more weekend progress-on Wednesday !

This is the Bloggers' BOM for April by Amy of Mrs. Schmenckman quilts...it was also finished on the busy weekend--but photographed after the NYB blocks......Poor thing, finished a week late, then not downloaded till half the week's gone by! ;-(  Too much going on around here....   Here's all 8 so far:

My sister gave me the sweet little dragonfly zip/case. I use it for my camera now--perfect fit!!
More flowers coming into the garden scheme. My sis works at a big greenhouse and always gifts me a HUGE planter for Mother's Day (when their business really gets going!!) I am a lucky gal :-)

This photo doesn't do it justice...   And isn't this little pansy the prettiest color??

She stood out among the other really bright and bold colored blooms!!
If I'm not around to post in the next few days, Happy Mother's Day to all moms, aunts, sisters, grandmas and girlfriends !!

this weekend's progress.....

Straightened up the sewing cave this weekend--then decided to start paper piecing the 3rd NYB in the series!! So it wasn't tidy for TOO long :-)  Kind of a dark photo, but here's what the 3 look like together so far...

Made a fabric error right off the bat--but I'm just going to work it into the block and call it an artistic decision ;-) 
Working on things that can't be shown on the blog (guild challenges and B-day presents) But will have more photos soon.
Hope you all have a great week....and happy sewing! 

I need a Zambonie.........

If you're familiar with hockey at all.......

you know the Zambonie machine comes out between periods and swipes everything smooth and clean...And looks so F U N while it's doing that!!!

Well--the sewing cave is in major dissarray at the moment. And a Zamboni would be just the thing to send in !

Wishful thinking asside, my DH will be busy this weekend with the Michigan Turn Marshalls and the office is closed till Monday for me......So a 3 day weekend of sewing can begin as soon as I get my **** (self :-) in there and reorganize a bit !

Let's see if I can distract you (and me :-) for a while longer by showing you some beautiful fabric recently purchased on sale...

That's the ticket!! Here's the choices for the next NYB block:

And DD's BFF mentioned Yellow/grey combinations for a baby quilt while visiting, so.........charm squares were on sale and might just be the ticket...

The lily of the valley idea came from Fun With Barb's blog (check out her great blog!!) and the pretty teacup was purchased for our anniversary..(i have started a nice collection after 36 years)

Have a marvelous weekend--we're in for a beauty weatherwise--so enjoy whatever you do.

Me.....I'll be in (and out!) of the cave...Progress reports to follow randomly ;-)

Third time's the charm...?

Three posts today...and hopefully I'll be able to include Ashlea's blog link at Ashlea Tenner Quilts. She was so sweet to give me a 'Liebster' award. By George--I think I've GOT it this time!! Phew....
Please visit hers and the other Liebsters popping up today to see some amazing talent and inspiration.
  Pictures of flowers on a day that turned out much nicer than this morning promised....

The lilacs are almost ready to bloom and send that great fragrance everywhere!!

Received some lovely surprises from my BQFF Judy...

A recipe, a package of pins that look awesome (in U of M maize and blue, how'd she DO that?? ;-)
two Frixion pens (one for our other BQFF Barbara!) and itty bitty, perfect little leaders and enders 'a la Bonnie Hunter. Just look at these cute little guys-----

Those BQFF's are on my Liebster list. I'm thinkin' Judy has retired her blog for a while after a big move and a busy schedule. So when she's back up & runnin'...I'll know how to pass on her nice site on my blog.
Have a wonderful weekend--get some sewing in.     :-)

Corrections made for my Liebsters.........!

I'm not too good with this new Blogger set up and very new at trying to include bloggers links correctly so here goes:
1. Barb at Paint creek quilts
2. Judy at Quilting in the Birds
3. Mina at kindaquilty
4. Marion at my quilt diet
5. Stacey at my old quilting soul
6. Anne at And so it goes
7. Karen at Laughter in quilts

REALLY hoping this is OK now--this computer can be challenging... ;-) Enjoy!!

I'm a Liebster :-)

Ashlea Tenner, at Ashlea Tenner Quilts, was nice enough to nominate me as a 'Liebster blog'! I thank her so much for this and please visit Ashlea and see what a talent she is!!
'Liebster' means favorite in German...so now I will nominate 5 ( I have 7) bloggers with less than 200 followers for this award, and hope we all see more visitors :-)
1. Barbara at Paint Creek Quilts
2. Judy at Quilting in the Birds
3. Mina at Kindaquilty
4. Marion at My Quilt Diet
5 Stacey at My Old Quilting Soul
6. Anne  at And Sew it Goes
7. Karen at Laughter in Quilts

Hoping the links to their blogs come up correctly--these blogs (and Ashlea's) are really some of my favorites!! :-)  Thanks again, Ashlea.
Closing with a pretty picture of the 3 dozen roses received on Monday...our 36th Anniversary!

Done..............!

New York Beauty block...second in the series--can't remember the #

Turned out pretty--moving on to the next................(sometime soon ;-)