Catching Up!

Same old story...It's been awhile since I have posted.
Guess I've been going through a little "blogger's block".  I really haven't been doing a lot to blog about and the weather has been so crazy, I can't seem to get good pictures...but what else is new, huh?

Last week, I spent all week getting paperwork ready to go to our accountant. Not that we have so much anymore, now that we don't have a business, but I always wait until tax time to clean out my files, then I have several months of filing to do too...I know...soooo bad.

But last Friday I got the taxes done and was so relieved it was done and that we get a little back, that just for fun I hit two Goodwills, a Big Lots and a Dollar Tree on the way home.

Only spent 4.25, but found a couple of things that made my little shopping spree worthwhile.
Thought I would look for something I could use to decorate a little for Easter. No luck with that.

I hardly ever thrift anymore, I really have no room for anything, but I always look for linens, they don't take up much room,  and I wasn't disappointed.

I got 4 of these...25cents each.

I wish I had taken a picture before I washed them. Dirty, dingy, stained.
An overnight soak in Biz fixed that.
I don't think they had ever been washed, because they were a lot bigger before I washed them.
Aren't they pretty. I will use them with my Easter decoration,

For just $3.00 I found this denium dress.
It is medium weight and will be perfect for a couple of purses.

Lots of red stitching detail not only on the front;

but also on the back.

Look at the cute red stitched button hole.

I like the original jean type buttons, but I make make one purse with cute polkadot covered buttons.

My on going project is coming along.

I have all my blades sewn together and a few sewn to the white backing squares.

I wasn't sure whether I wanted a yellow center,

or a red one, so I pinned one of each.  I think I really like the red best, but am afraid when I finish the quilt all you will see is the red center.
(The blue you see behind the square will be the large outer border.)

I am hand stitching my plate to the background, so it is taking awhile.
But as you know by now...I love handwork.

I finally decided on the yellow for the center and stitched it on.

I'm a little slow, but you have to see the one my "partner in crime",  Anneliese

has almost finished.
See her beautiful quilt  @Sew Blessed
We both joined the Scrappy Plate Club at Bunny Hill Designs.
You can still join in the fun too. Click here to find out all about it.
Or you can click on the button on my sidebar.


One more thing you might want to know about are these cute little bird clips.

I first saw them on the Pam Kitty Morning blog...here.

I just had to have them, and I quess several other readers did too.

Finally a reader told her where she could find them and she shared the link.

You can go to Amazon here to find them.

I think they were around $8.00 for 16.

They are perfect for chip clips too, or holding papers together, or many other things, not to mention hanging out clothes.  I know...not many people hang out clothes anymore, but there is nothing fresher than sheets and towels that have hung in the sun to dry.

What do you think??

I have given you several links, so get to clicking to see some really cute things.

God is Good!!

Life is Good!!

A Little of This and That

 

Oh my! I didn't realize it had been so long since I posted.  I'm sitting here trying to remember what has kept me too busy to post in the last couple of weeks.

Oh yeah...I know.  PINTEREST is part of the problem. I just can't seem to stay off it. I've been pinning some really cute stuff and will share some of it one of these days, but if you want to take a look, just click on my Pinterest button on my sidebar.

I kept reading on blogs how addicting it is and girl, let me tell you...it is. But so much fun.

 

Yesterday was our baby girl, Emmy's birthday. Two years old, but if you ask her, she'll say five.

We aren't celebrating until Sunday after church, but thought I would show you her birthday dress I made this week.

Her Mommy loves Strawberries and I found this fabric in my stash, so thought I would use it. I would have rather bought some new Pam Kitty Morning Strawberry fabric, but sometimes it feels good to use something you have.

 

I used a pattern I have made before that is a little top with a flower applique. My girls love dresses, so I lenghthened it, and added a ruffle to make it a dress.

I machine appliqued a Strawberry

and then made some little white yo-yo's for the flowers.

I couched them to look like strawberry blossoms and added the little yellow buttons to make them look like the ones on the fabric

By the way, the green polka dot leaf is PKM fabric, so I was able to sneak a little in. Ha!

I can't wait for Sunday. Her 4 year old sister saw it and has already requested one just like it for her birthday, coming in April. Don't tell her, but it is already cut out.

Another thing that has been keeping me busy is a good (no, make that a great) thing.

A few weeks ago, I started a Beth Moore bible study. I have wanted to do one of her studies for some time and since we are home right now, decided to commit to doing it.

My really good friend Gail at Victorian at Heart is leading it, so I get to see her and some of my other friends there on Wednesday nights too.

This is what we are studying.

I have studied the book of James before, but never in this way. It has been an eye opener to some things in my own life I need to work on and has enriched and increased my prayer life immensely.

I already have a couple more posts in minds, so don't give up on me and check back for progress on my Dresden Plate quilt made from my treasured Pam Kitty Morning fabric that my friend shared with me.

As always I am so thankful that

God is Good!!

Life is Good!!