First Saturday Quilt Blocks

Here are our quilt blocks for our First Saturday Club - we finished them in the nick of time last night!

The fabrics:

And the squares:

We signed up again for next year when we went in today.  I am already excited about it!  Now we just have to put all of our blocks together and quilt them.  I can't wait to see what the final products will look like.

And, in other news, we are having a bit of white stuff fall from the sky this afternoon and it is beautiful!

First Saturday

Yesterday was the first Saturday of the month, which means we had our scrapbooking and quilt block clubs. Here are our pages that we made for this month:

Here are MJ's

And here are mine:




After our clubs, we went to see T.oy Stor.y 1 and 2 double feature in 3D!! It was lots of fun and a perfect thing to do on a rainy day - an boy did it pour all day yesterday.

Here is Olivia - she came prepared with her stuffed animals


We didn't get a pic of Laura and Sue (Olivia's moms)

Here we are waiting for the movie to start:



After the movie, we ran some errands and did some fun shopping as well.

It was a great day and VERY productive as well. Today we get to hang in the basement and get some craft project done - I can't wait!

Fabulous Weekend!

We had such a great long weekend! Three day weekends just can't be beat! We went to our scrapbooking and quilt clubs on Saturday and then when we got home my mom called and needed us to help them put up hay. So, we grabbed the dogs and off we went - we ended up putting about 350 bales of hay in the barn with help from the neighbors as well.

On Sunday we took a trip to Jo.Ann's Fab.rics to check out their La.bor D.ay Sale - we had a little too much fun. Let's just say that our receipt was 90 inches long! Here is the pic to prove how long it was:




Sunday night and Monday we had lots of fun sewing. We did our quilt blocks for September so that those are all done and ready for next month. Here they are, however, we are not real excited about the pink fabric in them. I don't know what the person was thinking when they picked that!






We also got a pattern for these adorable little wallets. We made a couple of those on Sunday night too.

Here is MJ's:





And here is the one I made:





On Sunday afternoon MJ made herself a sewing maching cover and I worked on making a tree skirt for our Christ.mas Tree. I have ALWAYS wanted to make my own tree skirt, and finally found a pattern that I liked, so we picked out the fabric for it!

Here is the fabric we picked (you'll have to wait until I finish it to see the whole thing!

Summer Quilt Blocks

In addition to our Scrapbook monthly club, we also do our Quilt Block club on the first Saturday. So, today we'll share our quilt blocks from the summer time. We got both of them done last week so that we are all caught up and ready for the September block. We have been really enjoying doing this!

Here are our July Quilt Blocks:





And, here are our August Blocks:

June Quilt Blocks

I just realized that we haven't posted our June quilt blocks that we made and it makes for a good post while we're on vacation!

Here are the two sets of fabric that we had for this month.





This triangle paper is the best stuff ever invented! You pin it on top of your two pieces of fabric, sew on all the dotted lines, and then cut on the solid lines. It saves from having to cut out individual triangles and sew them all back together. It cuts the time down incredibly!



Here are the finished projects!

Kits of the Month

And now for another installment of our Quilt Blocks and Scrapbooking kits from our April Kits.
We really enjoy going to these clubs each month and this month it came at the perfect time!

Here are our two quilt blocks for the month - these were harder than the past ones have been and we even had to have my mom give us a bit of advice. We got them finished though. The top one is mine and the bottom one is MJ's.

The next set of pictures comes from our scrapbooking kits. We actually got a lot out of the kit this month and we each did 4 pages - 2 double layouts. We had pictures from coloring eggs with Olivia and her moms last year. The bottom set is making a bunny house with Olivia last year as well. (click on the pics and you can see the layouts better)

Today we are off to our all day crop which we have been looking forward to for some time now. It will be an all day scrapbooking frenzy and will be a great way to spend the day.

A New Day

I am confident that tomorrow will promise to be a new and better day. I have been cooped up in the house and walking around like a zombie for 4 days now. It is time to enjoy life and friends and family even as we grieve our loss.

All went well with the D & C today. My doctor is just incredible and I am so glad we lucked out choosing them. She stood and held my hand and told me how sorry she was as they put me to sleep. I was in and out of the operating room in less than a 1/2 hour. Physically I feel quite well - better than I thought - no pain meds needed - just some A.dvil.

I am so blessed to have a wonderful partner and we are so blessed to have so many family and friends who have been there (and will continue to be) as our journey has taken a turn we didn't expect it to. All of the kind words and thoughts from people in real life and on the blog have truly meant the world to us.

A special thank you to whomever posted our story over at LFCA the extra encouragement we received from folks over there was just another kindness to help ease the pain a bit.

This weekend is National Scrapbook Weekend so it promises to be full of fun - just what we need. Tomorrow we have our Kit of the Month Clubs (scrapbooking and quilting) and we will have lunch with our good friends Laura, Sue, and Olivia. Sunday we are signed up for an all day crop from 9 AM - 9PM with goodie bags, raffles, contests, and 3 catered meals. We are going with 3 friends to that. I am ready to get back to life and now that the my body is healing physically, I really feel that the emotional healing can begin.

Again, thanks to everyone for all of the support - it really has meant the world to both of us - more than you even know!

Latest Kit of the Month Projects

Yesterday was the first Saturday of the month, so we had the joy of attending our scrapbooking and quilting clubs. We just love going and it is such a great way to make sure that we get projects done each month. We weren't real crazy about the Scrapboook kit for March (it was shamrocks and we didn't have any St. Patty's Day photos.) So, we used the green and white paper and made our own layout from my birthday last year when I got a W.ii.

And here are the two quilt blocks for this month as well. I can't wait to see what the whole project will look like at the end of the year when we finally can put all of the blocks together.

First Saturday is always great because we get to see Laura, Sue, and Olivia too. We always have lunch after our scrapbooking club which is great.

Today, we are cleaning house - YIPEE! But, the best part comes later as my brother has invited us over for dinner and he is making stuffed shells and garlic bread - YUM, YUM!!!

Moving Right Along

I went to the doctor yesterday and things are progressing nicely. I had a 17mm follicle on the left and an 11mm on the right . My lining was 9mm which is great! My estrogen level was 126, so that needs to rise a bit. I go for bloodwork again tomorrow - UUGGHH early on a Sunday morning. We'll see what the levels say tomorrow and I may possibly trigger tomorrow night. I ordered the sperm and they will be here for Tuesday morning. I will have the IUI either Tues or Wed depending on the bloodwork results!

We start our next round of Foster Parent training on Wednesday night. It will be a bit crazy as we will have 5 training sessions in 2 1/2 weeks. As soon as we go to the session on Wednesday, we can call and start the homestudy process.

We had fun today on our First Saturday Clubs. We went to our scrapbooking club and then to get our new quilt square kits. We ran a bunch of errands as well and had lots of fun at A.C Moo.re buying scrapbooking stuff. To make things even better, the weather here was BEAUTIFUL today - 55 degrees! It is supposed to be warm tomorrow too - it is doing a great job melting the snow.

Please spring, come soon!

February Quilt Blocks

We went yesterday to get our new quilt square kits for February. Because we are both big dorks, we decided to be over-achievers and do them today. Mind you, they don't have to be done until the first weekend in March. There were a lot more triangles to sew together this time, so they took a bit longer. We are pleased with the outcome though!

Here are the two different fabric choices for this month:

Here are the little triangles all cut up and ready to be put together.

And here are the finished products - the first two are mine, and the last one is MJ's!

Quilt Block of the Month

For 2009 we have joined two clubs. One is a scrapbooking club and the other is a quilting club.

For the Quilt Block Club, you are given the materials and directions to make one 12 inch quilt block per month. At the end of the year you can put all the blocks together to make a quilt. You can also use them to make tab curtains, table runners, or anything else. You pay five bucks to join and as long as you bring your completed quilt square back each month, you get the next kit free. If you don't make it, you just pay the $5 to rejoin.

There are two different patterns that you can choose from. I am doing both and MJ is doing just one of them. Here are the two fabric patterns for January.

All the pieces cut and laid out to be pieced together.

Here is MJ working hard putting hers together.

And.....here are our finished blocks - mine are the top two and the bottom one is MJ's.

We are really happy with how they turned out. We are looking forward to going back on the first Saturday in February to get our new kits.

I'll save the scrapbook kits for another post when we get something done with them.