Back from Branson

Wow, what a vacation. I'm still trying to recover from all the activity. It was great. Got together with family and did lots of activities with the kids. I have lots of pics from the vacation to post, so I'll probably have to do a little bit each day.


We stayed at Grand Country. They have a wonderful Fudge & Gift Shop! We bought several different types of fudge. It is so rich that we haven't finished any of them yet. I also found this perfect plate and hanger set. You know me and grapes... I had to have it!

They have this great indoor water park, Splash Country, and the kids had so much fun...okay, I had fun too. It has slides, rope ladders, small pools, a little lazy river, and more.

The most interesting thing was this giant bucket at the top of the structure. It would fill up with water and then when it was full it would sound a bell as a "warning" (but it served more like a call to have people gather underneath it) that it was going to dump out. The force and amount of water is incredible. You can just barely make out Hailey among the water.

And yes, I found the LQS there. Found a new book, a grape print I've been wanting, and a couple of pale fabrics to audition for Santa's face for Melinda's Santa Placemats and Tablerunner.

Too Hot!

Spent a little time on the weekend making some potholders to sell at the show. I have a couple of other sets I want to make and then I'll move on to something else.

And yesterday I finished up making four blocks for a Christmas table topper. The ladies from the MB I frequent were holding a Christmas block swap with this pattern. I couldn't commit to being in the swap, too much on my plate, but I didn't want to feel left out either. I figured I could manage 4 blocks. I love this setting, it looks like a star.

Continuing to work on the binding for my sister's quilt. Not a lot of fun having a quilt draped over me with the current temps. Have you noticed that it is October and my Weather Pixie has been wearing a bikini? It was 95 degrees here yesterday, that is so insane! This is supposed to be my favorite time of the year. I wish the weather would change soon.

Old Series That Are Worth Mentioning...

One of my favorite things to do when I need to relax is get some DVDs from Netflix. We don't have cable or satellite for many reasons, but the main one is that there is just too much junk out there for my kids to come across. However, I do miss a lot of series when they originally come out. The plus side is that when I Netflix them, I don't have to wait a week between each episode. Two of my favorite episodes are from across the ocean... Ballykissangel and Monarch of the Glen. I have seen Ballykissangel (all shows) more than once and never get tired of them. I'm on Season 6 of Monarch of the Glen and have loved every minute of it. If you haven't seen these and are in the mood for good quality TV, this is where to look! I wish the TV people here in the US would make series like these instead of some of the ones they are doing. It's nice to take a break from the sensationalisim found everywhere on my current TV and enjoy some relaxing charm.

The colors and fabrics of Autumn...

I'm done with the quilting on my sister's quilt and all that remains is the binding! If you are interested, she is selling the kit to make it....pattern, 16 FQs, 1/2 Yard Binding fabric (seen in the pretty little basket), not sure about the backing fabric (she has this great extra wide Autumn print fabric that is nice) and the batting, but you could ask her.


Just email Cathie, at C and G Crafts, tell her that Kimberly sent you, and you are interested in the Autumn Sassy Sixteen Kit.

I also took time to set up an Etsy store for my patterns... Kimberly Camou Quilts...Divine Inspirations. I get several emails from people wanting to purchase directly from me, maybe this will help with that.

Went to the church on Wednesday for a bit of quilt time. My dear friend, Sandi, surprised me by having finished her Sampler of Psalms top. I'm so proud of her, she did a great job! I did a little bit on my Autumn WH, but not enough to take a new pic. Maybe later on today.

We are having a sew day tomorrow for our guild. Going to make things to sell at the Davies Plantation. Sad to say, I still have no idea what to make. But I need to figure it out soon in case I have to go buy stuff. I'm so slow, it will have to be very easy and fast stuff, preferably inexpensive, but also something that people would like to buy. Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!!

Mummy Mambo

Okay, I've been playing with my blog "look" and I'm in the middle of things, so please excuse the overall effect. I promise it will be all better, eventually.

I got a wonderful present in the mail this weekend from my friend Marge. She knows how much I like Halloween and sent me this adorable panel!

I've been quilting like crazy on my sister's quilt... still not done. I WILL be done with that part of it tonight though.

I hope everyone's week is off to a really great start!

Super Start to my Saturday

It's true, I can't decide on what template to use. I can make my own graphics, but don't know how to incorporate them on to this blog. If you know how to place your own graphic (and what the best size might be) into the main title space or one for the background, please pass the info on to me.

Just got back from Gentry's soccer game. He looks so big, but in fact isn't even 4 feet tall yet, and possibly the shortest one on his team. He looks like he might just take flight. It was such a nice morning, the sun was shining and the weather was cool. Just perfect to remind you to count your blessings.

What next?

Too many projects to work on and I can't quite decide what to do first! I guess I need to work on my sister's quilt, at least finish quilting the center part. And I really do want to finish the Fall wall-hanging, so perhaps I could at least trim it up and cut out the borders. I also have a brand new Halloween panel. It is begging me to cut it up and make a throw from it!

However, Christmas is just around the corner and I just acquired Melinda's Santa Table Runner pattern, some awesome penguin fabric, and I have another Christmas table topper needing attention. That's three different projects right there!

And well, yes, there is the BOM and the QOYO block and well, so many other things. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what yells at me the most to be worked on.

Here she is....

...Miss Published! And now, Miss Melinda also has a blog too, so be sure to go visit her. She is so creative and sweet and talented! I took this picture of her at the retreat. You can't see it very well, but she is holding the McCall's Quilting with her pattern in it. I think those of us without subscriptions can find it in the stores in October.

I swear I accomplished something...

I know it won't look like much, but here it is anyway. The first night I spent most of my time quilting on the Autumn version of the Sassy Sixteen for my sis. I don't have a picture of that of that part. The next day, I worked a bit on the beginning of my step-mom's quilt. She picked out all the wonderful fabrics and I think it will be beautiful when it is done.

Saturday evening I finally started working on something for "me". It was such an old UFO that it had dust bunnies like you wouldn't believe. But I made some good progress on it... I hope to finish it soon so I can hang it up this year.

Finally on Sunday I pulled out my old Ostrich Challenge. I was so tired I barely managed to put the yellow border on it. I still have so much to do!

Back from Retreat (Photo Heavy)

Well, I have been back since Sunday night, but have been completely exhausted from having such a great time! We are already talking about doing it again in the Spring. :)

Is all of this really necessary? Well, the answer is "Yes, absolutely!" You can't even see my luggage which is behind my machine, under the bedding. Some of those bags contain a single project. I took five UFOs to work on, but only managed to work on four of them. Didn't actually finish any, but at least they are closer to completion.

It didn't take long to settle in, but I'll admit making the bed on the top bunk on the right wasn't as easy as I would have liked. Cute rooms, huh. They were so rustic looking and cozy, but everything was very modern and clean!

Then it was all about the quilting... okay, maybe a little about the socializing. We had a great big room to work with so we really spread out....

Doesn't that look like fun? That first night, I didn't sleep well... defective mattress that I would swear was made of nothing but rusty metal. So, I got to move to different bunk the second day and oh, it was so much better! And don't you think my Jelly Maker's Cabin quilt looked perfect in that setting? And here are some of the great things that just a few of the ladies worked on....

This is truly just the tip of the iceberg of what wonderful things were accomplished. What did "I" do? Well, I'm out of time at the moment, but I'll post my stuff next time.

QOYO #3 and Bonus QOYO

Okay, one more post before I finish packing up. Here is my third QOYO block. It is supposed to be Chinese Coin but I changed it to make it more my own. I also have a "bonus" block too. It is really just a block made from scraps from my 2nd block.

Kudos for Melinda!

Christmas is coming and you will have to check out her first published work in McCalls Quilting. She is so creative and talented and sweet. She is a blessing to all who know her and she is a huge inspiration to me. Take a sneak peek at her work... "Snacks With Santa". She doesn't have a blog yet, so feel free to post here for her.

In response to Linda's question... Melinda is a member of the quilt guild I belong to. She is pictured in a post below, holding the precious animal quilt. I have a feeling we will be seeing her name more and more in the quilt world.

Guess what I got???

Yes, I have a camera now! Very reasonably priced! I've only taken a few pictures so far... but this looks good to me....

Letha's Electric Fan block for our guild's BOM.

Now, I need to see what all I need to take pictures of... I feel like a kid in a candy store. It is all I can do not to wake up the kids so they can pose for me. LOL!

The best part is that I found it on the Wal-mart website with all good reviews and it had what I wanted, which wasn't very much. Then Rose posted that website with reviews, where I found that it was less expensive (than what I already thought was reasonable) at Best Buy. They were all out there and so I got the floor model with a discount! I thank God that the price just kept going down and down!

So, now I'm even more excited about the retreat this weekend as I can take pics to share with all of you!

Oh, and the camera I picked... HP Photosmart M537, 6 MP with anti-shake mode.

Church was nice. Saw two friends that I hadn't seen in months! Both of them are two of my favorite people. Started on my sister's placemats, but didn't get too far as I spent too much time visiting. Dinner was good, but we didn't have our class tonight as the materials haven't come in yet. But that is when we went to Best Buy, so it all worked out just fine.

Time to go quilt now and take more pics to share. ;-)

Happy Hump Day!

I'm so glad it is Wednesday. I usually go to the church on Wednesday to do a bit of quilting. After that we'll have WNA (Wednesday Night Alive). It is the first one for the Fall season. Hailey will have Youth Club consisting of Bible Study, Choir, Crafts and recreation. Gentry will have Cherub Choir and play time. Rene' and I are taking a class on Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace. We also have dinner at the church, so I love not having to decide on what to cook. The fellowship is wonderful also. Each night has a theme and this week's is "School Spirit" and the kids wear their school shirts or colors. It's a full day, but oh so great!

The Autumn SS is basted now. And last night I made the Letha's Electric Fan block. Gotta tell ya, not so fun! I'm glad I did it, but I don't think I'll ever be doing it again. Picture coming soon. I haven't decided what to work on at the church. Probably the 2nd bonus QOYO block. And either my sister's placemats or another Angel Hug quilt. (24" quilts used to present the babies that didn't make it to their mothers. Sometimes they are buried with them, other times it gives the mom something to take home.)

I'm bored with my blog look, so don't be surprised if it changes several times over the next couple of weeks. Just need to find the right fit.

Thank you all so much for sharing your camera info with me. I think I have an idea of one I want. Perhaps I might get one today... you all will be the first to know.

I'm subscribed to Joel Osteen's daily scripture and I really liked the one for today...
"For I know the plans I have for you,”declares the Lord”, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11). That really speaks to me today.

Quick Question...

I really need to have my own digital camera! I would love to know what all of you use. Please tell me the brand/model, if it has the anti-shake feature, and how many MPs. I went looking and felt so overwhelmed. I know there have to be some decent cameras with a reasonable price. Please help!!!!!

Great Job, Hailey & Gentry

My smart girl just had her first two tests in school today. She got 100% on both! I'm taking that as a good sign. And Gentry has his first test tomorrow with me.... in math. And oh, I was so pleased today when we were working on his reading, which he swore he didn't want to learn how to do! He has changed his mind and couldn't wait to start on it today! He did really well and even commented on how "easy" and "fast" he read his pages. I love it when God blesses the children, and myself, with good school days!

This weekend I finished the 3rd QOYO block, my version of it anyway. I made a bonus block from scraps of the 2nd block and am half way through another bonus block from scraps of the 1st block. That wasn't confusing was it? I'll see if my friend will take some pics and I'll post them for you.

Also went shopping yesterday and got new jammies for the retreat next weekend. I'm so excited and can't wait to go!!!!! Now, if only I can make a decision as to what UFO's to bring... hmm.

I also got some great mail last week. A package from Batik's Plus. Wow, they really know how to package orders, very impressive. I won't tell you about it though, as I really think you should "see" it.

And finally, a bit more wonderful news. My patterns are now being sold in 10 states! Hubby got me a map so I can put pins in each location. Isn't that sweet? I'm thinking of a promotional idea... maybe if someone helps a LQS in their state place an order, I'll send them a free pattern? I really would love to have at least one store in all 50 states, but I would be thrilled with 25! What do you think? Next time I'll post the 10 states, but for now I have a block that I really must work on. I know some of you are familiar with it... Letha's Electric Fan. I found the perfect colors for it... I think.

I hope your week is off to a great start. Oh, and I have an inspirational though to share before I sign off...
"Find what you are passionate about and use it to bless others."