Rain, Rain GO AWAY!!

We are having an incredible amount of rainy days here on Long Island! I have not heard the monthly totals, but we are well up over 7" for the month I am sure! We had another tremendous thunderstorm roll through around dusk last night, with more of the same forecast for the next few evenings!

But after the storm past, there was a rainbow at sunset...makes the storm all worth it!

And of course I had to get a picture of Bill in here somewhere LOL I know you all miss seeing him ;)

All Hands on Deck!!

OK, OK! Sorry for the bad pun ;) BUT..there is a purpose for the pun! Our deck is finally finished! Here are some pics of the work in progress! I knew almost nothing about deck or any other kind of home construction before this project and found the whole process to be very interesting!

Here is our "before" picture..just a bare yard with steps!

And here is the deck after the framing is complete!

now add some steps!

And there you go, the finished product!

and of course, every deck needs a fern, with a lobster in the corner... YES..that's a lobster..whatsamatta, you got a problem with lobsters? LOL

oh and I can't forget the sheep ;) He's obviously here for the clambake as he brought the corn! I wonder if that's what the lobster showed up for too ;)

Stitchin' up a Storm!

Would you believe that I haven't turned my sewing machine on in about a week? I've been embroidering instead! The embroidery bug bit me bad, thanks to Peg and Michelle!

Here's the Christmas Wish BOM that has a link on the sidebar of this blog...

And here's the new crow BOM that I'm doing through Stitch-N-Tyme in Unionville, MO, owned by Deb Smith and Janet Rowland!

I haven't given up sewing but it sure is hard to put those stitchin' projects down! LOL

Purse appeal!

Here's a quicky update on what I've been working on! I've finished a new tote/purse and zippy bag and thought I'd share a pic with you all ;) It came out really cute if I may say so myself!

Hope you are all enjoying the month of June so far! It's a bright sunny day today, but we've had a tremendous amount of rain here this past week and it's delayed the finishing of our deck. We hope the contractor can get it finished by the middle of next week! I'll post pics of that when it's complete too!

Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day everyone! Please keep all of those who have given their lives for our country in your thoughts today! They, as well as all who have served our country, are directly responsible for our freedom!


Click here to find out more about the history of Memorial day!

Update that blog!

Well, it's about time, isn't it? Sheesh...talk about taking forever to update my blog..no wonder no one visits me anymore, it's always the same OLD THING! LOL I don't blame 'em ;)

My quilt frame is finally put back together and waiting patiently in the basement! I hope to get a practice piece up on it this afternoon and actually put a REAL QUILT up on it within the week. I've been busy getting ready for our BPF retreat, which is the middle of May! I have 2 sets of 4" shoofly swap blocks ready, and my charity quilt top and backing are all ready to be quilted!

I hope to undate this thing more often, and have ALOT of finished quilts before Summertime! Can ya believe Spring is THIS FRIDAY??? WOOHOO for SPRING! I am SO ready as this has been a very long, cold Winter!

I've been tagged!

Leave it to Peg to tag me with the "Honest Scrap Award"! Is that her way of telling me that I need to organize my scraps? LOL Here's Peg's original post. I am suppose to reveal 10 honest things about myself that I have never blogged about, as well as list 5 addictions! I'm then suppose to tag 5 of my blogging friends to do that same...Considering how busy I've been I'll be lucky if I tag 2 of 'em LOL

So here are 10 honest things I've never blogged about:

1) I've worked in the same industry, military and commercial electronics, for 25 yrs.

2) I've lost almost 50 lbs over the last year! (woohoo for ME! LOL)

3) My favorite food is pizza...contrary to popular belief that my favorite food is anything from PANERA'S! LOL

4) I LOVE WINE!! did you notice the caps on that one?

5) Bill and I are not married and have been living together for 10 years.

6) I have enough projects stockpiled to last me the rest of my life!

7) I also knit and use to work part-time for a yarn manufacturer in my 20's.

8) I was an avid roller-skater in my teens and 20's and still occationally dream about roller-skating!

9)I love horror novels and horror movies, even the gory, campy ones!

10) Halloween is one of my favorite holidays!

ok..now for the addictions:

1) I love a cup of coffee and a buttered roll from 711!

2) toast with peanut butter

3) coffee..did I mention coffee? did I mention HOW MUCH coffee? LOTS AND LOTS..that's how much ;)

4)fabric, quilting, textiles, yarn, embroidery..just about any handwork

5) I LOVE computer and video games..they're about the only thing that can distract me from quilting ;)

I've tagged Barbara from Pineland Patches!

oh and my sewing room is almost up and running! so you may be seeing some sewing updates soon on my blog! woohooo!

And the WINNER IS....

entrant # 157, which is "Cedar Chest Quilts", from Texas!!! I used a random # generator to get the lucky number and I will email her tonight! Little Peanut will be on his way to Texas within the next week or so! woohooo!!

Congrats to the winner and thanks so much to everyone who entered for their kind words and good advice for my back ;) After 2 weeks I'm feeling much better and will be back to my ol' self within another week or so!

This giveaway was alot of fun and I hope to participate in another one in the future!!

Here is the results of my blog giveaway!

http://robin-lifesastitch.blogspot.com/2009/01/and-winner-is.html

Whirl into Winter Giveaway!!

Happy New Year everyone! We are celebrating our New Year in a New Home!!! Now I just wish I could have a New Back for the New Year as my old back is KILLIN' me from this move! LOL


Ok..enough of my moving aches and pains ;) I am participating in the Whirl into Winter Giveaway and here are my rules:


1) Only comments left between Jan 1, 2009 and Jan 15, 2009 will be eligible to win. I will be picking the winner's name on the night of Jan 15, 2009 and posting it to my blog.


2) Anyone who leaves a comment must either post their blog URL OR their email with their comment so that I have a way to contact you if you win! Only 1 entry per person please ;)


3) International contestants are welcome!


4) And here's a little twist to the contest..in your comment, please tell me your favorite remedy for an aching back!



These are the goodies I am giving away to a single winner:

My little friend, Peanut! He may not be exactly this same color , but he will come equipped with a stitch ripper and stork scissors!



I am also giving away a fashion scarf in Winter White, which is knit by me, and a nice assortment of Thimbleberries Fat Quarters!







So good luck to you all, and remember to go visit the main Whirl into Winter website to enter all the blog contests!!

Since I can't sew...

I'll knit right now! LOL My sewing room is packed up and I still need something to keep my hands busy..so I'll just knit for awhile til I can sew again!

Years ago I was an avid knitter, but lost interest as I got older. Recently, knitting has regained it's popularity and my interest has been piqued! With so many free resources available online, how could I resist? 2 of my favorite sites for free patterns and info are Lion Brand yarns, and Patons.

My current project is this hat for Bill...it's a simple ribbed hat with a turned up band. This is what I've done so far and I'm ready to start shaping the top within the next row or so ;) I'll post a pic of Bill wearing his hat when I'm done! I think I'll start a hat for myself when this project is done..I think we're in for a cold, snowy winter!!

Quilt Room in a Box!

This past summer, one of my 2 best pals, Michelle, moved from Washington to Idaho and had to pack up her whole sewing room! Here's her post regarding her "quilt room in a box"!

Well now it's MY turn to have my OWN Quilt Room in a Box! LOL My fabric stash is NOT packed yet...I will probably do that within the week as the movers will be here on the 26th ;)

Because of the timing of this move, we are not decorating for the holidays this year =( But we DO have Bill's blinky tree, and LOTS of holiday spirit, so I guess that's all we really need anyway!

O Christmas Tree!

Has anyone put their tree up yet? I know some folks (us included) like to decorate right after Thanksgiving...but this year will be a bit different since we are moving the DAY after Christmas! LOL Who planned that??? LOL

So rather than put up a big tree, Bill, who is an Electrical Engineer by trade and an avid DIY electronic hobbist, decided to buy a kit to BUILD us a little electronic Christmas tree, complete with blinky lights ;) It has 30 different light patterns controlled by a microprocessor..so if you have a home hobbist who likes to solder and does electronics, this might be a great gift for them! You can order a kit through Nuts And Volts magazine's website.

So check out Bill's little video clip and if you like his tree, drop him a line at thex@optonline.net.

How about a quickie?

Ok..here's a quickie for ya...I am SO embarassed that I haven't done a blog entry in 3 weeks! My New Year's resolution will have to include something about blogging more frequently!

so anyway....here's my lastest quickie, the month 6 project for the Pint-Sized Traditions club from Main Street Cotton shop! It's called "Northern Lights" and was fun and fast to put together! Still needs to be quilted though ;)

Ok! That's all I have to blog about at the moment...told ya it was a quickie!

Oh yes we NEED a little Christmas....

..Right this very minute!! So here is a little dose of Christmas for ya! This little project is part of the Pint-Sized Traditions club from Main St Cotton Shop! This is project #5 out of 14 total and I've been keeping up every month! Woohooo!!! That alone is an awesome thing! LOL

So Ho Ho Ho and enjoy your week!

Something Old and Something New...

As for the "something old"...I finally finished the Thimbleberries 2004 April club project! It's a pretty tablerunner that I've been meaning to quilt for forever!

I especially like the added trim by the binding...came out really nice and adds quite a bit to the runner! I'll have to remember that trick for another project!

And as for the "something new", I got my newest kit in the mail today! It's "Midnight Silhouette" and I got it from Homespun Hearth in today's mail! I'm a big fan of Halloween and even though I won't have it finished for this season, it's a pretty bundle to look at 'til I get around to putting it together!