Sharing My Saturday

We had over 5" of rain yesterday. My husband dumped our gauge, and it rained hard for hours after that. But, finally, the sun is shining this morning and it's cool and dry air. Yippee! Doesn't it just change your whole thought process when the sun shines after the rain.
I cleaned out an old basket this morning. Look what I found. Some old quilt blocks (hand pieced) that I got last year. Some stitching I forgot about. Includes redwork, and prim stitching from Buttermilk Basin patterns. LOL Not sure where I'll put them, but I'm planning to stitch up the old quilt blocks into pillows.
I'm woking on my small sampler gathering. I have started just randomly (using that gum sticky stuff) to play with how it might work out. I have a larger sampler to get framed two smaller and another 5 x 7. But, I'm thinking I like the way it's going to work out. Didn't like what I had in this space before.
I just finished folding my last load of laundry. I have a few domestic chores and then I'm out to my studio. My sweet is going to be gone this afternoon through Monday afternoon. Going to a lake region of Missouri with some friends for fishing and more fishing. LOL They have a cabin and their own dock and fish cleaning station, so they are all excited. Mark Twain Lake, near Hannibal, Missouri. I love him dearly but it's fun to just mess around with no expectations, cook - no cook - watch what ever you want on TV and I have a movie picked out if I come in from the studio in time.
I hope you are all having a great weekend, I'm thinking about working on some altered art for a switch up. I miss it and having just now finished up another counted thread project, I think it's time to stretch. I'll be dropping by :) Hugs,P

Free Black Bird Pattern Contest

Well, I decided to set my needle on the sampler pattern from Black Bird designs. It is such a neat chart and it's fun to see how they all come out different. Just copy and paste this link into your address bar, and you will be visiting a wonderful blog http://blackbird-designs.blogspot.com/ There is a link to the pattern on their April 14 post. Above is my progress. I'm using a hand dyed 28 count linen that I dyed and antiqued. It softened and is fun to stitch on. I'm using WDW Raspberry Parfait. It's the most awesome color for doing red work. I'm hooked on it and the Geranium color. It gives the piece a neat antique look. I also finished up my little spring bird sampler from a Beth Twist pattern. Both will be going into my gathering I'm working on.

Well, I'm looking forward to a great weekend, a lot to do. I want to touch base with my friend from Brens Busy Hands. She and her husband are going to be in Taladega(?) at the NASCAR race this weekend. Maybe she'll run into my friend Vicki and her husband from Iowa. They are huge fans too. LOL Always on the go! The closer my J and I get to retirement the more we are on the go. I thought we were suppose to slow down. We have to much we want to do, while not all requires travel, we love doing our thing. Both of us are looking forward to next weekend with friends and family on a junk/antique/treasure destination in Iowa. I'll let ya know how it goes. Keep creating, stuff, fun, family memories and good times. :o) Hug, P

I Won ... I Won

I won the giveaway at Tolentreasures http://tolentreasures.blogspot.com/. While I haven't gotten them yet, Cathy said I could post the picture. I love to paint, but haven't for awhile and these wonderful pieces just might kick me into creating. LOL They are gorgeous and I'm anxiously awaiting my winnings. Yippeee! You meet very special people here in blog land. It truly is astonishing how many wonderful, kind, talented and generous people there are to share life and art with. It's so fun.
I also received a new book this week. I'm going to get the cover scanned, because it is a treasure for altered and mixed media artist. I want to brag it up. Until later ... hug, :o) P