Friday, May 10, 2013

What's in this package?


What, you say? It's a BanditApple Carnet notebook from Korea, and its on its way to me! You can now try this notebook for FREE (but you have to pay $3 in shipping). Learn more about this offer at Gourmet Pens (thanks, Azizah!).

I expect to get one of these:

Photo courtesy of GourmetPens.
Just a simple little notebook, but I love to try new stationery of any kind!

Don't want to wait to try one straight from Korea? Get your notebook at GouletPens, one of my favorite pen and paper vendors! Yay, Goulet!

Monday, May 06, 2013

Quilt block of the month #1

Quilt of the month square one done!
Block #1 of Stonehenge
My friend Vicki convinced me to do a quilt-block-of-the-month club sponsored by Thimbles, a local quilt shop. The quilt is called "Stonehenge" and features a collection of mottled and variegated fabrics in stone and forest colors. We're getting together one Saturday a month to assemble our block for that month--mutually motivating and helping each other!

Here is the first block, complete! It is 9 inches square. The colors remind me of the Irish countryside I saw last year, so I will be completing each block by embroidering a Celtic motif in the center of it. I'll post of a pic of the embroidered block when I complete it.

At the end of 12 months, I'll have twelve blocks to assemble into a wall hanging. I think its calm and forest-y tones will be soothing and calming to look at!

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Bloomin'

Friends, things are blooming all over!

Blooming cushion all done!
My crocheted Blooming Cushion using an Attic 24 pattern!

Sweet spring faces
The white tulips in my yard!

Sweet spring
Daffys!

First asparagus!
First asparagus -- early! -- a bounteous crop is promised!
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