Lisa Ann Writes

ok- so taday I feel cranky? Why? well- I just do. That is all….I think everyone should have at least one planned cranky day, the rest of them can just come as a surprise. What to do to feel better? Hummmmmm- laundry is on the list to do today- BUT that is no fun. I will do it, but I will be cranky about it. So I have decided to play with my fabrics. I am working on an idea to share with a couple of friends- I will keep you posted about that. Well, I guess it is shower time. Time to wash the cranky away. Do they even make soap for that!

 This quilt was made from fabric that I bought on a trip to NC a few years ago. They are crazy colors and something that I would not normally use. In fact- it took me so long to use them because I thought I didn’t like them- BUT once I picked the pattern and got it all put together  it was like magic…. perfect together. For the back I went with a nice flannel. I wanted this to be a quilt that just lays around the living room adding color and inviting people to cover up with it. As you can tell from the picture I still have to finish the binding, had a small problem with my machine while I was putting it on so I will need to pick some threads and start that part over.

I know I know….. an update would be nice. I just get busy by the end of the day and before I know it days have gone by without a new word written. I think the subtitle of my blog should be “Lisa Ann Writes….. sometimes…” I have been keeping myself busy and it seems when I plan to sit down and blog life happens. Funny stuff too- stuff that I should put in my blog. Like last night, I went to dinner with my son. He is in his early twentys- he picked the place to eat. We went in and he knew all the waitresses in the place. “Hey what r u doing here!” each one asked in turn… with their big teeth smiles. Me… I was invisable to them. HELLO- there will be TWO for dinner tonight…. He knows everyone, but I think espically girls who can serve food is his favorite. The dinner conversation was very interesting and funny- of which I can share none- but it was fun to watch his face turn red as the paper football flew past my head to the people behind us. OUTOFBOUNDS! My big project has been working on my family history stuff again. I finally got to go to the Natational Archives near my house last week and was so frustrated by the people working around me- talking really loud and the helper was CHEWING GUM right in my ear- I really don’t like that- plus I have been doing this for sometime and don’t need such close attention. I just needed to use their computer which has ancestry.com for free on it- but I just got so frustrated I just came home and signed up for a free 14 day trial memebership. So yesterday I spent hours, at my pace, going through things I wanted to see. I started my family tree on line in hopes of having someone connect to it with more information than I have. It is really fun to put in a name a see a little leaf pop up- that means there might be a connection somewhere and you get to see that right away- rather than searching first. It is such a cool thing. And if you find there is a record you want to attach to that person it lets you do that. So now, for example, my sister can look at the family history find our dad and see him on the census when he was 2 years old. Such a cool tool. So that is how I have been spending my time. Between laundry and going for walks and enjoying my family I can go online for a few minutes and check out my family tree! All good stuffs! Oh ya, my son also told me I should sell my quilts. so if anyone is looking for a handmade quilt that will be done by the year 2015 let me know. LOL He has no idea how long they really take me! That would be fun for me though. I have already decided on the next one I do- I will actually take a picture of the one I am working on now  and add it to my blog for my fans….

So, here’s how it works: the first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive, at some point during the year a handmade gift from me. What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise! The catch is that you must participate as well. Before you leave your comment, write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going (or copy and paste like I did). Then come back, let me know you’re going to play and sit back and anticipate the arrival of your gift!