Friday Happenings

I don't know about anyone else but I was very excited for the Royal Wedding.  I kept my feelings to myself but I couldn't wait to get up this morning (no, not super early) and watch all the pomp and circumstance.  I DVR'ed the whole 6+ hours of coverage and then I got sucked into watching all the bits and pieces on TV this morning.  Amelia and I are going to watch the highlights of today's events tonight so that she can see a real princess get married.  Yes, I know technically she is now a Duchess but I like Princess better.  :)

My sewing mojo has been on the fence since last week.  I just haven't been feeling it.  Quite possibly because I'm forcing myself to work on projects that I've already started and won't let myself start anything new.  What I'm showing you, I finished about a week ago but just never pulled out the camera to document until today.  I did waver a bit and I pieced a Schnibbles pattern for myself.  You know that this is my very first one that I've ever did.  Seriously.  I did "Hat Trick" using some Sunkissed charms.  I modified the pattern just a tad and added borders on all four sides.  The pattern only has the borders on the top and bottom but it looked unfinished to me.

It's a little light on the pink because I had used a few of the pink charms in my Chubby Charmer tote.  I'm going to do a pink binding to help bring more of that color to the top.  I think I'm going to quilt this one myself and hang it in my bedroom.  I have the perfect wall for it.

I got the cherries put on my Red and Black summer wallhanging.  The pattern had me hand-sewing some red ric-rac into some rosette looking thing but hand-sewing is NOT for me and I didn't want to be frustrated with the project so I just machine appliqued some circles on and there you go, cherries.

Tomorrow Punkie and I are attending my cousin's daughter's 1st Communion and I was asked to make cookies as a giveaway favor.  For 50 bucks to use towards some future fabric purchase?  Sure thing!  They aren't fancy and I really don't care for how I decorated them.  The dots just don't go but I had a bunch of icing left over and I hated putting it down the sink.  Plus it helps to cover up some of the imperfections on the cookies.  They taste good.  That's all I care about.

One last thing.  Punkie left me a message on my whiteboard that is in my sewing room a while ago and before she decides to erase it, I snapped its picture.

J + A forever

Right back at ya, Amelia.  Mama loves you forever too.

Enjoy your day!
Jen