Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

I found a link to some interesting videos about this holiday. Enjoy!

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It's Raining, It's Snowing, It's Dark!

It rained all day on Sunday morning in Canton, GA. The rain had turned to snow by Sunday afternoon. This is exciting since we don't see much snow in Georgia and I have been missing it (sometimes) since we moved from Minnesota. It was great until about 4 hours later and our power went out about the time it was getting dark outside. So...what do you do when the power goes out? First, you realize how much you depend on it and then we decided to play cards with my grandson. GO FISH was his game of choice. He was having a great time and commented, "this is like camping inside." After a few rounds of GO FISH we all decided since there wasn't much to do and it was really hard to see by candlelight, that going to bed would be the best thing to do in this situation. Our power did finally arrive back on sometime during the night. This morning while writing this blog, I realized it’s hard to truly appreciate something until it’s gone. They always manage to get the electricity to come back on (thank goodness), but there are lots of things in life that can't be brought back after they are gone. Let's appreciate them.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day and fun weekend! Yesterday, my husband sent me these flowers (he's the best) and we went out to a nice Italian restaurant. Tonight, we get to spend the evening with my adorable grandson. I hope everyone has a great weekend. Enjoy!

Mitten Mitten

My girlfriend in Minnesota just sent these adorable mittens to me in the mail. She goes to thrift stores and buys old wool sweaters. She then felts the wool by washing and drying it. Cuts out the mittens and lines them with fleece. They are the most comfortable mittens and so darn cute! The buttons on the cuff are perfect! You can find the pattern here: http://www.sewnews.com/pdf/hol06.pdf

Mittens

Stripes or dots or sparkling white,

Mittens in winter fit just right.

Wool and cotton, maybe leather-

Mittens warm us in cold weather.

In rainbow colors and darkest black,

Mittens fit in a pocket or in your pack.

Thumbs alone, fingers together,

We love mittens in the cold, cold weather.

Incredible Gripper

I just love these new grippers. The Incredible In-Between Grippers just arrived in the store. The star under the rulers is a sample I am working on for a new table topper kit. It looks pretty easy, so I hope to have it completed soon.

Scrap Quilt for Auction

I finally finished this donation quilt for our quilt guild. It is going to the Historical Society in Canton to be auctioned off. The pattern is from Bonnie Blue Quilts called "Second Hand Clothes." What a great way to use up your scraps. Members from the guild helped make the blocks and I quilted it with an all over design.