Oh Look - More Flowers!

Cookies are made of butter and love.  

~Norwegian Proverb 



I've been enjoying the last couple of mornings with the temperatures down in the upper 30's.  It certainly makes for great sleeping weather.  But once again we are to shoot back up with our highs nearing 80 degrees.  It's definitely the roller coaster of spring weather.  Yesterday was rather quiet and I was able to get some stitching in.  I like days when there is nothing much going on.  It's good for the soul, not to mention what you can get accomplished.  I'm looking forward to a good day today too.

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LITTLE FACT OF THE DAY

Girl Scout Cookies

It's that time of year when buying cookies is a necessity in our house.  We can never seem to pass up those Thin Mints.  My favorite are the Lemonades and my husband's are Peanut Butter Patties.  I was a Girl Scout growing up and sold many boxes of these sweet treats to neighbors and family members.  At the time (in the 60's, the cookies sold for 50 cents a box!  While you are munching on your favorite, here are some things I learned about Girl Scout Cookies:

* Girl Scout cookie sales began in 1917 in Muskogee, Okla., when the Mistletoe troop began baking and selling cookies in its high school cafeteria as a service project. 

* The first cookies were sold by troops for 25 or 30 cents per dozen. 

* In 1934, Greater Philadelphia became the first council to sell commercially baked cookies.

* In 1951, Girl Scout Cookies came in three varieties: Sandwich, Shortbread, and Chocolate Mints (now known as Thin Mints)

* All Girl Scout cookies are kosher

* In 1942, Girl Scouts sold calendars in lieu of cookies due to sugar, flour and butter shortages during World War II.

* Thin Mints are the biggest seller, making up 25 percent of all sales, followed by Samoas/Caramel deLites at 19 percent.

* Jennifer Sharpe, age 15, of Dearborn, Mich., holds the record for most cookies ever sold, with 17,328 boxes in 2008. Of the $21,000 her troop raised to go on a 10-day tour of Europe, $14,000 was due to Sharpe.

* Different types of cookies are sold in different regions at varying prices set by individual Girl Scout councils. And sometimes even the same cookies have different names.  For example, Do-Si-Dos, formerly called Gauchos, are also called Peanut Butter Sandwiches in other areas. Confusing, right? This is because there are two licensed bakers, ABC and Little Brownie, that get to propose and name the cookies that they bake. 

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WEDNESDAY AND THE CONTINUING FLOWER SAGA

It's time again to share hexie flowers that I made during the last week....

This flower is sort of hypnotizing.  DH says it reminds him of the painting "The Scream".  

Sing along with me....'One of these bugs is not like the other'.  LOL!  I didn't even notice the mistake until I was taking the picture.  Looks like one of the bugs is trying to make an escape.  Guess it's time to unsew that petal and straighten out that poor little bug.

Once again I didn't get any flowers added to my GFG quilt.  *Sigh*  Maybe I should just collect all my flowers together and give them to someone who would spend the time sewing them all together.  

To see more hexie flowers out in blogland, Karen (of Journey of a Quilter) has put together a linky page.  You can visit that page HERE.

The creator and hostess of The Inchy Hexagon Flower Swap was my swap partner for March.

Jane sent me two of the cutest flowers.  With Easter just around the corner, these are perfect.  Jane's fussy cutting is perfect and both flowers will be a wonderful addition to my GFG/Eye Spy quilt.  Jane also included a scrap of the hen fabric.  Thank you so very much, Jane!

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ANOTHER FEBRUARY BLOCK

I'm still behind on sharing blocks so here is my Block Swap Adventure block for February....

Linda B requested a log cabin block made with "cream on one side and either purples, blues or greens on the other".  I have a very limited supply of purple fabrics and just couldn't find the blues I wanted to work with so ended up working with greens.  Wouldn't this make a pretty quilt?  Linda B was pleased with the block and so was I.

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TODAY'S GOAL

Today I hope to start a new project

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GIVEAWAYS

Seriously..I think it needs stitches is having a giveaway.  You could win a 9 fat quarters of Pee Wee Parade.  This giveaway ends Friday, March 23.

Sew Bittersweet Designs is having a giveaway.  You could win a Fat Quarter Bundle of Desert Daydreams in Santa Fe Sky.  This giveaway ends Friday, March 23, at 9:00 pm PDT.


World Of Charity Stitching is having a giveaway.  You could win 30 6x9" sheets of Benzie Blend Felt.  This giveaway ends Sunday, March 25.


Annie's Ruby Slipperz is having a giveaway.  You could win a GO! Baby.  This giveaway ends Saturday, March 24, at midnight MT.


Quilty Pleasures is having a giveaway.  You could win a copy of EQ7.  This giveaway ends Monday, March 26.


Desertsky Quilting is having a giveaway.  You could win an e-pattern for a darling daffodil pincushion.  This giveaway ends Thursday, March 22.


Jaybird Quilts is having a sponsored giveaway.  You could win a Kona Classic Fat Quarter Bundle from Mad About Patchwork.  This giveaway ends Friday, March 23, at 9:00 pm PDT.


Contemporary Cloth is having a giveaway.  You could win a $17 gift certificate.  This giveaway ends Friday, March 23, at midnight.

Don't forget about my giveaway.  You can enter HERE.  And, of course, there's all those other wonderful giveaways at the Blog Hop Party With Giveaways.

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FINAL THOUGHT

A New Day and A New Week

Springtime is the land awakening.  The March winds are the morning yawn.  
~Quoted by Lewis Grizzard inKathy Sue Loudermilk, I Love You 

Friday did not turn out as planned.  Thursday night, our little furry love, Weasley, had another night of focal seizures - over two hours of on and off again seizures.  We took him into the emergency vet around 12:15 am.  Luckily there was no one else there and we didn't have to wait long.  They dosed Weasley with Valium and that did the trick.  They did keep him there until morning but he came home back to normal.  Our own vet gave us a couple doses of Valium for any further seizures so at least we will be able to avoid the emergency vet, hopefully (not to mention the $$$).  As a result I ended up with about 3 hours of sleep.  I didn't attend the scheduled workshop and it's a good thing I didn't.  My brain just didn't want to work all day!  I attempted to cut fabric for two simple Loving Hands quilts and I can't tell you how many wrong cuts I made.  I should have spent the day sitting on my hands doing nothing - lol!  But today is a new day and a new week and I'm ready to go!  How was your weekend?

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LITTLE FACT OF THE DAY

Raccoon

Isn't the raccoon just one of the cutest creatures there are?  We used to do a lot of camping and having these little guys visit our campsite was always a highlight.  Here is what I found out about the raccoon:

* The word "raccoon" comes from the Algonquin Indians and means "he scratches with his hands".

* If you give a raccoon a sugar cube, it will first try to clean it (as raccoons clean all their food before eating it). It will wash it and wash it until the sugar cube finally dissolves to nothing

* The record life span for a captive raccoon is 21 years

* Raccoons are very clean and use a common latrine in the wild

* Raccoons never den more than 1,200 feet from a permanent water source

*  When walking, they arch the back, walking from heel to toe with non-retractable claws.  The front and back feet have five toes, making it easy to grasp and hold things.

* Most people are surprised to find out that raccoons are not only good swimmers but they actually love spending time in the water.

* The raccoon's scientific name, Procyon lotor, means "washer dog" although it is a closer relative to the bear family.

* Raccoons have a large array of vocalizations. They purr, whistle, growl, hiss, scream and even whinny.

* A raccoon's hands are so nimble they can unlace a shoe, unlatch a cage and deftly retrieve coins as thin as dimes from your shirt pocket

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LOVING HANDS FOR MARCH

Last week I finished up and turned in the two little quilts I made for my guild's Loving Hands....

This first little one is definitely for a baby boy.  I think I should have arranged the blocks just a bit different but I couldn't figure out whether to have the same sashing colors match up against each other (green to green and blue to blue) or to do like I did.  This was made using the 16" block pattern, Philadelphia Pavements.  By the way, the quilt really is square but the breeze kept messing with it as I was trying to take a picture.

Once again the breeze just would not stop for picture time!  I was very happy with the way this little quilt turned out.  Definitely pink and girly!  This quilt was made using the 16" block pattern, Crossed Roads.  I will probably use this pattern again to create a Loving Hands Quilt.

I learned something making this quilt.  My original idea was to make a one block quilt.  The quilt is supposed to measure 32" square.  So wouldn't you figure that you could use a 16" square pattern and then just doubling the size of the blocks used?  I tried that and the quilt was going to end up being 35".  I was totally amazed at that.  Guess I will have to do some sort of math problem to figure it out.  Does anybody have any hints to make this an easy process?

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FEBRUARY'S BEE BLOCK

No, I'm not late on sending the block out, I just have gotten behind on sharing some of the swap and bee blocks I've been making lately.  

Christina sent out some great black and white fabrics, along with one red, to work with for February's Let's Bee Together.  She requested that we make a Disappearing 9 Patch block with those great fabrics.  It's always fun to see how a simple 9 patch can be transformed.

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TODAY'S GOAL

I'm going to start sewing next month's Loving Hands quilts so I don't feel so pressured next month.

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GIVEAWAYS

Fabulous Frogger is having a giveaway.  You could win one of two Little House Needleworks charts.  This giveaway ends  Thursday, March 22.

From Blank Pages is having a giveaway.  Diane is ready to send the Traveling Stash on its way to a new home for a visit.  This giveaway ends Wednesday, March 21, at 6:00 pm MST.

Hawthorne Threads is having a giveaway.  You could win a Rosalie Quinlan Folk Heart fat quarter bundle.  This giveaway ends Wednesday, March 21.


Don't forget about my giveaway!  You can go HERE to enter.


And you can also access so many giveaways by visiting Blog Hop Party with Giveaways.

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FINAL THOUGHT

Just in case you haven't seen this already......

Blog Hop Party Giveaway + A Little Of The Green

May your blessings outnumber
The shamrocks that grow,
And may trouble avoid you
Wherever you go.
~Irish Blessing

It's Friday!  I'm amazed at how quickly the week has flown by.  I did some sewing and finished up the last swap of the for this month.  Grocery shopping was attended to and the normal chores and making of meals.  Somehow the hours are never long enough, even with the added daylight at the end of the day.  Today I'm off to a workshop being presented by our guild.  It will be a day of learning and fun.  This weekend they are forecasting a winter type storm to move into our area.  Hopefully it will add to our meager rainfall total for the year.  We will be attending a 70th birthday party Saturday that is to be held on the patio.  I sure hope they have lots of heaters!  What will your weekend be like?

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LITTLE FACT OF THE DAY

St. Patrick's Day

Tomorrow, March 17, is St. Patrick's Day.  Whether you believe in the luck of the Irish or not, it's fun to have another day to celebrate.  And since green is my favorite color, it has to be one of my favorite days.  Here are a few facts concerning all things St. Patrick's and luck:

* St. Patrick’s Day is observed on March 17 because that is the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It is believed that he died on March 17 in the year 461 AD. It is also a worldwide celebration of Irish culture and history. St. Patrick’s Day is a national holiday in Ireland, and a provincial holiday in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

* The actual color of St. Patrick is blue. Green became associated with St. Patrick's Day during the 19th century. Green, in Irish legends, was worn by fairies and immortals, and also by people to encourage their crops to grow.

* The very first St. Patrick's Day parade was not in Ireland. It was in Boston in 1737.

* The phrase, "Drowning The Shamrock" is from the custom of floating the shamrock on the top of whiskey before drinking it. The Irish believe that if you keep the custom, then you will have a prosperous year.

* Legend says that each leaf of the clover means something: the first is for hope, the second for faith, the third for love and the fourth for luck.

* The name “ leprechaun” has several origins. It could be from the Irish Gaelic word “leipreachan,” which means “a kind of aqueous sprite.” Or, it could be from “leath bhrogan,” which means “shoemaker.”

* The very first St. Patrick's Day parade was not in Ireland. It was in Boston in 1737.

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THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

CELEBRATE ST PATRICK'S DAY

(aka Blog Hop Party with Giveaways)

What's better than celebrating St Patrick's Day with a giveaway?  How about having a blog hop with lots of giveaways!  It's Blog Hop Party with Giveaways time!!

I'm joining in the fun being coordinated by Michele over at the Quilting Gallery.  Last year there were over 240 participants.  Everyone who is participating has to make a post today.  Starting tomorrow (or late tonight) Michele will post a list of all the participants.  All you have to do is click HERE for the long list of giveaways.

And you may be asking what I'm giving away?  How about......

Two (2) charm packs of Prayer Flag by April Cornell for moda to one lucky winner.  

This giveaway is open to everyone.  Yes, I will ship overseas.  This giveaway will remain open until Friday, March 23, at 5:00 pm PST.  The winner will be announced in a brief post on Saturday, March 24 by noon.

How can you win these two charm packs?  Just leave me a comment telling me your favorite color - and if you have a reason for a certain color then include that if you wish.  

My answer would be:

"My favorite color is green.  Green reminds me of nature and I love seeing everything growing out in my yard".

Fine Print

1.  You must have a way for me to reach you.  If you are a 'no reply blogger' then you must include your email in your comment.  If I can't reach you, you can't win!!  If you aren't sure if you are a 'no reply blogger' take a look at my left sidebar.

2.  Only one comment per person. All others will be excluded.

3.  If you do not tell me your favorite color - your comment will be eliminated from the giveaway.

4.  You do not have to be a follower of my blog, but if you enjoy my ramblings, I would love it if you would become a regular follower.

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STITCHERY UPDATE

I've continued to work on my Summer Sampler counted cross stitch.....

This is how much I had done two weeks ago (3-2-12).

This is how much I had completed last Friday (3-9-12).

And this is where I am today.  I didn't have as much time to stitch this week as I would have liked to.  I feel like they are making floss skeins smaller than they used to.  I had to buy some more skeins of a couple of the colors to be able to continue working on it.

Design: Summer Sampler

Designer: Sandy Orton for Kooler Design Studio

Fabric: 18 count cream Aida cloth

Fiber: 2 strands over 1 - DMC floss

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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Sarah, over at Confessions of a Fabric Addict, is organizing this year's Hands 2 Help Charity Quilt Challenge.  And here are this year's guidelines!  You will be signing up to make a quilt or quilts for one or both of two charitable causes.  First up is something I'm calling The NOLA Project.  Quilts will be distributed to grade-school children in St. Bernard Parish in New Orleans.  St. Bernard Parish was hit incredibly hard by Hurricane Katrina.  The second charity this year is an ongoing project of Emily of Em's Scrapbag.  You can choose to make quilts for Happy Chemo, an organization that provides quilts and comfort for chemo patients.  With two charities to choose from this year, you can choose a wide variety of sizes and styles of quilts - something for everyone!   Sign-ups will be Sunday March 18th through Saturday, March 24th.  There are even prizes to be won.  For all of the details on this great event, just click on the link above or on the button above.  I hope you will consider participating in this worthy quilt challenge.

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TODAY'S GOAL

To learn something new at a workshop I am attending.

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GIVEAWAYS

The Barn Hollow is having a giveaway.  You could win a darling 6" bunny.  This giveaway ends Saturday, March 31.

Quiltville's Quips and Snips is having a giveaway.  You could win a copy of Quilts from Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks.  This giveaway ends Sunday, March 25.

Lavender Quilts is having a giveaway.  You could win 6 quilt shop quality fat quarters.  This giveaway ends Tuesday, March 20.

Quilting Gallery is having a giveaway.  You could win a Moda fat quarter bundle of your choice from the Fat Quarter Shop.  This giveaway ends Wednesday, March 21.

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FINAL THOUGHT

Colors Of Spring

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. 
 ~Danny Kaye


Wonderful Wednesday.  Hump Day.  Middle of the week.  It all fits.  Today is a great day to continue my projects.  However, it is also grocery shopping day - not my favorite thing to do but rather a necessity.  Spring is here in full force and almost all of my plants are sprouting leaves or have flowers bursting forth.  With that comes allergies as our pine trees are overloaded with pollen this year.  Thank goodness for allergy medication - it at least puts those sinus headaches into a manageable dull ache.  It's time to head for the sewing machine and to continue listening to an adio book.  What are your plans for today?


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LITTLE FACT OF THE DAY

Pomegranates

Although this has never been one of my favorite fruits, it certainly is interesting.  I remember my girls in old cloths sitting on the sidewalk during the summer with a pomegranate and a hammer trying to reach the inner seeds.  Here are some facts I learned about pomegranates:

* The word “pomegranate” in old French language means “seeded apple”. True to the french meaning, pomegranate look similar to apples. The fruit is a very rich source for a number of plant chemicals and also contains Vitamin C, fiber and niacin.

* Pomegranate remains dating back to 1000 BC have been found in Transcaucasia

* The ancient Romans used pomegranate rinds as a form of leather

* A pomegranate tree can grow up to fifteen feet in height and may live for more than one hundred years

* Once the pomegranate fruit is picked from the tree it stops ripening but will become more flavorful after being in storage

* The antioxidant potential of the pomegranate fruit is thought to be up to three times higher than that of green tea and red wine

* In Greece it is traditional to break pomegranates on the ground at weddings and on New Year's.

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GROWING GARDEN

My garden continues to grow both with flowers I made and flowers I've received.  Of course, the garden would look better if I would add some of the blooming beauties to the small 'plot' (aka GFG) that I have started.  Here are a couple of flowers I created recently for One Flower Wednesday...

DH said this reminded him of looking into a kaleidoscope.  I just wish the colors had been a bit brighter.

This one is perfect for a spring flower.  We don't have all the dragonflies yet but I know they will be visiting soon.  This was made from some leftover fabric that I used on a Loving Hands quilt.

To see more hexagon flowers out there, Karen has provided a linky giving us a one stop place to look.  To visit just go HERE.

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HAPPY BLOCK

I recently received a block from Barbara, my March swap partner for Block Swap Adventure.....

So many bright and happy colors and filled with jelly beans, too!  This "A Gaggle of Pinwheels" will work up wonderfully into a child's quilt.  Thank you so very much. Barbara!

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TRAVELING STASH UPDATE

Yesterday I received the Traveling Stash from 16 Muddy Feet.  It was absolutely crammed full with all sorts of wonderful fabric and a couple of quilt books.  I honestly don't know how Ann taped it closed.  Per the instructions, I'm not to have the giveaway until the 29th of the month in honor of leap year.  I will be looking through all those great fabrics and replacing equal amounts from my own stash.  Just remember to come back on Thursday, March 29, if you are interested in the Traveling Stash!

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TODAY'S GOAL


Today I am going to work on a applique project I've recently begun


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GIVEAWAYS

Janome is having a giveaway.  You could win a copy of the Artistic Crystals software.  This giveaway ends Saturday, March 31.


Quilting Gallery is having a giveaway.  You could win a pdf pattern, Miss Kyra, by Erin Russek.  This giveaway ends Friday, March 16.


World Of Charity is having a giveaway.  You could win a $25 gift certificate to Spice Berry Cottage.  This giveaway ends Friday, March 16.


Granma's Charms is having a giveaway.  You could win a box of fabric (she's destashing a bit).  This giveaway ends Sunday, March 18.


Quilting By The River is having a giveaway.  You could win a strip tube ruler.  This giveaway ends Thursday, March 15, at midnight CST.


McCall's Quilting is having a giveaway.  You could win 2 pairs of Simplicity Scissors.  This giveaway ends Monday, March 19.


Annie's Ruby Slipperz is having a giveaway.  You could win 5 fat quarters.  This giveaway ends Saturday, March 17, at midnight MT.


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FINAL THOUGHT

I'm Back And Ready To Go

Sometimes it seems your ever-increasing list of things to do can leave you feeling totally undone.  
~Susan Mitchell and Catherine Christie, I'd Kill for a Cookie

I'm back and feeling a little better about how everything is progressing.  I took a couple of days to catch up on some projects and finish a quilt.  In all honesty, I didn't take much time to read many blogs so I'm way behind there but hope you don't mind if I don't take the time to catch up.  I started reading a bit on Friday and that's where I'll continue from.  We had a roller coaster of weather last week - everything to freezing at night and high winds to very spring like weather with highs in the upper 70's.  It's quite the challenge to know how to dress from day to day.  Hope all is well with everyone and that you are ready to start a new week!

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LITTLE FACT OF THE DAY

Ostrich

Ostriches are a bird of a different feather.  I don't think I would call them cute but they are definitely unique.  Here are a few facts about this amazing creature:

* Ostrich do NOT bury their heads in the sand. It only appears so because when they can’t run from danger, they flop to the ground and lay still. The color of their head blends in with the sand

* Ostrich only have two toes—all other birds have three or four toes.

* An ostrich egg can weigh about 3 pounds. That’s equivalent to 2 dozen chicken eggs

* An ostrich’s eye is almost two inches across—the largest of any land animal. It has 3 sets of eyelids.

* Ostriches never need to drink water. Some water is made internally in their system and the rest of water is extracted from the vegetation they eat

* Ostrich is the fastest two-legged runner in the whole world. It can attain a speed of 45 miles per hour which is about twice to what the fastest human can attain

* Ostriches generally live up to 60 years

* Ostriches skeletons and fossils have been found which date back over 120 million years; ostriches are a true dinosaur
* When fully grown an ostrich has one of the most advanced immune systems known to mankind.


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WINNERS


Thank you to all who participated in my Time Off Giveaway.  There were comments left from people all over the world!  It was so much fun seeing where you all visit me from.  So who are the winners you ask?  

After putting all the names on paper and drawing the winner from a bag, Cecilia won the $10 Fat Quarter Shop gift certificate.  

Cecilia said "I hope you enjoy your "vacation". I live in Georgia, where the temperatures are in the 80's. I would love to win the gift certificate. Thanks for the giveaway."

and 

With the help of my husband picking a number between 1 and 5,  Vrooman's Quilts won the Counted Cross Stitch Kit.

Sharon said "Rest, breath, enjoy - be safe and well dear friend. I would love the stitchery - we finally had snow in New York"

Congratulations to both winners!  I have sent you both emails for your mailing info.  

Once again, thank you to all who entered and please come back on Thursday, March 16, as I will be participating in the Blog Hop Party with a giveaway.

   

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NEW SWAP

I need to join a new swap like I need another hole in my head.  But I couldn't pass up the one of the newest -  Doll Quilters Monthly.  This is a monthly swap hosted by Barbara, of Cat Patches.  There will be an optional theme assigned each month, but you can make whatever quilt you like.  If you decide to stick with the theme, it may be interpreted in any way you like.  You may decide on an applique design that fits the theme, or you may express it with the fabrics you choose.  Interpretation of the optional theme is always open to the quilt maker.  Quilts should be at least 12 x 12 inches and no larger than 30 x 30 inches.  Any dimensions in between are fine.  Doesn't this sound like fun?  If you are interested in joining you can contact Barbara at dollquilts@gmail.com.  


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QUILT FOR A FRIEND


One of the reasons I took some time off last week was to finish up a quilt for a friend.  This friend was recently diagnosed with a very rare form of pancreatic cancer.  Here is what I made....

Each square was made with a prayer while I put it together.  It is quilted with a lot of hearts hoping that she will feel the love I'm sending her each time she uses it.  The colors are really washed out in this picture but I think you can get the idea.
This was a pattern from Connecting Threads called A Piece of Cake.


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TODAY'S GOAL


Today I need to work on the second of two Loving Hands quilts.  They need to be ready for the guild meeting on Thursday.

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GIVEAWAYS

Hancock's of Paducah is having a giveaway.  You could win Need for Trees Quilt Kit.  This giveaway ends Tuesday, March 13, at 10:00 am CST.


123Stitch is having a giveaway.  You could win a "Bunnies Galore" by Brittercup Designs.  This giveaway ends Saturday, March 31.


Quilting Block Swaps Australia is celebrating its second birthday with a giveaway.  You could win a copy of Australian Quilters Companion.  This giveaway ends Sunday, April 1.


Everything Etsy is having a giveaway.  You could win a $50 gift certificate to Contemporary Cloth.  This giveaway ends Tuesday, March 13.


Everyday Beautiful is having a giveaway.  You could win a 1/2 yard fabric bundle of Sugar Hill by Tanya Whelan.  This giveaway ends Wednesday, March 14.


AccuQuilt is having a giveaway.  You could win a Go! Baby Cutter Starter Set.  This giveaway ends ?


Hawthorne Threads is having a giveaway.  You could win a Denyse Schmidt Flea Market Fancy fat quarter bundle.  This giveaway ends Wednesday, March 14.


Blushing Rose is having a giveaway.  You could win a Lost in Wonderland necklace from Shabby Apple.  This giveaway ends Thursday, March 15.


Cat Patches is having her Fun Fact Friday Freebie.  You could win a fat quarter.  The winner will be announced Friday, March 16.

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FINAL THOUGHT