some new pics

picture of my sewing shed. and pictures of paintings that my son Andrew done he is at art college. Also a picture of my next quilting project which will be made from a jelly roll

Daniel

Our Daniel in my grannys rocking chair sitting beside xmass tree

christwning shawl I am in progress of kniting

A Christening Shawl I am in the process of knitting, It is done in very fine baby 4ply wool on 4mm

Hubby joe took these pictures from our kitchen window this morning. lovely is'nt it imagine this is

Lace christening shawl

this is a lace christening shawl pattern passed onto me by my grandmother who came from creslough in donegAL SHE WAS ABSOLUTLY FAB at knitting and crochet I have one the same as this that she made for my children and nit was usued for all 9 of them. I am in the middle od this one which is an order for PERSON IN NEW YORK it tKWA bout 4 weeks for mw to knit it but it ia really a fAMILY HEIRLOOM THis pattern has been made for most of the Royal families of Europe for generations. it is mAade in 4ply wool and originated in the highlands of scotland it is beautiful when finished and a joy to knit

my xmas cake fruit ttooed in marzipan and icing and drensheed in good irish whisky quite delighted with it

table Runner

XMASS table runner I made for dinningroom table

This quit is an order for someone it is in autumn colours and I LOVE IT

snow here 6-10 inches you can hardly see my little dog sasha in the snow this is my driveway

very busy again today . Snow 6-10 inches deep here. hubby took some photos on his camera which is a good one unlike my own one. Our

Pen Pals

Well what a day I had firstly I had to catch up with all my quilting pen pals here and abroad, which is always amusing and I enjoy corresponding with them all. As you all know we ewere snowed in for the best part of 2 weeks here and to tell the truth I was starting to get board of it.. Eventually hubby and I headed out yesterday as our Daniel was in restbite for the night. Off we went to Derry city which is 25 miles from our house and opur nearest city Now dont get me wrong there is billages and towns between the city and here but if you want to get anything of interest or a variety in your shopping well everyone heads to derry. It has all the big English shops there . Anyway hubby was driving so off we went. I was looking for a new coat Because my last coat which my daughter Louise bought for me 4 yrs ago for a xmas present didnt fit me anuymore aso I had to get one. I thought one of the new colours pink or purple but I ended up with a black one as usual. I dint want a short one and I dint want a long one so hubby treked behing me into all the shops until I finaly found one on sale so I was quite pleased. After that Hubby and I headed to buncran town and the Lake of Shawdows hotel for lunch. It is so reasonable. and the food is fab. Then it was off again to pick up Daniel from restbite and head home Today we put up our xmas trees one in the family room beside Daniels chair and one in the dinning room.P>S MY typing and spelling is bad but im too lazy to fix it.

Xmas Tree

Well tomoro is the tradional day here in Ireland to put up your Xmas tree. Im sure if we are still snowed in someone will help their dad put up the tree. I have tidied away my sewing machines and equipment from the dinning room now and it looks ready for the tree. Hubby managed to get out today for essentials like milk and bread as one of our neibours was going to the town on his tractor so Joe hoped on . It snowed badly on the way back though. The roads are still very bad, the schools are closed. I took the oportunity to tidy out a few cupboards this last few days its just amazing the amount that you gather isnt it. I have 2 bags now for the charity shop. I was delighted to find a few items of clothing that I now fit into and Im so glad that I din not put them out on my last big cupboard clear out. I will have to get a new winter coat right enough . I say one that I liked and its not too expensive so im landed once we can get out again to the shopping centre. Our Daniel was supposed to go in for 3 days restbite this week but we had to cancel because of the snow.But sure he is as happy as larry sitting on grannys rocking chair by the stove with a nice new quilt that I made for him last week I lined it in fleece and it so cosy and warm.I wonder how the quilts lined in Fleece will wash does anyone know?. Joe Jn didnty get back to college yesterday with the snow.I am quite glad really because if the comp plays up on me hes here on hand to fix it. With the weather being so bad ive also been trying out some crochet patterns. But I seem to get bored quickly with them not like my sewing. Talking of my sewing I came accross a company in the U.K. that does quilting frames and they are very reasonable so I am going to save for one of them when I get xmas out of the way. I spoke to all the kids on skype on sunday and all are well. It is dinner time here now so I had better go and make a start on it.

Weather still bad

The weather here is still bad . Joe Jnr arrived home for the weekend from college Im not sure if he wil get back again on sunday night or not. I HAVE been very busy this week finishing off quilt tops I posted a few of them for your opinions. Well today I fed my xmass cake once more with 3 tablespoonfuls of Whisky and will do the same next Friday then it will be time to start to decorate it with icing etc. I also finished a Quilt that was an order for a person in DUblin and to tell the truth it is so nice that I would just love to keep it for myself. That is why I am not a business woman (I Hate to part with my sewing. Be it quilts or Irish dancing ddresses I must post a picture of a few of the Irish dancing dresses that I made for our Alexis when she did Irish dancing.. Todays dinner is boiled bacon and lovely green cabage with spuds, gravy and fried onions MY FAVOURITE DINNER OF ALL TIME. hUBBY FAVOURITE DINER WOULD BE TURKEY AND HAM WITH STUFFING, BRUSSELSPROUTS , HOME MADE WHITE SAUCE AND ALL THE TRIMMINGS. tHAT IS WHY HE LOVES xMASS SO MUCH BECAUSE WHTAT WHAT WE HAVE ON XMAS DAY FOR DINNER. i HAVE RECENTKLY INTRODUCED HIM TO iTALIAN FOOD WHICH HE QUITE LIKES AS LONG AS HE CAN HAVE SOME iRISH POTATOES WITH IT. I have next week off as Dniel is going into restbite for 4 days (Weather permiting). Well it is time to feed the family now so I had better go and organize everyone. And Carol I will get back to you about when Im off to Manhatten next.

This is another quilt top that I made this week I will back it with fleece also

This is hubby Joe and I at our 25th (Silver) wedding annaversary do at a hotel near our home.

quilts

This is a quilt top that I made from charm rolls 4 to be exact I trimmed it with 6 inch of deep purple fabric and I amgoing to back it in fleece

Cold outside

Just been outside and its coooolllldddd .Took some pictures of it all . Hubby gone out in it to his mothers she is 90 yrs young and her heating is not working so hopefully hell get it fixed for her. I must put a picture of her on this blog site as well. Baked a scone and some fairy cakes, that,ll do for today I really need to get on with my Xmas sewing but as usual I have put the fabric I was going to use for a table runner and place mats for the dining room away somwhere and cant find it. My sewing shed is a mess I really will have to organize it in the new year Yes that will be one of my new year resolutions . I gave up smoking 2 yrs ago before I went to Philadelphia on a quilting tour and a visit to my cousins. But I did have a weak moment at our Eamons wedding but am on track again now only take the very odd one now. I am looking at going back to philly in march for the AQS quilt show in lancaster county but will I manage it. Accomodation is no bother with my daughter having and appartment near Chelsea in manhatten . But I thought there would be a bus going from New york but there dosnt seem to be. I will keep on checking the web sites. Getting a netbook for my xmass so I dont have to surf the net in the dinning room anymore I will be able to keep my eye on Daniel and surf at the same time am Hinting to all the kids about a i phone and an e-reader but they say that I am so crappy at using this new technology that its not worth it and hubby Joe has no interest in comps at all.

SNOWED IN AGAIN

Snowed in again cant get to the main road but plenty of food in and heating on full blast and plenty of Fabric in the shed so everything will be fine. Another day of sewing perhaps or mayby I should bake yes I had better do that. Well yesterday I posted some pics the 1st one is of me and hubby at our 25th wedding anaversary. There is one of our wee Daniel (aged 24yrs) relaxing on the sofa Just after his afternoon nap. the others are my work area and some quilts im working on.. I need to take a full day and aquaint myself with the fuctions of uploading pics and transfering them from my camera to the computer. It is hailstoneing here again. My son Andrew is 21yrs old today so a Happy Birthday to him he is in Galway at art college. My son Eamon and his wife Martina are moving into their new house which they built in donnybate dublin. So this is their 1st Xmass as mr 7 mrs and this will be their 1st xmas in their own home. So the best of luck to them both. Martin my other son and his wife will be home for xmass from Hongkong, they will spend xmass day with her family in tyrone and boxing day here with us. I had better go now and put the oven on if I am to bake something .