lots of little happies . . .

Quickie post (well, quick for me, anyway) . . . 

Finished up the first set of coasters yesterday . . . I just quilted a square spiral . . . nothing fancy or precise.  

I think they look fun.  More importantly, Joc really liked them, so I'm happy!  I may practice some FMQ on the next set.

So, one set of matching napkins and coasters complete!  :)

My pillow swap arrived yesterday!  It's so pretty . . . 

Front.

Back.

That was actually the second one she'd sent.  For some reason she felt like the first one did not have the requisite stitching on it.  But I love the first one . . .

Front.

Back.  Isn't it darling?  I particularly loved the little spider web and spider in the top left corner, and the little flowers stitched into the girl's headband!  Her stitchwork is just beautiful!

And here's a sweet shot of my little lady . . . 

She's cut TWO teeth!  And her tongue doesn't like to stay in her mouth.  She's such a character!

I'll leave you with this last image, courtesy of WHNT.com . . .

I think it may be hot this weekend.  LOL!!!

Happy Thursday!

:)

dabble in fabric . . .

Part of yesterday was a "play" kind of day.  I finished my little "Cinderella" pumpkin (as my sister so aptly called it). I really like how it turned out -- especially with the blue marker washed out of it!  

Since I'd stitched it on white (what was I thinking?) and I knew the background I was going to put it into, I decided to add batting and backing and quilt it with a little "bling" (a gold metallic thread).  

And now, tah dah, it's a pillow, ready to head out to my swap partner (who I'm fairly certain does NOT read my blog, at least I hope).  All in all, for a first pillow swap attempt, I'm pleased with it!  The theme was autumn and this speaks autumn to me!  (Especially if you know my affinity for all things pumpkin!)

I also cut and stitched the first set of coasters for Jocelyn.  I did stitch them inside out and then turned them right sides out.  I've got five sets to do, so I may do each one a little differently, just to add a little variety, but I'm pleased with how these look.

They haven't been quilted yet.  Joc had purchased different colored threads to stitch each set of napkins.  I thought it might be fun to use that same color to quilt the coordinating coasters.  I'm headed over there today--I'll finish these up on her machine while I'm there!

Which leads into my last note for the day.  This time three years ago Joc was waking up and enjoying her last morning in her parent's home, before breaking out into pre-wedding frantic busyness!

Happy Anniversary to my sweet little girl and her husband! 

:)