Handkerchief

Handkerchief: a small cloth for wiping the nose, face, etc. Don't ask me where my love for old things comes from. I am just drawn to them. Pretty linens, buttons, quilts, and yes, handkerchiefs. The only two people I know that use cloth handkerchiefs all the time are my sister-in-law Julie, and my dad. Actually, my dad has kind of gravitated to paper towels, but we won't mention that I just told everyone that. Anyway, over Christmas break I washed and ironed all of my handkerchiefs. Really I do have a life, but I LOVE crisp, clean ironed fabrics. They just look so pretty! If a tear ever falls, you can count on Julie to reach into her bag and give you a fresh handkerchief to wipe it away.

Baby It's Cold Outside!

Arizona, known for it's sunshine and warm weather has turned cold! Freezing cold! My poor flowers, plants and me! I have been down with the bug for days! I usually have a hard time sitting still for an hour and I have slept and fevered away almost 4 days. Enough!! I pulled myself out of bed and finished this pair of mittens. Tomorrow I will go back to school and get ready for our anual art show, which will be held a week from Thusday. I think I can...I think I can.... I think I can!!!

Everything is Going to be Alright!

Yesterday I was leaving the gym and I looked down and saw a beautiful leaf shaped like a heart. I picked it up and looked around and saw more leaves on the path, all facing me, all shaped like hearts. I picked a second one up and took them home. This morning I stamped one heart with the words "I love you", and the second heart I stamped "I love you more". I take this as a sign from my mom that everything is going to be alright.

Conley's Cowboy Quilt

My nephew Conley will be 4 very soon. I started this quilt a couple of years ago and finally decided it was time to get moving on it. It is a twin sized quilt, and is a replica of a quilt my grandma made for my brother when he was a little boy. I finished drawing and coloring the main part of the quilt. Now I just have to add the borders and quilt it. I am putting this on my priority list, so I will post a picture of it, completed, by the end of the month!

Happy New Year!

I always start the New Year with a word and a quote. This year I will strive for GRATITUDE! I embroidered the word Gratitude on a fish. When I get my big girl camper I am going to decorate it with fish. The quote I chose is, "Gratitude Turns What We Have Into Enough". I know that I have everything in my life that I need. I couldn't ask for a better husband, son (and Amanda), sisters, dad, family & friends, and God. I am very thankful for everything I have and I hope everyone reading this has just what they need in their lives. I wish you nothing but happiness in 2013!

Wool Flower Scarf

I saw the prettiest scarf on pinterest, and I followed the credit to the blog, watchmedaddy.blogspot.com. There I found the tutorial on how to make the felt flower scarf. I made mine our of black wool. The instructions on the blog are very easy to follow, and I think it's wonderful when people share tutorials. Check this blog out, it's great!

Jungle Quilt

We have the sweetest Kindergarten teacher at our school, about to have her first baby! She is decorating the babies room with a jungle theme. I decided to make a quilt for her expected baby boy. I found a quilt panel with a jungle theme. Great! Then I decided to use a piece of a quilt I started for the backside. (I spilled coffee on it and decided to cut it up). I hand quilted bits of the quilt and I think it turned out pretty cute!