Monthly Archives: March 2010

I’m the WINNER!

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I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, but we have a running joke in my husband’s family that we are lucky folks because we draw our birthdays out so long.  Usually, that means someone has forgotten to get you a gift, or they haven’t seen you in a while … so, you get a gift later and thereby, draw out your birthday for as many days as is possible.  I know my SIL gave me a gift at Christmas one year, and my birthday is in August.

But, I do believe (and I will definitely take this to the family for a vote), that I am the WINNER this year!  I received a very special gift in the mail yesterday:

Yup, my friend and quilt fabric supplier sent me a birthday present … in March … for my birthday in August!

It’s the latest “Shades of Blue” fat quarter bundle designed by Sentimental Studios from Moda.  Linda at www.AbbiMays.com knows I’m collecting fabrics that have the Texas state flower – the Bluebonnet – in it … and this is yet another set to add to my growing and wonderful stash!  I believe I bought my first yardage for this collection about 8 years ago, and my collection has grown and grown since then!  Unfortunately, I have a little problem right now in using it in the way I want to use it.  I wanted to re-decorate our bedroom so that it was full of bluebonnets.  Well, I’d have to get rid of all of the hunting prints, the turkey coins and stamps, the NRA-won prints and that shotgun shell fan pull that adorn our bedroom now.  I do have a quilt on the bed, and thank goodness it’s not in camo – but, that’s about the ONLY thing that’s “mine” in our bedroom!  lol

THANK YOU Linda – I’m pretty sure you made ME the WINNER in the family birthday contest this year!

Apologies!

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My blog has been on the blitz for a week and I just haven’t had time to correct it – until this evening, when I made time.  It’s such a release for me to be able to write down life and loves, it truly IS my quilt therapy!

My middle daughter tried out for the JV cheer squad last week, and didn’t make the team…so, there’s been a little extra TLC needed for her.  The son-man had a meeting with our Pastor last week and earned his God & Family award for Scouts, so he’ll be presented with that medal at church, after the Easter holiday.  Our eldest has been on the usual teenage roller-coaster and amazingly our youngest daughter has been on the same type of roller-coaster lately, too.  UGH   I keep reminding myself that the kids are our entertainment, else I’m not sure I’ll make it through the various stages of their development.

I’ve also been working my tail off.  Lots going on in my work world.  Not to mention helping develop a fundraiser at church for the youth to be able to take a mission trip this summer, helping get a Wednesday meal ready that the youth are serving next week, doing my usual assisting with the Sacred Arts class at church that our two youngest kids take plus my usual running the kids in 20 different directions each week.  Whew, I need quilt therapy!

Lucky for me, I received my www.quiltsforkids.org package from Downy in the mail last week:

It was free and it contains not just the cut fabric, the pattern but also a tag for the quilt!  I can’t wait to make the quilt and hope the kids give me time this weekend to put it together for a special child in need of some quilted love.

You may also notice the header above.  I was able to sneak into my sewing room on Saturday morning and put those six blocks together for my foster cousin – she will then make six for her and six for me (out of our own fabrics we chose) and when finished, we’ll both have 12 blocks to put together into a special quilts that each of us can treasure for years to come.

Quilt on!