Monday, August 31, 2009

September Star




I am thrilled to introduce my Septemeber Star! Lyn has a blog called Just Granny's. She is a lovely lady who has 8 children , 8 grandchildren, a wonderful husband and two dogs, and she resides in Montague, Michigan. Does it all sound idyllic? Well it is. She is a lucky lady indeed to have such a wonderful family! I was so happy that Lyn agreed to be my Star, as she is such a talented and lovely person.
Here is her interview, and enjoy reading it and getting to know her.

Interview for September
A Bit About Me:
I am a wife, a mother of 8, and a grandmother of 9. I was blessed with a patient grandmother who taught me to crochet scarves and sew doll clothes.
 
What Inspires Me:
I am constantly inspired by all of my blogging friends. I have learned so much, and I feel so lucky to have all of these wonderfully talented women to show their stitching. All I have to do is click on a blog, and I have all the inspiration in the whole world.
What I Love to Do the Most Creatively:
I like to crochet, embroider, and just generally putze craftwise,,,but the whole process of quilting is my true love. Everything from the fabric selection, to the hand stitching of the binding, is my favorite.
My Favorite Fabric and Designer:
I am not really a "Fabric Line" sort of person. I love the Thimbleberries line from Lynnette Jensen, and the richness of Kaffe Fassett, but I mostly love scraps. The scrappier, the better.

UFO I Intend to Finish First:
I started a memory quilt for my brother out of our mother's velvets a few years ago, and I got lost, so I put it away for a while. Now that I know more, maybe I will take that out and work with it.

What’s on the Design Wall Now:
I am hoping to finish up a "leaders and enders" pin wheel. I have all the HST's, now I have to find the right pattern to put them together. Backwards, isn't it?
Who Would I Love to Meet:
Well, I could fly over to Ireland and meet Micki and Joe,,,tee hee

If I Had One Wish:
I would wish for all children to know the warmth and security of a quilt made by a granny.

Plans for the Future:
That is what I'm missing...I have no plans for the future, so I better get busy and set some goals, right?

I have a few of Lyn's works below, so enjoy all the eye candy!

Please visit Lyn's blog and get to know her! Thanks so much Lyn for being my friend and for doing the interview!

21 comments:

Searchfamilies said...

Lyn sounds like a lovely lady & i love her quilts thanks for another great interview
Hugs Janice

Carol said...

Good pick Micki. I've visited Lyn's blog a few times and love it :)

Snot Head (a.k.a Kylie) said...

Very nice! That is a lot of little ones to be surrounded by. I love that she says she had a very patient grandmother who taught her. It does definitely take patience to teach crafty things. Good pick!

Auntie sezzzzzz... said...

I'm sure she's a lovely and talented lady... But how are you, Hon?

Gentle hugs,
Aunt Amelia

Mrs Quilty said...

Hi Micki! Such an interesting interview! I love that her gramma taught Lyn to be creative! I wish I had had that pleasure! I will pop over and introduce myself to Lyn! You have a wonderful day!

Betsy said...

Micki that was a lovely interview of your friend. She is blessed to have such a great freind in you and such a lovely family.

Kath said...

What a lovely lady, her family are lucky to have her as their granny! Kath x

RG said...

A great read thanks Micki and Lyn :D
Thanks for sharing!

Queen Of The Armchair aka Dzintra Stitcheries said...

Thanks for the interview Micki...will go over and have a read...Dzintra

Heckety said...

Eight children and she still crafts? Yikes! Does she sleep?
Thank you for another amazing person to visit!

SewCalGal said...

Thanks for sharing insights through your article. I'll go over and visit Lyn's blog. She sounds like a delightful woman who is also very talented.

SewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

Eileen said...

Thanks for sharing about a lovely blog on your own lovely blog! Such a talent! Very creative!
Very nice!
All the best,
Eileen

webbsway said...

Micki - you have such a great way with people. You make all of us feel so special and that is a gift.

I love your interviews and meeting all of your wonderful friends.
Hugs
The Sewing Granny

Anonymous said...

I always love your "Star" posts -- thanks for introducing us to yet another quilting star!

You are a star for doing that.

Nat Palaskas said...

Another wonderful September star Micki. Lyn sounds like a talent woman and I will have to scoot over and sit her blog. Thanks for sharing your special friend with me - Hugs Nat

Anonymous said...

Hi Micki, I enjoyed reading the September Star interview of Lyn.....Warm Regards Lyn

Maggi said...

Another interesting Star of the Month, Micki.

Clarity said...

That is a sweet interview with a talented lady. I would like to see her velvet scraps attempt when she is finished.

My favourite of her designs is in the first picture with the simple hand-drawn style design on a white background and subtle border.

I hope you are feeling better and am adding you on follow now. X.

Colleen formerly of South Africa said...

Very nice. Wow, that is a show full of family.

Simone de Klerk said...

Thank you, Micki, for sharing Lyn's interview with us. I'm over to see her blog now.
Have a lovely Friday!

Kara Herron said...

Micki -
This is Kara from the Incredible Women Blog. I'm not sure if you know, but you won last week's give-away (homemade salsa and pear jam from LoriAnne Spear). When I tried to email you, your address wouldn't work. I need to get a physical address from you so I can send your gift. By-the-way, is it ok to send food like that from the US to Ireland? If not, I'll send something else to you. Just email me at: kara.incrediblewomen (at) gmail.com

Thanks and congratulations! (Kim Walus is being featured this next week - since you are a quilter as well, and one of her followers, I think, could you help me get the word out so people will come to visit the blog?)

Take Care,
Kara