Charming Girls Pincushion Swap - Received!

Michelle and I were partners for the Charming Girls pin cushion swap and we exchanged and received.  I've showed you what I sent her and this is what she sent me.

Lucky, lucky, lucky me!  3 pin cushions to add to my ever-growing collection.  AND some chocolate.  YUM YUM.  Let me tell you, that chocolate bar has been staring at me for 2 days but I didn't want to eat it until I took its picture.  Yes, I'm a dork like that.  So now I can have some chocolate for dessert today.

I LOVE that mason jar pin cushion!!  I LOVE IT!  Punkie loves the flower on the golf tee.  She asked me if she could have it.  I told her it can be hers but it needs to stay in my sewing room.  :)  And I forgot... Michelle snuck a very pretty pin topper in the mason jar.  I forgot to take it out for the first picture.  So here's another shot.

I have plans to make a couple of these mason jar pin cushions for gifts.  But I'm all out of poly-fill so I need to hit Joann's. Thank you Michelle.  I love it all!

Since finishing Vintage Summertime, I haven't been in my sewing room at all.  I needed a break to figure out what I want to work on next.  I've decided to make myself a tote using a charm pack of Darla that I have been hoarding holding on to.  After that, I want to get my jelly roll blocks sashed and pieced into a top.  And I have fabric that I started cutting for a top last year and I quit cutting because you know, cutting is B-O-R-I-N-G.  I have to look at the patten again and figure out where I left off.

I'll have plenty of time to work on all kinds of projects.  I haven't said anything but as of this Friday, I'm out of a job; kind-of.  My contract at my client site wasn't renewed (they've implemented a new policy a few years ago and while I did skate by 3 times, a 4th wasn't in the cards) so I'm done there on Friday.  I have been at this client site for 12 years.  I am waiting to find out what my next steps are with my company.  I have mixed feelings about this whole thing.  On one hand, I'm excited to have some time off to work on de-cluttering my house and Amelia's toys and it's Spring!  On the other, this is the first time I will be potentially out of a job in 21 years.  It's weird.

All I know is that I will be sticking to shopping in my stash for a while.  I have plenty there to keep me occupied.

Enjoy your day!
Jen