It's Two Of Two

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.

~Anne Bradstreet

It's Friday.  The last Friday of the month.  Only today and tomorrow left in April.  It's almost time to start a new month.  Where did the time go?  Spring arrived and is now ready to give way to summer.  Winter is but a memory - well, at least  here in central California.  All the trees are green, the tulips have faded, and buds are forming on the rose bushes.  I've completed a few projects and started others.  I broke an old habit and hopefully won't start another.  Ebb and flow, inhale and exhale - life continues.  As we wrap up another month think about the happiness you have shared with others, about what those little things that may have brought a smile to your face.  Tuck these memories away for another time, perhaps when you need a little joy in your life in May.

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PHOTO FACT OF THE DAY

Zippers

National Zipper Day, marking the day in 1913 when the zipper was patented in the United States. Coincidentally, this came just moments before the first known utterance of the words "Larry, barn door's open."  Simpler than the snap and more trusted than Velcro, the zipper beats the button any day. Unless the slider gets stuck on some fabric on the way up, the zipper is the fastest clothing and luggage fastener in the west! The zipper beat out the button in the 1937 'Battle of the Fly' when designers went crazy for the newest innovation in men's trousers. Esquire magazine predicted the zipper would reduce the incidence of accidentally leaving one's fly open, but as years of jeans wearing have revealed, there's no invention that can save us from making that mistake.

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TWO OF TWO

Yesterday I completed the second baby quilt....

All rolled and ready for the unveiling......

Blowing in the wind......

As you can see, the second of the twins is named Julia....

Both of the quilts revealing their backsides.....

Battling for dominance already.....

The yin and the yang, the light and the dark.  Both quilts are ready for the two adorable, little redheaded twins, Grace and Julia.

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TODAY'S GOAL

Today I will start on the May mini wall hanging that I'm already late in making.

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GIVEAWAYS

Eat, Sleep, Quilt is having a giveaway.  You could win one of two amazing little quilts that Linda has created.  This giveaway ends Sunday, May 1, at 11:30 pm EST.

Want It, Need It, Quilt It is having a sponsored giveaway.  You could win a a selection of indigenous prints.  This giveaway ends May 31st.

The Intrepid Thread is celebrating her 200th post with a giveaway.  You could win a half yard bundle of Happier In Blue AND a circle / dot print from each of 6 lines that are coming soon to her shop AND A
a fat quarter bundle of blue and green Silent Cinema AND a kit to make her button bracelet tutorial.  This great giveaway ends Friday, May 6, at midnight.

Hawthorne Threads is having their weekly giveaway.  You could win an Amy Butler Diana Sling bag.  A winner will be selected Wednesday, May 4.

Quilt Story is having a giveaway.  Here's your chance to win a GO! Baby cutter and three dies.  This giveaway ends Wednesday, May 4, at 11:59 pm MST.

Stray Stitches is celebrating her MY first big completion of the year.  You could win 10 fat quarters of some very pretty floral fabric.  You better hurry, this giveaway ends Sunday, May 1, at 8:00 pm PST.

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FINAL THOUGHT

With a sad heart I have been watching all of the news reports on the destruction that has taken place across the country from me.  I can not begin to fathom what those people are going through.  So many lives have been lost and so many more are now homeless and/or injured.  Nature can be so cruel and unforgiving.  Hopefully the healing can begin soon, power restored and shelter provided for those who are in need.  It makes me appreciate my life just that much more.  It makes me realize that no matter what we invent or what we create, nature will have the upper hand.  We have seen this through the power of the earthquakes in Japan, the hurricanes in the Gulf, and now the tornadoes and torrential rains in the central and southern part of our country.  May those of you who have been affected by these terrible events know that you are being remembered in our prayers and thoughts.  May your lives return to normal soon.

Hope is the word which God has written on the brow of every man.
~Victor Hugo

Think happy thoughts, for it is Friday!