On a Roll!

Here is the 3rd quilt I have completely 100% done :)  A true American Patchwork Quilt :)  (like they used to make back in the day, lol)

Large Patchwork Quilt showing some of the backing

Top of the Patchwork Quilt

Second quilt finished

This is the second one I have completely done!  It's the size for a crib or a baby.  I love it!
(the backing is a dark purple)

Ugh...

Why is it that men (most of them anyway) don't think housework is a full time job?  Anyone who cooks, cleans, does laundry, takes care of kids/dogs knows that it's a full time job.  I bust my ass every day to keep a clean house with two shedding dogs and to get no appreciation for it is very upsetting.  Especially when my other half thinks I only work about 20 hours throughout the week in the house to keep it clean!  And weekends?  I don't get a weekend!  Yeah, he works 40 hours a week... I work 40 hours + without a day off.  He gets 3 days off and doesn't even lift a finger to help.  Nope, according to him since I don't have a paying job, it's my job to wait on him hand and foot and clean his castle every single day.  I'm really starting to feel like a maid... Not an equal... Not a girlfriend...

Sorry for my b*tchy attitude... I just needed to vent a little.  I guess I'll play dirty and leave his clothes for him to wash, he can wash his own dishes that he uses, he can pack his own lunch and start his own pickup before work and he can get his own glass of water.

I finally did it...

I finally finished my first ever ~100% done~ quilt!  It's such a great feeling :)

I had originally made this one for our bed but I didn't measure before I got my fabric.  It will fit a Twin bed nicely though with over-hang.  I think I'm going to do some research and see about selling some of my quilts on Etsy for sure :)

Have a great day all!

I'm such a slacker...

I have been slacking on my blog here lately.  Yet, I've been extremely busy with life, lol.

Here is a short~but~sweet update on me (like anyone truly cares)

1 ~  I had a job interview last week.  I think it went good.  It was a group interview (first time for me, lol) so I was a little nervous but... We shall see!  Wish me luck all!  They aren't hiring right yet but they will be within the next few months.

2 ~  I've been quilting, quilting and quilting, lol.  I have another one done (pic coming soon) and another one in progress :)  Well, I guess I shouldn't say they are done.  Only the fronts are.  I still need to do the batting and the backing.

3 ~  I've been busy with housework (like always) and now starting to get busy with the yard work... Joy.  The weather was nice a while back but now it's gone to crap again.  Yard work, for now, can wait.  We did have quite the snow storm last week.  It actually broke one of our trees in the backyard... Good thing it didn't land on the house or the neighbors fence, lol!

The landlord will be coming over sometime to see about taking the whole tree down.  It would be wise considering it looks to be splitting into three sections... with the first section down.  The other two sections WILL hit the house and the neighbors fence.

4 ~  Still debating with Kris about the dogs... We talk about it, then we forget about it.  Progress is little.  So, looks like we are going to keep them and do our best to feed them and ourselves, lol.  Dogs come first to me though.  I would rather go hungry then to feed them.  They're like my kids :)

So, that's my update  :)  I've pretty much been slacking on my blog but I've been pretty busy with life.  I hope you all are doing great!

Number 4

Here is the 4th quilt I've done.  I still need to get them all finished up. The middles (the quilting stuff, lol) and the backing.  Then, I need to decide who's getting which one or if I'm going to try to sell them :)

Take great care all!  Until next time :)

~Shannon~

The Best Part

Mmmm Cheese!! Too fricken funny!

Mentos | Spider

See why I HATE spiders? Creepy little @#$%^&*!

Doggie Dilemma

Kris and I are at a spot right now where times are though and money is tight.  We are considering giving our dogs away to loving homes.  I will be completely bummed if we do.  But at the same time, we would save a butt-load of money (monthly dog food bill is sky high!).

Here are the pros and cons with our dogs ~

Pros ~ Keeping both dogs...

• Our best friends (aside from each other)
• Always happy to see us
• Always keeping us happy to see them happy
• Fun to take to the park or for a truck ride
• Great walking buddies

Cons ~ Keeping both dogs...

• Way too expensive food and vet bills
• Dog hair!
• Our back yard is torn up 
• Not fair to the dogs for being in a little house with a little yard

This here is Ian.  He's the big dog and the one who sheds hair all over, lol.  He may be blonde but he's very smart and knows lots of tricks.  No, I'm not putting blondes down... A lot of them happen to be smart, lol.  He is 8 years (I believe) and pretty calm... At most times, lol.

This here is Zoey.  She's the controlling one.  She thinks she's the boss of everyTHING, lol.  She chases her tail when she gets mad and she likes to sit on Ian.  She's the easy one to manage (baths, dog hair, pretty calm).  She is around 15 months old.







Now, we've thought about keeping one (Zoey) but I don't find that fair.  We would only keep her over Ian because she's easy to take care of.  Baths are easy, she doesn't eat as much, she's smaller... Kris and I got her together.  She's OUR dog.  Ian is Kris's dog from before me.  Ian is an awesome dog and pretty much turned into MY dog.  He follows me around and lays by me... It's so cute, lol.

So, that's our doggie dilemma.  Keep one, keep both or give them both away to loving homes...

Best buds!

Quilting

Just a few days ago, my mother taught me how to sew.  Since then, I've been sewing quilts like crazy!  I've been super-fueled with coffee and the excited-about-my-outcome jitters, lol!

I've just done the fronts of the quilts for now.  I'll do the backing later on (I'll have to learn how to do that as well, lol).

So far, I've gotten 3 quilt fronts done and I must say... I'm damn proud of them and myself!  Also, I have found the craft project that does not bore me, lol.  Quilting!  I get bored easily with a lot of things but I haven't (yet) with the quilts.

Here's all the things I've done or have tried to do...

Make jewelry ~ Yawn...
Make/Paint wooden signs ~ No patience!
Make bird houses ~ Bore!  And I don't have the proper tools.
Plastic Canvas Crafts ~ Not my thing...
Holiday Crafts (centerpieces) ~ Ok for a once a year thing :)
Knitting ~ Bah! Only fun for the first 5 minutes...
Make Quilts ~ Love, love, love it!!!

I will take pictures of the quilt fronts I've gotten done so far this weekend and try to upload them on here.  I'm ubberly excited about getting them done!  Who knows... Maybe I'll open up an Etsy account if I get good feedback from people :)

I don't know what it is about quilting that doesn't bore me... Maybe the sound of the sewing machine?  Taking control and picking my own colors or reasons for the shapes?  Maybe it's just the simple fact that I, myself, LOVE quilts?  I don't know my reason for liking it so much but that's ok.  I find it to be relaxing and therapeutic in a way...

(Strange... I found something that is relaxing and doesn't stress me out)

First quilt I did

Second quilt I did

Third quilt I did