What I Did With It...

Remember this photo from 2 weeks ago?

 Well, here's what I did with it...

Most of it, anyway.
I made a little purse/tote for Ashley.

It measures 6 x 9 x 2 inches.

It actually has straight sides and bottom...

I was in a hurry when I took the photo,
so didn't lay it out nicely at all.

Here is a closeup of the buttons

and pin tucks...

(click to enlarge)

Joyce received the package today.

Miss Ashley will see it tomorrow.

Do you know Ashley?

She is my sister's granddaughter.

She draws pictures and writes notes to me

and Joyce mails them.

I've never met her.

We chatted on the phone very briefly one day.

She reminds me of me.

Here's how/why...

Joyce was born fair-skinned,
fair-haired,
and sweet-tempered.

She grew into a tall, beautiful little girl...

with long straight blonde hair.

I was born red-faced and screaming...

with LOTS of dark hair!

I grew into a short & chubby
little toddler with dark curly hair.

Joyce's granddaughters mimic that...

Alyssa is very pretty...

tall with long dark hair.

Ashley is dang cute,
on the short side
and has LOTS of curly hair!

I can relate.
See what I'm sayin'?

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I am getting ready for
Christmas in August!

Here's a sneak peek of that table topper

I mentioned in a previous post.

This needs to be done before August.

It's been very hot here, but should
be cooling off after the weekend.

In the meantime, there is
no desire to be outside

which can only mean one thing...
more time for sewing/stitching.

I'm still plugging away at block 5 of

my Snow Days quilt.

I'll show a photo one day, soon.

Stay cool!

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might. - Ecclesiastes 9:10

Coin Purses and Christmas in August...

I've done a little bit of sewing today.

Made 3 coin purses...

Started on a Christmas table topper for me Mum to give a friend.  The top is done...will show it when it's all quilted and ready to go.

Sharon, of Moosecraft, my co-conspirator in the 'snow days' quilt project, and I decided that we are going to set the month of August aside to work on Christmas gifts.  Yeah...Christmas in August!  We'll work on Christmas gifts ONLY.  We figure this might give us a good start on what all we have on our lists for Christmas gift-giving. 

What this means to me is that I need to hurry up and get a few things done and out of the way within the next 2 weeks!  For instance...the doll quilt swap quilt (thank goodness I have a plan), the sunshine quilt for Doreen, and the aforementioned Christmas table topper.  I have everything I need to finish these projects up...now to just get at them.

For the rest of today, though, I am going to sit and stitch some more on my Snow Days block 5.  Would love to finish that up this week!

Speaking of this week...it is going to be very hot & very humid...I am so thankful that we have central air.  I'll be sure to drink plenty of water to stay hydrated.

Take care and have a good week!

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might. - Ecclesiastes 9:10