i have to say...

my favorite weekend!

Well, at least one of them!

I have a lot of favorite weekends when the weather warms up.  This one is fun because our small town hosts a festival, complete with a 5K and a carnival and a parade.  It's one of the few weekends each year that I think it's OK to complain about the traffic.  But being a So Cal native, it's really nothing.  Maybe 12-15 cars waiting at the light.  Pretty easy in comparison.

The best of all? It's planting weekend.  I always plant a little earlier than a lot of people around here because our first year here, a long-time resident told me she planted on Blossom Festival Weekend for her whole life, and now I do it.  The weather forecast looks just fine, so it's a go!

How nice to think of getting out in the sun, watering plants and weeding.  Well, the weeding doesn't sound so great, but it's the price we pay, right?

The sun is shining and life feels happy.  The garden is calling my name!

 

show and tell tuesday

Welcome to SHOW AND TELL TUESDAY!

I have no significant progress to show you, but I did finish several small projects last week.  Right now I am most likely making progress on some big things right. this. minute.  Well, if it's after 9AM, I am making progress.  Earlier than that?  Not even.

I have a friend sewing with me today, and I hoping to pick her brain so that I can finish my Sew-Together Bag. I am completely intimidated by that last zipper.

"Miss Mags, no pressure, but I need your help, girly!"

After that, I will start picking out my PKG quilt stitching. Procrastination has been the word for this one for quite a while!

If you are participating in Show and Tell Tuesday,  here are a few simple guidelines:

 1. Post about your sewing-related project on your blog, or other sharing site.  Then link up here by adding the post's URL (not the URL to your main site) to the link list below.  Also, please link back to this Show and Tell Tuesday post in your own post.

 2. Feel free to browse and comment on the links added below. It's a fun way to get to know people and find inspiration for your next project!

 3. Add the sidebar graphic to your own site, if you want to.  The code is found in this post.

 If you have something to Show and Tell this week, be sure to link up below.

Happy sewing!

blueberries in my smoothie

So, smoothies are once again part of my daily breakfast habit.  I always have to wait until the weather warms up to drink them, because I get too cold otherwise.

I have about 5 that I generally make, and this week it is blueberries...mostly because they were on sale at the grocery store.

For this smoothie I add about 1 cup of greek yogurt, 1 cup of blueberries, 1/2 frozen banana and 1/2 cup coconut milk.  Just blend it up in the blender and you are ready to go.  This one is a good boost of protein, wit hlots of good vitamins.  Bananas are a great way to sweeten without adding extra sugar.

What about you?  What does your breakfast look like?

show and tell tuesday

Welcome to SHOW AND TELL TUESDAY, Friends!

Today is the "please don't judge me" edition!

Oh my goodness, my works-in-progress pile is ridiculous!  And it's starting to stress me out!

You know, to be honest, I always do this.  I get to a point where everything is finished, and then I start a project. And another one.  And another one.  And on and on and on, until I am right here once again.

All of it needs to get done.  So I guess I just have to start at the top and work my way down.  Or something like that.

Here is my list, as far as I know:

1. Pam Kitty Garden Quilt---need to pick out stitching before I can start

2. Jeans---patch hole

3. Hazel Hedgehog Quilt---start

4. Vintage Bowties Quilt---start

5. Bowties for daughter's dogs

6. Sew-Together Bag---almost done

7. Sewing Camp samples---2 down, 4 to go

8. Sew Ninja Pillow together for son's friend 

9.Churn Dash Quilt---sandwich and quilt it FINALLY!!!

That's my list.  What about you? What does your pile look like?

If you are participating in Show and Tell Tuesday,  here are a few simple guidelines:

 1. Post about your sewing-related project on your blog, or other sharing site.  Then link up here by adding the post's URL (not the URL to your main site) to the link list below.  Also, please link back to this Show and Tell Tuesday post in your own post.

 2. Feel free to browse and comment on the links added below. It's a fun way to get to know people and find inspiration for your next project!

 3. Add the sidebar graphic to your own site, if you want to.  The code is found in this post.

 If you have something to Show and Tell this week, be sure to link up below.

Happy sewing!

sale of the week---riley blake yardage

Hello, Friends!

I hope that you all had a great weekend and that you are feeling ready for a new week!

This week in my shop all Riley Blake novelty yardage is 50% off.  These adorable prints are perfect for so  many of your crafty sewing projects.

Click here to see what's in stock,

Have a lovely day!

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Have a happy Friday, friends!

pinteresting things

***I am in LOVE with this gingham-fronted dresser!  I pinned it, but there is no link, so I don't know who made this, BUT I am totally inspired to ginghamize something. soon!  And, yes, that is a new word!

***Comic-book shoes?  I say "yes"!

***This is a lovely quilt, complete with selvages.

***So true for me.

***Sweet Almond Honey Oatmeal Goat's Milk Soap. Yum!

***Blueberry Oatmeal Crumble Bars.  These are on my diet, right?

***Food photography tips.

***Infuse your water with your favorite fruit.

Have a great day, friends!

getting it together

For our Modern Quilt Club on Monday, Nicole walked us through the beginnings of a Sew-Together Bag.  It was a really fun night, complete with cake and wine, and ending in a power-outage.

We did not finish our bags, but I think we all got a good start.  And I am so glad Nicole was able to walk us through the tricky part...the zippers.  Well, at least that feels like the tricky part to me!

My hope is to finish this up for next week's SHOW AND TELL TUESDAY.  At this point I am stalled on too many projects.  Something needs to get done, and this is the one!

You can follow Nicole on Instagram to keep up with her new patterns and sewing projects, as well as her adventures raising Hank the pigeon.  And, no, I am not making that up!

Have a lovely day, friends!

Hello!

I am sorry to say that I won't be doing SHOW AND TELL TUESDAY today, because I had a power outage at my house last night and I couldn't get it posted.  We will do it next week, OK?

Have a lovely day, friends!

a little spring tour

Everyday I take a little tour around my house to see what's popping up!  And each day I find something new.

Each spring I swear that spring is my favorite season, but then summer comes with it's sunshine-y days and fall comes with perfect weather and beautiful leaves, and I know I love each one the same...but in it's own way.

Spring is great because it's all about newness.

It's a great reminder that a little bit of winter coming into your life only means that good things are ahead.  I know that to be true in my yard, as well as in my heart.  Hard times bring beauty...even if it is a new kind of beauty that you never expected.

One of the best things lately is just being able to get outside.  In shorts and a t-shirt.  Is anyone besides me ready to burn of their sweatshirts?  I am seriously disappointed when I have to wear one these days.  My arms are enjoying being out of hiding!

Of course, I can't forget my cat.  She is a full-on housecat, but for about 3 minutes each day she ventures 10 feet from the front door and pretends to be wild.  And then she comes right back in to sleep the day away.

Ah, the life of a cat.

I hope sign of spring are popping up where you are!

Have a great Monday, friends!