To Make Me Smile

 I believe every day my cats think this will happen...

kittens!!!

'nuf said

seriously...I'd let the zombies have me...

I can hear him purring...

I needed a smile today

and thought I'd share...

A Blue Quilt

this is the blue quilt

I saw on eBay that has inspired

my current project

a few dozen 8" blocks are stitched

many more to go

I've been auditioning 

alternating blocks...

while I'll never be shaped like this

I'd love to have that smile...

if only I could get the hang

of the hula hoop...

picked up one at the Dollar Store yesterday

no luck yet...

my version of this antique rug is on the frame

working on a few small colorful pieces

to cheer up my living room...

yesterday I finished the hooking 

on a large bee skep

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Happy Mother's Day!

More Online Inpsiration

    

don't you just

love seeing how wool hooks up

good thing the swatches that arrive are flat...

seeing the wool hooked would cost me more

been in the mood for 2 color quilts

my piecing has been blue and tan...

making do from stash

(this block is for sale on etsy)

my stash has an abundance of

olive and mustard...

not sure if I'd ever want those in a two color quilt...

but I do have enough brown to make a few little quilts

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I am having such issues with my new camera

otherwise I'd have plenty of recent work to share...

looks like I'll have to download and read instructions...

darn...I just wanted a fool proof point and shoot!

Random Inpsirations

all the photos where found in Pinterest...

for one reason or another they inspire me

if I had a red barn

this would definitely be on the side

love this

for all my floss and pearl cotton

the colors....

perfect

simple cat...perfect

I've been busy helping the folks...

Mom's been feeling sick for about a month

long trip to ER yesterday

specialist appointment next week

Blood work and imaging tests show all is well...

but she sure doesn't feel that way

Temporary Obsession

One more season to watch
then normal blogging may return...

Little Nine Patches

I couldn't decide on a color theme so I choose two...

the blue and brown went together pretty fast

the red took more thought because most of my red fabric is larger scale...

this was the challenge quilt for the month

over at

The Sentimental Quilter's blog

see that stack of  patches on the left?

those aren't leftovers from the birthday quilt...

they are so easy to cut and carry along

that I'm planning another quilt with patchwork sashing...



Scissor Fob Swap

 first off let me say I did not follow the rules

we were supposed to swap a spring time scissors fob...

I knew I had these 3 prim cross stitches pieces

from a while back that I could finish in to something...

they had been waiting for just the right time

too big for a fob unless your scissors

are huge!

I figured my partner wouldn't mind...

then I decided to finish the hooked mat

that I'd been planning to offer as a giveaway here on the blog

and send it along with the little pinkeeps...

and I was only  few days late shipping

these goodies are from Rhonda my swap partner

three fobs and a new pair of scissors...

I do love me some scissors!

the fobs are already on some of my small pairs that are easily lost

The Birthday Quilt

label

on brushed flannel backing
Olivia and Melrose
checking out the quilt...
they approve

Hannah doing the rollies...

trying to fluff it back up

after being squished in a box...

I think the colors go perfect with her fur

Photographic Proof

the table is Olivia's spot...

unless Melrose nudges her off

never before has this been seen

obviously she is not pleased

equally obvious is Melrsoe

pleasure in the whole situation...

if I hadn't gotten the photos

I would have chalked it up to dream...

Color Inspiration

this antique rug is the inspiration

for the wool I'll be using for the latest

antique challenge rug...

have you started hooking or punching yours?

I've been taking plenty of photos

with my new camera

just need to figure out how to

transfer them to the computer...

me and my technical issues

My sister should be receiving her

birthday package tomorrow

I have photos of the finished quilt

plus the label...

need to get busy with more labels...

I have my wool worms organized

border replaced on one patch blue quilt

a small hooked rug completed from my worm baskets...

a new little quilt in the works

Too bad I have to go to work

I could get so much more done!

Worm Control

worms might look nice in baskets

but they are too hard to use...

having to dig around

looking for just the right color...

seeing the way Karen Kahle

has her wool divided by color

in zip top plastic bags

I knew that was what I needed to do...

Melrose has objections to my entering

the Wool Room

usually he has it to himself

after I clean the sewing room table off

then transfer that pattern to linen

I will divide up my wool...

Tomorrow I should be able to share

some after photos with you...