Happy weekend to all....

we are still having winter but the snow we received Friday is almost gone. It was pretty slick when we went out.
I have made the 9th block for the Civil War BOW and it was a fun one to make.
It's called Birds in the Air.

The last nine weeks have gone so fast.  Today I received in the mail the 10½" Easy Angle triangle ruler.  I ordered it from Wright's.  I intend to get a lot of use out of it. JoAnn's didn't have one when I was there this week.
We are getting ready to do another mystery block over at Quilting to Share and I am anxious to get to it.
I have also been working on a quilt that has all 4 patch and 9 patch blocks with rectangles. It is called In the Pink but I am not using pink but yellow fabric for the rectangles. I have a million more squares to cut out.
We are having soft tacos for supper. I like them once in awhile.

Darlene

Happy Saturday

we have had the nicest weather this week even reached 62° on Thursday. It is chillier today but very sunny.
I made my 8th block for the CW BOW at Barbara Brackman's blog. I really enjoyed making this one. The photo had to be cropped because the camera strap was showing.

 It is fun to see all of the different combos people come up with. There are a lot of people following this blog so we are in this together for better or worse.
I recently joined another Yahoo group called Scrappy and Happy. One of the lady's from Block Central started it not too long ago and several of us from there are back. Even when you don't know someone personally you miss them when you don't read their comments and hear about their lives. 
I belong to a lot of forums and sites but do have my favorites.
Have a great weekend
Darlene

Happy Valentine's Day

it has been a pretty nice day. Partly cloudy then sunny and in the 40's. 
We took Maggie for grooming this morning and she looks so cute I had to show you a photo. She doesn't look 12 does she?

I also wanted to share what Lillian sent me for the V-day. A pretty mini quilt, a box of chocolates, a cute card, some stickers in a sweet little bag.

I hope everyone is enjoying the nice weather  and only 30 something days til Spring.

Darlene

Can you believe it is almost 40° ---

and sunny. Hooray!! The ice and snow is slowly melting or getting soft.
My DD was here for lunch we had sandwiches and Valentine cupcakes I bought at the Meijer bakery. Of course DH said they aren't as good as mine and then I thought how come you are eating them. LOL.
I finished my latest Civil War block log cabin in record time for me.

They are all a learning experience for me since I really prefer applique blocks. But I need the practice and since there will be 52 of them I will learn a lot.
We don't do anything special for V-day - never have. My Dh's family never went in for those things so I don't say anything.
I received a nice package from my friend Lillian and it made my day. I will post a photo soon. Thanks Lillian
Darlene

Another freezing day...

today it has been so cold but  sunny. It was 4° when I got up and it is around 19° at 6 pm.
We went to a little store nearby called New Uses. It really is a thrift shop but had a lot of nice used stuff. I bought two dessert plates with roosters and a craft book. I got 70% off the book and 30% off the plates.  Near there is a new Goodwill store so we will go there next time.
I finished the second block for the mystery at QTS.  This one turned out really well. This is a lot of fun the hostess tells you what to cut out and how many colors you need and then you are on your own.
I made lasagna for supper it was a good choice for such a cold day.
Hope you are staying warm. Keep on quilting

Darlene

The weather has improved since last time...

Now we are having snow showers and thirty degree temps. We lost our power last week twice but only once because of the weather. Anyway it was off 16 hours.  With the fireplace and kerosene heater we made it through. 

I have made the 6th block of CW BOW at Barbara Brackman's blog. This one had me stumped and still does. It turned out 9" square instead of 8 ½ but that will have to do.
Keep warm friends and safe
Darlene