I've been tagged. Who's next?

I have been tagged! And now I am passing it along. To the ones I tag, save the pic and then pass it along to your friends with a link back to me. Be sure to let the person know you tagged them in case they miss it. Keep the blog love going!


I've been tagged by Angela. Now, I tag Bonnie and Claire and Abby. :o)

*My* new bike, not just a generic photo

I did the final paperwork on my bike on St. Valentine's Day, so I get to say that Rick got me a Harley for Valentine's day. How romantic, huh? I got the 883 Custom, as you can see. It already comes with forward controls. I really like them. The paint color is called "Olive Pearl and Vivid Black". It was the only one in the store for the price, so I didn't exactly choose the color, but I really like it. I was planning on getting black because it's the least expensive, but this was even a better price. I could've got a different color, but it would've cost significantly more, because it would have been a newer year. Now, I have a bike. woo Hoo!!! I just need some safety gear.

Ben was so excited when he came home and found 2 motorcycles in the driveway. He kept asking if they were both Grandpa's. Finally, he figured out that the new one was mine, so then he started making motorcycle noises and saying "hat". It took me a bit to translate, but figured out that he wanted to hear it and wear a helmet.




Wren was a little leary of the noise, so while Ben was getting to sit on the bike, she stood back and watched. Hmm... Ben is having too much fun, so of course, she had to have a turn sitting on the bike, too.
I think the helmet's a little big, don't you? :o)

What kind of flower am I?

I am a Canna What Flower Are You?

My new apron

I tried to take a picture of me and my new apron, but I was feeling too un-photogenic, so I had my nephew model it for you. It was made by my apron-swap partner Heather in New York. Isn't it too cool? It has big, bad motorcycles on it. I don't usually use aprons, but this one is mine and I really will use it. Who could pass on a sweet grease-catcher like this one? Thanks Heather.

I'll always remember the day...

that I put a down-payment on my new Harley. Today is Wren's birthday and today is the day that I bought a Harley. It's not the one I was loving and telling you about in an earlier post, but I decided that I wasn't ready for the mega-price of the Deluxe yet. With 2 kids in college, this is the bike for me. Isn't it cool? :o)

It's been a long, quilty week-end

Friday, I didn't have to work because it was the end of the semester and a grading day. Then, there was the usual week-end. I decided to try and get some quilts finished before I started on some more that I wanted to do.
This first one is from a challenge from an on-line quilting group. I was given some blocks and got to add whatever other fabrics that I wanted to, to make a charity quilt. I used a bunch of orphan blocks and bits and pieces sewn together to make this one, using the Crazy Curves templates. It reminds me of a crazy quilt, but way easier to put together. It's about 36" square. I had just enough binding scraps from other projects to bind this up.

The pink and green one looks like hollyhock flowers. Someone sent me the top to see if I could make it into a charity quilt. It seems to be a paper-piecing project. Now, it's a nice, warm quilt. I used yellow binding to try and bring out the yellow of the flower centers.
The center part of this little pink quilt of squares was sent to me to use in a charity quilt, so I sewed the seams that needed a little reinforcement, added some borders from my stash (purple looks nice with pink, I think), and used the pink ribbon fabric that was also donated, to round out the top. It's a lot of pink, but I think someone, probably a little girl, will be very happy with it. The very middle square is a super soft fabric, like minkee, and the backing and binding is pink flannel. If it wasn't so pink, I think I'd keep it around just to pet. :o)

Last year I swapped some polka dot blocks. I think they are a fun fabric, good for all ages. Also, last year, a co-worker and his wife had a baby boy. He's the freshman football coach, so I thought and thought how to make a quilt for the baby. I finally decided that I didn't want to make a regular "baby" quilt, I wanted to make one for their son. He loves football and she is so bubbly and up-beat that I decided to combine those 2 design elements and make this top. It's more toddler size, but since he's already 9 or 10 months old, I think the parents will still like it that I am celebrating the birth of their son. It's not quilted yet, but at least the top is done and the borders are added. It's big enough that it's worth the effort to load it onto the Grace Quilting Machine... barely. :o)
Lastly, I finished the quilt for my niece. She's expecting her 3rd baby in March. Her 2 kids are 8 and almost 3. I had the oldest over to help me match up the fabrics for this quilt. (You've met Memorie before, in a previous blog.) That way, she can say that she helped make the baby quilt for her little sister. She's not very interested in quilting, but she's very interested in helping me, so we did it for the fun factor. I thought it was done, but then found out that mom really was hoping for something with Paddington Bear on it. Of course, the nice aunt that I am, had to go buy just a smidge' of Paddington Bear fabric to add to the quilt. That's why there's the top (bottom?) border of light fabric. And even though I think it looks kinda' weird, she's going to love it. I love this pattern. I think it's a interesting way to make an "I Spy" quilt.
Now, I'm off to the store. I need about a yard and a half more Elvis fabric to make the rest of the blocks that I need. I got 60 blocks cut and pieced yesterday, but I'd prefer to have 72. My mom loves Elvis, so I think she needs an Elvis quilt, don't you? :o)

3's about me that people may not know

3's about me that people may not know.

3 jobs I have had in my life:

1. Clown
2. Cauliflower harvester
3. Turkey eviscerator
   

3 movies I could watch over and over:

1. Big
2. Back to the Future (1, 2 and 3)
   
3. Shrek (1, 2 and 3)
   

3 Places I lived:
3 State Capitols

1. Salem, Oregon
2. Carson City, Nevada
3. Denver, Colorado
   

3 Shows I watch:

1. House
2. American Idol
3. Two and a Half Men
   

3 Places I've been:

1. Denali NP in Alaska
2. Crater Lake NP in Oregon
3. Yellowstone NP in Wyoming
   

3 Places I'd rather be:

1. Arizona, visiting family
2. Alaska, exploring with Rick
3. on a Harley, exploring the countryside

3 Things I'd rather be doing right now:

1. playing with kids (that are in a good mood)
2. quilting on my machine, in a clean garage (that I didn't have to clean out, again)
3. finishing up a quilt top
   

3 Things I am looking forward to this year:

1. Quitting smoking
2. Getting all my quilting UFOs finished
3. Buying my own Harley