Oh Yet Another One

I will admit that this quilt is far beyond my skill set but I just can't help but love it. I am inspired yet again by the skills of a quilter. Oh, I really want to make this.....in time!

Back To My Roots

I have been making clothing and accessories for so long I only have faint memories of quilting. All of the time spent cutting, piecing and sewing were all but forgotten. And then it all came flooding back to me when I laid eyes on two quilts that have now moved to the top of my "I must make this" list.

Oh yes, oh yes, I must make this.

Hold Me Back

Okay, I will admit I have been out of the fabric loop for sometime now. I have been almost a year working on a new design space(that was only supposed to take 2 months I might add). All of the machines have come back from getting the tune-ups, my supplies are put away, the walls covered in a buttery yellow and the kids are all in school(visual=doing the happy dance). All systems are ready now I just need to create. This of course would mean fabric shopping. Hubby tells me I have more than enough. Ladies, is there every really enough:) I have taken a gander at the new Moda and Michael Miller lines. Ugh. I have to see if I can get the UPS driver to drop my boxes in a hidden location. Well maybe I will just say they are Christmas presents. I shop early so this might be belivable. I know most of you have had that feeling in the pit of your stomache wondering how or where you will hid your latest purchases. (You know who you are) I think I must set a goal of making atleast one new set for each fabric delivery. Now, off to check out the new Free Spirit lines. I will let you know what I find.

Oh I LOVE YouTube!!!

You can find just about anything on YouTube. I have so many interests. I am one of those creative types that plateaus every so often so must try a new hobby to get my creativity going again. I think YouTube is such a great place to start or investigat the potential for picking up yet another addictive creative endevor. My latest spark of interest lies in textile design. Now that is not to say that I desire to become the next Sandi Henderson, although daydreams may take me there. I just like to know how they do it. Maybe I just like to know that I could do it too:)

Nope, They Don't Get It!

I have never been much of an outspoken person. A quiet observer would more describe me. Until now. I would like to think I am a smart girl with a good head on my shoulders. I have voted(registered independent), written to my local government reps and tried to teach my kids to live morally and responsibly. And look what has happened. I am now becoming part of a movement. A group of people who are sick and tired of just to much. I am tired of this government, federal and state, just taking more and more. When does it stop? I have had enough. When my kids have to go without to pay taxes. Look, I am all for paying my fair share. So should EVERYBODY else! This is my wish list:

(Senators Snowe and Collins are you reading this?)1.No more bailouts/let them fail -my kids can't afford all of this spending!

2.Reform Welfare and Social Security-reward work/effort don't promote laziness.

3.Reform education/End teachers unions-give teachers what they need to do their jobs well, reward their efforts and lets get these kids educated

4.No govern't health care-The govn't hasn't successfully run anything. What makes you thing they can do this!

5.Ban lobbyist-please, do I really need to defend this one?

6.Term limits-none of these jokers are worth more than 2 terms.

7.Flat tax for ALL. Everybody should chip in.

8.No amnesty-get our borders taken care of.

9.Enough with global warming for now-let's get the economy fixed

10.Finally, could we cut budgets. Yes it will sting but it is an important thing to do. Didn't your parents ever teach you that if you want something save your allowance to get it. You can't spend money you don't have. I know more will come to me as the days go by.

What The Heck??

Wallpaper..........why does there have to be wallpaper in every room? I have been soaking, steaming and scrapping wallpaper since Saterday. I have finally finished the first wall. Three more to go. The 80's were bad enough without adding wallpaper. The color even makes me think of the 80's. Might as well put on Duran Duran and put some Aquanet in my hair. Thanks for letting me vent my blogger friends. Hopefully I will have good news on the "removal" front for you soon. Good night for now. ~Me :)

A young physician by the name of Dr. Starner Jones wrote this short two-paragraph letter to the White House accurately puts the blame on a "Culture Crisis" insteadof a "Health Care Crisis". It's worth a quick read:

Dear Mr. President:

During my shift in the Emergency Room last night, I had the pleasure of evaluating a patient whose smile revealed an expensive shiny gold tooth, whose body was adorned with a wide assortment of elaborate and costly tattoos, who wore a very expensive brand of tennis shoes and who chatted on a new cellular telephone equipped with a popular R&B ringtone. While glancing over her patient chart, I happened to notice that her payer status was listed as "Medicaid"!During my examination of her, the patient informed me that she smokes more than one costly pack of cigarettes every day and somehow still has money to buy pretzels and beer. And, you and our Congress expect me to pay for this woman's health care? I contend that our nation's "health care crisis" is not the result of a shortage of quality hospitals, doctors or nurses. Rather, it is the result of a "crisis of culture", aculture in which it is perfectly acceptable to spend money on luxuries and vices while refusing to take care of one's selfor, heaven forbid, purchase health insurance. It is a culture based in the irresponsible credo that "I can do whatever I want to because someone else will always take care of me". Once you fix this "culture crisis" that rewards irresponsibility and dependency, you'll be amazed at how quickly our nation's health care difficulties will disappear. Respectfully, STARNER JONES, MD