Postcards From Heaven, Block 3, BOM

It's Jenny's month to gift you a Postcard!  And it's a beauty!

Gorgeous, yes?  I love all the added touches she does.  Nobody stitches quite like Jenny!

I've chosen to do my blocks in redwork - 

And also, to use the King James bible verses exactly, while Jenny is paraphrasing to be more like a conversation between Father and daughter.  That means you get a choice - you can use either!  Get over to Jenny's blog and download Block 3 HERE.   If you want to use the King James, you can download my version [words ONLY] from my craftsy shop HERE.  We would dearly love to see your finished blocks, so email either one of us with your pics!


Be blessed!!!

Love,
Allie

Spring

Spring is here!!!  Well, not really, but let's pretend, ok?  We're expecting 6-10" of snow tomorrow, so I need this.

I have finished my little wall-hanging, and as promised, it's free in my shop - just click HERE.  It's only free until the spring equinox though, so get it while winter lasts!  [The equinox is March 20th].

This little wall-hanging measures 9" x 18 1/2", a good size to put just about anywhere.  Put it on your front door and tell Mother Nature to get it together.  I think that's what I'm going to do.

I used a charm pack and a fat quarter for this, but you can easily bust some scraps on it!  The flower stems can be done by machine very quickly, although I did mine by hand, and appliqued by hand.

Not to mention the quilting by hand. [My favorite part.]

A very satisfying project, especially considering what we're facing tomorrow.  I'm going to look out the window and laugh.

Until I remember that Thing 2 will be riding around in a car for 300+ miles, and will have to drive home when work is done.  Then I'll look out the window and pray.  So glad he's with professional drivers.

I hope you enjoy stitching "Spring"!

Love,

Allie

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Can't say I mind making dinner, when Thing 1 makes dessert -

Those are called Death By Oreo Cupcakes, and they are delish.  You can get the recipe HERE.
It doesn't say how many it makes - I believe we got 24 cupcakes.  However - it says to put a full-size oreo on the bottom of the cupcake liners, then fill with cake mix, and I personally did not care for the oreo on the bottom.  The boys liked them though.  If you leave the oreo on the bottom out, you may not get as many cupcakes.

Quilting has been going swimmingly, until I broke my needle!

There were a few moments of intense panic when I couldn't find the rest of it - I didn't move or breathe while I looked, and found the tip in my lap.  You can imagine the relief when I found it!

Back to quilting.....

Love,
Allie

Whirly Twirly Garden

It was a beautiful sunrise earlier, so glad I got up to see it - that's rare around here.  

Of course, it will look nicer when there's leaves on the trees.

Since I got up so early, and couldn't make any noise [night shift was asleep], I decided to finish writing a pattern.  

Whirly Twirly Garden - you may recognize it as I started to make it as an applique, which I'm still planning on doing at some point.  Just not today.

I enjoyed doing it as a stitchery, especially the scalloped border - I'm going to frame it using a tutorial from Jenny of Elefantz, using a picture frame.  You can find the tutorial HERE.   
I'm on the hunt for the perfect picture frame!

Whirly Twirly Garden is now available in my craftsy shop for instant download!  Just click HERE!

I've started quilting my applique design, and am enjoying it so much!  I think I need to make more so I always have something to hand quilt.

I'll be taking it with me tonight, mum and I are going to visit our friend Shirley.  We haven't been over there since the plague visited our house. (So glad that's over.)  We've missed her so much, it'll be good to sit and chat for hours while I stitch.

I wish you all a very happy Friday, unless you're Down Under in which case I hope you had a happy Friday, and all of you have a wonderful weekend!

Love,
Allie

Hooray!

Yay, I have a flimsy!!!  First one this year!



Now to dig up some batting - and oh yeah, backing!  Of course, I finished it at night, when there's no light for pictures.

Speaking of pictures, mum wishes you all a happy valentine's day yesterday!



Oh that smug look when she's drinking hot chocolate.  Once a rebel, always a rebel - she's diabetic, she should know better.  How well I remember last year, taking care of her and her almost losing her foot!

Not that *I* have any vices.....*ahem*  As I sit here eating my bag of Reese's.  I guess I come by it honestly!

Love,
Allie

Yum.

I don't celebrate Valentine's Day......

But I do celebrate sons who bring me heart-shaped jelly donuts!!!

Disclaimer:  The other two were gone before the picture. 

Love,
Allie