked way too much for just the 2 of us as usual, I can't get used to this holiday 4 two thing. Jerry made his famous beer can chickens on the grill. They look so funny standing up in a line on the grill, I guess it doesn't take much to amuse me lately does it!

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Fathers Day, come and gone now, Jerry is fast asleep after a busy weekend of being Fathered.Saturday he was up at the crack of dawn to go golfing. Oh how he loves his golf and I am more than happy to let him go do that with his buddies while Cleo and I get our beauty rest. Saturday afternoon we were looking forward to the Royals/Cardinals game. And wouldn't you know it decided to rain. Bummer, we

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Hi, Cleo here! Well I'll tell you.... it's been 3 weeks since my Mother Barbie Jo posted and I told her to dig her head out of the sand and get after it. She gave me that look, you know that look. So I just said what the heck, I'll just surprise her and do it myself, I am CEO of this company after all. And you know it's not that hard but these pictures did take quite awhile to size and download.

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Remember back in January when I felt a little blue when Jon went back to school? Well what ever was I thinking LOL! Here he is back again for the summer, along with several piles of stuffscattered from room to room! I can't get near my washing machine, it's been running all weekend and were just finally making a dent! Ah well, laundry aside it is great having our boy home for awhile!In

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If you read my last post you know Jerry and I drove to Oklahoma City this weekend. Now that is one really boring drive, I35 all the way, 5 hours of non stop interstate. If the wind is blowing in the right direction it gets you there fast. Miles and miles of flat land, brown grass dotted with little scrubby trees. There is one scenic exception, the beautiful Flint Hills in southern Kansas. Grassy

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Well my goodness, you turn around and here it is May already! May in our house is one month that sticks in our minds for several reasons. And while we are under a tornado watch here reason number 1 comes to mind. May is a really big tornado outbreak month here in the Midwest. I don't know why and I don't worry about it because just what are the odds of ever being in an actual tornado. We moved to

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Wow, that went fast, it always seems to and here I am home once again. The weather in Dallas was in the high 70's and after leaving a chilly 32 degree KC I couldn't believe I could wear Capri's and sandals, what a treat!Our 1st full day we packed up the boys and a picnic lunch and went to the Arboretum and Botanical Gardens in Garland. What an beautiful way to spend a pretty day. The flower

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Happy day after Easter! To those I did not get the chance to talk to yesterday, I hope yours was wonderful. Ours was quiet but sometimes quiet is nice. I made a lovely brunch for the 4 of us and after that Jerry and I were on our own as Jon and Carly headed back down to school.I sat and bound my quilt. Then it was on to making my big list of errands to do for today beforeleaving for Dallas

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Yipee, my quilt top is back lickety split! These snowmen are absolutely happy and adorable I must say. Well I know snow is something many of us are pretty tired of by now. However Christmas and Fall projects are exploding in my sewing room. This is the time of year to design and stitch up new projects for the up and coming Christmas season. By the time Fall rolls around I will be working on

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Oh yum!! Look what arrived via UPS a few days ago, chocolate bunnies from my favorite candy store Sarris Chocolates, located just outside Pittsburgh Pa.Each Easter I treat us to the wonderful chocolate novelties I grew up with from Pittsburgh or Buffalo. It may sound kind of silly to you but basically all we have here is Russel Stovers and there is just NO comparison! I grew especially spoiled

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Or maybe this post should have been titled "Men At Work" because that that pretty much sums up the past 2 weeks here! Jerrys Dad arrived from Florida 10 days ago. Jerry and his Dad had been planning a re-model on the guest bathroom over the phone for quite some time now. Hubby took vacation time to spend the week with his Dad and their pet project. Gramps is 86 years old, and when he comes to

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Boy oh boy, I can't believe how long it has been since I last posted! I have been really neglectful at blogging while Jerry and I have been busy with some spare room re-dos. First we decided to tackle the guest room, it was red when we moved in 5 years ago. 3 coats of paint later it is now a pretty cream shade. What a difference new paint can make! The room appears to be much larger and brighter

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Look what Jerry pulled out of my car trunk this weekend. A rug I started hooking 4 years ago!!! Not long after we moved to Kansas I was invited to join a rug hooking group that met locally. It was fun, a nice group of ladies and I had wanted to learn rug hooking. My 1st projects were much smaller, two pillows, and after completing those I felt I was ready to tackle a nice size rug. And as you can

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Yea, I'm back and feeling fine!Tops on my mind today is my little Grandson Alexander who turned 5 . My very 1st munchkin, I can not believe how big you are getting. Happy Birthday Alex, XXXXs and OOOOOs, I love you way much! And sorry I don't know why your picture is so tiny, probably because I lifted it off your Mommys site and Nana just is not a blogging wizard when it comes to making

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