Samantha Walker's Enchanted Garden

A couple of weeks ago, I entered a blog giveaway for a bundle of Samantha Walker's  new line Enchanted Garden.  I actually won!!!   She sent me a 1/2 yard cut of each of the coordinates in the turquoise colorway. 

Isn't it pretty?

 

 

I think that I am going to need more of the brown circles print to use as a background piece and want to play with the Wave Pattern that I seem to have fallen in love with recently.  I am supposed to be hemming pants today but just would rather have a lethargic day of doing exactly what I want:)  I think I will do just that!

So, today I would like to have new pajama pants and a start on an Enchanted Wave Throw:)

Have a Blessed Weekend:)

Flickr for the PIF

Kelly was kind enough to send me to the Flickr group for the Handmade Pay It Forward so I wanted to share the link with you in case you are interested in checking it out.

Handmade PIF

Hope to see you there:)

Pay It Forward

Pay It Forward

As I am very new to blogging, I do not, yet, know how to add the cute little button that is on Wanda's blog.  Once I figure it out, I will correct this entry:)  Promise:)

It works like this:

1. Be one of the first 3 bloggers to reply to this post.  You don't have to be a follower, but please, make sure that I have a way of contacting you.
2. I will make each of you something sometime this year. It will be hand made by me.
3.You need to let your friends in blogland know that you are doing a Pay It Forward.
4. Then you will make and send something to the first 3 of your friends that reply sometime in the next year.
5. Then they will continue on the Pay It Forward fun and so on.  

Most of this, I shamelessly copied from Wanda's blog.  She made it so simple to understand and I really like simplicity:)  Forgive me for not asking you first???

Now, I am so new- and bad- at blogging that I only have a couple of followers but hope that the response will be enough that I can play along.  I have done many PIF and RAK in the past on other swapping sites and find that they are tons of fun.  Come play along with us- you won't regret it!!!

Robyn Randolph Sale

QuiltHome  is having a 50% off sale of all in-stock Robyn Randolph fabrics.  I just placed an order for some basic prints that should readily incorporate into most any project.  I love this site; the customer service is fantastic, they get the orders out to you promptly, and the selections and quality are wonderful as well.  The coupon code is:  QHRPF50 at QuiltHome.  Let me know what you find there...

Sick baby girl...

Jesse has been feeling sickly for a couple of weeks now.  She missed her final exams prior to the Christmas Break due to elevated fever and bronchitis.  On Christmas Eve, we ended up in the ER with a perforated eardrum in addition to the respiratory infection.  She hasn't been this sick since she was about 5 years old- it was in December then, too.  This poor baby is coughing so deeply and consistently that she is unable to rest without medication.

So, for Christmas this year, we have been camping out in my bed and watching movies.  While I wish she weren't sick, it has been really great to be able to just be lethargic and watch movies in between her naps.  

Nathan actually had plans with a friend's family this year.  All in all, it worked out well.  Nathan kept checking on his sister but was still able to go out and be festive, too.  When he got in early this morning, he came to check on her again and make sure she was warm enough.  Somehow, he has developed a fondness for his little sister--- but he probably won't admit to it:)

Overall, Christmas was not what I had envisioned this year, but it was good nonetheless!!!  I like it when things work out as they should. 

Creative Talent

Today, I am still a bit testy so I have been surfing around to various blogs just to look around and see what is out there.  I am amazed at the talent and creativity that I have run across.  I ran across Ryan Walsh and his quilting over a year ago and just happened upon his site again today.  Today, what struck me about Ryan's work is that I am just too afraid... period- full stop!!!  I have all of these lovely fabrics from fantabulous designers but I am afraid to cut into them for fear of messing up my beautiful fabrics.  In looking at a tutorial for a Dresden Mug Rug, I realized----- light bulb moment--- that I can use scraps to create fabulous projects.  Now, I am sure that I could have gleaned this insight from any number of sites, but it just happened to occur to me while at Ryan's.

Are any of you hoarders, too?  Do you just keep building your supply of fabrics 'cause they are so lovely and then you are afraid to cut into them?  Please tell me I am not alone in this:)  Perhaps I need a support group:)

For now, I need to go wrap a few gifts and then check out my scrap box:)  My Mom will surely appreciate a mug rug!

Thanks for stopping by- Merry Christmas!!!

Missing sewing...

Due to life circumstances, I have not been in my sewing room or crafting room for about a year now.  I did get a handful of cards made a couple of weeks ago, but other than that, nothing.  Creating was once therapy for me but it does not seem to hold the appeal it once did. 

Sew, Mama, Sew recently hosted a blog hop with tons of prizes to be given away from various artists and I won a reusable bag and a bag kit from the Green Bag Lady.  So, without doubt, I will be sewing up that kit once it arrives.  I need to pay it forward and make sure others have reusable bags available to them:) 

Chronic illness has really taken its toll on me and I am just plain tired of it and would very much like to have my life back again.  I want to feel good and have energy as I see that others do.  I want to be in a good mood on a daily basis.  I want to be able to do more activities with my kids, although my kids are older and those activities will consist of playing pool and going to the mall- just for the record, I am allergic to malls:)  Eeewwww!!!  Additionally, I really am awful at pool but have fun with it when we go as a family and just knock around the balls for a while.  I just want to be better...

I feel like whining today and really do not care for the feeling in the least.  I don't like being crabby.  So, I am gonna' go hibernate in my room with a movie or three and try to reset. 

In typing this, I have been reminded that it could be worse.  I have a new friend that is pregnant.  While she and her peanut are both doing well, she has been told to limit her activities and will have frequent check-ins with her doctor for the remainder of her pregnancy.  I can only imagine how difficult that will be for her as she already has little ones and a husband to care for.  Please say an extra prayer for my friend that is having a rough time right now.

Thanks for "listening" to my whining.  Next time, I will be in a better frame of mind- with no whining allowed:)