So despite my best intentions there has been little sewing going on.
But I had a few things to share.

This little guy is the one responsible for eating all of our bird suet. We finally caught him in the act


My son and I recently went to see the 25th anniversary show of Les Miserables. The review in the paper had said it was flawless and beautiful, and if you never see another broadway show this was one to see. They were right.
Since I couldn't take any pictures, this is the best I could do:





My middle daughter loves to bake, here is her latest creation! Sticky buns! The recipe was from the Pioneer Woman www.pioneerwoman.blogspot.com



This was from last week's recipe was chocolate hazelnut pudding off of pintrest.



I think after all that Molly should take me for an extra walk this morning!

Odds and Ends

I'm working on a bunch of different things right now.

I finished up some more hst's for Margaret's Hope Chest www.margaretshopechest.blogspot.com


Karen at KaHolly www.kaholly.blogspot.com had a request a couple of weeks ago for baby blankets (January 31st post). I spent a long time going through my kiddie fabrics and scraps and have made a few small quilt tops. All pretty simple, but with some cute fabrics. I thought I would assembly line these. All the tops this week, and then basting and quilting them all, then binding.



I'm caught up on my Blogger's Bom. I may need to redo that last block, hmmm. And darn, I see a mistake (no, 2 of them) on block #1.


I spent a couple of days cutting up 2 Charm packs for more dresden plates! These are habit forming.


Lastly, I'm spending lots of time with Molly. She has lots and lots of happy dog energy!

Happy Valentines Day!

I joined in on a Flossie swap that Melanie www.houseelf-doings.blogspot.com held.

I was lucky enough to have Simone www.simonedeklerk.blogspot.com send me her swap, I love this postcard that she made


and really adore this tiny quilt. It's only about 4x6 inches! I think it's so adorable with the little heart buttons.
Also she included the fatquarter (the background for the quilt picture), what a fun piece of fabric!
Thanks so much Simone and Melanie for organizing.

I also entered Karen's giveaway and won this scarf www.messykaren.blogspot.com (aka: Messy Karen).

I've had to guard it closely, as some people in my house tried to make off with it as their own. I love this shade of blue. Karen also sent a bottle of washing liquid, I can't wait to try it out. Thanks Karen!

I finished these two quilts for the Birthday list for Margaret's Hope Chest.
They are for twins. I had fun making them, especially the Paris quilt. I found several Paris themed fabrics and combined them.






My helper, Molly needs to stay on a leash outside, until we have our new fence put up in the next few weeks. She is afraid of her own shadow (literally) and bolts and the smallest noise.

Meet Molly

Although it was tough losing Maggie a few months ago, we realized that we have always had a dog, from the time we were kids, and missed it. We started looking for a dog, and found Molly at a rescue organization. She's a labradoodle (or poodleador) We are on a 2 week trial and after that she's all ours.
Molly is 2 with tons of energy, has rarely walked on a leash, spent way too much time in a crate and poor thing came with a shock collar for barking. She loves everyone.
I'd forgotten how much work is involved with training a dog, but that's okay because she is well worth it.


Poor Jinx is a little unsure of this new bundle of energy, but follows her around, I think out of curiosity. Molly really wants Jinx to play with her stuffed duck. They cat can't be too put out, because right now they are napping within a few inches of each other, well Jinx has one eye open just in case.


See what I mean, this was after a 4 mile walk. Still ready to play.