Sunday already!

Oh, where do the weekends go? It is already Sunday evening and I don't want it to be a work day tomorrow! I did get a bit of sewing in yesterday. I finished the top of the monster quilt so it is ready for quilting. I need to get some Minkee fabric for the back and there isn't a store that sells it around here so I will have to look online. Anybody know a good online store?
Today I spent cleaning bathrooms and baking. I did it first thing this morning while my energy level was still up but was beat by noon. I did a lot of resting this afternoon. Now it is back to the grind!!! I am hoping to get a picture of the completed monster top up soon. Have a great week all!!!

Making cards and buying wine!

I spent the last few days after work making thank you cards for some of the judges from my school's science fair. I am so glad to be done with it all. Trying to arrange for judges is a real pain. I am so thankful that I could call on friends and spouses of coworkers to help me out. To make the thank you cards, I just cut up the judging sheets and used PVC scrapbooking glue to attach the pieces in a collage type fashion to cardstock. Then I wrote a short thank you on the inside and attached a bottle of vino!!!! They deserve it!! Since the computer teacher helped out my class so much, I got her a gift card to a restaurant that makes dynamite margharitas so she could forget all about the hours upon hours she spent helping my students make graphs and format papers. She is a gem!!! So, this is how I have spent the better part of this week, aside from work that is!!!

Adding a New Giveaway!!

I am so excited about the OWOH event. I am getting to see lots of different blogs and I am meeting some very nice people. I am enjoying seeing all the different types of art people produce. SO...........

This is my second giveaway. He is made from african fabrics and has a bead and coin necklace and glass beads on his belly. Hope you like him!

So get on the magic carpet and start checking out everybody else. Don't forget to leave a comment on the original OWOH posting to be eligible for the second giveaway.

One World One Heart Event

Hey everybody, I read about this great event to get bloggers to meet one another on a blog titled A Whimsical Bohemian. This is a great way to get to meet others. I am very excited to be a part of this event.



As a part of this event, I will be giving away a small spirit doll. This doll is made from African fabrics and includes silk ribbons, beads and a clay face.
I am also including a small wallhanging that has quilter sayings on it, like "behind every quilter, there's good backing!"
This quilt will make all quilters smile!!!


Please leave a comment to be included in this give-away. Make sure you leave me an email address or blog address so that I can get in touch with you if you win.
Good Luck and thanks for visiting my blog. I am looking forward to making some new blog friends.

Stephen and Snowman

This is a picture of my youngest when he was home on Christmas break. He couldn't resist all the snow! They are still kids even at 20!

Gracie Bag

This is the bag I ordered 2 weekends ago from Sew Thankful. It was on sale so I thought I would try it. I love ordering from this company. They are quick and very friendly.


This is the fabric that I am going to use to make the purse. It was given to me by a dear friend. Her brother went on a mission trip to Africa and brought this back for her. She didn't know what to do with it but knew that I love African fabric so she gave it to me!! Lucky Me!!!

Monster Quilt

These are the pinwheels that I made. There are 2 in each colorway for a total of 16.


This is the panel that will go on the top and the bottom after the pinwheel border is attached.

This is the monster quilt that I am working on for a friends new baby due in May. I found this adorable panel at It's a Stitch Quilt Shop in Barrington Illinois and it was on sale for 40% off (the whole kit) so I grabbed it. This past Saturday I got the borders cut and sewn on the panel and I cut all the pieces for the pinwheel squares and got them all made. They will go around the outside of the black border, alternating with a white and green fabric. I didn't take a picture of the white and green because it would show up mainly white.