Showing posts with label HOT weather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HOT weather. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Halloween is coming!

That's right.....
Halloween is coming.
But you sure wouldn't know it if you stepped outside.
A few weeks back we had some teaser weather.
The temperatures dipped down into the 70's
DURING THE DAY!
It was fantastic and we all hoped that perhaps summer was finally over.
It was too good to be true, we all knew it was too good to be true.
Summer does not officially end here in Arizona until after Halloween.

I remember one year I planned costumes for my kids that included black sweatpants and a sweatshirt.  Halloween day arrived and the temperature
was still near the 100 degree mark.  I knew they were going to roast in those sweats so I had to go out and buy them black shorts and short sleeved shirt to go with thier costumes.

But I digress.
Halloween is right up there as one of my favorite holiday's.
I try to add one new thing to my halloween decorations every year.
Sometimes I wait til AFTER halloween and get something that the stores have discounted and sometimes I make something.

This year I made placemats.
While visiting my DIL I noticed that she had some
really cool halloween placemats on her dining room table.
Jen's grandma had made them.
So when I found some fun halloween fabric I knew
I needed to make some placemats.


And here they are.
But kinda plain don't ya think?


I fished thru my trim box and found this fuzzy black yarn
and it made a perfect little border.
 Simple. Fast. Fun!

My table is complete!

Mia is getting ready for Halloween too!

Wishing for cooler weather,
tammy

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Here comes the sun!

The old saying goes, "April Showers bring May flowers".
WELL!
I live in the desert.
We didn't have any April showers and unfortunately some of
my flowers are now dying!
BUT!
WE HAVE HAD 14 STRAIGHT DAYS OF OVER
100 DEGREE TEMPERATURES!!!
AND IT IS ONLY MAY!!!!!
Our climate is really no different than many others.
When I lived back east we hunkered down for the winter
because it was too cold to go outside. We went out only when neccessary.
The desert is no different.
Only we hunker down when it is HOT outside.
Actually, I've managed to get quite alot done in the last two weeks
as you can see from the pictures that follow!.......
This is MY QUILT! I rarely get to quilt my own creations, but since I've had trouble with my elbows I wanted to get back in the swing of things on one of my own quilts. Just to make sure that my quilting was up to snuff!

Detail shots.

Quilting is

Not too



bad, if I do say so myself!




This is the gigantic quilt that I finally finished!
And a detail shot:




I've finished up several baby quilts:



I've decided to call this quilting pattern
"Muscle Hearts"



Another baby quilt.

Here's a little project that I was working on.
Can you guess what it is?



MOM? Can you guess?


Back side.
Finished project:


It's a Toaster cover that matches the curtains
that I made for mom's kitchen! (surprise mom!)

I'd say that my "indoor" time has been pretty well spent!
Tomorrow I"ll show you even MORE projects!