I promised Cheryl over at Cheryl's Teapots 2 Quilting blog that I would mention her Triple Whammy Giveaway celebrating her 49th birthday. She is giving away 49 items to a bunch of lucky winners. She makes the cutest thread catchers and if you visit her blog you'll be able to find a tutorial on how to make them.
She claims these are fast and easy to make but I think right now I'd rather win one. I have a lot on my plate at the moment and Bernie is still in the shop getting a D & C (Dusting & Cleaning).
I took on the role of secretary to our quilt guild and spent the afternoon trying to open the files on the flash drive I received with all the membership info, etc. No luck. Don't have a clue why it won't open. I really need to figure this one out and hate to spend precious time at the computer mumbling monosyllables and talking to it. Finally gave up and went to the Bear Den to make valentine cards.
I still think they look a little like second grade art class. I'm learning how to do embossing and sometimes end up with a mess.
The hearts on this one are fabric and I zig-zagged them on.
Just fooling around to see what works and what doesn't.
Thanks for stopping by and visiting with me today. Enjoy Superbowl Sunday.
Woke up this morning to fog, again. It's been foggy around here for the past few days because of warmer temps than normal and a cold ground, I suppose. I took this picture late this morning when it wasn't too foggy anymore.
This was a close-up of the cattle in the field. There is the roof of the barn behind them but you can't see it. Those girls are starting to have their calves already.
Yesterday I took the Bernina in for a checkup. Haven't done that in a while and decided it was time. This morning I set up the Featherweight because I wanted to get the border on the scrappy quilt I started.
I really like this little guy. I wish it could talk and tell me where it has been. It's over 60 years old and it still hums along nicely just like me. I purchased it from a quilter who was moving and needed to downsize a bit. I didn't think of asking her where she got it. I did get the border on the quilt top.
I am so pumped about using my scraps to make quilts. I had just enough of the border material to apply 3" borders. Woot-Woot.
Bernie won't be ready to pick up until next week so I should use the time wisely. Let's see, I could sort all the laces. I have wayyy too much of that. And my sister informed me that when she moves she's giving me her stash of French lace that she has collected over the years. I can't say no to that, although what I will do with it I haven't a clue. I could cut one of my projects waiting for me in the project basket so it's ready to sew when Bernie comes home. Or, I could work on cards. I have everything spread out and ready to go. Or, maybe doing disgusting jobs around the house? NOT.
