Mom's Bucket List Party!

Coming to the end of Mom's Birthday Celebration
 with one last Big Night Out.

With 20,000 of her closet friends!



A little background:
My mom enjoyed hearing Bruce Springsteen's music when my brother and I were
 growing up and always wanted to see him.
Well maybe it was hearing us go on and on about him after a concert.
It became kinda like a Bucket List thing for her.
So guess what we did!

WE WENT TO SEE HIM !

Are your speakers on?

We went Wednesday night and our older son, Erica (his girlfriend) and their friends went on Thursday night.

 This is at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Can you smell all the charcoal grills going and
hear Bruce playing everywhere!
I guess you can since I have it playing here!

We have been to several of his concerts.
The last time he was in town Clarence Clemens was still playing.

What A Icon!

 The seats were good, but was happy
 for the big screens.
Vision not as good as in teen, 20's, 30's or 40's.

Mom looked like she was in Shock!
In her words "It was a once in a lifetime experience"

Bruce Groupies are starting to age and go bald.

 Including us! When did this all happen?

Jim had always said we would take each of our children to see at least one of his concerts.

So my mom and our youngest son (wish we had more children) got to experience this incredible night!

Notice Jim is wearing a hat!

Just saying!

My mother has been able to check allot off
 her bucket list.

And I am so glad we were able to do this together!

The E Street Band has such a unique sound and

when all the old songs started I got all choked up.

(OK-OK I cried !)

 Hard to believe Bruce is now 62!

At the last concert he had a big poster with
him on the front cover.

He said

"You know You Have Made It,
When You Are On The Cover Of AARP"

Most concerts (including this one) cameras are not allowed.

But my mother thought who would stop her!!!

And they didn't!

So without her, we wouldn't have photos.

Problem is I have no pictures of her inside the concert! 

I was busy watching, singing, screaming and crying.

So after you have listened to the songs here.

You can click here on 41 Shots to hear another great song of his. I never heard it before this concert but loved it.

Till We Quilt Again,

A Viking For A Second Time!

You could be a viking if you live in Minnesota.

I don't.

You could own a viking if you have a Husgurvarna sewing machine.

I use to.

You can be a viking if your family is from Sweden.

Mine is.

And surely you are Viking if you take a cooking class from

The Viking Cooking School in Atlantic City, NJ.

We Just Did!

This past fall my mother and a friend toured France's countryside and Paris. Needless to say they got to enjoy everything in France along with their amazing food. So this year for her Birthday we went to Harrah's Viking Cooking School in Atlantic City, to take a Parisian Patisserie cooking class. Also two of mom's dear friends came to join in on the fun (Sue was the one who was in France with mom).
Since mom is from Sweden and attended the Viking Cooking School.
She has been Crowned Vikinghood twice.


Sit back, turn up the speakers and enlarge the screen.
Click on Play.

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Mom's last part of her gift came Wednesday.                          I will post that in a few days.                          I will give you a hint.                              It involved 20,000 people!                                                       Till We Quilt Again,                 Helen

DIY Yarn Holder

You know how the story goes!

Thought as a quilter that I COULD NOT get involved
 with another hobby.
As I spent more and more time with friends who
 QUILT and KNIT
it all started to break and wear me down! 
(feeling sorry for me yet?)
And Really--How much of a supply do you need to knit?

Well I Crashed, Caved and Burned!

I am collecting:
 Yarn, Needles, Patterns, Markers Etc., Etc., Etc.,
Spending time looking at patterns wondering if I will
 ever be able to make these beautiful things.

And now that I have made more scarfs than
amount of days in a year.
And attempting to make my first sweater.
I go and make my mother and I 
Yarn Holders!

Started with empty oatmeal and coffee containers.

1 scrap booking zebra print paper.

1 piece of black stock paper.

My mom's and my initial in diamond bling. 

I put our initials on the cans since we are often together

and so we would not get them confused.

I liked the zebra duck tape, it matched the

zebra rotary cutters that my nieces gave

us before our retreat.

Added grommets to the lids so the yarn

would slide easily.

Used the template from the grommet package

 to mark....

and cut lids.

Attaching grommet.

Traced, cut and slide zebra paper under

 the oatmeal box plastic lid.

Turned lid over to trace and......

cut for grommet.

Grommet attached.

Wrap duck tape around coffee can

and oatmeal container.

And Wah--Lah!

So I have given up the fight!

And thrown in the White Flag!

I think I might be loosing my mind-

-but I am really have a great time doing it!

Till We Quilt Again (Or Knit),

Helen

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Irish For The Day!

Nobody said I had to be Irish!
St. Patricks Day is only a few days away. 

So I wanted to share a few projects with you.

This is a Shamrock Table Runner.

It is made the same way as the Fall Leaves--you can click HERE for a tutorial I had made earlier.

Last night was our guild meeting and I made Irish Bark.
 It was a big hit. Even though I don't use a recipe you can get one by clicking HERE. I didn't use anything with mint
 because I know of several who do not care for it. 
I use whatever I have in my pantry. Nuts, raisins, marshmallows candy and pretzels.
 It is a great way to remove extra calories from your house.

This it what I used for the Shamrock template.
 I either picked it up at the Dollar Store or Walmart.
It is a plastic  placement.

This dress I got at a second hand store with the hopes of recycling it. It is rayon batik and has a Celtic design that I liked. However I was not sure what
I was going to do with it.

A closeup of the Celtic design.

My mother suggested that I line it.

I am glad I did, the rayon was so.. light weight and

droopy that the lining gave it shape.

Click HERE for the link to the vest pattern.

Laying out the pattern to get the best use of the Celtic design. It was a easy project to do.

And the Vest!

I hope to find more fun things to recycle!

While in Sanibel, Florida we visited the islands knitting
store where I got this yarn for this scarf.
I like making small things on the beach.

Isn't this a Fiber Freak's Fantasy!

Last Night at our guild meeting. It was Quilto Night!

Yesterday it was SO.. BEAUTIFUL on the coast of New Jersey. My mom, son and I went to the beach. Normally we would have to protect ourselves from the wind and sand amongst the sand dunes,
but yesterday we were down near the water.
It was perfect!

We really should have put on SPF.

I went to the guild meeting glowing!

Who would have thought March 14th and Sunscreen
 would go together.

And of course I had to bring a project with me.

I am knitting a Infinity Scarf for my niece.

It is in the colors of the college she will be

attending  come the fall.

Enjoy the beautiful weather!
Calling for 75 degrees this and next week.
So what day and time shall I meet you on the beach?


Till We Quilt Again,
Helen

Start Your Engines

2012

Jelly Roll Races

Create your own picture slideshow I learned my lesson: When posting blogs--watch the buttons you press.  This is the 2nd post. And somehow I lost the photo of Doreen with her quilt. What fun we had! I highly suggest doing this with a group of quilters. A Stress Free Day! And Lots of Laughs. The Speed Racers won a gift card to race  out to buy more fabric. First Place- Doreen  (To the left) Second Place-Sharon Third Place-Diane Click Here to get directions and see a video on how to do this fun project! Till We Quilt Again, Helen