Greetings again!

Welcome back! :)

Very pretty, Terri. :)

Okay, I had to search to find the mistakes -- only found two, and they weren't easy to see. Call them design decisions -- who's gonna know? ;)

I'm so sorry, Terri! It's so hard to lose even one QI, but losing two so close together must be a crushing blow. Are you going to get another shepherd?

Glad you're back home safely and having good times with the grandkids! I'm really liking your bowtie - could be because I'm enhancing my neutrals stash to do a quilt in various shades of cream, beige, etc. And I think your design decisions in the monkey puzzle are just fine - and don't let anyone tell you otherwise!

So sorry to hear about the loss of your pals. I know how empty your life can feel without them.

Oh they are yummy! I love the coffee and cream one because it would look beyoutiful on my bed!! lol

Oooh, oooh!! Love the brown quilt! I've been collecting browns to make a quilt, maybe paper-pieced brown hearts. Or birds. Thanks for the inspriation!

Kay Ahr in NV

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Terri wrote: . . . we are unpacked, in our home, re-acquainting ourselves with our grandchildren and I've been putting a serious dent in my quilting stash lately. A couple of them are shown here:

"Estelle Gallagher" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@bt.com:

You can't have it! :)

Sandy Foster wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@news.west.earthlink.net:

You're too kind. :) I see them first thing every time I turn down the hallway.

I honestly don't know at this point. It's just too raw, too soon.

Susan Laity Price wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

Gah! You know then! (lol)

"Louise" wrote in news:hXmDg.131502$1i1.38946@attbi_s72:

I'd been seeing a neutral quilt in beiges and browns for quite some time now. I started laying in the colors a year ago and every time I reached for them colors I made myself back off and go use something else. I find I'm drawn to the two tones and simple geometric patterns more than any other. And before I forget, this is something entirely different from that I made as a house warming gift for my SIL. They are the last relatives to leave New Orleans so now I don't have to worry about any family members down there in harms way.

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Today has been an especially bad day for that. Thank you.

Of course you do -- it's your quilt, so you see everything right away. But the rest of us don't. :)

{{{Hugs}}} I know what you mean. Tuppence died in November, and I'm only just now starting to think that getting another little dog (as opposed to our larger lab mix, Dexter) would be nice. Just give it time.

Love those aprons! I've been trying to decide what I might make for my DSIL, and that might be it! She just opened a new business - one of the places where you go to prepare meals that you then take home to freeze until you're ready to eat them. In addition, she's always worn an apron at all family gatherings (as opposed to the rest of us who just wipe our hands on our pants!), and something like this apron quilt would be just perfect for her.

I can sympathize, Terri. My Grizz has been gone a few months now and I still miss him, as annoying as he could be sometimes... there is something about Shepherds... Welcome back! Debi

Welcome back, Terri. I absolutely LOVE the brown bow-tie quilt! Very nice. :)

Nancy in NS

Oh my gosh, this apron quilt is just *too* cute! I have an aunt who would LOVE this. :) (Christmas ideas...)

Nancy in NS

I love that quilt, wonder if I will ever learn to do anything like that.

Jacquel>>

Jacqueline

Terri: The "aprons" wh is delightful! I have a collection of old aprons. I won't be able to display them in this house, so I should probably think about cutting the damaged/stained aprons. I was thinking of little Sue dresses, but I like your pattern better! PAT in VA/USA

Terri wrote: ...cut...

Both. If you want to do your own, you register for a class, select the entrees from a menu that changes monthly, and then show up at the scheduled time. All of the ingredients are prepared for you - the meat is cooked/sliced/whatever, the veggies cut up, etc. You then assemble each of your entrees (12 per session, I believe, and each one is designed to serve 4 or more) and put it in the freezer until it's time to go home. Each session lasts about 2 hours, and you go home with 12 (or 6, it's your choice) main dishes - I think she's going to have side dishes available as well, if you want them. If there are only one or two in the family, you can divide most entrees into smaller portions and get more than 12 meals.

If you don't have time for the 2-hour session, she and her staff will prepare your entrees for you for an additional charge.

This is something that started around her about two or three years ago and they've been fairly successful. She and my brother moved to Wisconsin a couple of years ago, and that's when she decided to start a business herself. I can see where it would be a time saver for busy moms. I haven't been to one myself, but I know my sister went to one to make dinners for her bachelor son who works long hours. He loves it - all he has to do is thaw it out ahead of time and pop it in the oven, which is pretty nice for someone whose idea of a home-cooked meal used to be frozen pizza!

Pat in Virginia wrote in news:teGDg.6036$yO4.2046@dukeread02:

That sounds like a wonderful way to display them! I was also thinking while I made that how contemporary it might look by using an assortment of black and white print fabrics and maybe a single red embellishment on each apron, each one different say, a red pocket on one, red apron strings on another and so on...