We took a trip to the Twin Cities this past weekend for a visit with my sister and brother in law for a couple of days.
My husband, George, kept my brother in law company for part of the day Saturday while I and my sister took the morning and a bit of the afternoon to do some girlie things.
We spent the better part of the morning visiting the downtown shops of Anoka and then had lunch at a place called "Billy's" (GREAT nacho's and beer..ha) and before going back home stopped back in Elk River to do some bargain hunting at the Goodwill shop (DID find a few things for crazy quilting) and then back home to join the guys for the afternoon watching football on tv.
Had lots of good conversation and it was so nice to get away from home for a few days to break up the long winter here in northern Minnesota even though our winter has been rather abnormal as with much of the country this year....hardly any snow and temps way above normal for our neck of the woods. No complaints from this girl though!
I did complete the second week on my TAST project but still haven't managed to get a good start on the 2012 CQJP part of my plan...ha!
I decided if I feel I know the weekly stitch well I will not spend a great amount of time on the TAST part of it until I actually add it to my blocks so this is why the first 2 weeks stitches are not real involved.
My great plan is still to combine the two projects into one booklet of sorts but need to make a final choice on the block colors and pull together the fabrics to make the little quilt blocks.
I am hoping that tomorrow (Sunday) will be the day to get that part started and the first months block started and maybe finished.
This past week 3 stitch focuses on the feather stitch. One I actually have never tried. Hmmm should be interesting!? Most claim it is a very easy one to work....
Oh yeah as I said in my last post...I have this need or urge or whatever it is to try my hand at some serious handmade cards and memory booklets. I have collected papers, inks, stamps, and you name it for quite a while now for yet another want to try it craft...SERIOUSLY want to try it.
Before Christmas my daughter, Kristy, and her boyfriend, Brian, asked me for a idea list of things I would like. Me not being the greedy type just handed her a mail order catalog (PaperWishes.com) with a few items marked off that I thought would be fun to have.
Well below is a list of what THEY thought I should have..haha...like I said I am NOT a greedy person but for some reason known only to them they bought all of it! LOL (Gee, there was a LOT more in the catalog..hmmm...haha)
A Hot Off The Press "Layered Labels" Template for making tags, etc.
SEVERAL "Smooch Spritz" sprays for adding glimmer to any papers, etc.
A new item called a "Sew Ribbon" Leaf punch for punching papers to add ribbon in a very special pattern. (I had two marked in the catalog but they were out of stock on the other one I had picked).
The "Mizuhiki Magic" Instruction booklet for making several types of decorative knots AND several packages of the special cording suggested for the knot making as well!
To top it all off I was given a beautiful paper organizer to hold my growing collection of patterned papers, etc.
How spoiled am I? Pretty gosh darned spoiled I'd say! SO much fun to look through the MANY, MANY, online video's and see the HUGE amount of ideas to peruse and try too!
I THINK I BETTER GET BUSY...doing SOMETHING! LOL
You all have a great week!
Keep a smile too!
Huggs, Lynn
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