Slow Progress.....

Only 5 more of these andddddddddd

All this.....grin.

Go check out Design Wall Monday at Patch Work Times and BOM's Away at  What a Hoot! to see what everyone else has been up to this week.

Sweet Music to the Heart!

Applique Thursday..........an oldy.

My one and only block from the Wee Village.  I made it to be included in a quilt for Margo.  I'm not sure if it ever made it into the quilt.  I knew absolutely nothing about applique.  I think the block is only ironed down....grin.....I'm not sure I knew to sew it in place.

I remember being really nervous!

Almost forgot.  Don't forget to go check out Angie's Owl again at A Quilting Readers Garden and post your applique old or new on Mr. Linky.

Texas Size Acorn After the Drought!

(click photo for a closer look)

Moose on the Porch

Here's block 2.  I followed Konda's layout for the beige blocks.

It's still early in this quilt along.  Hop over to the Porch and join in.

Stray Stitches - Giveaway!

Head over to Linda Gs at Stray Stitches and check out her giveaway.  Beautiful fabrics from the Fat Quarter Shop.

Have fun, but the fabric is mine...............:))

Okay Gals and Guys....

I'm up and running!!!!  Thanks to some lovely man talking in a foreign accent.  He was so patience with me.

My diagnoses message said:

Boot Test - Failed
Error Code - BIOHD3
Warning:  No active partitions.
It wouldn't reboot in safe mode either.

I found similar problems with this error code online using my very old HP computer with no resolutions offered.

At this point, to me this said my HD was fried.  Not so!!!............(I'm still jumping up and down with relief)

I have a HP SimpleSave External Drive in addition to my regular hard drive.  For some reason, my computer was trying to boot from the SimpleSave drive.  How or why is a mystery to me.  After over an hour of conversation maybe two hours and unpluggingssss and repluggingsss and rebootingsss, I was back in business.  (Don't you love my homemade jargon...hee hee)

I know better than to lose my hope, but I didn't get to sleep until 3 and had tried everything I knew to try.  I guess that's why we have techies.....Thank you Sean with the Indian dialect.  You are a sweetheart!

Yuck!!!..........

I have just offically freaked out.  My new computer has crashed.  It stopped recognizing my HD and I'm getting error message BIOHD3.  I'm using my old computer right now.  I'm suppose to click on F11 when I boot.  Does nothing!

I can still get emails on this old computer, but it's very slowwwwww.

Keep good thoughts for me. 

Monday, Monday

So many pieces to go.............sigh!

Don't forget to check BOMs Away at What a Hoot Quilts! 

and Design Wall Monday

at Patchwork Times to see what everyone else is doing this fine Monday morning.

Quilting Gallery....................Voting has started.

I actually entered my first quilt at The Quilting Gallery

If you like it, go vote!.....smile.

Applique Thursday and a Win....check it out

I won this mug rug and lapel glue from Kris at Farm Girl Transplant

It's the cutest thing.  Kris sent a note along that she made these rugs for her quilty friends to use at a retreat this weekend.  Thanks Kris!

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Applique Thursday...NOT

I have tried to do this 'bonus' block two different times now.  I found myself just looking at it trying to figure out why I couldn't lay it out.  I went and checked out my original pattern and the background size is apparently different.  I've decided no bonus block for me.  I'll go back to the regular blocks next week.

Hop over to Angie's to see if everyone else did better on their Applique Thursday.  She's posted her Owl that she's working on.  Soooo cute!

A Quilting Readers Garden

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Hope everyone had a nice day today!

Why BillieBee.............that's the question.

Dawn from As Sweet as Cinnamon wanted to know how we chose the names for our blogs.

My isn't too well thought out.  My Name is Billie Beth and Mom often calls me Billie B.  So making it a little more quilty, I named it BillieBees Blog....my adventures in quilting and the patchwork of my life.  Quilting is definitely a fun adventure, and the patchwork of my life.....ask God...He's the one sewing me back together.  Hope he doesn't run out of thread.....smile.

It's alllllll about the Men this week!

Run over to Pigtales and Quilts and check out the Guy Quilters.

You can win dailey prizes for commenting and take the time to vote on their beautiful quilts.

Today Thearica is giving away a beautiful bowl handmade by her talented husband.

Happy Dancing at BillieBees!

Look what I won! from Gwenny Penny's

I'm so excited.  Thank you so much for the giveaway Gwen!!!

:)))))

Mystery Monday

Every Monday Sherri Falls is posting the next step in her Mystery Monday.

Click here to see the fun at Little Bits of This & That.

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Also go check out BOMs Away at What a Hoot! and Design wall Monday at the Patchwork Times.

Both buttons are listed on the right side of my blog.

See what everyone else is doing this Monday.

Charming Chatter: "The Gap"

If you don't already read her blog, hop over and do so.  It's a wonderful post and I have nothing....grin.

Cotton Charm Quilts

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Today I'm babysitting my Grand Dog Lucky.

She's nothing but a ball of energy.

(Crazy photo by Shelley)

Have a great day and stay out of the Gap.

Applique Thursday! and a Must see Owl at Angie's

My day has not gone as planned.  I'm sure that always does NOT surprise me.....grin.

I finally found the bonus block of Snowbound that I had

some what started a couple of months ago.

Don't forget to stop at Angie's A Quilting Readers Garden and post your applique link. 

She is working on the cutest owl applique I've every seen.

Fat Quarter Star Quiltalong and a Question.

Block 1

Moose on the Porch

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This is the second fairly new line of Moda fabric that I've used in the last couple of months.  It seems to be thinner than the older collections, less vibrant, and stiffer.  Has anyone else noticed this, or is it my imagination.

Thanks!

The Borg Have Taken Me Over!!!!

Resistance is futile!

Moose on the Porch

I've given in, picked and posted my fabrics, posted the button on my blog,

and joined the group on flickr.

Here we go for the start of another UFO...........hey that rhymes....giggle.

The smell of fabric has already gone to my head.

Sharon V has already finished her block.  Gene Black I'm waiting for you to join!!

The pressure is on.

Dancing Pup!................a must see!