Sounds Simple Enough

I had a special delivery today from a friend with this little bag of goodies!

That's right, it's the long awaited yardage of Mill House Inn. I have been waiting for this to be released so that I could finish my shop sample of the Fig Tree Club's first project. Our meeting for making the project is Oct. 3rd. Do you think I can get the borders on and get it quilted within that time frame?

We'll see! I might need a miracle.

I love this page out of the Quilt Sampler magazine that shows the latest and the greatest pincushions patterns that are available. I already have a couple

of pincushions that I would like to be making right now

but I really would love to make the fruit pincushions here.

That cute little watermelon and who couldn't use a pear pincushion?

Not that I have a obsession with pincushions or anything.

Speaking of which, I did have to make a little matching pincushion to go with the friendship bag before I mailed it off.
Current events: I had ordered these draperies over the weekend
and they arrived last night. But it's not a simple shake 'em out and hang them job.
They were on "sale" but the wrong size... so I figured I could order a couple extra and make it all work out.
Sounds simple enough... right? They came in 84" length and I needed 95" & 105".
They are going to hang next to doorways, swagged, so that I will be able to section off the area when needed for more efficient air/heating purposes.
So, that has been my mission today. It's going pretty well... but I'm still holding my breath and keeping fingers crossed hoping that it all comes together like I am picturing.

I ordered brown. I do love the fabric. It has a nice weight to it. I'll report back latter!
I think I could use some extra fingers crossed please:)


Tonight after work a couple of my friends are coming over so we can do some embroidery projects. I have deviated away from my Crabapple Hill Winter Wonderland project. I am concentrating on nice small palatable projects like Bunny Hill's A Tiskit A Tasket. I'm doing it in black and white which isn't much of a break from the Winter Wonderland project that is all red and white. But at least it's small.