Peacock Hiding Behind A Tree

Some days are just not good photography days. My brother and my two nieces have come to stay for a few days and we drove up to the mountains to pan for gold. I have been promising Eric we would do this for the longest time, so today was the day. We had a great time, but every picture is just the back of someones head, or blurry or no flash or whatever. The peacock just really made me laugh though, could I have placed him more directly behind the tree if I had tried? We found 3 tiny specks of gold, and spent a small fortune in the gift shop.

Some Things I Need To Finish

I was looking around my studio today and noticed the pile of purses that aren't finished growing taller and taller. The thing is, I like to start things more than I like to finish them. Starting is the fun part, but fininshing is the money part. So, maybe this weekend I will finish a few. No, wait a minute, really busy this weekend, maybe next weekend. Oh, I forgot, Spring Break. Maybe the week after that?

The Courting Quilt

I woke up this morning thinking about this picture. This is the quilt that Alex made during the first year we were dating. And then finished the first year we were married. My friend Claire dubbed it "The Courting Quilt."

When I met Alex, his idea was to live on a sailboat and make quilts while he was out at sea, and then pull in to port and set up shop and sell them to tourists. Our first official date was to go and find him a sewing machine at a flea market. I know we did this, but I don't know what ever happened to the machine, or how he got it home since his mode of transportation was motorcycle.

Well, all I can say is that I'm glad he had Aerospace Engineering as a backup, because I know firsthand how hard it is making a living selling my handmade goods. And as I write this I'm thinking, "is this the same Dad who is telling his son an Art degree is far fetched?"

Real Men Draw Quilts

I have a bad habit of keeping about 8 notebooks going at once with to do lists, sketches and schedules. Yesterday I couldn't find my latest notebook full of stuff so I grabbed one off my son's bedroom floor in which to do some sewing math. I opened it to this page where he had drawn a quilt! I love it! I don't remember when he did it, but it probably coincided with a new pack of markers. That used to be my favorite thing in the world, a new pack of markers.

First Spring Weekend on the Boat

Last weekend was the first really nice Spring day we spent out on the lake. Not enough sailing for Alex, just the right amount for me and some remote control boat action. That little remote control boat was made by my father in law, and is the smallest "Nani" that we have. So, I thought I should post some pictures before the next really nice Spring sailing weekend. Happy Easter everyone.

My First Feature

I just found out my Brown Bag with Filet Lace was featured the on the website "Vintage Indie."

This is the first time this has happened, and it feels great! Check it out at: http://vintageindie.typepad.com/vintage_indie/2008/03/week-of-spring.html

Another bonus is I found a cool new website.

I Like To Be Really Helpful

My friend Kim over at Cape Bags (http://www.capebags.blogspot.com/) posted yesterday that she was having some bunny trouble. Since I like to be really helpful, I thought I would show some pictures of how NOT to catch a bunny.

Jordi and Lauren spent many an hour sitting by their bunny trap. (I seem to have lost the picture of the sign they wrote saying something like "bunny, eat this carrot".) But in the end, all they caught was themselves. The bunny trap was not a bad thing though, because the adults were very amused at cocktail hour and it kept them busy for awhile, a good thing when cousins are trying to catch up and reminisce about the good old days when we used to try to catch the bunnies!