Jack in the Box

Sometimes I just crack myself up!

(Yes, his name really is Jack).

Wool Garden

Block 7 arrived last week and since my machine was in the shop, it was a great time to get handwork done and stay caught up on this block of the month. This is such a great quilt project and Karen has done a wonderful job picking out the cotton backgrounds and the gorgeous wool for it.

She's going to be offering 2 new Block of the Month programs, so you might want to head on over to her store, Farm House Woolens, and see what she's got coming. Bookmark her site because she's in the process of moving into her fabulous new house (which you can read all about on her blog) and won't be back online until May 15th.

Happy Mother's Day everyone!

She's home!

A few weeks ago, Betty (Bernina) just stopped running. Found out it was the circuit board. Yikes...what was this going to cost me?

Check this out! All covered under the warranty! Thank you Bernina USA.

Oh, and see that light that's on the left of the machine? It's called The Bendable Bright Light and it's fabulous! I absolutely love mine.

Now I can get back to some piecing. I've been "prepping" lots of hand applique projects to take with me to Seattle after the little guy (grandson) is born. I'll be up there for a couple of weeks to help out after Daddy goes back to work. Hmm, do you think I'll have time for handwork? LOL

Tisket a Tasket, Block 5

That Anne keeps making these blocks cuter and cuter.

If you haven't joined in the fun, there's still time. Click on the link on my sidebar and it will take you right to the FREE patterns. You could be caught up in no time at all. Each block takes about an evening to put together and another evening to stitch. Come on. What's stopping you?

Blogger's Block

Also known as Writer's Block. I've had a serious case of this and haven't been able to come up with anything to blog about.

On Tuesday it started snowing again, so I thought I would blog about that, but I was a little miffed at Mother Nature, so I figured I better not blog because it would turn into a rant! I'm so OVER the snow. The flakes were huge and if it had been raining, it would have been pouring! The snow didn't last for very long, so I calmed down.

Since I keep showing progress on the things I'm working on, I thought I would show you that I CAN finish things.

This is called "Feathered Stars" and it's from Kim Diehl's book, Simple Traditions. I was in a Yahoo Primitive group and we did it as our Quarterly Quilt. I pretty much used the same colors as Kim did because I think that's what drew me to the quilt. It's hanging in hubby's den.

This quilt is in our dining room and it's called "Holly Basket" from the book, Holly Threads by Need'l Love. It was designed by Gerry Kimmel-Carr. I know it's a Christmas design, but I like it, so I leave it up all year.

I saved this one for last because it actually gave me tendonitis and I swore I would never do another applique quilt.

It's called "Stella's Rose" from Samples of the Past, Part 3, by Blackbird Designs. I was taking a 4 week class and I got the whole blasted quilt finished in those 4 weeks, doing needleturn, no less! The pain in my elbow was so bad that I had to quit doing any handwork for quite awhile after. Taught me a really good lesson about "OCD".

Well, hopefully my blogger's block is gone. I'll be posting block #5 of Tisket a Tasket on Tuesday. Better get that scheduled in case baby grandson decides to arrive a bit early.