Undaunted by the heavy frost, it's going to make it by Sunday.
The whole back yard was glittering in a heavy frost this morning. It's a set-back for the forsythia but it still has a few days to recoop.
A friend who likes flowers. I made this from a freebie pattern by Olde Country Cupboard. Thank you so much. She has a nice selection of patterns.
Just an ordinary forsythia, they are everywhere, but they seem to know it is a special week. 
Amy is ready with her gloves and seeds. A Reet's Rags to Stitches design. Happy Monday of Easter week.
This is Angie, one of my favorites.
Something is actually blooming, along with a few daffodils we saw on the way to the craft show.
These are made from the "Scotty Ann" pattern by Sweet Meadows Farm. I'm sorry but I had to change the faces. I am all thumbs when they tell me I have to embroider the eyes (shudder). I love the blue stripe that I ordered from Heart of Dixie quilt shop. They give really good service too.
Of course there is a raveling in this picture, my dolls are not finished unless a loose thread is hanging somewhere (like me). Hers can be fixed and she is a Sweet Meadows pattern that I like to make. Happy Tuesday!
I have spent the afternoon today with these two and CNN. Andy kept wanting to watch NCIS on USA channel and Annie would have liked Paula Deen, but we kept being reminded that this is a historic day, so we stayed with the news.
These are two that I picked up in the non-fiction. If you get a chance to read them, I thought both were good. Now I'm re-reading The Traveler's Gift by Andy Andrews. Sometimes you have to do that. 
My grandmother always said I was changeable as the wind. I often give make-overs to some lucky dolls, these are two.
I thought you all would enjoy seeing these photos of a new friend I have met online. She will be at the Saline Middle School in Saline, Michigan this weekend, Saturday. Her name is Barbara and her display name is BIG BROWN DOG. I love her pillows, I think they are just beautiful. 
Well....his eyes might look a little beady and his pants are in a twitch, but I think he is at least different. He is made from a pattern by Bird-in-the-Hand Primitives and he is VERY small, maybe 10 inches tall and that elephant, whew! The problem is with the maker on this one, and I will do another to see if he really was all that difficult. 
She's all for Spring, not so much for daylight savings time. It was hard for me to lose that hour. 
Recycled wool skirts make the best bears, but was I surprised yesterday to find that the large resale shop in my neighborhood has all their spring stuff out. So this will be it for the season, I am willing to give up wool in exchange for spring. It was so nice yesterday, the children were out playing and I cut back my clematis and raked a little. Today it is a little rainy and all the snow is gone. That's Michigan, like a box of chocolates. 
This sweet apron was made by Stella for Jackie when she was a little girl. She made them mother-and-daughter matching aprons. I couldn't talk her out of it, no matter how much I said about the cute heart pockets and the dainty little fabric. Aprons are in!
But this is my new purse that I came home with. Thank you, Jackie! I love it, it fits my stuff perfectly.
It's so good to see the sun I don't want to go downstairs to sew. I'll be saying that a lot now or at least I hope I will. The jonquils are up, plenty of detours for road construction (that means jobs) the Iraqi elections are completed, and Sandra and Jeff, (my favorites) got their awards. So lots to be happy about. Anything else we will think about tomorrow.
This Annie is made from a Sweet Meadows Farm pattern, the bear is my own idea however and I did a little patchwork effect on her dress. 2 inch strips came out nicely, but I probably couldn't do it again.
This little Ann and Andy are my own concoction. I drew them off on a cereal box and have used them for years. This time I had some nice blue stripe from The Heart of Dixie online quilt shop.
Everyone is thinking about flowers, me too! I made this pattern for her as well, just very plain and simple. I like the wide heads for raggedies. Fabric is Toybox, also from Heart of Dixie. The hair is raggedy red bumps from Backside of the Moon (love that name).
The girls at Town Peddler think he looks a little startled. He is a Simply Nantucket pattern from way back. I always thought they were way ahead of their time, if it's a little off-the-wall I like it. I have several of their patterns and they are all unique, however, I haven't been able to find anything current except shops that have a few of the patterns.
I picked this picture on 3-3 because I think it was her best present possible, little Kyle, her new grandson, born 2-2. She's also getting breakfast.....a trip to the Farm with her BHWWW Mark.....and Cracker Barrel with Vi and Warren.
Wine and pink for this one and lavender color with little labels of flowers and herbs. The lavender is Debbie Mumm. Patrice pattern above and below is A Stitch in Time.
It's so good to see the sunshine today, I hope you have some too. I think I will go outside and look for something coming up. I started the day speaking to someone in a foreign country about my printer. I'm sure he is a very nice man but I only understood a few words in our 25 minute conversation. I'm also sure he said the same thing to his coworkers about me. Let's go outside now.
Chocolate bunnies!!!
This is Tonia's booth at the Town Peddler, she was rearranging it this morning and adding NEW spring items. I think it looks really good.
I love her little sign, letting us know her things are handmade.
Visit her soon for country lights, bowl fillers, boxes, rugs and more, a nice variety. Ask at the desk for her booth number. She's just around the corner from my booth. 
