Back Home Again

 Welcome to Treadlestitches!  Thanks for stopping by!

Did you have a good Halloween?  Very few kids live on our street anymore, so we only had a few trick or treaters.  Now we have lots of leftover candy, which may not be a good thing lol.

Just for fun, I went through my kid fabrics looking for Halloween prints, and this was all I found.  Most of these I've bought recently.  The blue one was in the fabulous pile given to me by my friend Joey.  I've had others, but used them up.

I am so lucky!  I got to spend last week with my wonderful Mom.  We talked and laughed, and even stayed up late one night.  Last Sunday we went to church, then out to my sister's house for a barbecue.

Of course I stopped by a quilt store while I was there.  This is getting to be the theme of my recent blog posts!  Normally I only visit quilt shops occasionally, but when I travel I like to see what shops in a new area are like.

The shop is Sew & Sews, Inc. in Oklahoma City.  It is a big shop, just full of lovely fabric.  The staff was welcoming and helpful, and prices were reasonable.

Want to see what I bought?  

Kid prints, light fabrics (I always need those), and a bright blue that might become sashing.

I'm happy with the loot, but it's time to stop shopping and get to treadling.  The bins are getting full!

I didn't do any quilting while I was at Mom's.  Since then I have unpacked, done a little laundry, and made a few string blocks.  These were a kit made up by our charity committee.  I'm enjoying the process, pulling the strips from a basket at my feet and sewing them to a cloth foundation with my trusty treadle.

While I was visiting, my Mom and sister and I went to the First Americans Museum.  It was amazing.  I highly recommend it.  We toured the gallery, learned about First Nations history, and saw artifacts made both long ago and recently.

These are toy cradle boards made by the women in a Kiowa family.  The colors and designs are so beautiful.

Look what happened while I was gone!  You might remember the Dead Plants Society from my Sept. 27 post.  Before I did all this traveling in October I got rid of the plants that were actually dead, and cleaned up the remaining three.  When I left there were buds on the Christmas (or Thanksgiving?) cactus, and now there are blooms!  I was overjoyed.   The geranium is going to bloom as well.  I promised all three of them to do a better job taking care of them.

I'll be staying close to home this week.  Visiting with family members at my cousin's funeral made good memories in spite of the sad circumstances. Spending time with my Mom and my sister's family was joyful.  I am glad to be back home again now, getting ready for the holidays.

I wish you joy this week in whatever makes you happy.  Like quilting!

Thanks for reading,

Sylvia@Treadlestitches

Linking up with:

Alycia at Finished or Not Finished Friday

Angela at So Scrappy