Weekly blog.. I guess. :-/

I would have been here earlier.. but we had to set our clocks ahead and I lost a whole hour this week. :-D

Today some ladies got together again at the church to work on things. They asked me to make another quilt top so "we" can knot it for a comforter to put in the auction in the fall.. but seems like there are only two of us who end up knotting. The rest of them have other projects they bring to work on. Well, today neither of us had a whole lot of energy. Plus this was a bigger quilt top than the last one I made. So we ended up only making a few knots, the rest of the way we just ran the yarn in big long lengths with needles while it was taut in the frame, unpinned it and took it out, then I brought it home to cut the yarn and tie the knots. I almost forgot to take a picture, and remembered just before we took it out of the frame.

I was thinking.. this is almost actually like basting. So really.. if i wanted.. I could just go ahead and quilt this now with a hoop. I might have to think about that.

Anyways..in the mail this week there was a total surprise. My friend Melanie who lives in Southport sent me a "RAK" package. She said is stands for "Random Acts of Kindness". And she is a kind one. Plus she knows me! My presents were all wrapped in yellow.. LOVE yellow. Inside was all sorts of tea goodness sprinkled with lavender. ☺ Melanie knows this is one of my favorite fragrances, and there was some sachet, some laundry tablets and soap for hand washables. She also included a place setting that she made her very own self with her new lamination machine. These are pictures of her own beautiful roses that she grows or sees at the park nearby. I wish I could go live in by her. ☺

Also some delicious vanilla Tetley tea which we are enjoying.. and a little tea bag dish shaped like a tea pot. At first I thought she must be my swap partner! But she said no she isn't. We have been blogging friends for about a year now, and I guess she just decided to send some nice things to some friends. Thank you so much dear Melanie.

And some more tea goodness while I am waiting for my own swap to arrive..(Stephanie tells me it's on it's way).. a little gift she sent to all the participants. This cute little Tea Cottage with a bag of White Raspberry my daughter says is delicious. ☺ I can't believe how many of these Stephanie made! She is a crafty one!

Thank you so much Stephanie!


Pretty fabric.. isn't it? ☺


More on that stuff later. ☺


Next week I simply MUST get our taxes done. And then get my B&W quilt put together and in the frame for Jackie's challenge, or I'll never have it finished by Christmas. I see I'm only going to get one made. I was shooting for two. All of my time management skills seem to have left me. I hope it doesn't get any worse. Maybe I need to start making lists again?.. I used to be a lot better at getting things accomplished. Now it just seems like I am always scrambling.


Hope you are having a lovely weekend.. spring is definitely here.