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Caught up on my Gail Pan BOM....Am loving this BOM

Patriotic Pinwheels

I have a great friend at church who has done alot for me. Her husband like mine is in the National Guard and went to Iraq a couple years ago. She has been a great support to me these last 2 months with my husband gone. I wanted to do something for her to show my appreciation for what she has done. She has a great love for Americana design and so I took some scrap I had in that style and using this design as my guide I down sized it for a table topper. I can't wait to get it quilted and see the final product, I think she will love it.

Spring Swap

I just love it when the post man rings the bell. And this morning he did just that and in his hand was the most wonderful parcel all the way from Janelle in Australia. Inside were these lovely treasures: A pretty tote, just the right size for taking my current stitching project on the go. And the fabric Janelle picked is perfect for the spring swap hosted by Linda, as tulips are my favorite spring flower. She also loaded the tote with lots of fun items. A journal to match the tote, purple scissors (just the right size for projects on the go), a bit of fabric with Pansy's, a pattern for a wall hanging and a babushka doll that Ivy Girl thinks should be hers. It was all a wonderful treat to receive today and a great pick-me up as most of the household has been down sick for the last four days. Thanks so much Janelle

Happy Easter, from our house to yours

C, I, S and I in their Easter finery prior to church this morning. As it is every year on Easter it was wind, rainy and cold...Brrrrr As I sit here the rain is coming down in buckets The girl's dresses were my main project of the week and since my other project must remain a secret for a while longer The dresses with have to do for a photo of the week. We did have a couple days at the start of the week that were just gorgeous. I took full advantage of the sunshine and got out to work in my flower beds. As you can see, the tulips have just come into full bloom and the lilacs are just about to pop forth in to full fragrence. I CAN'T WAIT!

Shangri-la Charm 2

Finally! I finally, after seven months, have this quilt finished. I took it in to be quilted on the 24th and the lady (Linda)had it done beautifully and back to me in a weeks time. Over the course of the last three days I attached and hemmed the binding as time allowed and now I am going to walk it around the block to it's new owner. YEAH!!!! another item marked off the To-Do List.

Fun Easter Sewing

Sew, Mama, Sew is doing a spring sewing feature throughout the month and for their first posting they feature Easter crafts. I, of course, had to check it out and was quite taken with Myra's Chibi Rabbit. It is so darn cute. Despite a long list of things I've got to complete prior to Easter I just had to try my hand at making a couple to include in Mum's Easter parcel. The children also got involved with the stuffing of these little bunnies. When going through my buttons I found that I only had three of the buttons I used for the eyes so I followed the example on Myra's tutorial that shows a bunny winking, how cute is that!

Well, No One's Perfect

I was feeling quite pleased with myself as I was squaring up my blocks for te Siggy Swap, that is until I discovered that I had cut the first 18 of the 60 a quarter inch too small. Errrr! Frustration! Well, no one's perfect and so I made 18 new ones using these fabrics that were leftover from another project. And made sure to cut these and the other remaining blocks the correct size. But all is not lost with the first 18. I got to playing with them and found I can make a nice table runner with them. That will have to wait though until I mark a couple other projects off the "Have to do List". With spring break having been this last week for the boys, we took a little trip up to my sister's for a couple days. Since I never leave home without a project in hand, I put together the first three blocks for Gail's "A Christmas Wish" and was able to complete those while up at my sisters. For some reason though my camera dumped the photo of the "LOVE" block. Also on my list of completions for the week is Rae's Buttercup Bag. My dear friend Jessica is celebrating a birthday tomorrow and I'd been contimplating for a while what to make her. When I saw this bag I thought it the perfect gift. Rae's tutorial is very well put together with loads of photos. The only change I made to the design was to add some heavy interfacing to the handle. I did not like how flimsy it was without it. Friday was a beautiful day here and I finally had the chance to get out and work in the yard. Boy, I had not clue just how out of shape I'd gotten over the winter. I am not a winter person and tend to hibernate. I was able to get quite alot done though and it felt wonderful. Still loads more to do so I am looking forward to more wonderful weather as spring makes it's way in. The daffodils and hyacinths are in full bloom and the tulips are just about to bloom.