Thank you.....thank you!

I am such a fortunate girl!  A few weeks back I entered a giveaway on Sarah's blog....and I won!  Not only did I win a sweet bundle of Sarah Fielke fabric, but Sarah packed sweets and a fantastic little pincushion kit in my parcel....thanks Sarah...

And if you are not already following Sarah's AMAZING blog - you can find it here!

Then (if that was not enough to make my day) my sister stopped for a visit and gave me two fabric reference books she picked up in Williamsburg!  What fun!  Thanks sis!

And to round out my day....I finished this adorable SLEEP quilt....

This is a Denyse Schmidt pattern.  I found it in the winter issue of International Quilt Festival Magazine...

I pieced this quilt with different shades of ivory....and added a piece of this fabric...

I think it gives this quilt more texture and depth...I machine quilted in a loopy pattern...

I love the simplicity of this pattern....just the word SLEEP....which is what most of us will want to do after all the festivities this week :-)

Mary  

What a Wild Weekend....

We had a fun, wild weekend!  My sister and I - along with husbands and one child each - took my mom to The Wilds for her birthday!  It was truly amazing!  As my mom said, it felt like being on safari....not that any of us have ever been...but it was amazing.....

Aren't these guys cute....they look like they are posing for the photo!

Wild horses from Mongolia....we sat in an open-air bus and the animals were very close....

Lots of animals to see and lots of fun...it was a lovely day!

The day before our trip my sister and mom spent the day in Holmes county...and visited a shop recommended to me by a quilting friend/customer of Sew To Speak.  Miller's Dry Goods is a must see stop if you are visiting Charm (I fell in love with Charm years ago on a road trip with my husband.)  So Charm and Miller's is on my to-do list for this Fall!

I am still chugging away on the Gypsy Kisses quilt, but took a break today to whip up this sweet little lamb....

You can download your own pattern from The Pattern-Bee site..he is very quick and easy....I need to add a ribbon around the neck...but I think it would make a cute gift or even a pincushion!

Happy Monday!

Mary