Let's party!

Meet the newest little baby/kid quilt, "let's party"




Looks like I finsihed this one just in time- Kim is getting ready for a party of her own http://calamitykim.typepad.com/calamity_kim/2007/04/lets_get_this_p.html
I enjoy making these little quilts so much. They are so stinkin' cute and pretty quick to complete. I'm going to try to finish up a bunch this week while I have a few days off from work. Hopefully this nor'easter will blow past us soon, my sewing room has some leaking issues when it rains sideways with 50 mph winds for 3 days straight, besides that......it's painfully cold and windy in that little room! The weather is supposed to be much nicer on Wednesday when I am at work (grrrr).
I saw my neurologist (aka- my new boyfriend) today and he upped my Topamax dosage. I should be reaping all the benefits (weight loss and fewer headaches)from it within the next few weeks................ I wonder if I should shop for a thong bikini before all the cute ones are picked over......
Have a nice day everyone!

weeeeeeeee!!!

This was last night's project, it still needs to be quilted or tied.


I have been trying to figure out a way to use all of these novelty fabrics that I love too much. I tried incorporating them with different cuddley soft fabrics

and just a touch of my beloved rick-rack


I would really love to sell this type of thing. What do you think?

Been shopping?

No, been shopping.

Any Monty Python fans out there?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpNqxfp2Pac

Um, OK then let's talk about fabric and my lack of self control. I bought these lovelies from Alison at http://starlitnest.etsy.com/

Lotus from Amy Butler:

and some cute birds and bees:

All the rest of the damage came from a trip to JoAnn's yesterday

We've been busy around the house today; cleaning, baking, decorating and dealing with a migraine (ugh!)

Time to frost the carrot cake. have a Happy Easter Everyone!

It pays to clean up!

My sister gave me a bag of fabric from her mother-in-law's house when they were moving her, and I never looked at it........ for months. I never knew Helen was a crafty woman because if I did, I would have tore into that sucker long ago! Would you look at this!


(Deb, did you even know these were in the bag?) I am definitely going to finish them, although I am totally intimidated by Helen's tiny handstitching.



You all know how I likes me some big chunky hand stitches! There are four placemats; one is complete and the other three are nearly done.

I may even give them to my sister who has an abnormal affection for placemats. She really does! When I visited her new house she had a stack over 2 feet high in her cabinet, and I've heard that she changes them for each meal. Hey, there are worse things. I can't even find 5 matching placemats in my house to save my life, so who am I to judge? Here are some more of what was in the bag:



Look at what one of my sweet grandpa friends from the school yard gave me yesterday



They are a bit wild but I'll tame them into a manageable bunch for the Easter table. I love pussy willows!

Reverence

Holy week is in full swing around here. The kids had a half day and are off for the weekend. We celebrated Palm Sunday and now we are on to the two most reverent days; Holy Thursday and Good Friday. These two masses at church really are quite emotional ones for me, it is a sort of kick-in-the-head reminder to me of what it's all about. I hope that everyone enjoys their weekend no matter what it is you are celebrating, because everyday that you wake up and take a breath is celebration worthy!

I had some fun mail today. My friend "P" sent out our April fabric swap package early and asked:

I said, "um, no":


Look at this good springy loveliness!

Thanks "P"! Happy Easter!!!!!

Here is a baby quilt that I am almost done with. It's not for anyone, it's just a quick thing to finish:

I love that cowpoke print!!!!!!

doll quilt finished

Wow! This was fast, fun and pretty cute if I do say so myself.



Julia is pleased with it




but Leo seems to love it the most.

The reason my house is never clean

Well, part of the reason anyway is that I have to do stuff like this:

Our friends host an annual Easter Egg hunt carried on from when his dad did it. It's a huge event and a lot of fun. Typically I make something for their daughters and give my bff Marcella a little something (we are dishtowel-exchanging geeks). This year I was short on time so I decorated clay pots and filled them with pansies for the girls and was ready to slap some rick-rack on a dish towel and call it a day. I'm not sure how I talk myself into these things but with 2 hours to spare I decided I should embroider a towel because Chuck would appreciate the sentiment (he's not a dishtowel-geek mind you). So, there I am...... no make up on, sweats, kitchen floor strewn with bags from WalMart, beds not made, dishwasher not emptied, something sticky on the floor not sure what it is...... embroidering a towel. Anyway, it was very much appreciated and I suppose I can clean my house today after church. We had a beautiful day on the beach, the sun was out the temps were in the 60's, I have a flickr set here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cbcyr/sets/72157600040013873/
Happy Palm Sunday to those of you celebrating and everyone have a great day!