On Vacation!

Well another week has just flown by. It was pretty good for me, how about for you? I am just finishing up a Farmers Market Bag, first one I've made for myself!

Of course it still needs the handles, need to finish that up today. I wanted a nice big bag for the show this weekend.

I am taking a whole week off of blogging.. probably. We get home mid-week but who knows how fast we'll get back in the groove! It's been a long time since we took an actual vacation. We're staying at Disneyland, so I suspect I'll need a couple of days to recuperate from all the fun having.

In the mean time take notes people! I don't want to miss a thing. I expect you to tell me all about it when I get back! xo

the Key to My Heart

Hi there! How are things in your neck of the woods? Elizabeth and I are finally done with our project!



This is Key to My Heart! I love the cheerful look of this pattern. And for all of you who have been asking for Elizabeth's instructions for finishing a pillow, this is your chance to get them! She's offering it as a printed pattern as usual, and also as a down loadable PDF!

Head over to her blog and get all the news!

Surprises!

Yesterday morning I woke up really early and decided to just get up. Usually I decide to get up, but then roll over and pull up the covers and go back to sleep then kick myself when I wake up late feeling groggy from too much sleep. I made coffee then hopped onto the internet for some blog cruising with my new found free time. I almost shrieked when I saw this over at the Strawberry Patches Blog!

Better yet, it's a tutorial!

Later in the day Marby from Wooden Gate Quilts emailed me a photo of a quilt Margaret Lindeman made using the Kitty Panel. So cute right? I love PKM in action.



Totally a super day!

P.S. Head over to visit Quilt Dad for this month's Bloggers Block of the Month Block! IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO START!

Lucky Lucky Lucky!

Honestly! I could not be luckier if I tried. Yesterday April from Prairie Queens Quilt Shop emailed me some wonderful photos of their shop window.

You can see the wonderful blocks from the Piece O' Cake My Whimsical Quilt Garden book. April said that she'd been waiting for the perfect line to make this quilt. I can't believe how darling all the blocks are.

I'm so excited to see the display. Prairie Queens is a wonderful store. They have the full line and even have the kit for the Whimsical Quilt Garden in PKM. Thanks Debbie and April for ordering PKM!

Rainy Days

Hi there and welcome to Monday! It's not so bad once you get used to it, right?

It was a nice cozy rainy weekend here in Livermore, how about where you live? I managed to get some sewing done, this is just a little corner of a project Elizabeth and I are working on. I used my nice red Aurifil 12 wt. thread for blanket stitching and I really like the results.

I'm counting the days till the weekend. I'm meeting up with Roseann in Anaheim and we're going to the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show. Its the crafty version of Quilt Market and I'm so excited. I've barely even peeked at the list of exhibitors..I know it's going to be amazing.

Ok, tell me all about the weekend!

TG.. well you know, it's Friday.

Hi there Friday, how are you? I've been looking forward to you all week. Which you know, for someone who's at home, seems weird. Isn't basically everyday Friday?

Didn't get a ton done this week. Still working on the little project with Elizabeth. She is using felt for little leaves, but I don't have any nice green felt, so I fused two layers of fabric, traced the leaf shape and then cut with my scallop scissors. So super cute right? Not my idea, just something I collected in my travels and stored away for use at a later date.

The scissors are amazing. You can find them here, and probably other places, but these for sure are the same as mine. They cut so nice and clean, right through those 2 fused fabrics.

Now, isn't that little framed initial and Coffee Break Buddy cute? Melissa sent them to me. You can find the tutorials over at her place.

Ok, peeps, hope you have a happy weekend! xo

And then my head exploded

Yesterday I went up to Danville to Wooden Gate Quilts to drop off Elizabeth's new quilt Pam's Garden and Emma's English Posies, for display in their PKM fabric area. You know I've seen a lot of photos of my fabric in shops now, but somehow opening the door and seeing this right as you walk in .. well words can't express it.

My head totally exploded off my shoulders. Honestly, what a thrill. I am reminded once again how thankful I am to all you shop owners who ordered and all you quilters that bought PKM.. it seriously means the world to me!!! xo

New projects.

Yup, I finally pulled all my fabrics for the project Elizabeth and I are working on. Good grief I like to torture myself over selections.

I used this cute label as my inspiration. It's a darling bottle of Ramune Soda... with 'marble'. I'm not completely sure what 'marble' is but I bet my dentist wouldn't like it. Actually according to the warning label I must not swallow the the opener nor try and remove that marble. Yikes. So many potential complications. I was going to say thank goodness this project isn't filled with as much danger, but considering that I'll be using a rotary cutter, an iron and some scissors maybe I shouldn't tempt fate.

Baby it's cold outside.

Brr people, it's late and it's still in the 20s here! But oh so gloriously sunny! I love the sun and plan on enjoying it, as later this week we'll have much needed rain.

I had a bold visitor this morning while I was out in the backyard. This is a new to my yard little hummingbird. He's much more fat and colorful than the other hummingbirds, and apparently very friendly. He let me get quite close before he spread his wings a bit and then left.

Today I can't squander my day like yesterday. Elizabeth is working on a new pattern and I'm making a very PKM version of it. Should be fun, right? Hope you guys have a super awesome day! xo

Al Fresco

Last Friday I went over to visit Holly for the afternoon. Typical Holly fashion we had lots of chatting and a wonderful lunch.

Followed by a delightful dessert. Don't worry we walked it off hiking up that hill I mentioned before. The weather was spectacular, and even though it was late in the afternoon it was quite sunny and warm.

Not only did we catch up on all the latest, I had a chance to see all the wonderful strike offs for the latest Penelope collection.

They really are lovely. It's so much fun to see them laid out in their colorways and I look forward to having some to work with.

The weekend was good. How about for you?

Sunny

Welcome to Friday, the gateway to the weekend! Love it right? I have some plans to meet up with this magazine this weekend. Valentine's season is pretty much my favorite thing about Christmas. Weird right? But I love that after what seems like months of Christmas decorations,things turn all red and pink. And feels like spring. It's safe to go to Target again. No holiday crowds.

It's been really sunny here in California. We've had to run the sprinklers, no rain. Low 30s in the mornings, which I know is kid-stuff-cold to some of you. I'm enjoying the sun while I can, it's not going to last. Next week, RAIN! Yahoo for that too.

Happy weekending peeps. xo

P.S. Check it out, Elizabeth actually posted!

P.S.2 Check out the cute pillow Roseann made!

Wednesday!

So peeps, what did you do with your Wednesday? I spent the morning at the Hayward Hall of Justice (honestly, shouldn't some Super Friends be there?) in the jury room. But, I was totally lucky! Except for the first round pick of folks, we were excused around 11!! Then our parking was free! I couldn't believe my luck. It made waiting outside in the 32 degree morning chill for my turn through the metal detectors seem like no big deal.

Totally squandered my afternoon. Did some reading, some dancing, some organizing. But felt like it was a crazy bonus day off so I lived it up. What did you do Super Friends?

Revisiting December's Bloggers Block

Everytime I walk down the hall I see my blocks for the Blogger's Block of the month in a little grouping. The more I walked by the more I didn't like the way that December's block turned out. I'm trying to make my blocks out of leftover strips from other projects, and I had some prints leftever from my pillow just waiting.

I tried my block in two configurations, but in the end put the blue meeting in the center, I think it works well with my first block.

I still have a ways to go with my camera but I'm having a lot of fun. Ok a lot of frustration but a lot of fun too! Thanks everyone for all their tips! You guys are awesome! xo

Pillow talk

Yesterday I finished up the pillow. I had already quilted the top like my last pillow. All I really needed to do was decide on the backing fabrics, make some covered buttons and buttonholes.

People who really get stuff done would have that done before lunch. People like Melissa. You should head there next and see the tutorial she has for a sweet little Coffee Break Buddy. You can use it for other stuff. It's not all about coffee.

I'm happy with the pillow. Look how nicely it plays with my other pillow out of Annie's Farm Stand. And what doesn't look cute with that darling crochet pillow?