Seeing Spots!

  I am sew excited about the upcoming Dots on Dots Blog Hop! Earlier in the Summer, I won a FQB from the FQS and it had dots in it! Sew, after MUCH deliberation, I finally cut into it and I am having a blast with these blocks! I think it took me at least 3 hours of staring at, petting and blog hopping to decide what to do with this fabric! It only took an hour or so to actually make the blocks!

As you can see, Stanley is helping to hold my ruler down; you never know when one of these dots might bounce and get away!

I also realized that my quilt, that I just began for a kitty-loving friend…. has dots in it! I also keep finding more dots in my stash! Who knew I was so Dotty? (My BIL would say he has known for years!)  

( i am not sure why the graphic says the hop ends the 20th- it really does go til the 21st- we must have added a day) 

You can click here for the entire hop schedule- my day is the 21^st   and the day before a special holiday that I will be telling you about on my hop day! (PS. I am an Activity Director at a Nursing Home and we A.D.’s have a holiday for just about EVERY day of the year)

Here is a sneak peek of my dots:

Have a great Labor Day! Oh Wow! I just looked back to see when i started this little blog and I have been blogging a year yesterday! :)

PS does anyone know how to make a gadget/button smaller? I added the Dots on Dots button to the side bar and it overlapped my post, so i had to take it off. Anny tips would be appreciated!

Kitty in the Window

Kitty in the Window



Have you Hugged your cat today?



Today is Hug your Cat Day! So it is fitting that my "ta-da" is my "Kitty in the Window" Wall hanging! Sunday afternoon, I took two of my King's Kids Girls out to lunch for filling our star chart up last year. One of the girls mentioned that she wanted to have kitty decorations in her room and the wheels in my head started turning... This fabric would be purrfect for a little girl!  So, after dropping the girls off at home, I started this little wall hanging on Sunday afternoon, and finished it up on Monday evening. I almost had the block finished before church Sunday night but it just needed *something.* I found the fat quarter of the orange polka dots while MySweetMommie and I were shopping on Monday- and I had the block in the car so I could match the colors.  I think it gave it just the right oomph! I added blue rick rack and some boring buttons. Miss Christa loved it.  I have plans to make a matching pillow for her as well.

the improv log cabin  block is so much fun to make



quilting on the back





My other "ta-da" is this set of baby blocks that I made on Saturday. I added plastic in between the layers of one of the blocks to make it crinkle and added a bell inside another. All of the fabrics have fun textures too. The parents liked the blocks- the baby is only a week old so we will have to wait to see how he likes them. :) Stanley liked them- he thought his job was the official cuddliness inspector .

 Word of the Day

Main entry: pulchritudinous [puhl-kri-tood-n-uhs]

Part of Speech: adjective

Definition: beautiful

  

This Teacup belonged to my dear Amyfriend's grandmother. It is one of my most treasured cups. It is so feminine and springy. It is  very pulchritudinous. I have another cup with a similar design that I received at our Ladies Spring Tea. It has the same border, just different flowers in the center. 

Speaking of flowers, my irises are full of buds and some of them look like they are kissing. I've never noticed this before but thought it looked neat.



My irises seem to be growing in a circle



two of the buds on two of the plants
look to be connected

Also participating in Teacup Thursday:

Rose Chintz Cottage Antiques and Teacups The Rosemary House Lady Estelle's Tea Corner

Denise's Delights Faith Hope And Cherrytea Beautiful Clutter Martha's Favorites Breath of Fresh Air

Lady Linda Teacup Teacups In the Garden Letters from the Northwest Gracious Hospitality

A Delightsome Life Poetry in a Pot of Tea Lady B's Time for Tea

Romance of Roses From This to That Fabby's Living

Art Books Tea Tea, Friendship and the Fine Art of Card Making

The Nest at Finch Rest Rose Walk Cottage Christine's Home and Travel Adventures

Just Cats Rosewalk Cottage 

Atteatude and Chocolate and of course our wonderful Hostess Miss Spenser

Have a  delightful day! Tomorrow I will hopefully be posting a yester year WIP....

Bobbie :)

St Patrick's day teacup

Top o the Marnin' t'ye! Well, since its afternoon- the rest o' the day to y'self. I bought these cups a few weeks ago, especially for St Patty's Day. St. Patty's Day is such a fun holiday- even if you aren't Irish. Here's a wee bit o' irish music to enjoy

One o' these day this Lassie will go to Ireland- and Scotland!



Since Earl Stanley Grey thinks he was the star of the last Teacup thursday
He decided to join in the photo shoot.
He is definitely not Irish, tho' he does enjoy a good Irish jig



Have a great St. Patty's Day! Eat a wee bit of Corned Beef and cabbage and have a Shamrock Shake! and listen to a bit o' the Irish Tenors singing Danny Boy!

I will be quilting on Saturday!and enjoying a cuppa Irish Breakfast tea!

May you always have
Walls for the winds,
A roof for the rain,
Tea beside the fire,
Laughter to cheer you,
Those you love near you,
And all your heart might desire!

Others Who Are Participating in Teacup Thursday! * Miss Spenser's*

The Hope Chest * Rose Chintz Cottage
Antiques and Teacups *The Rosemary House

Lady Estelle's Tea Corner * Denise's Delights

Faith Hope & Cherrytea * Beautiful Clutter
Martha's Favorites * Breath of Fresh Air 

Lady Linda Teacup * Gracious Hospitality

Atteatude and Chocolate *Teacups In the Garden
Letters from the Northwest *A Delightsome Life
Poetry in a Pot of Tea *Lady B's Time for Tea
Romance of Roses *From This to That *Fabby's Living 

Miss Kathy at The Writer's Reverie *Art Books Tea
Tea, Friendship and the Fine Art of Card Making
The Nest at Finch Rest