A Quick Hello

I'm enjoying our vacation.  Right now I'm sitting outside with my laptop and wireless card, enjoying the quiet and horse and buggies going by while Punkie and Chris went for a walk.  Very nice.

So far I hit one fabric shop and did a little money spending.  I took pictures.  You'll never believe where the shop was located.  I'll keep that a secret until I get the pictures uploaded.

Okay, they are back so now we're off to go for a ride and check out some farms.

Enjoy your day!

Jen :)

It's so stinkin' cute, I can't stand it!

My BFF and her family are coming from TX for a two week visit (I can't wait!) and they will be celebrating their eldest daughter's 2nd birthday here.

So, I made Julia a pillow.  Figured it would be easier to pack in the car for the trip back to TX instead of a bulky toy.

And I love it.  LOVE IT!

It is so cheerful and girly.  I bought that striped polka dot fabric from Joann's and it's perfect for the pillow.  At least I think so!  I had to get this done since we're leaving for vacation next week and the party is the following week.  I wouldn't have time to get it done and I didn't want to cram it in.  You know how mistakes happen if you rush. 

Another thing off my To Do list and I'm really happy about that!

Enjoy your day!
Jen   :)

My Sleeping Beauty

That sweet face.  I hated to wake her.

Enjoy your day!
Jen

No Motivation

It's been horribly hot here.  I'm sure everybody else is feeling it too.  With this heat, I have no motivation.  None.  Zero.  Zip.  Zilch.  And I have a whole lot on my To Do list.  The heat and humidity are supposed to break by the weekend.  It can't come soon enough.  We are in desperate need of rain too.  Weather man is telling me big rain is coming Saturday night.  I hope so!!

We are leaving for a mini vacation next week.  Going to Lancaster, PA for some fun.  So for our trip, I made Punkie a quilted notebook using this tutorial, courtesy of Rachel.  She loves to write and practice her skills and spelling.  I thought this would help pass the time in the car.  It was quick, quick, quick!  My binding is a hot mess though because Amelia was desperate for me to be finished with it and she would not leave me alone until I got it done.  If she had let me be, I would have practiced my hand-sewing skills and did it correctly but sometimes speed is better with a 5 year old! 

Sorry for the dark photos.  I took these last night because I knew the notebook was going to go to Grandma's house this morning (and sure enough, she took it with her).

Amelia picked out the cute cupcake fabric during our visit to Joann's on Monday.  I bought extra to make potholders or something out of it. It's quite cute!  And it's a pretty, sunny yellow.  Not this drab looking thing.

Okay, now back to my To Do list.  I have a few potholders to make.  Stacy and I are doing a swap.  Have you seen my scarf?!?  It's GORGEOUS!  I can't wait to get it!!  And I want to know if I can wear it in the summertime because I don't think I'll be able to wait for snow in order to wear it!  I'm making potholders in exchange for the scarf and I have everything cut for the potholders; I just need to sit down and make them.  But if you read the title of my post... NO MOTIVATION!  But now that I've seen my scarf... these babies are getting done this weekend!

I also have a birthday prensent to get done.  AND my pin cushion for my swap.  AND a tote for my SIL's birthday.  

So much to do, not enough time!!

I better get going!  LOL!

Enjoy your day!
Jen

1,000 post giveaway

Jill is having a fantastic giveaway marking her 1,000 post!  Head on over and check it out!

Daisy has done it again!

Sharon has worked her quilty magic once again!  And quick, too!  I send her my hexagon table runner and a wallhanging that I pieced for Amelia over a year ago but did nothing with.  LOVE them both!

On Amelia's wallhanging, she quilted happy sunshines and butterflies.

On the table runner, she quilted bees.  Love it!  It's on the recliner because my table is loaded with papers and I REALLY didn't feel like cleaning it off to take a proper picture.

Now it's binding time.  I really should hand stitch the binding on the backs of these things but you know what??  I'm STILL hand sewing the binding on the first quilt that Sharon quilted for me and that was done over a year ago!  In my defense, I was scared to hand sew because I didn't understand the process.  But I finally started it and I understand but it is slooooow going.  I get hand and eye fatigue so I do it when I can.  I try to do it in the evenings but sometimes I'm just too wiped out to bother.  I think I'm going to machine these on.  At least the table runner.  I want to get it on my table!

Thank you Sharon!  More will be coming your way soon!!

Enjoy your day!
Jen

Summer Tote Swap Revisited

My swap items are ready to go into the mail.  I just wanted to show the little extras I included.

I made another cute little zipper pouch and I LOVE the yellow zipper that I used.  I think that just makes the pouch POP!  I wanted to make more little odds and ends but I just want to be done with this swap so that I can move ahead on a few other things.  NOT that I didn't enjoy this swap.  Please don't get me wrong there.  But I've done 3 potholder swaps back to back, this purse swap and a pin cushion swap.  I'm kinda swapped-out! 

I also included some hand cream, some grape flavored anti-bac, a cute lip balm from Yankee Candle.  The holder, if you will, is shaped like a tiny little Yankee Candle jar!  I bought 5 of them.  Yes, I'm crazy.  LOL!  Lastly, I found these cute purse holder and key chain and I included those too.

I hope my swap partner is happy with everything as I am!

And since I was in a zippered pouch making mood, I made one for myself.  I don't know what I'll put in it but this one is MINE!

Enjoy your day!
Jen