Busy, busy, busy.....

Facebook anyone?  I have joined the madness at Facebook and have rediscovered lots of long time missing friends!!  It's a lot easier to use than myspace and easier to keep in touch with friends and family and a few quilting stars (aka Mark Lipinski) :)  I've become very addictive to the site checking it every morning.  I would recommend you to join and add me :)

Where to start?  My Four Season Swap 5 arrived to it's new home in Texas.  Ms. Kari was happy with it's arrival earlier this week.  I had to redo it because my first  design included a color that wasn't acceptable....the challenge was to create a monochromatic design.  I love the first design with the orange, but ended sending Kari the diamonds:

 

Guild night was Tuesday and we had a very talented speaker/quilter visit.  Linda Pool shared with us her own quilting history and her prize winning quilts that just made my jaw hit the ground.  I did get her book and a pattern to "maybe" try out her lace techniques. It's that hand work kinda stuff that doesn't excite me, but definitely interests me.  Here's a few of her winning quilts:

 

I was also nominated as next year's Guild Secretary.  So far there are not other interested folks in the position, I think voting officially is in May during our anniversary month.

I have completed my quilting on my art quilt, just finishing the binding now.  I've very tickled with the end results and we have reschedule another class for Art Creations in May.  I still need to remove some of the previous quilt markings, but you get the gist of it:



I've started working on a blue crab I picked up with Eva during our Fenwick Island Trip and hope to have it done this weekend.  Though this weekend is busy.....I am joining my friend Jane in her Handi Quilter Training session tomorrow and a Goovy Board Class on Sunday!  I'm excited for her and hope to do a few quilts of my own :)

Working on my trip to Texas in April -- visiting Anjea in Austin, but we are open to visiting and meeting new folks.....Rhonda maybe?

Busy, busy, busy..........

Thank you to my regular commenters...

I have to give positive praise to my regular commenters!  I have a small following but they always seem to comment on every post.  I wanted to you to know how much I appreciate your questions, thoughts and input on my daily happenings.  I feel the love!

Are you a lurker and don't like to comment on everything I share.  That is ok as well!  Just pop in once in awhile and say hi, I would so love to know who is reading my blog.

Here's my number one commenters, which I in turn read and comment often as well (in no particular order):

• Anjea


• Kristie


• Cheryl


• Cheri


• Lynne


• Pam


• Cindy


• Karol-Ann

Some great blogs to enjoy!

Blogging stuff...

since I have introduce my blog to a few unsaavy-internet folks, I thought I would share some tips I use for my own blogging experience.

I use Google Reader to keep track of when my favorite blogs are updated.  It's easy to use, need an google account (it's free) and then you just add your blog html's to it.  I have mine organized into groups for easier surfing.

I use to use Bloglines, which works pretty well--again you need to create an account.  I switched to Google reader because I was using Blogger and had gmail already.  Just made sense.

Now if you would like to see who's all blogs I have on my reader, you can visit this page to see what I read.  Granted I don't read every day ALL those blogs, but the ones I have on the left side of my blog, I read daily.

Just spent some time cleaning up and removing some tags and other various clutter in my blog.

in a posting mood....

I realized my webrings were out of date and trying to update them was fun (not). Once I figured out how to update them and use the new layout of Ringsurf, I'm going to like the new interface. It's a lot easier now to manage all my webrings under one page. The only thing that I'm not sure of, is why the webring's main image isn't showing up--I'm assuming I have to wait on mods to accept my new updates and it will become active then.

So, check them out....I also joined a new webring from Quiltville for the Mystery participants. Now to get cracking.

Oh and I totally forgot to mention (SOO sorry Kate), check out Another Little Quilt Swap, hosted by Kate North....only a few spots left...hurry...due date is in July - plenty of time to play! it's all full now :(

this blogging thing...

I discovered, I can easily edit everyone's comments a week or so ago....in the process I have been able to respond to each comment within the comment.   So, if you notice bold text in the comments, that is my reply.  I have noticed some emails don't make it to my inbox and now I can respond to everyone that come to my blog.

Thanks for stopping by.

Because Rose did it...

Rose did this and I was curious and bored this morning (not like I don't have a list of "to-dos")......

According to this (very limited) database, there are only 97,202 with the name Toni. That is my real name, not Antoinette. But it states there are no records of Carringer (my married name) and I know there are a ton of them folks in TN and NC :) Needless to say, I'm very unique LOL
How many have your name?

And Amy thought of me when she saw these this morning:
T-Shirt #1
T-Shirt #2

I have no clue why? LOL

3rd time is a charm....

right???

I'm playing around, yet again with my layout - trying to bring over my beautiful graphics that Kim made for me and setting up shop here verses my server.

If you commented on the Manic Monday Offerings on my other blog, no worries, I keep the emails and you will be in the running. If you didn't comment, do so in this blog please. I know several folks weren't able to the past few weeks and I feel badly.

Please keep me posted if you have issues again, I appreciate everyone's help in this. I do miss many of my friends from blog land this past month - but I have made several new ones as well!