And now that she's seen it, I can share it with you. Included in this month's package was block #3 of JoAnn's Imperial Splendor BOM and 2 magazines - The Quilt Life and Threads.
And this month I wanted to teach her how to make HST's (Half-Square Triangles). It's a very basic quilt block and is used in so many quilt patterns. To help her, I printed out instructions for making these units and included some tools that make things simpler. First is the 'Quarter Inch Seam Marker' by Fon's and Porter which is a tool for marking your sewing lines. Then there's a 4.5" square ruler by Omnigrid which is the perfect size for squaring up HSt's made from 5" charm squares. And finally, there's the 'Summer Thyme' quilt pattern by This & That. This pattern uses a lot of HST's so it'll be good practice and the finished quilt is small enough to make pretty quickly.
And what good is a pattern without the fabric? So I included all the fabric to make the quilt - 80 5" charm squares from Indigo by Timeless Treasures, 2 yards of Navy and 3 yards of Snow Kona Cotton. And she should have enough left over to use for another project!
And I think no package is complete without something handmade. I finished 2 small quilts - both with a winter theme. Here Mom is looking at Mr. Snowman and I also included Snowflakes.
I'm away from home this week - pet sitting while my family travels to Disney World. (Who has the better end of that deal?) Actually, I'm glad to do it. I think my days of amusement parks are long over and pet sitting is more my pace.
I'm watching 3 dogs and 2 cats while I'm here. They're all older pets so mostly they just eat and sleep. But like all animals, they have their quirks. My sister's dog, Abby, is an American Dingo. She's 12 or 13 years old but looks much younger. She's missing my sister and her kids pretty badly and is crying a lot. She also woke me at 5:30 this morning howling. Every so often she breaks out in this mournful song. I wish I could just explain to her that eventually they're coming back.
And then there's my parents cat, Cricket. She is actually the mom to my Jack and Sam. She refuses to drink out of a water bowl and has my dad trained to pick her up and put her in the sink whenever she's thirsty. (I'm so glad mine haven't inherited this trait.)
She lets the water drip down her face before drinking...
She gets all nice and wet by the time she's done...
We repeat this scenario about 3 times a day.
The other 3 pets are fairly camera shy so I don't know that I'll get any pictures of them.
Until later...
'But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us!' Romans 5:8
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