Happy Friday!!

How's your week been so far?? Ours has been rainy, colder and just plain dreary out for a good part of the week. Flooding in some areas nearby, but here in eastern Ky. we live in a very hilly area, so where we live, we don't have to worry too much about getting flooded out like some, which I really feel for those who have to deal w/all that. My family lives about 5 hrs. north of us(in northwest Ohio) and they have had some real issues w/certain roads due to all the flooding they've had to endure the past few wks. So I hope they (along w/everyone) else are staying warm and dry!

My week has flown by, although not really much going on. I have been trying to go see our neighbor lady who is in the nursing home for a couple of mths. on a regular basis. I love to bake so I usually take her and her 90 yr. old roommate some fresh baked cookies every so often. Just something as simple as that can really brighten someone's day, even a teeny bit. We, as Christians, are to be a blessing to others, so I am trying to find more ways to do just that.

On Wed. I had to go pick up my sewing machine that was in for its annual check~up, which is FREE for 5 yrs.(this is my third time, so only 2 more yrs. FREE) and there just happens to be a quilt shop right next door!! I went in and talked to the shopowner for a few minutes and looked at all the gorgeous fabric that she had to offer and somehow ended up signing up for the Thimbleberries Quilt Club!!! I am getting a late start, but there are a few others who signed up late too, so we will start in a couple of weeks. I have always had a special fondness for quilts and fabric and have dabbled in it for yrs., making small items, but have only made one BIG quilt top which I never finished, so I am really excited about it. We will meet once every quarter and make 3 blocks at a time, so by the end of the yr. I should have a complete quilt top. But shhhhhhhhhh, don't tell my MIL, she'll flip when she finds out!! LOL

I only have a few pics to show you today. I have been slowly plugging away at a cr. stitch candle mat that I've been trying to get finished before St. Patrick's Day and I'm not sure I'll make it in time, but here's what it looks like so far.......
I am using overdyed threads in Juniper and Peoria Purple, but it doesn't show up too well on here.

Here's the pattern that it's from. A bit light but you can get the idea.

This little pincushion or sashet is something I made recently out of some homespun fabric I had in my stash. This was part of a b'day gift I sent recently to my sweet friend Wendy from England. She is a leap~yr. baby! You need to check out her blog ~ she is hilariously funny! The way she tells stories just cracks me up!

I think I'll be making more of these and maybe even use bigger strips the next time. I filled them w/crushed walnut shells so the pins would be able to stick in better. It almost reminds me of a 'log cabin' type of design from Cotton Way.

Well, I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! We are going to see our grandkids tomorrow for the day, so are really excited to spend the day w/them! They live less than 2 hrs. away.

We were recently reunited w/my stepdaughter, hubby and the grandkids we never knew for the past ten yrs. Ethan is 10 and Brooke will be 9 next month.

It's a very long, emotionally painful story, but we praise God for bringing us all back together again and we are beyond thrilled to be grandparents, altho' I am still getting used to that new word ~ grandma! LOL


Here's a quote for you today: "God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy. He is more interested in your character than your comfort." Rick Warren.

See ya soon!

***Tanya***