This Is What's Entertaining My Head This Week

It's the dog days of Summer and I am feeling

pretty sluggish.

However, I have been dabbling in my sewing

room a little and although I am not doing as much as

I would like to, I have been playing  in the early

morning hours when it is cooler.

I had purchased this fabric group while I was at my retreat a couple of weeks ago.

It's by Bari J.

On the Lecien website is a downloadable pattern for the collection.

I have started to cut it out and slapped it up on my design wall...

for a ruff idea of the arrangement. But I seem to be needing the yellow.

 It wasn't available at the Wooden Gate when I picked up the other fabrics.

What do you think?

Or can you tell? It's not a very good picture.

The blocks are cut at a strangle little angle but what is fun about the pattern is the

raw edge collage border.

I did have my Simple Things quilt top put together and

the parade over at Brown Quilts and Charming Chatter

came and went before I got the borders put on...

but I have it on my work table to finish up, pronto!

I started working on the shop sample using Amelia

by Me and My Sister.

I just need to do the pink blocks now.

It is still running through my head that I get to be a grandma!

I wanted to share with you

the special day when I found out the wonderful news.

My DDIL was in town and asked if I could join her and her mom for lunch at a

near by Tea House. (We all get together occasionally, so nothing unusually there).
But while we were enjoying our salads a little plate appeared with something rolled up

on it. Certainly it wasn't to wipe our hands on... nope, it

was a cute little bib that Jill had made that said "I love my grandparents"!

the moment couldn't have been any sweeter!

After a moment of fussing over the new mother-to-be I called my son

and interrupted his class to tell him congratulations!

Evidently he sent out a text to his brothers at that point and there was

lots of fun and commotion!

I felt so lucky to share in that moment with Jillybean and her mom.

And of course I left my phone on my desk at work... so I had to resort to my camera

on my cell phone for pictures! Dang it. But at least we have the moment captured!
I guess I am going to be seeing a lot of these

little things in the future!