Shameless Plug

My friend Martha is trying to sell her house. She'd like to move closer to her folks. I wish I could buy it.

I could live with that. It's in Melbourne Village, Florida, 2,631 sq. ft. Yes, I could live with this house quite nicely. It's concrete block and can withstand a hurricane. If you don't want it, will you buy it for me? More pictures and info here.

Nothing happening on the creative front. Tomorrow is another day of running around and being away from my machine. But Tuesday - ah Tuesday - I have written in a sewing day, in INK.

Give-Away In Progress...

over at Mama Spark's World! For her 400th [!!!] post, she's giving away a stack of Robyn Pandolph Folk Art Christmas 3 containing 21 Fat quarters. Hurry!

Look Who's Home!

Yep, my baby is home. Back from the spa, cleaned and spruced up and ready to work. And work she will, if I can stay home long enough!

Remember I said I was cutting up my repro 30's fabrics? Got 'em all cut. Now I need to sub-cut.



The two stacks of strips are over 5 inches high. The stack on the left will become 5" squares. The plan is to finish cutting while embroidering hubby's designs for his quilt, then start sewing things together with a vengeance. In about a week, my other machine will come home, and I'll be able to run them both. Won't I have fun.

Must tell you about my new shoes. They're called Z-Coil. They're not cheap. And they're not pretty, lol.



But having the ability to walk is priceless. They have a coil on the heel that absorbs 50% of the impact when you're walking.



And you can get covers for the coil, so they look like a regular heel. I had thought they were sloped inside, like wearing a heel, and my foot problems are on the ball of my foot. I didn't think they'd help at all. Boy was I wrong. I'm now walking without a limp, I can put my full weight on both feet, and there's no more burning. They're also helping my back. Praise God. I would love to shake the inventor's hand and kiss his ring.

No sewing for me tomorrow, I'm taking the boys out to help my aunt with re-decorating chores. Sad, isn't it? Get my baby home and I can't spend time with her! Enjoy your weekend, dear readers!

Fifteen Candles for Sam

I remember when I brought you home. Such a hefty little bundle - bigger than your brother. You filled my arms and my heart. All the worries that I wouldn't have enough love to give you were put to rest immediately. I didn't have to take love away from your brother to give to you - God doubled the size of my heart.



What I remember most from your childhood is laughter. You were always giggling. You had the most contagious laugh I'd ever heard. Especially at bedtime.



You were also always in motion. I'll never forget you standing on the stairs, bouncing up and down, telling me you were my bouncing baby boy. You did math upside down. You didn't walk - you ran. You wore out the couch doing running somersaults onto it. Play was serious business, but filled with laughter.





Those innocent, big brown eyes made fans of all who met you. People went out of their way to do things for you.



The only time you sat still was to look at a book. Now, the only time you're off the computer is when you're reading.



Even when you were little, you loved the beach, as much as mum.







Happy Birthday, my darling, my heart. I am so incredibly proud of you, and so grateful to be your mum. You bless me beyond measure. I love you more than life.

Squares and Swaps

Hello bloggy friends, I've missed you! Guess what - my machine is all fixed up and is ready for me to come get her! And I can't go til next Thursday. What have I been doing you ask? Well, you probably haven't, but I'm going to tell you anyway.

I've been cutting. Squares. Lots and lots of squares. Remember the Snippets bundle I won from Kelly at Charming Chatter? Well, I finally got up enough nerve to cut into it.



I've wanted to make a real patchwork quilt for awhile now - nothing but squares - and this is going to do it. There's enough here for TWO quilts, yippee! And I got the binding cut too!



I've also pulled out all of my 30's repro fabrics, and have been cutting them as well.



I'm cutting for different quilts - one [or however many I can make] just squares, the other this quilt from the book I won in Terry's give-away.



The plan is to have everything cut and ready to go by the time my machine gets home.

Yesterday, I read this book:



If you read it, keep a box of tissues handy. Oh my. Every book gets better.

I also joined a swap. Jenny of Elefantz and Vicki from Tozz's Corner are hosting a lovely swap! A Mug Hug and a Mug Mat - you're not allowed to put anything else in the package - and they will fit in a regular envelope! That will really keep the postage cost down, and I'm so thankful. This is going to be fun! They've drawn up some lovely designs you can use for your swap gifts.

Have a lovely weekend!

Thank You Terry!

Terry from Terry's Treasures had a give-away, and I won - wowzers what a gift she sent! You know how we all love give-aways. I'm planning my own for my 100th post....but back to Terry's.







Overwhelming, right?







A book that's going to the dr.'s with me tomorrow, Helen Kelley's Joy of Quilting! The darlingest Mary Englebreit needle card [did you know ME has a blog now? *squeal*] FLOSS! Years ago, I gave away all my floss, thinking I wouldn't use it - and now I'm trying to re-build my stash - love these colors!







A cute little lamb stuffie pattern, that I'll need for a baby shower.







Two quilt books! I've wanted to check out the Turning Twenty quilts for a long time - and the other book has at least four quilts I must make as soon as my machine comes home.







Three adorable stitcheries from Chickadee Hollow Designs - future Christmas gifts!







A honeybun of Wonderland by Momo! Oh how I have drooled over pics of this fabric line. This will become a purse.







And look at this bit of adorableness - beeswax thread conditioner in the shape of a SEASHELL! Is that too cute to use or what?



Terry, I think YOU are a treasure. Thank you so much for all my gifties - I love them! I feel so blessed!