up late {or shall we say, early?!}

I'm sitting up waiting on Danl to get home from shrimping....and since I abound with energy at night, I'm thinking of starting this quilt! I have a new quilting ruler thingy tool that I bought yesterday that is just itching to be used! But alas! I am not abounding with fabric in this amazing color combo! And the more I think about it, my energy is .....w....a....n...ing........and I'm remembering one of my favorite quotes - "Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow!" Isn't that how it goes?!

here's the link if you are abounding with energy! http://www.stitcherydickorydock.com/p/quilts.html
Isn't "stitcherydickorydock" the cutest quilt blog name ever?

this quilt = LOVE!

This eye catching quilt caught my snagged my attention while "pinteresting" earlier. It looks easy! But looks can be deceiving I've learned......Anyway, it's called "Rainbow Connection". I liked the name; a bit of whimsy. The pattern is for sale on etsy. Here's the link if you are interested! http://www.etsy.com/listing/96957269/rainbow-connection-quilt-pattern So far, I haven't commenced quilting anything on my own yet, unless "mind quilting" counts!

a bucket o' thoughts

1. I really like grocery shopping at 8:30 p.m. There aren't as many buggy wrecks.

2. Sashing a quilt is complicated.

3. There sure were a lot of scrummy desserts at Sewing Day today! I think the lemon bars, angel food cake 'n goo, German chocolate cake, and dewberry cobbler were my favs.....this list also completes the entire selection for some reason.

4. It's Spring.

5. I hardly wore my new caramel-colored winter coat.

6. My weight is no longer a stable 142.5lbs. It is now a scary 150.6 lbs! HOW did that happen?! (please see thought #3 for answer.)

7. My husband was thankful for the gourmet supper I cooked him tonight. Seafood is always a good menu choice! And tuna sandwiches aren't too hard on the grocery budget either.

8. Diesel and Leroy are now dining on Purina Lamb and Rice dogfood. Life gets complicated when your pets eat better than you do.

9. The maid musta been sick today.

10. Daniel is ready for bed and me thinks from the looks of this post that I shoulda been snoozed out a long time ago! Goodnight y'all....

sewing day at church

Today was Sewing Day! I am always excited when it comes around, because what could be more fun than a bunch of women getting together to get crafty, gab, and eat, while having an all around good time putting our efforts into making life a bit easier for others who need blankets, comforters, quilts, layette bundles, and the like. I called Summer earlier to see if Jackson wanted to go with me, which he definitely did! He always loved Sewin'. Enjoyed having "my" lil boy with me again... We had a delectable lunch of all sorts of things over rice. Polynesian, Creole, Mushroom Meatballs, Coconut Chicken Curry, and Chicken Alfredo. All that along with various salads, Graham Cracker Fluff, cornbread, cappuccino muffins, and brownie sundaes for dessert! I didn't leave anything "untried!" While I wasn't stuffing my face, I worked on the "scrappy modern quilt" Rhonda and I instigated last month. We are sorta copying this gorgeous quilt I saw on Pinterest. It is from the quilt blog, http://blueelephantstitches.blogspot.com/ We are just using fabric scraps we had on hand at church, but I am quite impressed with how it's turning out! I hope we can get it sashed, bound, and in the frame to start hand-quilting it next Sewing! We finished piecing all twenty blocks today. This "granny squares" quilt pic is what inspired my fabric scrap organization! I want to get my own "shabby chic" quilt underway soon!