Aurora's Quilting Corner and more

I have been so busy with work it wasn't even funny, I had no time to even think about my blog! I sewn this 2 weeks ago. I thought for a premature baby this would be something special, I might just donate it to our hospital until next time

I have been busy with work. We had the graduation of my preschoolers it was a beautiful celebration. Our trainer read the book: The kissing hand. This is a story about a little raccoon ready to start school. He talks about his fears to his mother, fears that most children have before beginning school. His mother comes up with a wonderful solution to help her little raccoon remember that she loves him and is thinking about him, even when she isn't with him. A wonderful and heart-warming story to share with little ones. In the middle of all the songs, stories and thank you's a little boy asks me for my hand and kisses the inside of my hand, and said whenever you feel lonely just put your hand to your face and you know I love you! Just like in the story. I bursted into tears, he asked: Why are you crying are you sad? I told him no you just gave me the best gift of all. Other then that I have been finishing Kelsi's Quilt. Boy am I happy since it has been a pain in the backside,...

I am on my way to work as we speak, I should have already cleaned the van out. I worked late last night and brought work home with me. We have graduation tomorrow, 25 children that will go on to Kindergarten, it will break my heart. And then after the summer we will start all over. We will get 25 new children, 25 new little faces, 25 children that have to get used to the new rules and 25 children that will realize that day care and preschool is something different. I just hope I taught my children enough to make it in Kindergarten. On the other hand, my teenager are home for the summer too... so what comes on the minute I am gone, the stupid xbox, I am thankful for summer school which both of them will be in. One because he failed two classes, the other one because he wants to get certain subjects out of the way for his senior year! On other hand, my oldest has a job now. He works hard in an ice plant but he loves it. He says his coworkers and his boss are awesome and very very nice!!!...

First thing every morning is...letting Mia out. Not a problem you say....well get this, there once was a rabbit and Mia saw it...Mia is a labradoodle, both of her parents are hunting dogs and this morning her instinct kicked in ................ SHE TOOK OFF. My son takes her collar off every night and sure enough she didn't have it on this morning. So here I am at 6 am outside in my PJ's trying to find my dear dog, getting more upset by the minute!! After 20 minutes I gave up, I had kids to wake up for school and work, so I went home and guess who was sitting in the house looking at me sideways with a look on her face like...What is wrong with you, where you looking for me? Our dog MIA and she was smiling at me!!! Gotta love her! I better get in gear now and finish the rag quilt for my stepdaughter for her birthday, I will post pictures tonight!! Until then world, remember don't take life for granted it was a gift to you!

I am not a happy camper today!! First of all I am constantly breaking my sewing needles, and to top it all of...my foot pedal seems to die slowly but surely. We are talking about a 2000$ expensive sewing machine and after 3 years the foot pedal breaks? I don't think so! So I guess I will call Bernina and will complain! Sorry world this is so short, remember life is grant!! Until next time world

Boy what I day, I'm sitting here yawning. It is late, my oldest is in bed, listening to an audiobook, my youngest is still out here with me, watching a some show about survival. I should be cutting the angels out, I think I will do that when I go to bed! The day has been very productive, I got most of Amelie's Quilt front done!! Lots of work, ironing and sewing, but I enjoyed every moment. It is so much fun to play with the fabric squares, to figure out how you want them, but my biggest thing is ...I AM STILL MISSING ONE FABRIC. My youngest has been fever free for two days, I hope it stays that way! The time of my husband being gone hasn't always been easy, but then on the other hand I am a survivar. Nobody ever said life is easy, but I had two wonderful parents that made sure that I knew about life and the challenges that lay ahead without making me face the world to early! Maybe I should get back to cutting the Angels WHAT DO YOU THINK? Just remember life is grant, liv...

I finally started yesterday... What you are asking yourself? Amelie's Quilt My niece loves Angels, I was on a quest to find angels on material but that wasn't as easy, but I found a british fabric which had fairies on it. It took me nearly a year to get the material I wanted. And in between I acutally found some Angel fabric also. So the Idea formed a two sided quilt, yeah like I don't have enough to do right? But who cares I fell in love with the fabric and the idea!!! I went on and I found this poem, a lovely one, one that describes why my nieces loves angels so much. The Angels May angels rest beside your door, May you hear their voices sing. May you feel their loving care for you, May you hear their peace bells ring. May angels always care for you, And not let you trip and fall, May they bear you up on angel's wings, May they keep you standing tall. May they whisper wisdom in your ear, May they touch you when you need, May they remove from you each trace of fe...