Thursday, August 27, 2009

A Few Firsts

The Stitcher's Angel Swap is in full swing!!


Helen designed the first pattern for us. Here is my version. I hope my swap partner likes it. If you want a copy of this pattern you can get it over at Hugs from Helen. The possibilities for this bag are endless. I may just need to make a few more!


This week was Dancer's first day of school. She is excited school has started again. Why? Friends, dancing, friends, new photography class, friends, new fashion design class, did I mention friends...wait...what about chemistry?, history?, English?, you know...academics? This is where she rolls her eyes at me!!



Here is what I've been working on this week! This project is what my Christmas Goose Stitcher's Group is working on this year. It is Lynette Anderson's "My Home or Yours" series. I finished all 13 of these blocks. The hearts are wool. I changed the pattern just a little bit by using wool. This is my first time working with wool. I like it...I think I need to get some more!! (wool that is)


The blocks above go with these blocks. (I will show you more later!) The leader of our pack changed these blocks just a little bit too with the borders. This is such a fun and cute series of patterns. All the houses I did with wool also. I'm tellin' ya, I sure like working with wool. I can't wait to get the last two blocks finished!!

Piece & love,
Dawn

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Treasures

My blocks are finished!! 70 to be exact! Yahoo!


Signed, sealed and ready to be delivered to Melissa (Cornbread and Beans). The blocks were fast and fun and I'm looking forward to the actual swap and seeing the siggys of a few of my bloggie friends.


It is so rewarding to use scraps!! Thanks Melissa for hosting the swap!



Dancer just finished up a week of local dance camp. She is a captain of the j.v. team and she had a fabulous time. We are all looking forward to another year of dance. There are only four home football games this year....I hope there will be more basketball games. Our high school has an awesome dance program (both varsity and j.v.)!!


My missionary son just hit his 18 month mark! I am the mother so therefore I have extremely happy feet. Six months to go!! I don't know why he is sitting next to a fire hydrant with a funny look on his face...your guess is as good as mine! Maybe because he wants to be a firefighter when he grows up!


Another man's trash just became my treasure! I love this little writing desk! I am such a romantic...I like to imagine someone wrote love letters on it. You know, like the characters form a Jane Austen novel. Mr. Darcy can write me a letter any time!

Piece & love,
Dawn