Sewing Crumbs

My crumb quiltlet:  "My Mellow Yellow"

Crumbs are ironed on fusible fleece, quilted and made into small hanging. My  latest obsession:  buttons...I love them so!!  I think I will make some earrings this week..

They were only 3 and 4 when I got these darlings to raise.  Now, here they are at 16 and 17..so very dear to me.  They came today for lunch....They helped Grandma in so many ways.....lots of hugs and kindness...I am very very lucky.

The weather in Charlotte has been hot and hotter.....80's and even a 90.  Today is 58 midday....TBTG for China and Sherry and Amazon for my wonderful fireplace...Perfect for a nap after  4 youthful visitors this morning.

Feeling old today.  The grands are so quick and efficient.  Lynsey organized my pantry in 5.  I get so overwhelmed that I cannot even do it...I am so amazed.. Grandma!!!!  She said, Why are there 15 boxes of baggies in the pantry??  I cannot bend over to look, so I just buy more...Grandma!!!    She does not understand, but that girl surely knows  how to organize!!!  Grateful me.

Two of the boys put my quilt top on the floor to measure the backing..So helpful and again, so quick.

Four (one brought a friend) of them were here for 90 min helping and  hugging me, then they were gone and I was exhausted and I did nothing, took a nap....I am thinking I am old before my time....

UFOs here galore, yet here I relax in front of Pinterest....

My latest square top:  the coral fabric is the backing..

Cute label on the back of my repurposed sweatshirt.

A stunning day again...out to the yard with a book.

Grandma O'Quilts is so Slowing Down

Finally my aches and pains allow a posting...Below is a bag made for a friend...Evidently, the bag must be about 4x7 and clear to enter some events.  I was going to make it from scratch when  I saw in our recycle store this bag for $4...  I cut the bag to size, added pretty laminate with glue and thread, jeans needles.  Voila!!  The next time I was in the store, I bought a handle to match from another bag.  This was so much fun.  The color is much brighter...a perfect birthday present.

Thank you Candace for the very first bloom this season of "Just Joey"  It reminds me so much of the rose my husband won a prize for at a rose show in Miami 40 some years ago...and since it was just the death date for him on the 14th,....11 years, this was a timely gift. xo

A true find from the art studio..Thank you Joyce...I cannot  wait to invent a project on which to place them.

A man upstairs turned 95 yesterday.  He had painted one wall in his apartment a watermelon color.  I call him Mr. Watermelon, thus a jar opener for his birthday.

Trudy and I went to the dollar store the other day.  I bought 2 pkg of pens and some artificial flowers.  That store was a rough experience, however, with a bit of electrical tape from  there, I came home to the fun and quick job of making flower pens for easy recognition.  I gave some to the receptionist  here and to others....I love them.

Very very proud of my daughter-in-law, Stasi...She laid the bricks, found the flag and planted her own garden in her very own home...So wonderful!!

This Portland hen goes by the name of Fig.  

Gathering eggs and patting chickens must be tiring work for a 5 year old.

And so,  Tell me how  the weather  can go from 4 days of almost  90 degree weather to a windy 60...brr..Ninety degrees spoiled me...

Grandma here and her arthritis wish you all happy sewing from the Carolinas.