D-8

Warning Drugs and quilting DO NOT MIX!!!!
So, I took my muscle relaxer because I was having spasms in my back and neck. I waited all day long because I had to go get my kids from school...I have to tell ya'll I DO NOT like to take medicine!! If I am offered a pain killer after teeth or whatever I opt to just take Tylenol (I cannot do codine it makes me sick) and sometimes meds have a FUNNY effect on me.

OK OK to the block and the problem... D-8 Dee Dee's Delight
Now at first sight it really does not look that bad (never mind those puckers I know when I press it I can get those out!!
 I have a few strings hanin around here and there...
any of ya'll catch my GINORMOUS OOPS...
well I was half way done and set down my work to go do something else and that is when I cought it.

 let me show you a pic of the back Yup I had sewn those darn little melons onto the wrong side of the fabric!!! at this point I was slurring my swear words and there was no way in this world I was gonna take it apart! (This morning I laugh, but there was no giggles from the peanut gallery last night) well I finished it anyway! Even if it is backwards!!
Charachter I keep telling myself!
Oh and lesson learned!! I had never taken those meds before and now I know how they will get me drunker than any alcohol ever would! I fell asleep at 6:30 last night (and woke up this morning at 3:30)
Squares: 60
Pieces: 1100
Hope you have a blessed day,
Josie

G-11

G-11 Decisions, Decisions Was so close to getting this one done, do not know why i did not finish it before! So I sat down threw on a movie (Lord of the rings) and away I went...

OK now I was not feeling so sweel! This is why I pulled out and stuff and decided to curl up with it...
contined on the next post...
Blocks: 59
(we will just skip triangles and kites as we all know I have none done yet! LOL)
Pieces: 1091
J

I-5

Ready, I knew you would be!

I-5 Maria's Majesty
I think my melons got a little big (keep your minds out of there ladies) they are well I don't know, I think they should be smaller, but who knows!
OK Squares: 58
Triangles: 0
Kites: 0
Pieces: 1078
one of these days I am going to take on a triangle just so that I can stop putting zero! LOL
Stay warm and have a Blessed day,
Josie

L-13

yes folks, I pulled out Jane. truth be told my body is killing me and I took a few drugs (legal drugs) yesterday and sat on the couch most of the day. I had DVRed the Lord of the Rings trillogy (because I have never seen them) and I sat on the couch with some hand work. This was the stuff that I had preped to take to My Baby Brothers house (and worked on very little while I was there). I have two more in bags and I just might curl up on the couch again this afternoon. I am just sore all over grrr shange of weather!
OK anywhoo

L-13 is Harvest Moon (or in my case wonky circles! LOL they were giving me a tough time)I do so wish there was a way to flip these photos here! This is not how I took it one my camera! Why does blogger insist on changing some of them! LOL I guess I just have to be happy that this is not a photo of a person and now they are lying down! hehe I am cracking myself up and getting a little off subject OK so I know it has been MONTHS since a Jane update, so here I am...
Squares: 57
Triangles: 0
Kites: 0
Pieces: 1.072
But wait there is one more on my next post...
See you in a minute,
Josie

B-1

Round and round we go! Forgot to trim this one down, but I think everyone gets the drift!  You are all so creative!!

I think I got a littel tight with my stitches! But Shhh dont' look that close and it just looks like part of the pattern! I think this is a 6 inch square so it will need cut down yet before I put it into the done box!!
J
Squares:55
Triangles:
Kites:
Pieces:1025

G-3

I really do love this little guy! Not sure if the method i used was the most efficient! Btu I thought the end result was great!! (And the spots spoke to me!!

Every time I look at this I think of my honeyman saying he wants to build a moat around our house! LOL
J
Squares:54
Triangles:
Kites:
Pieces:1020

J-8

I liked this little guy! Even with all those tiny pieces!  I prepped it and worked on the applique while Honeyman was driving!

J
Squares:53
Triangles:
Kites:
Pieces:1016 (milestone! Broke 1000)

D-6

Hey, I'm back with another block or two! Truth be told these are the ones I had ready to take to TX with me to see my baby brother! I go two done then and have gotten the other two done here... well there was a fourth, but I made very poor choices! OK OK later blog for that one!!

Zip pop, done needs a darn good pressing! One of these days I will get those pesky little 1/4 inch bars right! Here's to trying! hehe
J
Squares: 52
Triangles:
Kites:
Pieces: 994

J-6

So prep one, work on one...right!! hehe!!

grrrr just realized that there is a definate up and down left to right pattern to the daisies and ONE of my squares is going the wrong way!! AAHHHHHH not gonna worry, it will be OK. bite finger hold breath and drop it into the done pile!!
J
Squares: 51
Triangles: 0
Kites: 0
Pieces: 985

L-1

My other toile!! Yay!! (just could not resist putting some together even though I am supposed to be prepping)

and again it turned it...well I know we all have had those days!! LOL
J
Squares:50
Triangles: 0
Kites: 0
Pieces: 960

B-13

I don't think I have ever said but I love (hang on have to make sure I spell it right) toile!! Yes I do! I just could not pass it up and if I find some in blue I might just have to grab that up, too!! We will see!! I just love it!!!

And of course the photo thing is not cooperating, but... you get the idea!! I was affraid of using the beige background with my white base, but in the end I know there will be so much going on that it will all work!!!
J
Squares: 49
Triangles: 0
Kites: 0
Pieces: 938

Prep, prep, prep!!

My baby brother!! The big teddy bear always looks so mean!!

So on the 23rd (VERY early in the morning) we are leaveing to make the long trip down to TX to see my baby brother. He is also my only brother, stands 3 inches taller than me and is a large shouldered man!! He turns red when I call him my Baby brother, so I do!!
Anyway!! We are in IL and I have not seen my brother in three years this summer!! That is WAY to long!! He bought a house, last summer, and I cannot wait to see it!! We are going to pull our camper down there and take two days to make the trip!! I do NOT drive the beast so I will have LOTS-O-TIME on my hands!! I know there will be several stops for the kids, my little dog, (big dog is staying with friends) and gas and such, but what to do in the mean time...
I have began my hand sewing prep work!! There are Nine of my brown squares that are either all applique, finish with applique, or start with! I might omit the one that starts with and then is machine finish, but not sure yet!! I have them all traced, now to cut, press, and apply my freezer paper!! I will put each block in its own little zip-lock and yay I might jut get something accomplished while we drive!! We will get back probably very late on July 3rd (Honeyman has to work July 4th :-P so had to cut is short by one day) so lets all cross our fingers and hope I have most of them done buy the time we get back!! 18-20 hours worth of drive time each way...I think I can, I think I can!!!
I may slide a block or two in while I am doing prep work!! Lets see....
J

Insane mind

So I have decided to do my brown blocks next. My Honeyman just sat and shook his head when I started labeling my material and deciding what to use where!! So a I alone on this one...

 Ok well I gues the picture thing is not going to cooperate, but ya'll get the jist!! This is my Jane Bible!! Before I even put needle to thread I went through decided what was going to be what colour, I also (because I have no stash to use) decided I would use each fabric twice! The page on the left (or top as it may be) is my list of squares by colour and the grid on the right is what I used to map it out...I did tell ya'll that I am just a bit OCD right!! This is why I have to stop and breathe when my squares do not come out just right!! I fip to the front of my book and remind my self that 'finished is better than perfect' (Yes, I did that on a piece of graph paper, too)
   Anyway!! The other day I decided I have gotten my all my browns so that is where I will be drawn to next!! YAY BROWNS!!  I washed them, sat down mapped them out, and now...I get to begin!! So here come the browns, (oh and hopefully the very last purple that has been taunting me!!)...

  Wish me luck!! (and a little inside time here and there when the pool is not beconing me)
J

L-6

It's off to the funny farm I go!! hehehehehaha!! So I had to set tis one down last night! There is something wrong when you have to change to another pieces after only 4 stitches!! You know the more I thougth about this square the more I thought that it would almost come together nicer if I had appliqued bias stripping into the right pattern... anyone with me on that one!! Again my machine really did not like the little bitty bits! I udes strips and cut them down to size as I went, but the were still only 3/4" strips!! What do you do!! hehe Yes you just lose a little more of you sanity (if you ever had any to begin with)!

So with this one I celebrate teh finishing of my pink squares!! YAY!!
hhmmmmm now what to do... I only need one more brown and I will have all of my brown fabrics! But alas I am going shoping today!! Maybe i could get lucky and find the rest of my blues, too!! But there is also the dilema I have NONE of my reds or oranges!! very few yellows, but over half of my greens and blues!! oh the choices!!
I hope everyone is hitting teh big memorial day sales, or grilling out with your family! (my Honeyman is on a 48 hour stretch)
Happy holiday weekend!
J
Squares: 48
Triangles: 0
Kites: 0
Pieces: 929 (wait I just hit over 800 the begingin of last week and now you got it!!)

B-8

So I think I have to choose a few here for the next week with no hand work! Aurthor is killing me (that wretch I get in my hand when I have done to much hand work!) This is one of the reasons I decided to do some quliting instead of crocheting!!my hands were giving me such trouble I was not able to move them in the morning....well I guess four of these littel tiny squares is my limit! And it pains me greatly to admit that I have limits!!
Anyway! This is another sweet little square!!

J
Squares:47
Triangles:0
Kites:0
Pieces:882

F-12

This one went together well thanks again for getting those pesky inset seams out of the way!! I would much rather applique them!

Just a little off with my points there! But I think I was having an off day!! Yes that was it an off day!! I'm stickin to that!! hehe
J
squares:46
Triangles:0
Kites:0
Pieces: 866

H-2

I think after these next four my insanity is very well covered!! hehe!! Got three finished uesterday and then finished up the last one this morning!! Looking forward to getting material today! yay memorial day sales! Truth be told most of my purchase will be new fabric to recover my outdoor chairs!! Poor things are hanging together by strings!! Me to the rescue!!

Will someone tell me why this blog insists on sitting my pics on their sides... oh well!!
J
Squares: 45
Triangles:0
Kites:0
Pieces:850

G-1

All I can say is LOVEIN it!!

Sweet, basic, and simple! Sometimes those are the best!
J
Squares: 44
Triangles: 0
Kites: 0
Pieces: 826

G-13

OK can I just say How sweet are these next two!! I love the delicate pattern of the pink and think that they fit in beautifully! and for me that was such a relief after how upset I was over the last material!

First day of summer vacation and no extra kids! Vegin for all!!
J
Squares: 43
Triangles: 0
Kites: 0
Pieces: 818

F-2

A littel off with the points, but not to bad! Maybe it is the whole colour thing that is still making me angry!

I did have fun with this square and it went together easier than I thought it was going to! So I have to call it a win!
J
Squares:42
Triangles:0
Kites:0
Pieces:805 (WOW I am up over 800!! That is just nuts!!)