Quilter's Connection

I just got some good news that a blogger friend of mine and former swap partner Krista from Poppyprint was just published in Canada's first ever quilt magazine, Quilter's Connection.  Congrats Krista!  Read about it on her blog.  Click here to subscribe for Quilter's Connection.

Happy Mother's Day!

Fridays Events

Friday I woke up to my husband saying he was in pain, he had been awake since 5:00 in the morning. Turns out he had appendicitis and ended up having surgery that evening. He did not have surgery at our local hospital but at one an hour away. While there I decided to check out a quilt store Sugar Shack Quilting Co. Ltd. I had heard so much about but have never been able to go to. I ended up coming home with some goodies. :0) I got more DMC Pearl Cotton Size 5 and some great ribbon. Aren't the colors just Fab! As I was checking out I noticed this wonderful cross-stitch pattern by Mirabilia called La Nouveau Sampler. I have no idea when I will start this, but when I do you will be the first to know. I have never done anything like this before but as always I never start anything new the easy way. I just jump in with both feet and hope it turns out perfect! LOL!

My little nest of goodies!

La Nouveau Sampler by Mirabilia

P.S. My husband is doing fine! :0)  Got carried away with my goodies. LOL!

Happy Easter!

Just A Little, Puppy, Swapping, Crafty & Quilting Chatter

O.K. I know it's been a while since I have posted. Sorry :-( I have a little catching up to do on some things I was wanting to post about a whiiiiiiiiiiiiiile back.

First: A little puppy, that's not so little anymore. We adopted a black lab cross puppy on January 17th. He was born November 11, 2008. He was one of 6 puppies born under a trailer. The mother and the puppies were rescued by a local animal shelter that fosters animals out until they are adopted. He is a wonderful puppy and smart. At 2 months when we got him he was already almost to heavy for my children to pick up. Now, you can forget it. LOL! I would say at 4 months old he has doubled in size. The picture shown was taken the day we got him, I need to take some new pictures.



Second: I want to show you a wonderful little felt Matryoshka doll that I got from Suzie. She did such a nice job. Unfortunately I did not think to take any pictures of the ones I sent my swap partner. Oh well!

Third: A dollhouse Valentine quilt wall hanging that holds mini Valentine cards. The wall hanging is about 2" x 3" and is the smallest quilt I have ever made. I made it for Susan who made the little puppets for Club Little House that I posted about in January. I also sent a little Valentine picture to hang on the wall. Susan sent me a very cute little pink beaded heart wreath and tiny bear made with pink pipe cleaners. How creative is she! Sorry no picture yet, I can't seem to get a good one. When I do I will add it to this post. We are in the middle of doing an Easter doll house swap right now. I will show you pictures of those when I get them. :-)

Fourth: I am participating in two quilt swaps right now, Doll Quilt Swap 6 and Quilt In A Bag on Flickr. I will be showing you some sneak peaks of the doll quilt I will be making. I have not started it yet because I am trying to finish the one for the Quilt In A Bag Swap. I am really enjoying the Quilt In A Bag Swap. My swap partner sent me a set of 5" charms and I sent her a set of 5" charms. I am supposed to use all the charms in the quilt and provide any other fabrics needed to complete the quilt then send back a finished quilt that is no bigger than 24". This is my first time doing a swap like this and I am really enjoying it. It is meant to challenge you by working with fabrics that someone else as sent you. I will post some sneak peaks of it soon so check back.

Fifth but certainly not least. Look at the great quilts that Amy made for me for a triptych swap. I am still shocked! She did such a wonderful job. I will show you the quilts I sent her this weekend. I don't want to post them before she gets them or it may not be a surprise. She also included a bag (that she made) with sweets and a great little quilting gadget. :-)

I am Back!

I am back from holidays! We had a wonderful time in Florida over Christmas and New Years. I was hoping to have some pictures to show you but my battery exhausted in the middle of trying to load them on my computer. I will post some pictures of my trip another day and tell you about my adventures. In the mean time thought I would show you what it looks like around my place. A far cry from nice sunny Florida. This is the view from my living room window. Isn't it great! It's one of the features that sold us on the house. LOL! We got about a foot and half of snow yesterday. This picture was taken before the big dump. I think going to Florida spoiled me. I long for warm weather right now. I am sure I will like the snow again but for today give me sunshine! :-)

I hope everyone has a Blessed Christmas. Let us not forget amongst all the hustle and the bustle, the presents and the yummy food, the lights and the laughter, the true meaning of Christmas.

"For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour which is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:11

This will be my last post until January. We are flying out tomorrow to spend Christmas and New Years in Florida. It will be different not to have snow on Christmas day. With all the freezing temperatures we have been having I have to say Florida is a welcome change. When I get back I will post about my trip. Here is an early "Happy New Year!" to you since I will not be around to tell you.


God Bless,
Lisa

Back Online & Doing Fine!

I am back online and settling in nicely in our new home. My sewing room is not completely together, but my sewing machine and cutting board are on the table ready to be used again. :-) Hopefully I will be able to show you a picture of the doll quilt I am working on for DQS5 by this weekend. Look what I got in the mail just before the move. Isn't that a cute little picture? I purchased it from Du Buh Du Designs to help out with the Nielson's Recovery Fund. If you want to purchase one go here. One of these days I am going to buy one of Christine's dolls. They are so lovely! She has ornaments in the works right now. I think I will shoot for one of those next. :-) Talk to you all later.

ActNow B.C. Walk Challenge Weeks 11, 12 & 13

Here are the stats for Team T.A.L.C. (4 members) Weeks 11, 12 & 13 Jan. 27 - Feb. 16
NOTE: Steps are not total steps in a day but actual exercise steps.

Week 11
Total Team Steps: 115,214
Total Team KM: 89
Tanya: 64,981 Most steps! Great Job!
Anita: 35,320
Lisa (me): 7,740
Clair: 7,173

Week 12
Total Team Steps: 86,970
Total Team KM: 67
Tanya: 42,705 Most steps! Great Job!
Anita: 25,503
Lisa (me): 9,297
Clair: 9,465

Week 13
Total Team Steps: 110,571
Total Team KM: 85
Tanya: 62,959 Most steps! 4th time in a row! Great Job!
Anita: 30,335
Lisa (me): 7,549
Clair: 9,728

Some of you may have noticed that our team steps have increased by a huge amount. The reason is because some of our members have been skiing and snow shoeing. I have been really wanting to try down hill skiing but because I have a bad knee I have avoided it. I am considering wearing a knee brace and trying it out, possibly tonight. We have night skiing here and Mondays are not to crowded, so if I'm going to make a fool of myself I would rather not have a big audience. LOL! Will let you know if I try it out.

Happy walking everyone! :-)

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ActNow B.C. Walk Challenge Weeks 9 & 10

Here are the stats for Team T.A.L.C. (4 members) Weeks 9 & 10 Jan 13 - Jan. 26
NOTE: Steps are not total steps in a day but actual exercise steps.

Week 9
Total Team Steps: 56,917
Total Team KM: 41

Tanya: 14,140
Anita: 34,390 Most steps! Great Job!
Lisa (me): 5,345
Clair: 3,042

Week 10
Total Team Steps: 37,233
Total Team KM: 26

Tanya: 13,981 Most steps! Great Job!
Anita: 10,098
Lisa (me): 6,901
Clair: 6,253

Happy walking everyone! :-)

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ActNow B.C. Walk Challenge Weeks 4,5,6,7, & 8

Here are the stats for Team T.A.L.C. (4 members) Weeks 4-8 Dec. 9 - Jan. 12
NOTE: Steps are not total steps in a day but actual exercise steps.

Week 4
Total Team Steps: 51,225
Total Team KM: 36
Team Average: 12,806
Most steps: Clair! Way to go with 22,213 exercise steps! Great Job!
My Steps: 10,589

Week 5
Total Team Steps: 37,368
Total Team KM: 27
Team Average: 9,342
Most steps: ME! Yeah! I had 15,002 steps. (pat on the back) :-)

Week 6
Total Team Steps: 25,266
Total Team KM: 17
Team Average: 6,317
Most steps: Anita! Way to go with 9,762 exercise steps! Great Job!
My Steps: 7,496

Week 7
Total Team Steps: 49,885
Total Team KM: 33
Team Average: 12,471
Most steps: Tanya! Way to go with 28,858 exercise steps! Great Job!
My Steps: 3,969

Week 8
Total Team Steps: 79,788
Total Team KM: 58
Team Average: 19,947
Most steps: Anita! Way to go with 38,420 exercise steps! Great Job!
My Steps: 12,117

Happy walking everyone! :-)

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ActNow B.C. Walk Challenge Week 3

Here are the stats for Team T.A.L.C. (5 members) Week 3 Dec. 2 - Dec. 08.
NOTE: Steps are not total steps in a day but actual exercise steps.

Total Team Steps: 77,428
Total Team KM: 53
Team Average: 15,485
Most steps: Anita! Way to go with 19,076 exercise steps! Great Job!
My Steps: 10,564

Happy walking everyone! :-)

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ActNow B.C. Activity Challenge Week 2

Sorry I am so late posting the results for weeks 2. I was waiting on a team members totals.

Here are the stats for Team T.A.L.C. (5 members) Week 2 Nov. 25- Dec. 01.
NOTE: Steps are not total steps in a day but actual exercise steps.

Total Team Steps: 89,770
Total Team KM: 65
Team Average: 17,954
Most steps: Tanya! Way to go with 38,931 exercise steps! Great Job!
My Steps: 5063 I know, I did so bad this week! But I did better in week 3 which I will post as soon as I get 2 more team members totals.

Happy walking everyone! :-)

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ActNow BC Activity Challenge Week 1

Here are the stats for Team T.A.L.C. (5 members) Week 1 Nov. 18-24
NOTE: Steps are not total steps in a day but actual exercise steps.

Total Team Steps: 80,997
Total Team KM: 62
Team Average: 16,199
Most steps: Claire! Way to go with 31,589 exercise steps!
My Steps: 6019 O.K. so she blew me out of the water! I'll get you next time Claire! LOL

The BC ActNow Challenge counts all steps in a day, but the person that is heading it up in my community has changed it to actual exercise steps. It's a real pain because I have to remember to put the pedometer on all the time when I go for a walk or do other exercises. Oh well!

The following is some info that I thought you might be interested in. It was taken from the ActNow BC website.

There are lots of great, easy ways to be active that don’t involve classes or special equipment. Walking, shopping, gardening, housework… these are just a few examples of how you can build healthy activities into your daily routine.

10,000 Steps
Most people walk 4,000 - 6,000 steps in an average workday. Boosting that to 10,000 steps a day (about 8 kilometres) can promote better health – but it might be too much for some of us.
For example, healthy older adults are advised to walk about 6,000 - 8,500 steps per day, while people with disabilities and chronic diseases might be more comfortable walking 3,500 - 5,000 steps per day. For a more frail, elderly or chronically ill adult, the number of recommended steps depends on how they feel. These are only guidelines: every step counts!

To make it easier to count your steps, use a pedometer. Pedometers are small, easy-to-use devices that clip to your waistband and count the number of steps you take. They are great motivational tools that help you track your progress.

Add more steps to your day
For short trips, leave the car at home and walk instead.
Mow the lawn.
Work in the garden.
Park farther away rather than looking for the closest spot.
Walk some or all of the way to work.
Walk the kids to school.
Get off the bus a stop early and walk the rest of the way.
Take the stairs instead of the elevator.
Go for a walking lunch break with your co-workers.
Use the 'green gym' – parks and green spaces where you live.
Walk the dog instead of letting it out in the back yard.
Put away the remote controls and get up to change the TV or radio channel.

So I guess my 6019 exercise steps plus all the steps I do in a average day of cleaning the house etc... might bring me close to the 10,000 mark. I should put my pedometer on all day and see if it does. :-) Hope this info helps and gets you motivated to start counting your steps in a day. Happy Walking!!! :-)

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ActNow BC Activity Challenge

Our community has joined the ActNow BC Activity Challenge. There is an individual and group category. I though it would be fun to be in a group and asked my friend Anita if she wanted to join me and she said yes. We asked a couple of our other friends and formed Team T.A.L.C consisting of five friends, Tanya, Anita, Lisa (Me the leader), Lori and Clair. We have completed our first week and are off to the races on our second week. All the team names and progress will be put in the paper once a month. I will keep you posted on how we rank every month against other teams and how we did for the week. The challenge goes to April 2008. I am waiting for one more member to give me her steps then I will post our team averages in steps and KM for this past week. What I am hoping to get out of this challenge is to shed some extra lbs. and become a healthier person. Wining would be good too! Really good! LOL. Wish me luck! :-)