Back To Work...Some Posies And A Purse

With such a busy summer so far, I did not have a chance to plant any flowers so Friday and Saturday I spent the beautiful sunshine days planting and enjoying my flower gardens around the house and barn.

After all that planting, I spent sometime upstairs in my studio and created this fun little purse. I found the pattern and handles in Columbus at the Quilt Show.

Back to work, today is livestock judging day and more judgings are coming up! It's 4-H time!
Blessings to you,
Jenna Louise

Sew Much Fun...

This week I have had sew much fun spending time at home. I finally have a clean house...it feels so good! I enjoyed my Quilting Arts Workshop Making Faces, purchased a new sweeper and DVD player and today I'm working on bookwork and hoping to spend time in my studio later. My dog Bruce has been sew happy to have me home. He is always a joy, always wagging his tail.

I also caught up with some of my internet sewing friends from across the globe:) Recently I participated in a doll swap on Stitchin' Fingers and I received the most beautiful doll from Anita Edmonds. Her name is Maia and she loves it here in Northwest Ohio.

Happy 4th of July! Thank you for stopping in!
Jenna Louise

Oh Happy Summer

To all by blogging friends I want to say ThAnK YoU for stopping in even when the postings have been slow! This summer continues to be full of celebrations:) I haven't been on the computer a lot because I have been at the sewing machine. After I finished Mom & Dad's portriat, I burned the midnight oil creating my nephew's fabric scrapbook wallhanging. It turned out to be sew much fun!

The fabrics are a collection of his favorite pastimes. Snowmobiling, football, fourwheelers and farming are featured. I also included colorful cow fabric from an outfit I made for him years ago when he was little. You will find many embellishments thoughout the quilt. I have included charms to match the fabrics, football ticket stubs, and patches of interest. The pictures you see have all been scanned and printed on fabrics. I even scanned a picture he drew for Uncle Rob featuring his pickup and loyal dog KC. Now you can see where I have been these past few weeks:) (To get a close view, be sure to click on the pictures).

4-H is also in primetime. As mentioned in a previous post, we traveled to camp two weeks ago with 210 campers , 45 counselors and 20+ adults. In the picture above the kids and counselors are enjoying a water carnival with a little paint mixed in:) So much fun and laughter. It really went well and was lots of fun. Now we are preparing for judgings and fair. If you would like to see what else I have been up to, visit our Wood County Ohio 4-H blog.

We have traveled to ballgames, graduation parties, anniversary parties, bridal showers, and a housewarming celebration. Above you can see your nephew Tyler enjoying the game. It has been a joyful summer so far, and in a few weeks just before fair, we have a very special wedding I have been looking forward two for over a year and a half. We will then wrap up the summer in September with yet another wedding for my nephew. More sewing is on the horizon, but I'm taking a break and spending sometime focusing on my home and garden. It's time to clean up:) I have a break from everything this week and it is exciting to be home. I have also discovered a new wonderful blog! At our June quilt guild meeting of the Blackswamp Quilters, Kelly Jackson shared with us her blog...I Have A Notion. Her postings are wonderful and inspiring. She has great tutorials and lots of great information you will just love! Be sure to check it out,
Thanks Kelly.

Happy Sunshine Summer To You.
Thank You For Your Friendship.
Jenna Louise

I'm still here:)

Hello blogging friends, sorry I've been MIA lately. Mom and Dad's Anniversary was wonderful. Such a happy day. They loved their fabric portrait:) We could not have asked for a better celebration. Thank you everyone for all your help:)

4-H Camp was also a wonderful success. 275 of us had a great week. Believe it or not we sewed with all the campers for our camp craft. They made T-Shirt bags and loved it. This year I was blessed once again to have my nieces and nephews with me. Jayme has been a counselor for four years already. This year was Tyler's last year as a camper. Brandon, Traci, and Maddi have a few more years yet. I always like to get our picture taken together.
I also was in Columbus for the National Quilt Show. My fabric portrait of Rob and JoAnn was accepted in the show. It was a lot of fun and a great feeling to see my work among some of the most beautiful quilts I have ever seen. Thanks for stopping in and following me. Sorry again I have been out of the loop. I will soon have my nephew's fabric portrait ready to post. His party is Saturday so time is running short. It is all ready to quilt and embellish. Lots of joyful tears were shed while gathering pictures to print on fabric.
Happy summer and many, many blessings to you!
Jenna Louise

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!

Okay I have been hiding a lot lately and now you know why:) This Saturday is Mom and Dad's 50th Wedding Anniversary and I finally completed their fabric portrait. I'm thrilled with the results. It's hard to tell from the picture, but I added beads to Mom's dress and veil, used a real necklace and earrings, and added buttons to Dad's shirt. It has been in the works for months and it is such a great feeling to see it complete.
Thanks to Marilyn Belford for her wonderful instruction!

50 years together, I'm so happy for Mom & Dad. What a wonderful blessing for our family. Happy Days to all. Take time to celebrate all the important things in your life!
Jenna Louise

Graduation, Confirmation, & A Little Stitching

This weekend was filled with memories, happy times and some stitching. Friday night I celebrated friendships with my 4-H Friends. We had a great time just being together and sharing some laughs. Saturday it was stitching time on the fabric portrait...I was hoping to post, but it has some finishing touches and it will be ready to quilt, I thrilled with the results so far. Today was a busy one. We had Confirmation for our God Daughter Catherine...

Then this afternoon we went to our nephew Jayme's graduation ceremony from Eastwood High School. We love our nieces and nephews and enjoy sharing happy times with them. It's hard to believe Jayme is going to be off to college at The Ohio State University this fall. His fabric scrapbook quilted wall hanging is my next project, I'm glad his party is a few weeks away:) Next in line is our nephew Tyler, he will be a Freshman this fall at Elmwood High School. Why do the years pass by so quickly?

After the graduation ceremony, we attended a party for one of my 4-H quilters. Her Mom had made her a beautiful Wall Hanging and a T-Shirt Quilt. I was thrilled when they showed me one of Stacy's graduation cakes...it was designed like her 4-H Quilt. She took a picture of her quilt to the bakery and they made the top look just like her Quilt. How cool is that? Stacy's quilting story is so very special to me. She discovered the importance of service to others through quilting from her experiences in our 4-H club. It makes my heart sing to know she has discovered such an important lesson. I'm so proud of her!

So much to celebrate, it's a wonderful time of year! Be sure to count your blessings and wish the class of 2009 the best. They are the future and from what I have seen today, I feel pretty good about what lies ahead.

Blessings,
Jenna Louise

It's Almost Summertime!

I can hardly believe that today is my last day of teaching 4-H In-School Enrichment. We will be making Ice Cream with 3rd graders. We study science, nutrition and agriculture during this yummy activity.

Summer also means my 4-H'er quilters are busy! Next week we meet to work on hand quilting and binding. The picture above is my friend Sarah who volunteers for our group. She is holding her masterpiece she put together last year. I love black and white, another quilt on the never ending list of things I gotta do:)
I hope you are excited for summer! It's just a great time of year. Sunshine, smiles and lots of Ice Cream. Next post will feature my newest fabric portrait quilt. I'm sew excited.
It's coming together nicely.
Happy Days!
Jenna Louise