Liberty of London Lust and 52 Projects 6, 7, 8

52 PROJECTS

To Do List:
6. Wait patiently for Liberty of London to come to Target.
7. Make chili like the stuff from Oklahoma on the Food Channel
8. Clean up my embroidery act.
9. Bonus project
10. Add another gadget to my website

Here are the fabulous cups I bought this morning at Target. I love Liberty of London Fabric - any quilter does, as it has such a beautiful hand - I have a very small few pieces of this fabric - it is UBER expensive.


I also purchased these cute bowls (melamine) and behind them you can see the file folder set I snagged.

I had seen other items on the advertisement, but couldn't find several things - and the shelves looked picked over. I got there at 9:30 and couldn't figure this out? As I continued to look, I saw this woman with her cart HEAPED with LofL products - HEAPED. And she had all of some of the stuff. Secretly I hoped she might wonder away from her cart...no, not really. I do wish I had a camera as it was comical. I did end up fulfilling a bonus to-do: They had LofL dresses that were gorgeous - and I bought one for Casey's graduation! Yeah - taken care of! CHECK


Next, I saw some chili made in a diner in Oklahoma on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. As an aside - I love Guy Fieri - that's him over there.
He is funny and he cooks more than just white colored food!
I didn't take a picture of the chili because I am still waiting for it to be done. You boil the meat part for 3 hours and I decided to make beans from dried too. And that takes about 5 hours. My house smells wonderful. Will let you know if it tasted good. Planning on using the left over beans to make bean cakes - a wonderful source of fiber!



I saved this project for last! My embroidery floss is a white hot mess. I used to cross stitch and then I had all this floss. I kept it in plastic bags and just let it turn into a nest of string all tangled up - I hate to admit that I had to buy a new hoop because I couldn't untangle the TWO I had from the web. Now I could have just cut them out, but I hate to waste. So, I spent a few surprisingly relaxing hours untangling the floss. Now as I continue the 39 square project I can do it in an organized fashion. Feels good.
Check out the after.



It was a big step for me to put the floss cards in the boxes in non-numerical order (old cross stitching habit). I decided they would be way more useful in color families. You can see I still have a few skeins to wrap but I will do those when I am watching TV so as not to have idle hands.

With that, I did not finish my other to-do which is to add some gadget and get a background, etc. etc., that will have to wait for next week.

I now consider myself caught up with the rest of the folk over at 52 projects.

My passion

I loved my little block yesterday so much - the house (see yesterday's post) and that was because it was more quilting than embroidery - and I LOVE TO QUILT. So, I thought I better commemorate that on my squares. This is my favorite block. Can't recall the name but I have used it in many quilts.
I don't have much time to quilt these days but I am working on carving out time because I realized recently how important it is to me.

For my nature squares, I made a spiderweb and a bumble bee. I wasn't going to put a spider in the web, cuz I don't like spiders at all! But then it seemed wrong not to - still creepy though. The bee needs some work - when you see these 1 inch blocks blown up, every flaw shows and you gotta make changes - so watch for him to come back
around a little but improved. Maybe I can add fuzz to the gaps in his body or something and the wings just don't look right.
Have a great Sunday and take a nap to make up for that lost hour!

Day 13

I am a home body - on weekends it takes alot for me to leave the house. ALOT. I have my stuff, my family, my doggie all right here - what more do I need? I especially love how happy this little house looks and that it blends my love of quilting in.



I did a snowflake for my 1 inch squares and decided I needed one for my nature squares.

Day 12 and nature

Is these anything better for dinner after a long hard week than a warm, steamy bowl of soup? Total comfort!
















After an early spring, we ended this week with more rain. I even had to use my umbrella, something Northwesterns don't often resort to. This morning I soaked my green shoes and had to wonder through the day with soggy feet. I hate that.
Rain is a big part of the nature where I live, there is no fighting it!

The Cherry Blossoms

Each evening as I drive home I see more and more cherry blossoms. I love their delicate pink color and the lovely way the tree looks. Thinking of Toby - he is in DC (where the cheery tree blossoms are still a month away). He is there for the National Trumpet Competition - what fun!

For my nature square I decided to depict the ocean. I love the ocean, I find it relaxing and renewing and can't wait to get there soon. Only about 2 months and a bit and I'll be there!