No creativity

OK.. why is it  - when you need to be the most creative....you end up with a creative BLOCK!

I'm trying to design our brochures - with pricing info and the list of services - and I'm coming up empty.  I think it is time to go to bed and start over.  maybe we'll give that a shot.

Slow life.......

I know my goal was to put up postings more often, but honestly?  Not much is happening.  We need some excitement.  But.. I also know that I should be careful about what I wish for.

Minky - the Evil Fabric

Yes it's soft - yes it cuddley - but so was Joseph old cat Peekaboo - and Rob nicknamed her Lucifer!!!
Never again will I piece a quilt made out of Minky...it stretches, it pulls, and it shed worse than anything I've ever seen.  But... here it it.... and it turned out pretty cute.

Out of the mouth of Babes

My nephew is hilarious.  They came over for dinner tonight, and he started to rough house on the couch in the living room.  here is the conversation that followed.

Aunt Sarah: Andrew, is that a couch or a jungle gym?
Andrew: It's a Jungle gym.
Aunt Sarah: - Are you sure?  Maybe you should look closer.
Andrew: - See, watch.. OOOOKKKK OOOOKKKK EEEK EEKKKKK - because I'm a monkey.

 At this point? what is there to say.  I lost it... as did his mother.... I really couldn't respond.
Then later at dinner.....
his mother told him, make sure you Thank Aunt Sarah for dinner.....
  So he says "Thanks for dinner Aunt Sarah, but I really don't want it"

Kids are hilarious.

One of those Projects!

I am trying to get a small table runner done.  One for Easter, and since Easter is soon approaching, I'd like to have it completed so that it can be out for a bit before, and a bit after.

Is this project cooperating? Not in the least.

I have measured and cut the borders as the instructions said.  They were much to long.
So double checked all of my other measures. They were correct. No big deal - just a type in the instructions.  So I unpick the corner blocs on the end and carefully measured the quilt top, (twice).  As I went to sew on the borders? To short.

Now, I'm out of fabric.  I have to choose another for the border.  At this point, I am so frustrated, that I am giving up in the corner blocks, and just doing straight solid borders.  I have JUST enough of another piece to finish this up

I sew them on, square them up, and start pressing.  as I get the the last border? I PUT IT ON BACKWARDS!  The peice I'm using is very similar front to back.  The wrong side isn't obvious.   Unless of course, it is sewn to itself, and then you can see the difference. 

So again... I am picking out the seams.  I swear, I've picked out more seams in this quilt than I've put in!!!