My finds at the Quilt Show...

I forgot to show a few of the items I got at the quilt show. I didn't really spend that much money at all. There was a small boutique where quilters from my guild that had either made or donated items to be sold. I picked up this cute tote bag for only $2.

I also picked up this cute mason jar filled with 2 and a half inch squares for $4.

The last item I got was from a quilting shope vendor, I thought it was pricey but worth it. Normally not too big a fan of batiks but couldn't resist. Besides getting some thread free for volunteering, that was all that I got.

Christmas In Apple Ridge Review...

This is a three in one book by called Christmas In Apple Ridge by Cindy Woodsmall. I will do a review of the three stories individually and then as a whole. I believe the first two books have previously been released, but the third is brand new by the author. I was given a e-book for free from Waterbrook Multnomah Publishers for an honest review, I am not obligated to give a positive one. The first book is called The Sound of Sleigh Bells, that introduces us to Beth who is hiding a few secrets and is in mourning. She mets Jonah who is knows a few things about suffering and pain. Overall I thought this book was good, and it also shows us that we maybe hiding things even from ourselves in order to deal with life. My few complaints was that there wasn't enough of a sense of community. However, this maybe also due to the book being short, which happens with three books in one. The ending did seem rushed. The next book is The Christmas Singing which introduces Mattie and Gideon, who used to be together years ago, after their breaking up Mattie leaves the area. They run into each other later, and they still have things to settle. I really enjoyed this story and could see Gideon's side, and wasn't pleased all the time with Mattie's character after she found out more information about Gideon. The last book was The Dawn of Christmas and tells the story of Sadie and Levi. Their story is a meeting by chance and more about past loves with the affect they have on us and those around us. This book also includes previous characters from the other stories from the author. I thought this was really good to see as I really enjoy sequels, and always think just one novel tends to be rushed. I do hope that another sequel with all of the characters from the three books will be made later.

Quilt Show....

The quilt guild in which I belong to, is having their annual quilt show this weekend. I thought you would all enjoy seeing a few pictures of the quilts.

Snow Day Yesterday, equals craftiness..

Yesterday, was a snow day, so I had a pleasant relaxing day. For quite awhile I have not been in the mood to do cross stitching, but need to get this one project completed. You all were probably wondering when I was going to show some crafty posts, as they have been slim of late. Here is the before picture;

 

 

After working yesterday, here is my progress, not too bad but still need to do more this week and next.

 



 

Future Projects for Next Week?

I have a few projects that I want to either start or finish next week. I am not sure if I will be able to get to all of them, but I can at least try, right? Off and on I have been working on a English Paper Piecing project, and there is still a long ways to go. While shopping the other day though, I found this fabric which I think will be good as a backing for a English Paper Piecing project.

 

I think that this will work great, even though my project right now isn't in a flower theme like the backing fabric above is.

 

I also got some panel fabric, that I think will go good with our kitchen table, that will be made into placemats.

 

At first I didn't really care for the fabric, however it did grow on me. Comparing it to the table above, I think the fabric was a good one.

 

I found that Joann's had some tatting needles, so I picked them up along with a little bit of new thread. Here is a picture of the burgundy colored thread, although it looks hot pink in the photo.

 



Making A Difference Challenge - Feb Pick

I know that I am late in posting for what my choice was for Making A Difference Challenge for last month. I chose to pick Better World Books everytime someone orders a book from them directly, they donate a book to a literary non-profit. I can also donate books to them in the area I live (this is in somewhat of a limited area at the time), pay no shipping no matter the cost (assuming I want to wait 7-14 days for it), and a lot of the books I can get for about $4 to $7 for used books (mostly I get them for around the $4 price). Most new books are around the same cost if finding them in a regular bookstore, but sometimes you are lucky. I am donating about 10 books to them, and throughout the year will probably donate more.

 

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