What I've Been Up To...

I just finished my latest project. It's a play quilt for my niece Jennifer's new little guy, Grant. By play quilt, I mean it's meant to be used; it's not an heirloom. It's quite bright, but should work well for picnics at the park, trips to the beach, and as a mat on the floor. I hope he likes it!

The pattern is Yellow Brick Road by Atkinson Designs. And Jennifer, if you happen to read this, I hope to have it in the mail on Monday! :-)

Better Late Than Never

So, it was a few weeks after Valentine's Day and I was looking through fabric in my sewing room when it hit me: I had purchased some charm squares last year around Valentine's Day with the plan to make a table runner for this year. Yes, the holiday that had just passed. Hmmm...

I decided that it was better late than never, so I searched until I found the charm squares, and then hemmed and hawed until I finally decided on a plan. I would make the runner using the disappearing nine-patch.

After the usual agonizing over which squares to put where, I threw caution to the wind and just stitched. And sliced. And reassembled. Here's the finished product:

I'm rather pleased. (And ready for next year!) For an excellent tutorial on the disappearing nine-patch, click here.

Our Littlest Man

I got to watch Daniel Wednesday afternoon while Ann was at a meeting at church.  Oh the joy!!  I remembered to take my camera and was able to get some great photos. 

I just know he's trying to say, "I love you too, Grammy!" in this one:

What a smile!

Being a Grammy is just the best!!

Snow, Snow, Snow!!!

Greetings from the land of snow.  The weatherman said we'd get some and get some we did!  About two feet of it!  Hard to believe the official start to spring is just nineteen days away.

Here's my sweetie, shoveling the roof.  The snow we got was wet as well as deep, and there's a chance it will rain soon, so he had to get it off.  We don't relish the thought of our roof caving in.  :-)

He spent most of the morning plowing out our driveway and then went across the street and plowed out our neighbors, then up the street to do another neighbor's driveway while they are in Hawaii (the dirty rats!) for three weeks.  Dan mounts a blade on the front of our 4-wheeler each winter and it sure helps him get the job done. 

I've been getting no sewing done since I finished up the bibs.  Right now I can't seem to decide on a project to start, but I'm hoping to remedy that tomorrow.  Stay tuned!  (Now I'll have to come up with something so I can report back.)