Manhattan Transfer - Java Jive (Brasil 1988 + 1970s blended)

The other night I went to The Performing Arts Center to see the Show-Me-Showboaters.  They are an all male barbershop group.  Every year they put on a show.  This year the show was "The Show Me Gang and the Unfair Maiden'"   The show was done in spaghetti western-style.   Very funny.  I never laughed so hard in my life.  One of the songs that they sang was the Java Jive.  I looked it up on youtube and this was as best as I could find.

Hungry ?

Had another sew day with mom. 
We finished up another apron and
worked on binding for my Patriotic Star.

The apron was made from an old pair of my sons jeans.
Here she is modeling the apron.

Since it was getting late mom asked me to stay for dinner.

Of course, I said OKAY! ! and you can try out our apron.

Here she making my dinner.

3 minutes on the timer ! !



While my dinner is cooking she makes her and her hubby's dinner.

 

Now by the time she gets their dinner ready

mine should be done and we are ready to eat.

Boy she didn't even get the apron dirty.

Dinner sure was good.

Aprons

Had a sew day with mom.

We are working on her orphan blocks.

Last time we worked on her Halloween Orphan Blocks .

This time we made 2 aprons with her
Red, White, and Blue Orphan Blocks.


Here is one of them.

The flags are the pockets.


Had a GREAT DAY of sewing.

Can't wait to have our next sew date ! ! !

Paper Piecing

The other night mom and I took a
paper piecing class. 
It was taught my Janet V.
We had made Christmas blocks during
the class.

We sure had fun that evening.

Now what do I with them ?


Table runner ?

Table Topper ?

Well .  .  .  .  .  .

I think I will set them aside
and decide later.

Oh Yes another chance !

I have been trying to win a GO!
But as you can see I am still
waitng for my numbers to
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SOOOOOO .  .  .  .  .

Here is another chance for my numbers
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I headed on over to BADLANDS QUILTS
and enter my comments ! !

Hoping I am the lucky one  ! !

A Gardner's Touch

I have been working a quilt using Chenille. 
I thought it was gonna be quick and easy.
Boy was I wrong.  I had trouble with the Chenille.
The Chenille stretched and moved,
I did a lot of ripping and re-sewing.

I think because this Chenille gave me so much
trouble I did not even want to work on the quilt.

After alot of sewing, ripping, and sewing, I took
the quilt over my moms to see if she had any ideas.

We finally decided that I should sew each layer of
the Chenille separately.  I used water soluble thread
to sew on the first layer of Wine Chenille.
Then I used regular thread to sew on the Rose Chenille.

This worked out better, but . . . . .
the second layer of Chenille still moved and stretched.

I am still deciding if I need to quilt the flowers
before washing the quilt.

I follow a few blogs (even though I don't always leave a comment)
I did see a posting on Chenille at Millie's Blog  Millie's Quilting .
Millie had trouble too.  She decided to use a Press N Seal Technique.
The Press N Seal was used to hold down the Chenille while she sewed.
I think I will try using the Press N Seal the next time I sew with Chenille.
(If there is a next time)

Oh My ! ! !

It's another chance to win a GO ! and three Dies.

Jane at Jane's Fabrics and Quilts is hosting
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Just 4 easy steps to enter.
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