Tangram Book - Fun project!

A very organized little four year-old had a birthday this week.  This adorable girl has always loved to organize her toys and more recently her clothes.  I wanted to make something for her birthday and I remembered a tutorial I had pinned from Sew Mama Sew.  A Tangram Book!  I had so much fun making this book and even more, the shapes. It came together so quickly, and gave me justification for keeping all of these fabric scraps!

Snow in the Valley of the Sun

Yesterday proved to be an awesome day!  I've been commuting to Tucson for a work project and was amazed to see it start to snow mid-day.  Then on my way home I heard reports of snow in Scottsdale (just a few miles East of Phoenix)!

Here is a picture of one of projects under snow!  This is just of the 101 and Via de Ventura in Scottsdale, AZ.  How cool is this?  It never snows here.  The phrase of the yesterday was: heck has frozen over.

Ssshhh Valentines Gift

Ssshhh! Ok, it's not really a surprise by any means, but I am really excited about the gift I got Justus for Valentines Day.

Justus loves rice and beans. He picked this up while living in Brazil for two years (serving a mission for our church).  Over the years of dating and marriage, he has told me several times how he dreams about having a pantry full of rice and beans.

So, in a small way, I am making his dreams come true.  I've bought serveral kinds of dry rice and beans and will wrap them up for him open with this note:

Think of the famous children's rhyme: Beans beans, they're good for your heart, the more you eat, the more you fart.  It's a small attempt to be funny.

Should I still play more with the rhyme?  Do you think it is funny?

Justus' Yam

This weekend I sent a quick email out to Justus' family with the subject: You know you're related to a dietician when...

 

We still participate in Bountiful Baskets almost every other week. This week we had a special treat: A huge yam! He felt like he was a cave man with a club. I know this is a silly post, but I loved this expression on Justus' face!

Quarter Mile Quilts Blog

Ok all, I've been thinking about this for a while... My blog has shifted more and more towards quilting lately and not as much as a source of family scrapbook.  With that in mind, I've created a second blog that will be dedicated more to my quilts.  You can find it here, at Quarter Mile Quilts. The web address is: http://quartermilequilts.blogspot.com/

This doesn't mean that I won't occassionally post finished projects here, especially as most of my quilts turn into gifts for others.  Quilting is a part of my life; I've just decided to focus more the important things here.

With all this said, please, please, please will someone promise to slap me on the backside of the head if I ever become an obnoxious blogger? Or too high and mighty for my quilts?  Virtual / over email slaps to head are welcomed as well.  If I'm already there, let me know.

Quarter Mile Quilts is named for my running days in high school and my love for quilting.  If you ran the 400 meter dash, you were referred to as a "quarter miler."  I have such fond memories of running the 400 while my coach was yelling "Come on, my little quarter miler!"

I've started a new quilt I'm calling Sea Glass.  If you're curious, check it out at the new blog.