2 baby tips

I sewed up a few bandana style baby bibs last month for the grandson baby.  He is quite a prolific drooler so I looked through my fabric and cut out a bunch more last night. 

This new batch has flannel on either both or 1 side for absorbency.  

I prefer to use buttons to close bibs and the assorted buttons are all from my button jar.  

Bandana bibs sew up quickly and don't use much fabric.

There are multiple free bandana bib patterns and tutorials online.  

Tip 1 is make some bibs for the babies in your life or for shower gifts.  

We were  indoors on that day  but this 20 pounder was spending a lot of time in the stroller.  He was a little sick with teething and a cold, so he didn't  want to sleep in the swing.  He is just so big that my arms get tired if I carry him as much he would like, so when we need to move from room to room, this little umbrella stroller is perfect.  

Babies want to be close to their caregivers so even on his happy days, if I am doing laundry or straightening up our home, I roll whichever baby is here around the house in a little stroller.  

The baby likes it and my back really likes it!  

Jackson modeling a bandana bib- 

I looked through my fabric stash and cut out a stack of bandana bibs for granddaughter Charlie.  I'll get them sewed up so I can give them to her Thanksgiving. 

Silly Elizabeth in a green apron with a tutu on her head, 

Can you guess what she is?  

A flower of course!

Quilt Show at my parents retirement center

Yesterday was a quilt show with family quilts that belong to residents and quilts made by residents. It was fun to see so many quilts in one place. 

My mom with some of her quilts 

It's hard to see in this photo but on the right is a table holding 3 Husqavarna machines.  The daughter of a resident owns a sewing shop and she demonstrated some state of the art machines.  

I helped make this quilt many years ago- the animals are appliqued and then I added embroidery.  We made 5 of these baby quilts and they were a joint project of my mom, grandmother and me. 

On the quilt rack, 3 of Mom's quilts.  On the lower right is a gold cross stitch quilt she made.  

Bottom- Christmas quilt by Mom

Top- a crazy quilt belonging to another resident and Mom's crazy quilt made from neckties

A signature quilt 

This old quilt is red and greens but it looks pink in the photo

This old and very scrappy crazy quilt appealed to me

2 beautiful embroidered quilts 

2 different ways to make T Shirt quilts 

My dad and JJ visiting with Randi, the activity director.  She always finds a piece of candy for JJ and he calls her "my friend Randi" 

This is a sweatshirt jacket, the patches are raw edge appliqué 

I visited with the maker - turns out her son in law is my son in law's barber.  

Our town has a population of about 50000 with 20000 more college students.  It has a small town feel to it, and we all seem to know each other or know each other's family.  

A beautiful signature quilt, I especially like the embroidery in the center

Quilts Quilts and Quilts!  If you made it to the end of this post, you have the patience of a quilt maker 

Monday to do list

I'd love to sit and surf but I really must keep busy!  

CVS this week

CVS this week

I go through the ad and clip out each deal I want to do.  Then I glue them to a sheet of paper.  When I shop, I can just look at my paper to match up the items and sales I want to do and don't have to flip through a 20 page ad to find the right sizes or quantities of items needed to make a deal. 

Then I get out the coupons I need, any ECBs and my CVS card and paperclip it all together.  

Below is my receipt from this week's deals as well as the $14 ECBs I earned for my next shopping trip.  

I spent $10.48 total on my purchases.  My receipt says I saved $67 or 87%

The cashier applied a 25% off toothpaste app coupon, she also applied a $5 Almay app coupon even though I bought Revlon.  I questioned it and she just shrugged and said her screen said it was eliglible. 

5 Lipton tea bags 100 count

4 Colgate total toothpaste 

4 bags Tide pods -I think they each hold 14 pods

1 mascara and 3 eyeshadows 

This week's to do list, CVS, and pecans

Good morning everyone!  Here is my list for this week.  I left it at just the necessities as we have several appointments and events to attend this week and we are kind of in relax mode to celebrate the beginning of my husband's retirement.

I never got the ironing done last week so that will be a priority this week.  

Early Sunday morning, I planned out my CVS trip.  We stopped there on the way to church.

I didn't take a photo of the purchases before I put them away.  But you all know what toilet paper, deodorant and sodas look like, don't you?

Below is the receipt-  it says I saved $48,  68%!  

Next week CVS is having a great deal on Tide pods and several brands of shampoo, especially good if you have the coupons from recent Sunday newspapers.  

After church, we came home and I rested a bit before I cooked supper.  

Husband went back to the pecan grove and got about as many pecans as we did yesterday.  

Just call us The Nut House,  and it won't be an insult.