That is so pretty. I would like to make some of these for Christmas, and add some goodies to it.

Countrymaid, I also lose weight better in the fall. I use to do ok in the summer, but since I stay so dry all the time with Sjogrens', I always want ice cream. I never in the past, before this became active, was much of an ice cream eater.

Thanks Irishrose. Right now its a thread catcher beside my living room chair, don't rightly know yet where it wants to call home.

junebillie, it was pretty easy to do. This is where I found it.
http://uggabearcottage.blogspot.com/...-tutorial.html

So sorry ladies, I have to withdraw. I was going to get my fq posted today (late I realize), when my dh was injured at work. Surgery is scheduled for tomorrow.

I am a stress eater and my IBS flares up when I am stressed.

I will not be able to make a meaningful contribution to this thread or my own weigh loss journey this month.

I did however hear that Batiks will be up for grabs in a month or so, and I just saw a trunk show of Cantik Batiks. Just loved them. Absolutely wonderful for landscape quilts.

So sorry to hear of your husband's accident. Hope the surgery is successful and he has a speedy recovery.

I went to the gym last night and worked out with weights for the first time in months. I'm a little sore, but not too bad. My shoulder hurts, I guess I should ice it for a few minutes. ? I should probably do the weights and then yoga, so I'm stretched out!:)

Good Morning ladies..... hope you all have had a good week. My week has been up and down. My weight is finally heading in the right direction. I am excited about that. Have a busy weekend ahead of me, just have to make sure that i remember to eat the right things and not just grab something just to eat.

Have several projects to work on this weekend and some other stuff to do that I don't want to do. Plus I have to....need to plan meals for the week, good thing it will be a short work week. Then next weekend have a conference to go to.

tothill.........sorry to hear about your hubby, still check in with us you can get all the encouragement to help you not be that stress eater.

Good morning everyone. Today starts my 'stress' time. I am a member of our county fair board and today starts all the pre-activity before fair opens on Thursday. I'll be working with the take ins and judging from this morning through Wednesday afternoon. They cook for us, so I'll have to watch what I eat (usually don't eat a heavy meal in the middle of the day, saving that for about 5:30 each day) Cause, of course, if I eat that early, I still have to cook for hubby when I get home. Really need to watch.
My personal Satisfying Saturday while I am working will stay in my mind's eye -- I am going to keep my scales with me (right up front in my mind) and hanging on to the numbers. If I want the scale to show a 3 pound loss, that's the number I'll keep in my mind, but more than likely it'll be just a 1 pound LOSS number. During the judging of all those cakes and pies, we are always trying them out with the judges - but this year, it's a big NO-NO for me! I'll hope there will be lots of chocolate - I really am not much for chocolate cakes or cookies - but the other flavors, ho boy! Eat healthy everyone and keep hydrated (oh, I'll have to remember to take water with me...):thumbup:

Tothill. So sorry to hear about your DH. My prayers are with you for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery.
My Dh just came home with 1 1/2 dozen donuts. I don't really like them but I ate one so far. Hopefully the boys will get up soon and finish them before I start picking on them again. One isn't too bad but more could be a disaster. I have a house full of guests again and I love to cook so i will have to be careful of what we have. I have a busy weekend this weekend. I hope to squeeze in some exercise somewhere. My DS who is here from JApan leaves on Tuesday hopefully things will calm down a little bit around here then. It seems like things have been really hectic here for months. I leave for Myrtle Beach with my 2 SIL on Saturday. Hopefully we can relax. I am going to teach them and 2 neighbor ladies how to make a professional tote while we are there. Other than that we don't have any plans. Should be fun.
Eat healthy, drink lots of water. Have fun!
Pat

Hi All!!
I got my two FQ's in the mail yesterday to cover August and September.
My poor Bernina has been in the shop since the 14th of June. They had it 5 weeks without letting me know what it needed to fix it. Now the part is on back order. I was not a happy camper. The intention was that it would have been fixed and ready for me to pick up when I got back in town after being gone 5 weeks.
I pulled out my old Pfaff and have whipped up 5 quilt tops. One is for a friend that gave her timeshare points for a get together, another is a "Challenge" quilt from my quilting group and 3 are from packets of 7 FQ's that I found at Tuesday Morning for only $2.99. I'm going to donate those to my guild for children who need a hug.
I put on several pounds from my being on the road for so long. So far, I have not really taken much off. It's depressing. I do need to work harder at this!
Hope you all have a blessed weekend!!!