Jennifer's Journey

SNOW DAY

2012-01-17T17:07:00.000-08:00

Went home early from work today because of the snow storm. It was wierd being the one sent home, I have always been the one to send people home. Jack cat hates the snow, I am sure he is thinking in his head " STOP SNOWING!!!"

2012-01-01T15:15:00.000-08:00

WOW!! has it really been a year and a half sense i have posted anything!!??!! Well lets see what has happened....Franc's daughter turned 18 and graduated from high school. Changed jobs, now I play with big fiberglass stickers all day making airplane parts. Been doing some beading and a little quilting. Learned kumihimo and now want to do lots more. I think my New Years goal will be to keep up on my blog more!!

This is a necklace that I made for my niece for Christmas.

This is kumihimo with wire and 6mm firepolish.

Guilty pleasure revealed......

2010-07-05T21:09:00.000-07:00

I am revealing my guilty pleasure...I am a Twilight fan....and now i have found fellow quilters that are also fans......twilightquilterscoven.com PS...i am team Edward...

What I did for my 3 day weekend

2010-05-31T17:05:00.000-07:00

This is what I did with my three day weekend. It is only they top. I want to free motion suns in the large square and stitch in the ditch arround everything else. I also made a pair of earings and a necklace, but had a uploading to the computer DUH moment and now the pictures are gone....

April and May BJP done!!

2010-05-23T13:06:00.000-07:00

Well I finished May and took a good picture of April finally.

Here is April. It is kind of abstract. I wanted to just follow the lines in the fabric and play off the colors in the fabric So here is what I came up with.

Here is May. I just got done with the Quilters Puzzle quilt and was still in the black and red mood.

The Lone Beader®: Celebrating 4 Years of Blogging & 1000 Posts!

2010-05-23T10:30:00.000-07:00

The Lone Beader®: Celebrating 4 Years of Blogging & 1000 Posts!

I admire the works of the Lone Beader and Laura Macabe. Here is your chance to win a book and help celibrate two great artists.

Something is finaly done...some are part of the way done

2010-05-02T10:22:00.000-07:00

I sat down saturday and worked on the puzzle quilt and I want to add another border, but not a printed fabric. I have a printed fabric for the binding.

I also finished March's Bead Journal Project. I wanted to work with yellow and green beads. In late March is when the Daffodils start to bloom so I thought this would be a great March peice.

Here are January, February, and March peices put together to make the first of four tumbling blocks.

I also got on a beading roll and did Aprils, but I need to take a better picture of it. That will be posted on a later date. Mom and I went to Silverdale on Thursday and did some shopping, she was a bad influence on me. She made me spend money at one of the fabric stores...ugh! I try not to buy unless I have a project to do, but they had some nice batik on the 30% off rack. I was only going to by 1 yard of it but mom coned me in to buying 1.5 yards of it and 4 coordinating batiks to go with it. Now my brain is trying to find a pattern that I want to use it in. Dang that Mom...lol...

Bees and quilts

2010-04-12T21:12:00.000-07:00

This cute litte bee was a weekend project. I deffinatly will be making more bees....bbbbzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzbbbbzzzzzzz

I might just have to make a bee hive wall hanging for them to hang out on.

This is a charity quilt top. going to mom's this weekend to quilt it. It was way easy to make.Downy has partnered with Quilts for Kids to provide quilts for children recovering in hospitals. They send you all the parts but the batting, you make it and send it back.

This is the Winter Swap block that I sent to the Netherlands. This is only the top, I embellished it with snow flakes and used silver metalic thread to quilt it.

Quilt Bug

2010-03-15T13:16:00.001-07:00

Quilt Bug
Originally uploaded by pamelalong

Ok,,,,I had to post this cause it is ADorable!!!!! but i dont think i will be making one soon for my car

February Bead Journal Project and other stuff

2010-03-03T20:50:00.000-08:00

Here is my February page. After ripping it out two times, and figuring out what I liked and did not like I came up with this. I love the the color combonation. There are elements that I like and there are elements that I really like.

So (or I can say sew) last weekend I went to the Sew Expo at the Puyallup Fairgounds with my Mom. Believe it or not I did not buy any fabric there. The fabric pictured is from a store we visited in Puyallup. Franc's daughter requested a quilt for her birthday. This is the fabric I have choosen for it.

I did buy one pound of Czech buttons, a strand of FW pearls and some mother of pearl cabs at the show. We went to Quality Sewing (it was next door to the fabric shop) and I got some more bobbins and a 1/4 inch foot with a guide for my machine.

February color inspiration

2010-02-02T19:24:00.000-08:00

While browsing another forum I came accross this photo--

This great bracelet is done by Christina Neit of Good Quill Hunting. I love the color combination.

Here are some beads that i have purchased to get started.

Here is what I have started so far. I am excited to see how it turns out. I plan on encrusting the whole piece.

Quilty stuff

2010-01-24T19:32:00.000-08:00

Here is the Fall inspired wall hanging I did for the Quilting bloggers swap. I had an idea to do a two sided wallhanging. On one side Halloween and on the other Thanksgiving/fall colors.

Here is the oppisite side. I like how it turned out and more importantly the lady who received it likes it too.

This is the wall hanging that I received. I love the fall colors and the leaves. She did a great job quilting it to.

I just signed up for the "winter" inspired wall hanging. Looking forward to what I come up with.

January Bead Journal Project

2010-01-20T22:41:00.000-08:00

Here is my January BJP. I kept it simple for the first month. The lime green fabric was in desperate need of some hot pink beads.

a year of pictures

2010-01-01T18:23:00.000-08:00

Well another year is over, and I am ready to start a new one. Getting ready for new things and projects. I have one "fall" wall hanging swap I need to finish, and I have joined the Bead Journal Project 3. I am hoping to hone my skills of bead embroidery.

I will keep you all posted better than before I promise. My procrastination gets the better of me sometimes.

Shop Hop

2009-10-04T18:49:00.000-07:00

My Mom and I did a shop hop of quilt shops on the Olympic/Kitsap Peninsula today. We went to 5 shops and at each one we received either a blue or yellow fat quarter. I loved visiting all of those shop each have their own unique feel.

We also stopped at Pacific Fabrics in Bremerton. I picked up another fat quarter and some ultra suede.

While at Esters Fabrics on Bainbridge Island I found this cute satin ribbon that I had to have.

Also at Esters I purchased two wonderful pewter bumble bee buttons. The had a great collection of buttons there.

jelly roll give a way!!

2009-09-19T16:05:00.000-07:00

"blog.missouriquiltco.com"

Missouriquiltco.com is giving away a jelly roll. Check it out and sign up!!

I WON!!! I WON!!

2009-09-14T18:51:00.000-07:00

YEAH!!!!! I won a wonderful piece of fabric from Fabricgasm!!!!

Who doesnt like a give-a-way?

2009-09-13T11:55:00.000-07:00

Fabricgasm is giving away an 1/2 yard of cute christmas tree fabric

Season change and a braclet

2009-09-12T18:49:00.000-07:00

One of the sure signs that the seasons are changing arround here from summer to fall is the GINORMOUS garden spiders. This one has been hanging out side our front window for about a week.

I recently finished(almost) this braclet. It was a design i have been admiring for some time. Now all I need to do is the clasps, I think I want 3 buttons instead of 3 beads. Any suggestions??

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2009-08-15T21:37:00.000-07:00

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Summertime Swap Finished!!!

2009-08-14T17:24:00.000-07:00

Who screams for Ice Cream!!!!!????!!!

My summertime quilt is finished!! I will ship it off to its new owner on monday. I really hope she likes it.

beadwork done on icecream cones

2009-08-07T18:05:00.000-07:00

As you can see i have the bead work done on the ice cream cones. Now i can sew them together.

LIttle bags

2009-08-02T15:31:00.000-07:00

I signed up for another swap!!! Today I took time out from adding beads to the Ice Cream cones to make this little bag!!
Here is link for the little bag tutorial.

Summer Swap

2009-08-01T14:19:00.000-07:00

I have started my Summer time mini quilt swap.
I am hoping that "I scream, you scream, we all scream for Ice Cream" is universal.
I have started on the bead work on the purple cone.

HOLLY COW!!! two days two posts

2009-07-31T13:08:00.000-07:00

Here is a bag that I did for my friend Beth.

I love how the fishes turned out.. Beth even picked out the seed bead colors for me and she had no idea why!! lol

Summer long time no post..

2009-07-30T19:45:00.000-07:00

ok...so i haven's posted in like....forEVAR!!! So far summer has been pretty good, other than the 95+ degree weather. It was so hot that just to sit in one spot you are sweating all the water you had taken in.

Over the 4th of July Franc, Melissa and I went to Eastern Washington to visit Francs family.

while there we went to Silverwood amusement park. this picture was taken from the ground looking up. Franc is on the right, Mel in the middle and Fran's neice Marrissa on the left. I rode this ride once, that was enuf for me....

pretty bead give away

2009-05-16T12:02:00.000-07:00

Came accross this blog and she is showing her blog appriciation with a give away. Crossing fingers and toes that they will be added to my bead collection. I will post more later.

SPRING!!!!!

2009-04-19T17:04:00.000-07:00

Sping hit Sequim today. Franc and I went to Wal-mart and got some flowers.

we had to run to Home Dept for a new hummy feeder and he bought me a bee on a stick.

I hugn up two bees on the wall.

Right after i took this picture a hummy buzzed my ear.

Every other sunday the recycle goes out. Doing our small part to save the planet.

New post with a new computer

2009-04-12T12:12:00.000-07:00

While trying to send an e-mail yesterday, old bessy (the computer) crapped out on me. Lost EVERYTHING!!!!!!! Pictures are gone, e-mails are gone, files are gone, patterns and recipies are gone, it is all GOOOONNNNNEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Went to Wally World and purchased a new one and went in to $350 more into debt....So all evening I was updating and downloading and entering pass words and e-mail addresses. Other than that not much has been going on. Franc smashed his finger and we got to spend 3 hours in the ER. Here is a pic of Frankenfinger

I will spare the gorry detailes but the tip is broken and he had to have 5 big ole stitches. He keeps trying to show it to me, gross!!

I got my beaded hand finished, well at least the beaded part. Now working on the quilting part. I am going to frame it in black fabric and then add some other elements to it. I have a fabric origami book by Mary Jo Hiney called Quiltagami. I will be adding some origami in to the design.

Its not as cool as Beths beaded hand but she has more experience with bead embroidery than i have. This is my first large detailed piece.

2009-03-22T13:57:00.000-07:00

WOW two posts in one day!!! This is a baby quilt top that i have finished. Still need to buy the backing and quilt it. I think I will go to my mom's and use the quilt frame on it.

quilt blocks and WIP

2009-03-22T13:53:00.000-07:00

So I ahve joined a quilt block swap. You only do one a month but a new person signed up and had no one to swap with so I volenteered....but i want to keep the block!!!! I love the browns and robin egg blue together.

Here is the other block. I really like the pink and black combo...I really hope the ladies like these blocks.
So here is the work in progress...it has been in progress since before christmas....
I want to add some more to the pinky and middle finger before i fill it in with the purple.

2009-03-01T08:13:00.000-08:00

So last year when I went to the Sew Expo I had a mission to find this pattern. It is called Hollow Cube. Now a year later I am fianaly doing something with it. This is just layed out, not sewn together yet.

Just the purple cube.

Yesterday Mom, Auston (my nephew) and I went to this years Sew Expo. This is what i got.

I love this purble bumble bee....

New Earings

2009-02-15T17:37:00.001-08:00

I just made these earings today. I got the tutorial from Peikko on the SJA forums. Thank you Peikko for a great pattern.

My year in Pictures

2009-01-01T16:23:00.000-08:00

This was acctually taken in Dec of 07 right before we moved....it is my big kitty Lowbacca.

Franc and our little kitty Maile....taken in our new place in January...thats right we moved 12/28 3 days after christmas.

A beaded wall hanging I finished in April.

It snowed on April 19th!!!

Melissa was exahusted after a 3 day travel stint....she flew up form Cali to go with us to the Sasquatch Festival.

Franc and mines faverite part of the show...The Cure!!! The first time I saw the cure was at the Gorge with Franc and now we get to see them again at the Gorge.

Death Cab for Cutie opened for them...awesome show!!

Franc and I dancing to Michael Frantini and Spearhead

Melissa in the sunset....

In June I made this necklace....I didnt take any pics in July

In August we celibrated Justins and Devins Birthday, it started out at Carie Blake Park but it was way too cold so we moved it to our house. A bit cramped but warmer.

Melissa came to visit us the last week of August. We went shopping for school stuff...had lots of fun.

Also in August Derrick got married to Amanada , and had their wedding reception in September on our parents aniversary....here they are raising a cup to each other.

Happy Halloween....this is the wall hanging I made. Below is a pair of earrings.

A november wall hanging with my kitties on it.

the turtle that clogged the vacuum tube.

A christmas wall hanging

and one set of the many pot holders i made.

What I did today

2008-11-15T18:32:00.000-08:00

Went to the Sew,Craft, and Quilt Expo today....boy am I tired and poor!!!! Got a great deal on warm and natural batting.....10 yds for $32.00!!!Whooo hooo!!! Ready for some holiday quilting, and craft making.

Turtle-ectimey

2008-11-09T13:36:00.000-08:00

Maile's poor little pet turtle was extracted from the vaccum hose today. I spent an hour trying to get "something" out of the hose that was clogging it up. Franc had a great idea of soaking the hose in a tub full of hot water to loosen up the clog. A big hunk of hair came out and some dirt. Thinking that was it I hooked it back up to the vaccum and still had verry little sucktion. Although I did not want to cut the hose, I had to.

I made a slit about 2 inches and an eyeball was looking at me....Poor little turtle......

Our rights as citizens of the USA

2008-11-04T18:49:00.000-08:00

I am proud to say "I Voted"....We as citizens of the United States have a say in how our goverment is run. We are watching history in the making today. The largest voter turn out in years, and possibly the first president of color. It is amazing to say that I saw history happen.

2008-10-29T23:22:00.000-07:00

yes i know i added stuff yesterday....but i didnt add this quilted portrait of my kitties!!!

2008-10-27T22:32:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since i have posted any thing.

can you spot the cat who likes warm clothes from the dryer??

halloween is comming!!!!!

here is a wall hanging i did for halloween and the pumpkins we carved

2008-10-04T15:10:00.000-07:00

I love a bargin!!!!

I a have been looking for a new down blanket for a couple of months. Went to Penney's to day to check out the sale..lo and behold an alternative down blankie 1/2 off....i purchaced it for $60 then when i got to the register I got another 15%off making it $50. original price $120 now that is a deal. I also got a $50 pair of tennies for $27.

2008-10-03T17:40:00.000-07:00

Well here it is October....the weather is turning and every thing is turning shades of brown, red, and orange. The weather man is calling for a storm to roll in tonight. Good thing I am making split pea soup for diner. YUMMY!!

2008-09-20T21:44:00.000-07:00

AARRRGGGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

Stupid sink is clogged and i have a large pile of dishes to was. Gonna have to call the landlord tomarrow. Franc is handy to have arround some times. He is not very mechanical. When the dryer was not drying clothes who had to clean out the lint holder.....ME.....the sink is backed up, who crawled under there to unhook the pipes....ME...

What is going on

2008-09-18T18:08:00.000-07:00

this is my kitty Lowbacca...had to share

Went to the Dr on the 11th...now on blood pressure meds and had to have blood drawn the next morning....have to go back on the 25th to discuss the blood test results and have a physical. OOOHHH WHAT FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Franc and I have changed our diet cutting back on the salt, adding more fruits and veggies...yummy

Dr. appointment

2008-09-09T13:52:00.000-07:00

So I went to the girly Dr. today. He took my blood pressure and would not perscribe me the birth control pills because my blood pressure was too high. Now I have to make an appointment with another DR to help control the blood pressure. Now I am stressing, that sure isnt helping the blood pressure......AAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKKKK

2008-09-07T11:20:00.000-07:00

It is football season!! I am a football widow...BUT I do watch the Seahawk games with Franc. Hi, my name is Jennifer and I am a Seahawk fan. Dont know how they are going to do this year. They have quite a few new guys, and it is Holmgreen's last year.

The other team in this house is the Chicago Bears. They are iffy this season. They have a new quarter back, and that is about it.

Dont get me started on the fantasy football leauge. Franc's other "sport", if you can call it that. lol lol I tried to give him advice on which players to pick but he did not listen to me..typical....

saturday....pittering

2008-09-06T15:50:00.000-07:00

Here it is Saturday....got the laundry done..my ususal saturday chore. Clothes are hanging on line outside. I sure will miss the warm weather when it is gone. Our dryer is not the best for drying clothes, it seems like they dry much faster (and not to mention it is cheaper) to hang them out side.

Been working on a "fall" wall hanging, cannt decide on how to quilt it. I will post a pic once i get it done. While doing this quilt had a brilliant idea for christmas presants for the girls at work.

my first post

2008-09-04T22:08:00.000-07:00

Well here it is .... my first post. I was inpired to create a blog/journal of things that are happening in my life ( it usually isnt much..)

Franc and I have pretty much recovered from Melissa's visit (his daughter). The cats on the other hand are still a little mad at us. Oh well..they will get over it.

Melissa will be 15 on the 8th of September. We had a great time while she was here. She even earned $20 babysitting one day. She did leave me her cold though. Thank bunches Melissa.