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Well I finished the Snow Happens table runner by Bird Brain .   It is bound and quilted. I also finished three more blocks for  my Remembrance quilt. I also went to Pequot to pick up a quilt from Mary Hammer , my quilter. That  is the face of creativeity !!  It is in her smile and what she does.  She finished my redwork Alice In Wonderland quilt .  I have decided to round the corners and bind with the red  batik ,not the red 3o's fabric. Whenever Alice had big changes in her life (dad dieing and marriage to someone she did not love)  she retreated to Wonderland until she battled thru the crisis in her heart and mind. When she then,  could live with the decisions  or comprimises,  she must make to move forward in her life (both old and new combined) . So the binding will be mostly batik with a splash of the old 30's in the mix. When I finish binding I will show you the back!!! If...

I have been embroidering  a pattern from Bird Brain patters  that is done in blue work. And I have learned something new along the way. Which is a good thing and a bad thing. Anyway I have known for most of my sewing life  that red and black can have a color run. However I was not aware that blue could run. So I will be washing my project again after it is quilted with a color catcher. If I would have read my directions a bit more careful before hand I would have known to soak my blue thread in vinegar and water to stabilize it.  So as you looke at these pics you will see some dark spots and know this will come out.  Snow Happens I have also finished three more blocks for my Remembrance quilt. So that makes five finished.  When I finish my runner I will show another pic. Enjoy your day, it will never come again. It is unique upon itself.  Martha

When my hubby wakes up tonight before he toddles off to work , he gets a piece of this.  He found the recipe himself and gave it to me about March. Well I finally made it for him. So simple. I purchased an angel food cake and cut in half horizantally (recipe said thirds, but have you ever tried to get a clean cut on angel food?)  Took small package(3.4 oz) of vanilla pudding (just the powder) and mixed it with one can of crushed pineapple and the juice (do not drain). Then take 8oz. cool whip and mix in. Spread this in between layers and on top. Refridgerate for at least one hour. I did sample the frosting. Gooooooood!! I finished my Raspberry Rabbits block for April. And then I prepped a blue work pattern from Bird Brain Designs for hand work at night.  It is called Snow Happens! I use the printable fabric solvy on top so that I don't need to transfer the design.  Just copy design on your printer. It washes away with warm water and then just dry and...