Busy, busy, busy...

Although I haven't been in the blog scene for a few weeks, I have certainly not been idle. 

I had the extreme pleasure of spending time with my grandson while my

daughter and her husband were on the east coast for 2 weeks.

This little one was my constant companion for 2 days.

I miss him and wish they would all move back to the area.

I also spent time completing my second Marcia Derse quilt.

Just finished putting the borders on yesterday and delivered it to the store in the afternoon.

I also got to spend an afternoon with a my friend, Anne, of Orange Crumpled Napkin.

We were both working on our CQ blocks. 

This block of mine will be in the center of a 9 block wall hanging that I am

working on for the CQJP 2013. This is my first experience with the satin stitch. I was actually surprised at how tedious it is to get every entry and exit of the thread just right. When I was finished this part, I noticed one place where I could have added another stitch, but I'm not going to worry about it now.

These are the Japanese symbols for peace.

For most of my life, I have had one word that I cling to. A word that, when needed, brings me back to center when I am tottering. Balance was my word for almost 30 years. Now, it is

peace.

When I was going through all my batiks and cutting a 2 1/2" strip from each for my giveaways,  I made a pile of scraps and fat quarters. I had fun making these two 16" pillows. Other than the scraps, I only needed one FQ for the front and one for the back. They were pretty quick and easy.

Now that things have calmed down a bit with my schedule, I made a list of all the things I need to get done. Wow! The list is way too long.

Better get started...Happy sewing!

Stay tuned! Another giveaway coming up......