My Marcia Derse Treat

The Marcia Derse splurge came today. I sat in the car outside of Tuesday Morning petting it. Grabbing the mail before leaving the house, I told self not to open it until I had walked. I totally love it.

It was wrapped in a snip of selvage with her name on it.  Every little thing is special.

Three free fat eighths were included.  It felt like a real treat for myself.

Then Wanda told me that it was not hand dyed at all, but digital printing.

At first, I was so disappointed...then I realized that I still loved it and needed to move into the next fashionable upcoming thing.....which is digital printing.

While in Tuesday Morning, I bought an onion holder.

It caught my eye as I usually stick an onion in a paper towel in the hydrator.

However, my onion was too big. The kids and I had great fun trying to stuff in the onion and squish down the cover...No good...oh, well.

Auditioning borders on a scrap 16 patch....child's quilt?  Wheelchair quilt?

Hopefully the chosen borders will be on by tomorrow.  Love scraps.

As I head for bed, a bit on the down side, missing my man...I see life moving on in our Aoife

Good night, bye bye Grandma!!!

Some Aoife love!!

Thrifty Tips from Madam Sew  I especially like the one about using up bobbins!!

 Hi Karen, Thank you for your encouragement on my walking.  Please give me your email so we can chat about that..

Cotton News, price and availability  from Catbird Quilts.

Scrap process progress..

I was so humming along with this project when work called.  I mean really, work and my business instead of sewing??  And, then I had to do the paperwork.  At least while I was making a sandwich for my dinner,  my brain made a decision.  There is so much clutter in this quilt that this subdued lattice gives the eye a place to rest.  The turquoise one was fighting for attention from the blocks and the green was just the wrong shade of green.  All my blocks are pieced now and I hope to put the lattice on tonight.  The border and binding, whatever they may be,  should pull it all together nicely.  I just love it when things work out so well with no sweat, even without chocolate.

Himself is off playing tennis.  He loves to exercise.  I have to admit that I agree.  I mean my right leg feels just wonderful when it is pushing the foot peddle of my dearly beloved Janome 6600.