Payton’s Quilt…

Tonight I finished Payton’s quilt.  I chose Windblown Sunbonnet Sue for her quilt.  I found this fabric a couple of years ago and had to have it.  It sat on the shelf for all that time just waiting to be made into a beautiful quilt.  As I was making the top, I began to wonder if I would ever get it done.  So much matching of lines and soon my head was aching furiously but with persistence, I got it done.

This quilt is done entirely on the sewing machine and I must have been out of my mind as I started to sew diamonds on the quilt, but diamonds are a girls best friend, right.  It took me four hours just to sew this center white piece and thirty minutes for each green square (there are 12 of them).

I started the quilt on Saturday afternoon and finished at 10:30pm tonight.  Lots of long hours were spent on this quilt, every second were spent with loving thoughts of my precious Payton.

I love the green binding and the back. So very Payton….she is my sweet little pink girl.

Love you tons and tons Paytie Pooh!!!!

Well now it is time to put the sewing room in storage and get this move done.  I promised that as soon as these three quilts were done, I would pack the house.  We are trying to be out before we leave for Louisiana next Friday.  Wish me luck.

Happy 4th Birthday Mr. Hayden Tanner Curry

Today you are 4 years old.  I bet you are bigger than yesterday and smarter too.  We are so glad that you are in our family. 

Here are four things that I love about you:

1. You are so darn cute
2. When I call to talk to Mommy you want to talk with me also and we have the best conversations
3. You can play t-ball and hit the ball clear over the neighbors fence
4. Most of all I love that you are ALL BOY and can give your Mommy lots of terrorizing. 

Yeap!! that is what I love about Hayden Tanner Curry the 4 year old boy.

Have a good birthday and have lots of fun with all your new toys you got.  Love you Big Boy.

Happy Birthday, Cody…

Today you are 15 years old.  I remember so well the day you were born and how your family was so excited to finally have you here.  You were a big baby and was ready to take the world for a spin as soon as you made your entrance.

You have grown into a very nice young man, with lots of dreams and hopes.  Your goals are set high and you have the ability to reach them.

We love you and are thankful that you are part of our family. 

Have a wonderful birthday and enjoy this next year to the best of your ability.

All Is Good…..

All is well and turned out better than we had even dared hope for.  Can’t wait for the final move to come and then our lives will be back to normal.

Thanks Heavenly Father for all the blessings you have bestowed upon us.  We have truly been blessed.

I am a happy camper!!!!!!

Cradle Me In Thy Arms…

I have been having a hard time the last few days and have even had days of uncontrollable tears.  Saturday night I cried hard from 8pm until Sunday morning at 2am.  I could not get control of my emotions and even praying would not help.  What sorrow my heart was going through and no one could console me.  My poor husband just had to sit back and let me be. I could not talk or even be in the room with anyone.  I was in horrid shape.

I got word that my father had been admitted to the hospital the night before.  The sad thing is Brook was the one that called to let me know she had read it on Facebook.  After some phone calls and locating him at the hospital, I was able to hear his weak voice and tell him I loved him.  If only I had known earlier his name could have been put into the temple and I could have spent hours on my knees praying for him.  Life is so fragile and we need all the help we can get.

Thank heavens Dad is getting stronger and I can talk with him several times each day. He is sounding like his old self and never stops being that cheerful funny man that I love so much.

My fear of loosing him nearly tore me apart and all I could think of was what a selfish person I have been.  I have put myself  before what really matters in life. For so many years my life has been governed by my employment and then my business.  Now that the business is gone, my plans were to spend time with family, getting better acquainted with them and renewing friendships.  Now that is even changing.

My desire to please everyone is really taking a toll upon my soul.  I hope that the Lord is hearing my pleas and will soon ease the burdens that are weighing me down.  Today is better than yesterday and yesterday was better than the day before and that means maybe tomorrow will be perfect.

My sorrows are going to get better and I know that my feelings are just seeming to escalate because of this move that is ahead of me.  I am having anxiety feelings of detaching myself from my treasures.  We have down sized so much and things that have been so dear to me are now gone, never to be touched by my hands again.  Leaving this house is more than I can bear and I keep wondering if the correct decision was made.  In my mind it is right, but in my heart it is not.

Please,  Heavenly Father, please help me be strong.  Let this nightmare come to an end.

Hayden’s Quilt…

Today I finished my Hayden  Boy’s quilt. It is a twin sized cause he is a big boy now.  I know that he will just love it.  I have been wanting to do the Little Fisher Boy quilt for several years.  I think I made one for my nephew, Paul, when he was a baby and now he is a surgeon and has three little ones of his own.

The fish is cut from a piece of fabric that had all kinds of fish on it and this just had to go on this quilt. The quilt is made from scraps that I had from the superhero capes that I make (I am through making black and blue quilts. This is my fourth one in 14 months).  This quilt is done entirely on the sewing machine, not hand quilting at all.

The back is some fabric that I purchased a couple of years ago and had Hayden in mine at the time of purchasing it. I love the little circles and the blue fabric.  I bound the quilt in black and really like the contrast.

Little Man, Grammy sure loves you and hope that you enjoy your quilt.

Mary Margaret Harvey Brown

MARY HARVEY BROWN Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend, Mary Margaret Harvey Brown, 75, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born on August 3, 1936 in Monticello, Utah, a daughter of Julius Napoleon and Louise Elvira Johnson Harvey. Mary married her sweetheart, Wayne LaMar Brown on June 11, 1958 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where she served faithfully in many callings and touched many lives. She served in the California LDS Mission and she and her husband, Wayne served in the Salt Lake Family History Mission. Mary loved quilting, crocheting, cooking, reading and being with her family. Surviving are her husband, Wayne; ten children, Vaughn Brown, Ronnie (Dan Meserve) Smith, Kevin Brown, Kyle (Missy) Brown, Darrin (Karla) Brown, Rulon (Jolene) Brown, Jolene (Brian) Griffin, Birdee Davis, Ryan (Trudy) Brown; Kara (Josh) Collings; 27 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren; nine brothers and sisters, Jay Harvey, Jacqueline Fuller, James Harvey, Bessie Howe, Verdell Call, Mel Harvey, Sharon Riley, Sandra Bacon, Lynne Robinson. Funeral services will held on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Monticello LDS 2nd Ward Chapel, Monticello, UT. A viewing will be held on Thursday, March 1, 2012 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Gillies Funeral Chapel, 634 East 200 South, Brigham City, Utah. A viewing will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2012 from 10:00 to 10:40 a.m. at the church prior to services. Interment was in the Mt. View Cemetery, Eastland, Utah.

Brea’s Quilt

Today I finished Brea’s quilt.  I chose Raggedy Ann done in lavender (wisteria) and beige colors to make this quilt. This completes the set for Brook as Kelson has Raggedy Andy and Nolan got Arthur the Dog when they were little.  She has been wanting her other quilt for a very long time (5 years) and now it is done.

This quilt is done on the machine except for the flower motif's surrounding Raggedy Ann.  I even did free motion quilting around Raggedy Ann and the detail inside the rest was done with the walking foot for the straight lines.  This is a twin size and not to sure my poor arms could handle a quilt any larger.

On the back I used a light beige that had a darker print then bound the quilt in the lavender (wisteria) with a decorative stitch to secure the binding.

I am pleased with the out come and anxious to get this to my sweet granddaughter.