Life has been busy around here.  Here are a few highlights from the last few weeks.

Elias started a lifelong relationship with the Holy Spirit at his baptism.

New tile in the kitchen.

New tile in the bathroom.  Wow, my dad is good!

And the top of this quilt finished.  I’ll have to show you the quilting when I am done with that.  It makes the quilt!

And with that I am going to disappear again for a few days.  I will blog as soon as I am back–I promise!   Quilt shops to visit you know!

So the last couple weeks of my life, I have been a little mole voraciously gobbling up books.  I love reading!  I get into a book and I simply cannot put it down.  For those of you who don’t read as much, it’s like getting into the middle of a movie and not being able to stop watching until the end.  I so appreciate people that can take me to different places through their writing! 

I had a fabulously long Easter weekend at home with all the family.  It was so good to get out of town and have a change of pace.  I also was able to squeeze in a couple of my favorite quilt shops.  I did a little damage in the fabric department which was way too much fun!  Here’s some of my findings.

This is an older line from Joel Dewberry called “Aviary.”  There is just something about the bird and the splashes of orange that I like.  I got it at a shop in downtown Hudson WI called “St. Croix County Dry Goods.”  Wonderful antiques and a great mix of fabrics at this shop.  You can make a day trip of it and visit all the fun shops downtown and the gorgeous St. Croix River. 

I also found this fabric that I am going to make  a skirt out of.  

The rest of the fabric I picked up at another one of my favorite shops called “Quilted Treasures” in Rogers MN. 

Again, the orange…something about it.  Someday I might regret it, but for now I love it!

Fabric from Anna Maria Horner’s new line called “Good Folks.” 

More Anna Maria Horner.

I guess I better get working on some new patterns!!