I Am Still Alive!! :-)

So sorry for my absence from the blogging world!  I will try to do better!  I’ve had sooooo many friends email me and ask me why I’ve not been blogging… what wonderfully unexpected and sweet concern!! 

Mea culpa!!  :-)

I’ve been taking it easy after my trigger thumb surgery and have not done any quilting…sigh…  but am ready to get back to it.  I have made some needed clothes.  My parents and my sister are coming for a visit in a week and I’ve got to get my Mother’s quilt sandwiched and quilted before they come… besides the fact that I reallllly must do a super good cleaning of the house before they come, too!  Grrrrrrr!!

One of the things I want to get into is using my Accuquilt GO! to cut up my zillions of scraps and get some “free” quilts out of them all! 

Accuquilt is offering 22 free quilt patterns when you sign up for their newsletter.  This offer is good for new newsletter subscribers.  Their newsletter is informative and full of fun and creative ideas for using the Studio, GO! and new Baby!  They sometimes have free new designs and patterns and often have wonderful sales!  So, click on the image above or on the button on the left side of my page and sign up to get your free download of 22 patterns!

Sweet Yogi went to the groomer today and is always just tuckered out afterwards… he slept all afternoon when he got back! He gets the best sleep!!

The flowers on our deck are looking really good! 

I consider the deck another room and love to decorate it with as many colors as possible…

When it’s super hot, I have to go out there and water them every day.

We use allot of the fresh herbs in marinades, sauces and other dishes.  What’s your favorite herb? 

Mine is rosemary…and basil…and mint…and oregano and…  :-)

So, what have you all been up to????

 

Spring Clothes Sewing!

CJ Tinkle, on her blog - http://tinkletimes.com/ had been sewing some new cool pants until she got into getting her spring garden beds ready for planting. Well, I'm SOOOOOOOO not a gardener, but I do need some new spring tops to wear! So, as I am trying to use up my stash, which includes fabric bought for clothes, as well as quilts, I went "shopping" in my stash closet for some nice springy looking prints. I pretty much live in pants when it's cold and capris when it's warm with button down blouses, both at work and at home. So spring tops are badly needed!

I can't show you all the patterns I'm using for the tops, as they are all old patterns from my collection by Simplicity, McCall's and Butterick. All with collars, buttons down the front, some with pockets and all with three-quarter length sleeves. Like this one!

But I was able to find some of the fabrics still online to show you.

I am clearly a color junkie! I wear solid color pants and mostly denim of all shades, so I like my tops full of color. I am a "winter" in coloring so jewel tones and brights work well for my dark hair and eyes. Did you have your "colors done" back when that was the "in" thing??? I've always made my clothes, so I found that was very helpful in selecting the best colors for my skin tone.

The bad thing about the early part of the season here in northern VA is that it is still cold! Most days start out in the 30-40 range and end up in the 50-60 range... so I'm still in long pants and jackets...for at least another month.

Last Sunday I cut out 6 tops and today is Wednesday and 3 of them are done!! YAY! And as my hubby is going out of town this weekend, I can sew all day both days!!! Double yay! But, Saturday will be quilt sewing as it is our bee day at my friend Suzanne's house! Not sure what I'll take to work on there yet...

But Sunday will be working on the blouses!!

What are your weekend plans? Save some time for sewing!

God Bless! Polly :-)