Thank You, Lori Holt!

Tomorrow the new cafe is open for a sneak peek.  I finished the window display yesterday.

In the afternoon I picked up the quilt I made for the cafe.  The pattern is called "Cakewalk" by Lori Holt.  I nearly burst into tears when I saw the wonderful quilting my quilter/friend, Mary, did on it.

The pictures absolutely do not give this quilt justice.  It has been dark and grey in Kalamazoo and the pictures reflect it.

Because Nancy specializes in cupcakes, I put three blocks in with cupcakes on cakestands.  I then embroidered a dome around them and put a button on for a handle.  I love how it turned out.

This quilt ranks number one in fun for me.  I loved every minute of this process.  From the "baking" to picking out the right cakestand to decorating the cupcakes.  I think another one of these quilts may be in my future.  Thank you Lori!  You made my quilting, creative day!

I'll be back with more pictures over the next few days.  Don't forget that Monday is the day of my monthly giveaway!


Fabrics:  Flower Sugar and a bit of other brights from my stash


Blessings,

A New Venture

Source: sweetapolita.com via Lori on Pinterest

I apologize for being absent lately.  My friend and employer, Nancy, is opening her new restaurant this Friday.  There has been much to do to prepare and I have been very busy.  I will have lots of photos to show later this week.  The Garden Gate Cafe is a quaint little spot downtown in a very cool old building.  I am currently working on the window display and getting the binding on a quilt I made for the front entrance.  It will be open for breakfast and lunch and she specializes in cupcakes.  I might have to put elastic in all my clothing!


Smiles,

Sunday Scripture

Source: tinywhitedaisies.tumblr.com via Joanna on Pinterest

"Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him.  As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth."  Hosea 6:3


With joy,

Pretty Bow Ties

Source: kissthebrideguide.blogspot.com via Renee on Pinterest

I'm still buried under a puffy blanket of snow.  A good excuse not get out of sweats today, don't you think?  I saw this picture on Pinterest the other day.  It reminds me of my husbands side of the closet. My husband has been wearing a bow tie to work every day for as long as he's been working ( if he's not in scrubs).  He decided in medical school that he wanted to have a way for patients to remember who their doctor was.  We've had a good time purchasing bow ties over the years and I've enjoyed people saying "Is that your husband with the bow-tie?"  Enjoy your Saturday!


Hugs,

In the Quiet

Yesterday I went to meetings and ran my errands without a coat on.  This is the view from my back porch this morning.  The thing about snow, it's so quiet.  I stood with the door open looking at the flakes softly falling and enjoying the silence.  Not even a bird was chirping.  Yesterday's Cardinal has found a place to stay out of the wind.  We're expecting a few more inches.   It's beautiful!

"It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all."

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Happy Friday,

Pretty Little Hexies

A few years back my daughter received this lovely afghan from her Great Auntie Martha.  Recently I was going through things I had packed away for her and found it.  I told her we were going to use it and enjoy it's beauty.  No point in waiting for that day when she will have her own home, she can still use it then, why not enjoy it now?

I wish you could see this afghan up close.  It is comprised of hundreds of tiny crocheted hexagons.  It reminds me so much of the Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt pattern that I love (and have not made).  I know the hours and hours of labor that went into this gift.  I'm so glad that she made it for Maddie.  Next time I see sweet Great Auntie Martha, I'll have to hug her a bit longer.


Hugs for you too!

Oh no I didn't - Oh yes I did!

Ever have a moment when you feel like the dumbest person on the planet?

Remember this sweater I embellished a while back?

It somehow got thrown in the wash.

Completely ruined.

sniff, sniff…

A big sigh,