I go to all lengths of creativity for my secret sister. I don't know why I put out all kinds of effort for nice presentation, etc., but I do.
Here are two gifts I'm giving her tomorrow night at church (secretly, of course).
This subway Easter art was a freebie on the internet. I had an 8" x 10" picture of it printed and framed it in a $2 white frame.
The mugs were a little over $1 each. I marked them with Sharpie and will bake them tomorrow to make them permanent. I plan to fill these with jelly beans and a small chocolate bunny each with a sign that says "Some bunny has been praying for you." Corny, I know!
While in FL for the recent birth of my grandson (last week), I made two trips to A & E Pharmacy. My friend, Ruth, told me about it. <insert whispering voice> "It's not just a pharmacy!" When you go in the store and turn left, you are in a well-stocked quilt shop.
I got this pattern and fabrics to make my dad a quilt for his birthday/Christmas (they're only 4 days apart). The fish fly fabric caught my eye, then I saw the green one with hooks to use for borders and binding. Ironically, the store had hundreds of bolts of fabrics. The green is one of only 3 bolts of Thimbleberries there. Figures!
The quilt pattern is so simple that I hesitated to buy a pattern. But it does save from recalculating the sizes of the HSTs, borders, etc. It looks like it will be quick! I don't have the pattern in front of me, but it's a generous twin-sized pattern, 68" x 90-some.
Skip on over to my regular blog (www.shelbystitcher.blogspot.com) to see the rest of my purchases.
Just got this out of the dryer. It has a label and everything!! This is for my eldest daughter, Elisabeth, up in the frozen tundra of Wisconsin. It measures about 80" square.
