tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65468004338731061012024-03-05T23:59:00.022-05:00GeemaSewsGeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-15654272997497103232020-03-31T14:00:00.000-04:002020-03-31T14:00:26.566-04:00Answered prayersI have friends who live in Maryland. They have been trying to have a baby for a number of years. Bless their hearts for their fortitude with failed IVF attempts. In answer to their prayers, they had a friend raise her hand and volunteer to be a surrogate.
In mid-January (before all the craziness of the Corona virus grounded us), we had a baby shower. We had noGeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-44939517792921059792020-01-19T14:55:00.000-05:002020-01-19T14:55:30.291-05:00Where does the MoJo go?When I last posted in 2016 (😖), I pledged to post more often. Well, life gets in the way. My Dad passed away. I miss him so much and have been somewhat depressed. We've had the normal clean-out his house and settling the estate. None of it has been easy.
My studio got into a mess and with the depression from missing my Dad, it's been hard to pull up the bootGeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-34323572045696070032016-07-31T13:28:00.002-04:002016-07-31T13:28:42.560-04:00SunnysideWow! It has been a long time since I've posted. It's not because I've been sitting on my thumbs. Almost all quilters have multiple projects in process at the same time. I think I've reached max. I have seven projects in boxes on which I am actively quilting. I keep saying I'm not going to start anything else until those are finished... and then something comes GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-13170194474768981232015-06-08T14:35:00.001-04:002015-06-08T14:35:47.474-04:00My First Mystery QuiltBonnie Hunter is a nationally-known quilter. Her website is quiltville.com. She does scrappy quilts. I have had the pleasure of taking a couple of classes from Bonnie and she's a wonderful teacher.
Each year, she publishes clues for a mystery quilt. The clue on what colors she used comes out in early November so you can go shopping for fabric. The first GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-75082690453891641832015-03-14T13:54:00.000-04:002015-03-14T13:56:17.371-04:00My LegaciesA legacy is something that comes from someone in the past, according to Webster. I certainly grew up with women in my past who had a love of sewing and they left that legacy to me.
This is a picture of my family. Left to right, my grandmother (Ethel), my grandfather (Freddie holding my older sister, Sarah), Aunt Ruth, Aunt Polly, and my Mom (Martha). All the women in this GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-72499836115182272232015-03-10T10:42:00.001-04:002015-03-10T10:42:33.073-04:00Lilah's QuiltThe "group" quilt has been finished for quite some time. It's lacking a label. If you recall from my last post, a group of friends collaborated to create a quilt for a lady at church who had a stroke. We showed it at Quilt Guild in February. It measured 74" square.
I love the Guild but our room is small and it is hard to get a good picture. It seems like all the GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-45167713374254963562015-01-09T11:56:00.001-05:002015-01-09T11:56:40.382-05:00Sewing with FriendsI have a quilt studio. I love it and many of my friends do as well. One of the ladies in my church had a stroke. A friend suggested to several other friends in our Sunday School class that we make the lady a quilt. So, we pulled a couple layer cakes from my stash and used the Disappearing Hourglass pattern from Missouri Quilt Company.
Disclaimer: When I GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-50370202354618893532014-12-12T10:58:00.000-05:002014-12-12T10:58:05.330-05:00Disappearing Four PatchI belong to the Georgia Friendship Guild. I love this group of ladies. We have a business meeting the first Wednesday of the month and a workshop on the third Wednesday of the month. I admire the ladies who have served in the Vice President slot as they are responsible for planning the programs and workshop. It is a challenge to find interesting topics on a limited budget.GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-54545602597024223022014-12-07T21:10:00.000-05:002014-12-07T21:10:03.682-05:00Kiwanis Charity QuiltMy husband, Joe, belongs to a local chapter of the Kiwanis International. His group is The Jonquil City Kiwanis Club. (Smyrna, GA is the called Jonquil City.) The motto of Kiwanis International is they are dedicated to improving the world, one child and one community at a time.
Joe's group works with our local schools to support the children. At the elementaryGeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-90063410579993807592014-12-02T09:45:00.002-05:002014-12-02T09:48:00.927-05:00Baby Quilts -- My Summer WorkIt seems that my circle of friends includes a lot of young people who are having babies. My niece and nephew are at the top of the list. They welcomed their young son, Silas Alexander, last summer. My niece's only request was for a colorful quilt.
This pattern is called Sunburst from Pat Wys' book Spotlight on Neutrals. Pat's book, of course, uses neutral GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-10743522633554864542014-07-29T17:28:00.000-04:002014-07-29T17:28:25.122-04:00Row By RowThere's a shop hop type event going on called Row by Row Experience. If you want to read about it, check out the website www.rowbyrowexperience.com. I have been shop hopping around Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.
One of the "features" of the Row by Row shop hop is the ability to collect fabric licenses plates which resemble the state's GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-13218970549378067522014-06-03T09:06:00.002-04:002014-06-03T09:06:25.994-04:00Congratulations JessieMy neighbor's niece graduated from Kennesaw Mountain High School this year. The neighbor asked if I would make her a quilt from her t-shirts. I'm not crazy about t-shirt quilts because they seem to lack the creativity that makes quilting such a passion of mine. However, her shirts were so diverse and gave me a lot to work with.
She had a combination of school GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-12022574524311467822014-05-17T10:02:00.000-04:002015-06-08T14:37:57.186-04:00Charity QuiltsI belong to a couple quilt guilds. Quilters are passionate contributors to charitable causes. I have to admit that I have been slack in this area. I seem to have so many projects coming at me that I cannot even finish my UFOs... let alone make the charity quilts that I should.
However, my son asked me to make a quilt to benefit his step-nephew who has Autism. GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-41456402944473798652014-03-18T17:18:00.003-04:002014-03-18T17:18:48.052-04:00Colon Health Awareness MonthAt the end of 2013, Joe went for his routine physical. During the conversation with his primary care physician, the topic of Joe's last colonoscopy came up. It had been 10 years which is the interval to have another.
The first week of January, Joe did the dreaded prep and went for the colonoscopy. A normal colonoscopy take 30 minutes. After sitting in the GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-82674973918015883462014-02-24T09:12:00.001-05:002014-02-24T09:15:56.986-05:00My Dad<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-6799776573858195032014-01-29T16:28:00.003-05:002014-01-29T16:28:59.596-05:00Southern SnowIt started snowing here about 10:00 yesterday morning. It started as a light snow and increased in size and intensity. About Noon, I considered going out to the studio to work on my quilt from last weekend's retreat. Out the back door, this is what I saw...
Nope... looks cold... and it was. Decided to stay in. The snow stopped about 5:00, so I went out and swept aGeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-62507442398743286442014-01-22T15:51:00.002-05:002014-01-22T15:51:46.528-05:00Red & White Magic -- End of StorySo, I finished the red and white quilt and I can tell the end of the story. I worked at The Coca-Cola Company for 31 years. After my retirement party in May of 2011, I walked to my car with a co-worker, Theresa Senter. Theresa asked me if I would make her a red and white quilt.
In early January, I got an invitation to Theresa's retirement celebration. Theresa GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-28699673367825679062014-01-17T20:58:00.000-05:002014-01-17T20:58:07.461-05:00Red & White Magic ContinuesI went shopping last week for red and white fabric to complement the border of the quilt squares I posted a week ago Monday. Of course, I look for the small red and white prints because that is what appeals to me. My friend, Jackie, at Stitch 'n Quilts in Mableton, GA pulled out a red and white retro print that I never would have picked.
I was thinking nine patch. GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-39352083891964243072014-01-06T20:45:00.003-05:002014-01-06T20:45:46.104-05:00Design Wall Monday -- January 6This is what's on the design wall for today...
I just love red and white quilts. This is going to be a gift... if I get it finished in time.
Wouldn't it be nice to have something on the design wall every Monday...
GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-72106372939992234872013-12-26T09:49:00.000-05:002013-12-26T09:49:06.850-05:00Merry ChristmasA couple months ago, I got a text from by husband's daughter with a picture of a quilt attached and a comment... "Mackenzie (granddaughter) wondered if Geema could make her a quilt like this." As my husband says, granddaughter's want... granddaughter's get.
Of course, it was a Christmas Eve finish. (Don't we all work better under pressure?)
A black and white GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-70784942663845073892013-09-09T19:44:00.000-04:002013-09-09T19:46:48.420-04:00My Studio (aka The Woman Cave)Someone asked if I had pictures of My Studio, so I went to my blog to link to them. Duh! I never posted them... all I could find was a posting that said pictures to come. So, here they are...
This is the outside. I have since added a barn quilt to the left side of the front door. I've also added a dogwood tree, some azaleas, and some hostas to the landscaping.  GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-52997281284640188062013-08-10T23:44:00.001-04:002013-08-10T23:44:31.944-04:00Sew Sisters RetreatFrom time to time, I disappear from home for a few days to go on a quilt retreat. The men folks in my life don't understand why a bunch of women would want to spend three days sewing until they are dead tired. The idea is to create something new. Sometimes, we learn a new skill or technique. Other times, we may make a mystery quilt which means we have no idea what it's GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-17463881260250644052013-06-30T15:54:00.000-04:002013-06-30T15:54:24.025-04:00Baby QuiltsI love making baby quilts. I love the celebration of a new life and the expectation that a little one will cuddle in my quilt for years to come. My friends, Shane and Natalie, are expecting their first baby. My quilt guild had a workshop in April to make a heart log cabin quilt. When I saw it, I knew it was just the ticket for this new little one...
I picked colorful GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-17515805256262914072013-05-20T09:07:00.000-04:002013-05-20T09:07:20.456-04:00Finished! (on time)My husband fusses at me for taking on projects with a deadline because I usually end up staying up all night to finish the project before the deadline. Ok... so I work better under pressure.
In working on Beth's quilt, I knew the deadline was Mother's Day. I did a much better job of planning this one out and had it completed by the Thursday prior. Here's the big reveal...GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546800433873106101.post-88887946699157871132013-04-22T09:08:00.000-04:002013-04-22T09:08:21.241-04:00Which one of these...When my granddaughter was growing up, I would buy workbooks that had four pictures and you had to pick out which one of these is not like the other. I can look at a block and it looks perfect. Take a picture of it and it's like playing which one of these is not like the other.
Enter my latest example...
Do you see it? I was auditioning borders and took a picture with GeeMahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355228171956132666noreply@blogger.com0