Women's Conference with Our Annual Trip to Gardner Village...

I wanted to share these little ties that I made...It is time for fall Sunday outfits for the grand babies...I found the tutorial on Pinterest and I thought you might like it.  I fat quarter will make 3 ties  and here is your link...http://imsharingthewealth.blogspot.com/2011/09/little-boy-tie-tutorial.html

 This is our big group at the restaurant, Archibalds...we needed 2 tables...

 another shot of my table...

 A shot at the other table...

 Final shot at the other table...

 I love red...I love houndstooth...I loved this chair...

 Fabulous clock...love...

 Fell in love with this Star of India quilt at Pine Needles...

 Taking photos of the decorations at Gardner Village...Don't you love my shadow?

 Witches were out and ready to play ball...

 More autumn decorations...

Would you like a poisoned apple my dear???

Women's Conference Outing at Pine Needles...

 This is my family of sisters, my mom and nieces...every year we get together at conference time and  go to Gardner Village to have lunch, shop and then finally make our way to the Women's Conference which is always held on the last Saturday in September...

 This witch and her black cats is just adorable and would be so cute in my yard...must find someone who can cut this out of wood...

Cooper and Grandpa...for church today, I put him in the little duck vest that I knit for my oldest son over 20 years ago...he looked adorable, however he did not want his picture taken and was unhappy...isn't he cute???

Tradition and Inspiration...

 Every year, my mom and four sisters and daughters, daughters-in-law and cousins get together this time of year and go to Historic Gardner Village and Womens Conference...

 Gardner Village is always decked out with witches and Halloween this time of year...I love seeing how they accessorize the outside and gets you really in the spirit of fall and Halloween...

 Part of my family, extended and wonderful...

 Halloween decor...

 Some more witches...

 I have noticed tutorials on pillows like these all over the internet in the past few months...

 This year, particularly, there was so much texture...

 these floral felt pillows were everywhere...

 I loved this quilt for a little girl's bed...it combined so many fabric choices and the flowers added a touch of feminine...

 Being of British heritage...I fell in love with the crowns...

 This lovely flocked chair would look great with my red couches...

 Loved the tailored look of this pillow with the simple pleating...

 you could always have a toad nearby...

 I loved this simple argyle pattern...wouldn't this be great in a little boy's room.  It has clean lines and would be so fun to decorate around...

 Pine Needles--one of my most favorite quilt haunts...did not disappoint this visit...

 I used part of this fabric line to make my pirate quilt, but I thought this was a fun quilt for the fabric...

 Great pillowcase idea to memorialize missions, traveling or anything significant in your life...

 Last time I was in the store, I bought this snails trail pattern...gotta get it done...

 Halloween quilts and projects at every turn...

 My mom getting acquainted with one of the witches hanging out...

Found this little picture in an antique store at Gardner Village...reminds me of a quote from The Help, where Skeeter's mother tells her, "sometimes courage skips a generation..."  I think you have to have great courage in today's world...Hope you enjoyed how we spent our Saturday on my birthday...I sure did!!!

I'm the Queen...

Saturday, we had our annual trip as a family to Gardner Village and Women's Conference. Saw this pillow at the store "Just for Girls" and cracked up. Just so you all know--I'm the queen. Pantyhose do talk...

Of course we stopped at our favorite quilt store at Gardner Village, Pine Needles. Took some pictures of some adorable quilts...

I just love this quilt...they call it Pear-a-licious. It just looks so fresh and darling...

Got to see the Bit of Boo model of the quilt I am making from the BHG Shop Hop where they featured Pine Needles...

Love how they used Halloween fabrics on this, but you could just as easily use other holiday fabric for a great quilt...



This quilt is called "Tribute to Judie"
and was made from various fabrics that Judie Rothermel designed. It is a great pattern to use up small pieces of Civil War collections...

Funny pillow I saw while shopping at Gardner Village...





Lovely witch at Gardner Village. The whole area was decorated with Halloween and witches...

One of my sisters, Rose, by this cute pumpkin display. We had a lovely, festive time full of fun and giggles and then we were treated to a wonderful Women's Conference. What a wonderful fall treat!!!

Fun Day at Gardner Village...

Every year at this time, my family gets together with my mom, sisters and cousins. We meet at Gardner Village and have lunch....we then find our way over to Pine Needles for some lovely quilt shopping.

Isn't this a great Halloween quilt?

The applique on this quilt was so endearing. The paperdolls were just fun. My niece bought a few patterns from this quilt for my sister to work on for her.


This little quilt is so cute for Christmas...

Witches were everywhere...Love this season....

This adorable little girl is my niece. She just turned 4 and got to come with the big girls. My mom made her this adorable little apron and... knitted this gorgeous coat, which is fully lined and has a velvet collar. My mother had started this coat several years ago for other grandchildren, but just recently got it finished and it happened to fit this little sweetheart. My mom does the most beautiful job of knitting and finishing work!!

After a day filled of fun eating and shopping and enjoying each other's company, we were off to Women's Conference. What a great day!!