Good morning everyone,

It is a beautiful rainy day here in my neck of the woods. It is exciting because California needs the rain so badly.

I thought I would share with you what I have been working on.

My Father was a preacher & when he passed away I took his ties planning on making something with them, and let me tell you he had a lot of ties. Well I have been making little quilts with them. Those little churn dashes are 3in. aren't they so cute?

 My friend Deb made a cute little quilt with Civil War fabrics & I loved it so much thought I would make one with my Father's ties.   What fun it has been going through his ties & remembering when he wore them.   I sure miss him.   Maybe I will make some for family members, hope they don't think it is dumb. 

Thank you for letting me share.

Hugs, Rebecca

Happy Valentine's Day a day late, hope you all had a good one.
Today my DH is taking me out to a nice restaurant for my Birthday, I know it will be great.

I need to finish quilting my heart wall hanging.  I couldn't help myself & made it pink, it's my signature color & makes me happy.

Hugs,
R

Well it is now 2014 so perhaps I should start posting on my blog again.  I had to take a break for personal reasons.  We shall see how I do.
I have been keeping busy sewing.  I made Christmas tree wall hangings for my girlfriends.  I made five in all & my was it a lot of work cutting all those squares.  I used the 2in twister tool & I strained my hand from the way you have to cut with that tiny tool.
I still want to make one for myself.  There is something I love about those twisters.

I made this sweet kitty for my friend Penny's birthday & it was a hit.  There is a whole series of different kittys.

Well then Phyllis told me she loved Penny's gift so much but wanted me to make her a bunny. Now I didn't have a bunny pattern, but had another kitty & added bunny ears.  I think it turned out so cute.

What do you think?  I just love those sweet eyes.
Hugs,
Rebecca

Need a little help from my friends

Hello everyone,
I am making this darling pink & brown quilt from a kit.  The quilt measures 46 inches sq., but I decided to make it larger to fit my bed.  Which leads me to my quest for some help.  I have been searching for this yummy fabric for the border but can't seem to locate any.

It is pink spirals from the Charleston  collection by Judy Rothermel for Marcas Brothers.
If any one can help me find more of this fabric,  it would be greatly appreciated.

Here is a good start of making my blocks.  They are so pretty, I just love pink & brown Civil War quilts.

Thank you for any help some one can give.

Hugs,

Rebecca

 

Back home

Well it is a few days after Christmas and I hope you all had a lovely one.
We spent our on the sands of Hawaii in 80 degree temps.  I was a first for us to be away during the Holidays but spending it relaxing made me think about doing it again.

I did get home in time to have a great Christmas lunch with my girl friends & exchange gifts.  I managed to find time to make them each a darling quilted Christmas tree.  The pattern is by PJ embroidery designs.  You build each piece one at a time & adding them to each other.  I love the bling of the crystales.

I wanted to show you the beautiful Christmas gift my friend Deb

We got to know each other on a quilting forum & have been friends ever since.  I just love the trees & fabric.  Warwick give her stamp of approval.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart Deb.

Hope you all have a great day, thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Rebecca

Merry Christmas to all.

What I've been up to

I have not been posting for quite a while because I DO NOT LIKE THE NEW FORMAT of blog spot.  I simply don't know how to do posts or find blogs anymore. 

Plus life has been crazy.  I probably won't be on for awhile again because this is what we are dealing with.
It's called the robber's fire & is in our back yard.  I have my sewing machine  packed in my truck in case we get the evacuation warning.   Gregg & I ran through what to take if he is at work.  Grab the antique quilts, the cat.   I really hate summers due to the fear of fires.
Please keep us in your prayers.
Rebecca

Hello again

Hello again my friends. Where have I been & what have I been doing? Well I took a little break from blogging, but have been reading & catching up on all your blogs. You all have been making pretty things, & doing some exciting things.

Let me show you a few things that has been going on in Rebecca's Room. I finished my red heart twister quilt & just love how it turned out. I didn't get it finished in time for Valentine's Day, but that is alright, it will look great hanging anytime. This one will be a gift for someone, I made an all pink one for myself because, well, if you know me I love pink. It just needs to be quilted. I believe I showed it to you in an older post. 

 

My Friend Penny who comes to sew with me sent me a link to DIY on how to make dress form pincushions. Now I love & collect dress forms so this was so perfect. I have been having so much fun making dress forms. Putting gigas & bling on them is the most fun.

Notice this one has a tape measure flower.

 

This one has a zipper flower. Ah they just make me smile.

Can you guess what all my sewing friends are getting for Christmas?

Well, nice sharing with you, thank you for stopping by.

Hugs,

Rebecca

Happy Valentines Day

 

Wishing everyone a very Happy Valentine's Day!
Do you have big plans?  I know it can be difficult when the big day falls mid week, but I am planning a nice dinner for my man.  Now am am not much of a baker so  I found the cutest individual sized cheese cakes.  Gregg loves cheesecake so that will be a hit.

Wishing you all love & happiness,
Rebecca

My new purse

I wanted to share with the the darling purse & small bag my friend Deb made for me.  I just love the fabric she picked.  She gave me the pattern so I can swap the purse with a different fabric sometime.  I don't know if you can see it, but the zipper pull on the little bag is scissors.  Isn't it cute?

Here is a shot of the inside, beautiful Deb.

 

 

Then she made me this darling shopping bag with it's own bag to to store it in.  It folds up nice & tiny to fit in your purse until you are ready to fill it.  Now how did she know I love black & white cows?    I just love those faces.

Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs,
Rebecca

I'm addicted

Well, I must tell you all, I love this Twister tool by CS designs. I simply can't get over how neat it is. I have been buying charm packs and layer cakes like crazy because I can't stop making these little quilts. I purchased both sizes of the ruler & both books that are out there. “ Funny thing though, I bought the second book “Lets Twist Again”, first. However I did order the first book & can't wait to see shat great patterns & ideas or it that one.

Now after making this cutey, I called my friend Penny who comes to sew with me, and told her about this amazing tool. Well , I am such a good friend, I got her addicted as well. So together we made another top. Here is Penny's pretty rich toned one. She got her charms awhile ago from the quilt show we went to together & at the time didn't know what to do with them. L

eave it to me, I helped her out. Didn't it turn out nice? She is out buying more charms too to make more.

Here is my second one using soft pastel colors I had.

Of course since Valentine's day is coming, I just had to make this heart pattern which is in the book.

I can't stop looking at this PINK pretty, it is soooooooo me. It is going to go in my sewing room.

That is what I have been up to these last few weeks. I am waiting for my charms to come from Fatquarter Shop & Green Fairy Quilts, so I can make more. Having a great time. What have you been up to?

Thanks for stopping by,

Rebecca

Happy anniversary!

Well, 24 years ago Gregg & I said I do. I must say the journey has been wonderful & it just gets better and better.

I wanted to share with you a wonderful giveaway over at at Dave's blog
His boxes are simply beautiful, I know I would love to win one.
Hugs,
Rebecca

If Stella can get her groove back, so can I

Well as Stella got her groove back in the movie, I think I now have my groove back. Life got a little stressful there & I just couldn't blog, but now that life is more normal, & my darling is doing great, I shall try to be more faithful in writing.

May I show you what I have been working on for Christmas presents? Well first we have a kitty pillow for Penny. The photo just doesn't show the bright green in the kitties eyes, they are so life like. Please excuse the shine of the plastic wrap, I had them wrapped before I remembered to take a photo. However, I think you can see the beauty of the faces.

Then we have a beautiful tea pot for my dear friend Deni. So many special times we have shared at tea places.

Then I made a urn with beautiful flowers & tiny Dresden plates for my friend Deb.

Then we have a beautiful tea pot for my dear friend Deni. So many special times we have shared at tea places.

Then there are bunny faces for my friend Phyllis, she was speechless when she opened her package. I couldn't resist, & made one for the queen of bunnies, our Michelle May. Hope she liked it.

Like all of you I have been so busy at my sewing machine sewing, sewing, sewing. Today is Christmas eve & the door is closed, all the gifts are where they are suppose to be. Life is wonderful.

Merry Christmas to you all, & blessing to you.

Rebecca

Update on Gregg

Hello my dear blogger friends,
Just wanted to give you an update on Gregg.
Went to the Doctor on Wed and they took out the catheter and staples. Then the Dr came in
with the pathological findings and they found cancer in both lobes of his prostrate and a very aggressive one. 4 on a scale of 5, as we knew.
Good news is he got all of it. Bad news is since the cancer was so
aggressive, He will have to be checked often to make sure it hasn't got out,starting in three weeks. So pleased the cancer is gone, but concerned
it could still lurking.
However Mr. G is getting stronger every day.
Thank you for your prayers.

While Gregg rests, I hang out in my sewing room. I made the silhouette of the lady sewing for my wall. Notice her PINK shoes? Perfect for me.

Also have been working on some birthday gifts. I just love picking out all the different threads, such pretty colors. Watching the machine do the stitching is so much fun, it just amazes me how it knows what to do & where to go.

















So until later, hugs to all,
Rebecca

Calling all Angels

Where has the time gone? I just haven't felt like posting because I have had so much on my mind. I have been taking my darling Gregg to Doctor appts. After all the testing we were told he has prostrate cancer!
Please pray for us as we take this journey for his recovery. We caught it early & he will be fine after surgery, but this is still so frightening.
Thank you all for keeping us in your prayers.
Rebecca

Summer fun

Hello my bloggy friends, I'm sure someone somewhere has been asking, "Why don't she write?"
This summer has been quite busy with adventures & trips. In fact we just got back from a wonderful time in Las Vegas. Now we aren't gamblers, we enjoy going to shows & having wonderful meals. Throw in some shopping, & it's simply great.

Now I would like for you to meet Ruby. She is the new member of my family & I have fallen in love with her. Isn't she pretty? I have been embroidering like crazy. I was scared of the computer designing part, but the teacher where I got the machine was so good. Also the program is so user friendly it was easy to learn. However I still have LOTS to learn & practice.

I signed up for a summer mug rug swap at the Quilt & Needle forum & made this for Gerda. I can't get over how much detail is in the embroidery pattern. The clouds alone have three colors. Then the shell almost looks 3d. This one was to much fun to do I made a 2nd one for another friend of mine who love the beach.
I made this cute chicken thing for my kitchen. Don't you love the embroidered checker board border? These patterns came from Embroidery Library, where I can spend hrs. looking around. I am so hooked on this.






Now this one is going on the wall in my sewing room. Pink & black are the colors in my sewing room so this will go perfectly. I think she is such a pretty lady, so prim & proper.

Thanks for stopping by,
Rebecca