My New Project

This is my newest creation. I thought I ran out of fabric but I miscalculated in my favor. YEAH, ME!

Here we all are on Christmas Eve. We had a wonderful and filling brunch. I can't believe how the grands are growing up. My oldest, Jonah will be going to Taiwan with his cousin, Bailey in Feb. He has an Uncle, Aunt and cousins who live there. What an adventure!

Christmas in the Big House

This is my oldest sons house. It was like being a in a winter wonderland. It snowed and made everything brilliant and clean and new. Sadie had a great time in the snow too.

I am back

Just been really busy. Trying to work and get caught up. I think it's really important to get my house in order. With the uncertainty in life, this is my new motto. I know I stole it from somewhere else! I have been quilting the last couple of days off. I have a new project to put together. I was home (SLC) for the holidays and had a great time with the grand kids. So here are some of the things I finished. This is Emma's quilt for her bed. I made two pillows too. The one on the right is for Jonah, my oldest grand son. He will be getting his Eagle soon. I found this Boy Scout line and knew I needed to make this for him and his hard work.

The top picture is my beautiful and gracious daughter. I don't think she is a fan of pink but this quilt just kept saying her name as I worked it. I think she liked it.

Losing a friend

Lloyd Swena passed away Saturday night. He was the brightest star among all the flight attendants at Continental. He made you laugh, was a great listener and a good friend. I sat with him during recurrent training last January. He had me laughing through the intense and stressful day. He was contagious! I flew with him and Nicole a whole month a couple years ago. My name is actually Paula Deane and in front of passengers they announced that Paula Deen (the fabulous southern cook) was on board. As I walked off the plane, there were a few people waiting to see, you guessed it, Paula Deen. Lloyd announced as I emerged from the jet way, "here is Paula Deane!" I think there are still passengers waiting at that gate for the "Queen of Southern Cooking" Paula Deen, not the flight attendant, Paula Deane. We just laughed and walked away! Lloyd and I had another thing in common that lead to a lot of laughter. We were both born and raised in Utah and the predominate faith. He tried to teach many relief society lessons to me. I talked to Lloyd about a month ago. He told me about his health issue and the need for a liver transplant. I know that their is a flight attendant in heaven right now, smiling, serving, and just being Lloyd. "Coke anyone" I love you Lloyd and I will miss you and have been blessed by your amazing friendship.

These bindings are waiting!

Have to bind these quilts! So much handwork and so little time! Just trying to finish projects before buying anything else! Is that possible?

Finishing up

I have been finishing a few projects. Due to the "turbulence" induced back injury, sitting for any length of time is painful. So I sew for 15 minutes then press or cut. Standing and walking is much better. So here are a few of the things I have finished. I finally finished Norma and Leslie's Butterfly quilt. I actually have 5 quilts to go to the machine quilter. I think I need to build another quilt rack. The red and white quilt is titled "Reclaimed". I used fabric I had on hand. The red was used as a back on another quilt as well as in some blocks on a scrap quilt. I think I have 1/2 yard left. All of the muslin was in my stash too.