Happy Birthday, Aunt Abbie

Today is my Aunt Abbie's 80th birthday. Amazingly, given how badly she was doing just two months ago, she is still with us. She is actually doing better now that she is on Hospice than before. That really is not so unusual, since what she is being treated for, and how, changes when the focus goes to palative care.

I was a little heart broken when I called today and spoke to her. She did not sound like the Aunt Abbie I remembered. But she did sound good, and she was coherent so that was even better. In honor of Aunt Abbie's birthday, I am re-posting my favorite picture of her.

Sometimes it doesn't pay to sew

I was looking at some quilt squares I had put together in preparation to make them into hot pads for a co-worker. As I was looking at them I kept thinking one did not look quite right, but I could not put my finger on the problem. Then I came out this morning and it hit me. You can see for yourselves how I goofed. Guess I get to do more sewing to correct the problem!

Today is also the day I get to make my first batch of Amish Friendship Bread based on the starter and recipe that Laurie gave me. I have four bags of starter in the freezer, and four small and one larger loaf in the oven. Between that and the fact that it is over 60 degrees outside (so the windows are open) my house is smelling wonderful. Hope everyone else's day who comes here is a nice.

Millard West Craft show

The Millard West Craft show was Saturday. I was going to upload pictures, and realized that I do not have the right connector with me here at work. So I will do that at home, after work. The show was not great, I suspect because the weather was so nice everyone was outside. Had a lot of browsers, only a few buyers. Last week at Benson, we had a lot of both browsers and buyers. Well, I will be trying one more time, in two weeks at St Wenceslaus Church. Then I will be taking the summer off to work on my house and build up stock.

I got the pictures in, hope all enjoy them.

New Pictures

Vicki, a friend and crafter, has given me a wonderful digital camera so that I can now post pictures easier. Since I just got it today, I have only had a chance to take a few pictures. The cat is my baby, Rafai'a.

And the other two are of my quilting room as it is now, before I have finished the work I want to do on it. It is usable, but I cannot wait until I get the work done. I plan to replace the bookcases with floor to ceiling bookcases, and move these to another room. I then want to put a large panel on a track that can be moved over the new bookcases and use it as a design board.

Benson Spring Craft show

I wish I had pictures of my booth, but of course, I forgot a camera. The show was smaller than the fall show, but more successful for me. I introduced a new item, a curling iron bag, and it went over very well. I have a lot of work to do this next week to get enough product together for the next show. I am considering several other shows this spring, but need to speak to the others who share the cost of booth space with me. I will have pictures for the next show, I promise.