Leap Day Giveaway?

Somewhere in the last few weeks,
even though my postings have been sparse...
I have managed to hit a couple of landmarks.
Since today is a special day... marking leap year...
(does that make it Leap Day)?
Anyway, to celebrate Leap Day,
over 400 posts
 and over 600 followers,
I thought I should have a little celebration.
 I would like to announce a little giveaway.

I will be giving away a kit of this wall hanging pattern with fabric. 

A sweet little something for your sewing room.

But that's not all!

I love this little pattern by Fig Tree, 3 Blind Mice. So,

I am also going to pick 3 names from my followers list and make 

each of those winners a mouse pincushion. 

So leave a little comment to be entered.
Maybe some grandma advise?
(edit: or share what made  your gma extra special)
And if you want to be entered for a mouse pincushion make sure you are
on my followers list.
I will pick winners next Wednesday, March 7th.
How does that sound?

Let's see, what else?

I normally sew for a couple of hours nearly each and every day.
I always say that it is my therapy. But that is no joke...
it really is my therapy!
Needless to say that I only manage to get in a couple of hours of sewing per week right now.
 I try to fit it in when and where ever I possibly can, just to get a few things
done...
like my Schnibbles project
and
this little quilt for my grand daughter...
arriving late March!

I was suppose to put leaves on the stems

but the package of 10 yards of fusible web that I purchased

was actually not fusible webbing... it was fusible interfacing.

I managed to find a tiny little bit of fusible  in my 

messy sewing room.. but of course, it stuck to the fabric

and the paper would not release. Don't you hate that when that happens?

Anyway, the leaves could still happen but today this was put in the

trusty hands of my LAQ.

My friend made the joke that at least I won't get pulled over 

for having a sewing machine in my car, like I  could be for

drunk driving!

Good point!

I actually don't drink.. but I thought she was funny.

But Mostly I've Been Here

This is the view from the front of the VA Hospital in Palo Alto.
I don't know why I haven't bought a sweatshirt yet to show where I spent my vacation... and the next one... and the next one after that! I think the hubs and I should actually get matching ones.
Although this is normally a rule... NOT to dress alike!
But I think he would love one, to replace the hospital gown he has been in since the first of the year. But I actually want one that says Stanford. All of the interns wear those and I think I have been there long enough now to be an intern, don't you?
I have to just say this:
He is getting phenomenal care and the staff is beyond professional... they are genuinely caring.
Nothing could give me greater comfort while we work our way through this health issue.
I stay near the facility and I have had the honor of meeting so many people and their amazing families, undergoing treatment.
This is the major place on the West Coast for brain trauma, poly trauma and cardio thorasic surgery. Mrs. Biden and her staff were visiting here just a few weeks ago. That was so nice.
I have a friend who does quilting for Quilts of Valor and she gave me several quilts, gathered from several women, to take with me for the service men and women I meet. This is such a sweet gesture and so well appreciated. And that is what gets me.
I was going to write here more on that subject but it really is too emotional for me. Next thing you know, the ink will start to smear and you won't be able to read anything!

But I do venture out from here and I visited Prairie Queens quilt shop, after seeing it on PKM blog! I also found a shopping mall (photos in the last post... of their flowers there). They have a Pottery Barn for Kids there... a perfect place for someone like me who is about to become a grandma.
I found a cook book for some light reading! It has scalloped pages.. just too cute! The bakery is not too far away from Palo Alto. It's just a quick trip into San Francisco. But I really recommend this book. It's keeping me entertained anyway.

I've Been Here, I've Been There

Mosaic Monday

I hope your week is filled with romance and other sweet things!