GP says, "Nashua Schools are closed!"

I just had to share this one... we are having a Severe Winter Weather Alert tonight for the ice storm that is headed our way.
So GP goes to take a shower and as soon as he is in his PJ's he announces he "must check on the snow storm" before he goes to bed. That sounds OK...I'm thinking he is going to look out the window to see if it's started to snow (which it hasn't). But NO! He wanted to "check the news". OK so I tell him to turn on the TV and check channel9 (The only local NH channel that has the weather every couple of minutes.)
Well, wouldn't you know it? GP was checking for school closings. I hear a "YAHOO!" coming from the family room and I go to find out what's happening, and GP announces, "Nashua Schools are closed!" and I just had to laugh... The kid goes to "Home" School in Nashua, so if the "schools" are closed, well... Home School must be closed too! This "Homeschool is just like any other school" business does not always work out as well as parents expect. How do you explain that your school is open, without making it seem like you're getting the short end of the stick by being homeschooled? It can be tricky.
He was just checking to see if he had the day off!
Just one more sign that he's Autistic, not stupid!LOL!
I'll be aiming for half a day of Homeschool tomorrow... wish me luck!

We have a Winner!

Debbie from Woolensails was the first one to guess the name of the pattern;
It's Gourgy's Gang by Threads that Bind!
I'm hoping to have mine ready by the weekend;
isn't it cute?
My faces are done, just have to do the background and tabs....woo-Hoo!

Name that pattern!

I know, I know...it's not Fall... but we're getting another blast of Winter tomorrow and I wanted to be prepared.
I went out and brought in a TON of wood, went to Panera and picked up bagels and sandwiches for tomorrow. Picked up two documentaries at the Library (Einstein, how lucky they had this. It's this week's topic! and Martin Luther King...if you celebrate the holiday you should know why, hello!) and found a fun project to keep me busy (and smiling) while the world around me turns into a gray mess!
Do you know the name of this pattern? Has it been on your Halloween To Do list, forever? Well, I will give away the pattern to make this awesome woolly project to the first person who tells me the the name of the pattern! If you already own the pattern, please DO NOT spoil the fun by posting it. The way I see it, if you really love the pattern, then you must know the name of it, LOL! I'll be drinking hot cider and stitching up pumpkins while my driveway gets yet another eight inches on snow. Oh how I love FALL! See? My glass is half full, LOL!

Noel, DONE!

I know, I know...It's not Fall, but it's not Xmas either... what can I say? I am just playing catch up and finishing MY little quilts. This is the same "mystery " quilt I made Sandy for her birthday but for hers I changed the wording to read LOVE instead of the pattern's NOEL. Her stars were also blue as opposed to green to keep with the non-Xmas theme. Mine, well I like the Xmas theme and wanted to make it as a Shoppe sample so I pretty much stayed with the pattern. I made kits for this cutie and they flew off the shelf. I only have one left...so I figure I should finish mine before Xmas came around again! All the applique and lettering is flannel. The rest is flat cotton. I am so happy...I can't believe I finally finished it. Hey, how about that tan I gave her? It's a New England windburn look, LOL!GP looks just like that when he plays outside...
The colors are off, of course; but hey, it's 5am, you want better pictures?
Send me a photographer that keeps Baker's hours, LOL!

Bunch Of Pumpkins, DONE!

My pumpkins have been stacked, fused and stitched down. My sleeve is
secured to the back and I have even perched my little black bird on top.
This quilt is now DONE!
And, I took a nap, did the dishes, three loads of laundry and even had company today. How ya like them pumpkins?
Just call me Super Woman, LOL!
Hope you all had a fun day too...

I know it's not Fall!

Arden's pumpkins made my heart happy so I had a little pumpkin quilting party last night. I couldn't help myself! LOL!
I stitched up a Bunch of Pumpkins. This kit flew off the shelf all Fall and when I couldn't see any other color but orange I pulled it from the catalog. I did save one for myself, and made one for my Pumpkin Lovin'
sister Jessy, when she came to visit in October. It is so cute! I'll have to make up some more kits for it this Fall. All the applique pieces are flannel, even the little cart! I have to clean it up a little too. I used pencil for my guide lines... it was way too late to stress about finding the chalk, LOL!
I still have to hand stitch the binding on the top and the bottom along with adding the embroidery to the sign and wheels. But I'll be doing that today, woo-HOO! then I'll have to do the laundry, and all those other chores I love....can you see me rolling me eyes? Again, I just can't help myself. Thinking of chores makes me eyes do that, LOL!
Hope your day is filled with lots of crafting and only a few chores. Have fun!

Pumpkin Block Swap Quilt Top

Look what Arden Shelton sent me today...it's a pic of her The Frost Is On The Pumpkin block swap quilt top. Not sure what's more beautiful, the "I did it!" smile on her face, or her top.... the jury is still out. Way to go Arden! I'm thinking I might have to take the blocks out of the ziplock now... Oh, peer pressure...LOL!

Oops, I forgot to clarify... I hosted a Pumpkin Block Swap to complete a quilt called The Frost is On the Pumpkin, the pattern is by Bunny Hill Designs' Anne Sutton. The blocks were awesome and the quilt tops are now surfacing. All except mine, because my blocks are still in the ziplock bag; go figure! If you missed the last swap quilt picture, you can see it HERE!