Ahoy matty.

I love my pirates. I made this messenger bag my hand. Didn't feel like using the sewing machine this time.

back cover photo. I'm not chosing this one.

This is from a serious of pictures my husband took last night so I can chose 3 to send to the publisher for promotion material and for the back of the book. I don't like the way I look in picture. not photogenic like my girls. Now to the other thing I wanted to tell you. I was sent a bunch of things telling me about the next step and one of the options for me is to sent the publisher a list of e-mails of friends and family to recieve an e-mail announcement about the release of my book. If you'd like to get the e-mail from my publisher send me your e-mail to mine. patdavila@juno.com
This is so exciting I am still beside my self. yea.

I'm getting published!

Ok so as I said before I was offered a contract to publish my book. I had a friend look it over he is a contract lawyer. He said it was a good contract and fair so I signed it this morning and sent it back to them. My book "A disappointing Homecoming" is about Luke James return from the middle East after being wounded in the war. His journey home takes many turns with faith building expirences along the way. I believe it is one of my best. I've written 10 books and about 10 children's books. But I have been working on getting published for about 2 1/2 years now. This has been the most amazing week I've ever had. So we will just wait now for production to start. Yea me.

This is not quilting but here goes.

The publishing company that I sent my manuscript to called me today and said they want to publish it. Yea me. My sister and her co-worker jumped up and down at work for me today. Yea them. I am beside myself today but trying to remember that it's not published yet. I still have to read the contract again and wait to hear from the lawyer I e-mailed it to before I agree to it. But either way a traditional company wants to publish my book and thinks it has a chance. yea.

And the winner is!

A couple of month back I asked for
donations for my girls to raise money
to go to girls camp this summer.
Well Ginny from

http://ginnysquilts.blogspot.com/

sent me her pink pokadot purse which
was baught for a little girl by her mom
to carry her scripture's in every week to

church. That was until she got a better
look at it. She kind of wants to keep it
for herself, but I think she will give it
to Quinn like she planned. Her purse sold
for about $20.00 So she wins this quilt.
Ginny e-mail me at patdavila@juno.com

and give my the address where to send
this. Thank you so much your donation
help so much it was a big hit with the little
girl who got it. she was carrying it around
empty very proud of her treasure.

It's te cats meow

So here's the top of this quilt.

I'm thinking fr a border that

I will try to find a striped fabric

with all these colors. When it's

put on the striped will radiate out to

the edges. Just the picture in my

head. share your thoughts for

a boardor.

Its the cats meow

The first block is done. I love it when I put them together I think
I might use another thin strip of the tan/yellow between the

blocks. Opinions are welcome as always.It was my sisters idea

to put a strip around the block to bring out the yellow in the cats.

I love the idea, i really like these blocks. I think it is one of my

favorites I've done in a while.

the top is on

I finished this top this morning.
I went with purple for the boarder
because I find that I was leaning
toward the green again. I love green.

I wanted to go with something

different.

It's done now

I've decided to donate this one

to my girls for their fundraiser
for girls camp. I really like it.

This was the first time I got the

binding to work really well.

some new fabric

I just baught this fabric yesterday it was only
$4.95 a yard. isn't it cute. the owls are on one

side and the kittys on the other. I also baught

the holloween fabric to put with the owls. The

bright cat fabric I already had. I fell in love with

it as soon as I saw it and really got excited about
doing it. they will be wall hangings.

my newest project.

This is my latest project I saw it
on another blog and wanted to try it
I'll have two pannels like this the 2nd
with have the same patterens in about

the same colors but it will be a little
different. Not sure of a name yet
but I think maybe zig zag steps.

Grandma's Tea Party

I made this for my Grandmother a few years ago. She passed away this year and my Aunt Lona brought it back to me. I love this quilt and wanted to share it with you. I believe that my sister gave me the blue teacup fabric.

How cute are these.

My sister sent these to me for the Girls camp auction. along with her famous chili recipe. I think my two girls will do very well in the auction. I think these are just very cute. don't you. My big sister is so talented don't you think so too?

Mari's quilt 2009

I got this done last night. I like it and so far
I can't get her to snuggle with it yet, but hopfully at nap time she will. It's not a real good picture but the edge is what covers the back as well. I just folded it over and blanket stiched it on. Now they both have one.

Try this Chicken it is wonderful

Greek Cinnamon Stewed Chicken Recipe created by Cat Cora

Try chef Cat Cora's recipe for Greek
Cinnamon Stewed Chicken, a savory entrée from her complete seven-day menu.
Ingredients:
Serves 4
· 1 chicken (2 1/2 to 3 pounds), cut into 8 pieces (legs, breast and thighs)
· 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
· 2 tsp. kosher salt
· 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
· 5 cloves garlic , peeled and minced
· 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
· 1 large yellow onion , peeled and coarsely chopped
· 2 cups water
· 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
· 1 Tbsp. dried Italian herb seasoning
· 1 cup orzo , cooked according to package directions
· 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Preboil water with sea salt.Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. A wet chicken will cause the oil to splatter while the chicken is sautéing. Mix the cinnamon, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Rub the chicken pieces on all sides with the seasoning.Heat the olive oil in a large, nonreactive, deep skillet over high heat. A 12-inch skillet with sides about 2 1/2 to 3 inches high will allow you to brown all the chicken at once. If you don't have a skillet large enough, brown them in two batches using 1/2 the oil for each batch. What's important is that the chicken isn't overcrowded, which would cause them to steam rather than brown.Add the chicken to the oil and brown for about 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Turn the pieces using a metal spatula, as they have a tendency to stick to the pan. Remove the pieces when they are well browned on all sides.Mince three of the garlic cloves. Lower the heat to medium-high, and add the onions and minced garlic. Cook for about 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until the onions have softened and are a rich golden brown. Add about 1/2 cup of the water and scrape the bottom of the pan with a spatula or spoon to deglaze the pan, loosening any particles stuck on the bottom.When the water has evaporated, add the remaining 1 1/2 cups of water, tomato paste, Italian seasoning and remaining 2 garlic cloves, minced.Return the chicken to the pan. The liquid should cover about 3/4 of the chicken pieces. Cover the pot and simmer over medium-high heat for about 30 to 40 minutes, or until the chicken is tender and thoroughly cooked. If the sauce becomes too thick, it can be thinned with a little more water. Season the finished sauce with kosher salt and pepper to taste. Serve over orzo, cooked according to package directions, and sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.

A new movement around the country.

I know this isn't quilt related but I think it's important.
Glen Beck a Fox News host is leading a movement to
bring our country together they way we were on Sept.
12, 2001. The day after the twin towers came down.
I think it's a worth while movement and want to share
it with you all. Check out his sight. http://news.lalate.com/2009/03/13/the-912-project-the912projectcom-glenn-beck/ Join in and then join
Glen again @ Fox News on 9-12-09 for an update and inspiration.
I think it's important and that we should share it with others.
Pass it on.

It came yesterday!

This is Ginny's donation for my girls Camp fundraiser
Thank you so much Ginny for your generosity. I'm sure
this wonderful bag will be a great hit. In fact my 16 yr old
said she my bid on it herself. funny huh. Thank you again.

The first block is done

This is the first block of 15.
The fabric for the #'s is polka dots.
I got it in several colors.

1,2,3...

First I found this fabric and then
at the dollar store I found this
coloring book the numbers are
from 1 to 15 wont this be cute.

I think this fabric will be the sashing
or border. Or maybe the back ground for
each number block I haven't decided yet.
My thought is to use just scraps and make
a scrapy quilt out of it. not sure yet.

some new fabrics

When held out this is what
these fabrics are like. 8 different
prints in one fabric. Cool huh.

I saw this really neat quilt on Welsh quilter and wanted to
try it and needed 9 different patterens in all different colors.
I found these cool huh. I'm excited to get started.