Recovery gifts for a friend

Chop, sew, chop, sew, chop, sew, quilt, bind.

Pillowcase

A friend and colleague has been terribly sick with cancer treatments, so I made these to help cheer her up. She said cool colors are what makes her happy. I made the pillowcase because she's been spending so much time in bed. The little table mat can go wherever. It could be nice for a large placemat, too. It is the first time sewing with batiks and with doing my own improv piecing. I hope they do cheer her up!

Happy St. Patricks!

Here are some green earrings I'll be sporting today. I just made them on Tuesday. May the luck 'o the Irish be with you.

Coral + Grey

I'm going to enter this necklace in a bead contest. It is sort of on a whim. I'm soooo not a professional beader or even someone who does it regularly. This came as a kit with some of the beads but you are supposed to make whatever you want out of it. It is due to be turned in tomorrow so wish me luck!

My favorite part is the waxed linen chain

It can be worn long or short.

In the works

I can't believe I'm finally cutting into these fabrics. They've been stashed away for awhile. Temple Flowers was Amy Butler's second line ever, I believe. The only thing holding me up from starting sewing is that I want to get my hands on a few Parisville prints to add into the mix.

I'm cutting out 10" squares and am going to make a potentially huge half square triangle quilt. I want to show off these fabric designs. I still have lots left over so I'll probably make another quilt out of them in the future.

I told my hubby I'd like to use these fabrics as a quilt for our bedroom and to redecorate. I think he just saw dollar signs and said no. I'm going to have to work harder than I thought to get him behind this one. Darn!

If we could just get healthy at our house,

....I'd have a couple things to post about. For example, I've finished DD's Valentine's quilt, got the Star in a Day top back from the quilter, made a necklace, made some earrings and have a couple recipes to share. But, DD's 3 week long (and counting) itchy viral rash, keeping her from sleeping well for 3 weeks, plus her now intense coughing, that has literally kept us up all night for the past two nights, has my head in a fog. When she doesn't feel well, she needs to sleep on me. Not beside me--ON me. Hopefully, we'll all emerge from the fog soon. Add to that a house guest for the past 2 and a half weeks. Sigh.

I'm now a Weight Watcher

I just joined Weight Watchers this week. I guess my recipes will probably transition from the Banana Phyllo Rolls, to something a little less rich. I refuse to eat bland, yucky meals all the time so I'm taking this on as a challenge on learning cooking techniques that add a lot of flavor but not a lot of calories or fat. Wish me luck!

Bright & Springy

I'm working on quilting this quilt for my daughter for Valentine's Day. It is the perfect size for her to nap under at daycare. Just looking at it makes me happy and ready for spring. Especially since we keep getting so much snow lately.