I don't know if this cracks anyone else up, but he literally was lying there listening to her read a story. If there's EVER a reason to have kids and animals at the same time it's this!
Stumble It!

I ran across Beadlust ages ago and thought I'd give you all a link to it. I love beading...wish I did more. It's NOT been a good week for craft projects, although I'm almost done with my brazillian embroidery project (pictures to come). I think I've about decided that the quilt class at quilt university is NOT very basic and frankly doesn't really lend itself to the kinds of quilts I want to do (if I do much traditional quilting at all)...it's little teeny triangles and frankly I think my quilt would look better with a larger design.

Which brings me to what I've really been working on this week, the launch of a new website for a local quilt shop....Quilt Cabin. They have had an outdated site forever and so I finally stripped it down to the basics and posted just good basic info. Go over, check it out and if you're in town be sure to visit them!

Then there's the school shooting just near here. What a sick event. I'm not really a person for capital punishment normally, but when a sicko like that gets to carry out something like that and then kill himself it makes me feel completely ill. I hate this part of the world and it gets worse when you have kids. Stumble It!

I tried to post yesterday, but Blogger was being weird, so here I am...much longer between posts than usual. First, Samantha beat me in welcoming Kari to the blogworld! Please go say hi and encourage her! She's a quilt pattern designer and manages the best quilt store in Denver (I took a hand applique class at their old store) - they have two and they're wonderful! Go say hi and encourage her! I think her patterns are wonderful and if I finish the sane (as opposed to crazy) quilting class I've signed up for on Quilt U, then I'll be picking out one of her patterns soon!

Speaking of the quilt class (Starting From Scratch), here are my fabrics. I haven't cut them into the class pattern yet (you'll all die when you see it - leave it to me to try the impossible) and I'm totally deviating from the class "norm" which seems to be small cute floral prints (which would be infinately easier to arrange). My friend is doing a Christmas quilt (if she posts pictures, I'll link to them..hint, hint). So, here's mine.

Obviously for my son....I'll have to work on the arrangement tonight because there are supposed to be 7 fabrics, but frankly I think this is enough (of a pattern). I had to buy a ton of the backing because they were afraid they wouldn't have anymore...isn't it cute? (but too big for the pattern on the front which is why it's on the back. I think I can get a pillowcase out of it too!

Then, I know this is a total flashback...I'm STILL working on my daughter's kitty quilt. Mainly because she downsized to a single bed and I needed to rework/rethink my design. I'm now doing 8 blocks, so this is 5....shouldn't be awful to finish the rest and I figure I'll have some clue on how to assemble the whole thing when I'm finished (via Quilt U).

Sorry for the slack blogging...I've been working, getting used to the school schedule and volunteering...I've stepped up my volunteer time at the school (fun, but a new world, that public school thing!). Stumble It!

Well life is sad (ok, not since this bag is MINE, MINE, MINE! bwah, ha, ha!) and a little too busy when my friends are being creative FOR me!

I started to take my purse the other day and couldn't stand the site of it another minute (ugly, leather, feel like an old lady), so I ran to my friend Claudia at Creativa and she made me THIS FABULOUS BAG! Go have a look to see her cool little pockets (exactly what I asked for) and even the little loop on the side for my keys. She actually measured my new little daytimer so it will fit (and my hand still fits through the hole!).

Claudia you're FABULOUS! THANKS! THANKS THANKS! Stumble It!