Monthly Archives: February 2009

Fresh Air

After a gorgeous week of Spring weather and sunny days we awoke to 2 inches of snow yesterday morning. Very weird. After a flurry of morning e-mails debating about whether to go or not I got in the car and took off. I had a ticket to Sandra Betzina’s zipper session and I wasn’t going…

Expo Here I Come

1. Mail Sack in Bohemian Babes, 2. Soccer bag, 3. The Mail Bag, 4. Mail Sack, 5. mini mail sack bag green, 6. Mail Sack 3, 7. Mail Sack Outside Closer, 8. Mailsack (large), 9. Mama’s mail sack Bloggy friends are the best. Sarah called me this morning and I was sharing the fact that…

Bushfire Quilt Project

My heart goes out to all of those impacted by the Australian bushfires. Recovery from the devastation is sure to be a long and difficult path for those that have experienced so much loss. It makes my heart ache. Our family home was lost to fire when I was 10 years old. My mother was…

Monday Morning

The 289 comments on what we’re Lovin’ is proof positive that the simple life is where it’s at. I laughed (like out loud laughed!) and smiled and even got a little teary over all the goodness filling your lives. Thank you so much for taking that challenge over the top. And the six winners of…

20% Off Sale + Valentine’s Day Giveaway

Today I’m sharing the LOVE and giving away 6 Sweetheart fat quarter stack packs (winners drawn on Monday morning). I’m a firm believer you can never have too many hearts in your fabric stash! To play along leave a comment sharing something you’re lovin’ or diggin’ right now. A song, a book, a silly TV…

Basic Photo Editing

After reviewing the images from Day 1 last week, I ventured out for another session to improve on the setup and composition. The picture above was my final pick for an April ad featuring the Carousel Quilt Kit. I have learned just enough Photoshop to get my work done. I learn something new everyday. Today…

Shop Talk – Cats That Shop

Next time your partner asks about that package in the mail just say ‘the cat ordered it’.  Denise sent me this picture and I laugh each time I look at it. It’s truly all time. I think I need a poster size for my wall. I LOVE the way their heads are turned like they’re…

Portrait Challenge – Me!

Nancy created this doll for me as part of the Out of the Box Portrait Challenge for our Feb ’09 group meeting (see my project for Gladys here). I knew it was me when I saw the colored pencils! Wow, she did such an incredible job. Thread to make the curly hair and and that…

Portrait Quilt – Gladys

In January my Out of the Box group drew names for a swap project. Assignment: Portraits. Wednesday night we spread the projects out on a table to see if we could guess who was who. Each ended up being recognized by the person they were made for. I took a semi-easy way out by pulling…

Link Love

A few links to keep you busy while I finish my sales tax return which the FABULOUS State of Washington gave me a 4 day extension to complete (on the phone no less!): Rebekah made this fantastic Plain Spoken quilt from the Modern Quilt Workshop book using a Kona Cotton Starter Pack fat quarter set….