I am having the BEST week!

I am having the best week!

All sorts of projects are just coming together in just the perfect way.

First, my Hubby got hired for his Summer job taking care of the Cemetery again.

The city he has worked for was making major economic changes

and there was the possibility his job was going to be eliminated. The weather has finally cleared up. Springtime in Utah is very Unpredictable, to say the least!

Last week we had 6 inches of snow in one day...today, it's clear and warm.

The above photo is looking across the field to Antelope Island.

I attended the monthly meeting of the Syracuse (Utah) Quilters.

Kathy showed a scrap quilt she made...isn't it great!

Glory showed the quilt she made for her 38th Grandchild....38th-Wow!!!!!

I am winding down on babysitting my grandson. He starts pre-school next week,

so I will have 3 days a week to myself now.....

Get out the UFO and To-do list!!!

Stash fabric purse

I spent this afternoon sewing just for the fun of it.

It seems lately I am always sewing for someone else,

but not for me just for fun. Devil Kitty joined me for some sewing time.

You can see one of the dresses for the Africa charity in the lower left of the photo.

I searched thru a bag of donated fabric and found a polynesian poly cotton scrap

and made this purse.

I've made the pattern before and it goes together really easily and quickly.

A girl can always use another purse!

Stashbusting Report

I got some sewing done....yeah....

during this week of Spring Break and a really nasty cough!

I am beginning to make dresses for a charity in Africa

plus I used up some more of my solids for a QOV quilt.

Fabric used this week: 5 yards

Fabric used YTD: 46 yards

Prairie Queen Block

My quilt chapter is having different members present a quilt block

and tell a little about it's history.

Each presenter makes up the block using the same orange fabric

The blocks will be put together into a charity quilt

for the city of Syracuse (Utah) Museum.

This Tuesday I am presenting the "Prairie Queen" block from 1880.

I made this block up in a 12.5" size.

It goes together quite easily and is a great block to use up little scraps.

I won I won I won!!!

I have entered a few drawings in blogland, but not too often....

but, this time, I couldn't resist this cute little pattern...

and I WON!!! My granddaughter is going to look wonderful in the sweet little wrap skirt this Summer!

Thank you to Lisa at http://thehemline.blogspot.com for the drawing...go check out her blog!

I think she has it!

Quite a while ago, I posted about trying to learn to knit.

This is my current project...a new scarf for me.
The photo doesn't show the beautiful green color,
with little flecked of brown, black and gray all thru it.
I liked this yarn so much I bought 5 skeins last year,
tho I didn't know what I was going to do with it.

I like the knit stitch, but am struggling with the purl stitch.

Hope where ever you are, you had a wonderful Easter Sabbath!

Stash busting report

I did just a little sewing this week.
We've got alot of sickness here...again.
I think we've been passing the same cough back and forth
for about 6 weeks now...it's my turn again...lol

Fabric used this week: 1 yard
Fabric used YTD:41 yards

Using up some fabric!

I've done very little sewing for me lately, which was frustrating.

Because of sickness(my daughter and grandson), I didn't babysit yesterday,

so I got in the fabric stash and found this...it was a scrap (20" X 35") someone passed onto me.
I found a white scrap for the backing and a little batting and made a runner for my kitchen table

My Granddaughters were coloring at the table,

so I put it on the familyroom chest of drawers for a photo..it's a little too wide for it tho.

Not Earth shattering, but it felt great to get something done start to finish in an hour.

Christmas in July Beginning

I have spent my Spring day cutting out the fabric for

my Christmas in July quilt.

When I first thought about this project I thought I would have a hard time

getting in the Christmas mood in the middle of warm weather...

Never fear..it's Springtime in Utah!

That means that yesterday could be temps in the 60's

But today it is snowing on the garden my Hubby just planted.

Thank goodness he only planted the cold weather veggies-potato, okra and peas!

I have 45 red blocks cut out and have begun to put them together.

As you can see, I am not using a traditional Christmas block.

I sure love my red tho!