Pink Lemonade QAL

Thanks again to Lori for hosting this fun quiltalong and getting my sewing brain back in training! I know that having a project to complete was just the thing I needed. Here Miso Pretty inspects the yellow for the contrasting blocks. I think she agrees it's just right.

My corners are two shades of pink.

This "Charleston" fabric with the wonderful green and pink shapes will be my backing.

I am going to quilt heart shapes in the yellow blocks to represent the shortbread cookies

I would love to eat with a beautiful glass of Pink Lemonade.

Come on over, I am sure they'll be plenty to go around. Have a great week gals!

Say Thanks with a Pillow

I've been back at work and the new semester starts Monday.I have been keeping up with my Humble Quilts Lemonade Quilt blocks and plan to sew it all together this weekend! I also whipped up a birthday quilt for my daughter that was sent off to the quilter's yesterday. So, I have been productive and it feels great!

16,000 students will descend on our little town this weekend and make their way to the library for help and study so, to keep ourselves up to the challenge at work, we decided we needed a new coffee maker. The new fangled kind with the pods. We googled, we asked, we read reviews. And then someone upstairs said, "I don't use mine, take it!" Wow. Free. And with lots of little pods to go with. So to thank her, I whipped up a coffee / library book themed pillow last night. However, the Rare Books behind my modest pillow are not included with the thank you!

Sometimes the spontaneous project is the most fun. Done in a little over an hour, and delivered this morning! Have a good weekend friends, and stay warm!

Things are New Again

I am looking forward to this New Year. I know it's already 5 days old but it feels good. I am going to start by doing a sewalong called "Pink Lemonade" with Lori of Humble Quilts. I have a decent stash of reproduction fabrics that are wanting to come out to play. Thanks Lori for getting the New Year sewing started off right!

I also want to do the Building Houses from Scraps sewalong here.


Can you imagine how adorable 365 houses will be? If not in one quilt then scattered everywhere. Friends, be on the lookout for them appearing on your doorsteps when they start stacking up! Thanks to Jenneke for doing this international sewalong! She is in the Netherlands and it's truly amazing how many people have signed up to sew. Blog land is a wonderful place.

I've done a bit of clean up in my yard and planted some pansies and snapdragons in anticipation of Spring. Chico is always wonderful in the Spring. It's where I have lived for 38 years. I never get tired of spring flowers!
Hope the first week of your New Year is going well and you are happy. That is what matters!