Star Spangled Banner Quilt

For those of you who have been following the progress of my Patriotic Quilt, wait no longer... voila...its finished! I used a variety of red, white and blue prints to make the 2 prominent blocks for the top (Hourglass and 9-Patch). I then used a Japanese-inspired floral print for the borders and backing. For the binding I used up leftover scraps. Quilt was then quilted in a star pattern called "Star Sparkles." Turned out super cute. Stay tuned for my free tutorial.

Delayed Easter post

The Easter Bunny left a basket for Carmen at the front door. Inside was the DVD movie Bolt, an Easter board book, a frog-shaped bottle of bubbles, some Dora & Spongebob stickers (her favorite characters) and a fluffy yellow duck.

We then moved to the backyard for the Egg Hunt. She had a blast. The Easter Bunny somehow managed to lay eggs in the trees. Not sure how that happened.

Good Friday

Easter weekend is upon us and I thought I would share things that I am happy about in life.

My wonderful husband
My sweet little girl
My dogs and cat
Good Health
My home
Food in the fridge and cupboards
My sewing machine

Easter ..... ahh the good old days. As a kid I remember waking up Easter morning to a big colored wicker basket full of mini chocolate eggs wrapped in pastel foils, plastic eggs filled with Jelly Beans, a Reese's Peanut Butter Egg, a Chocolate Easter Rabbit (hollow) and some type of small toy - usually a stuffed bunny or chic. All of this sweet goodness was nestled on top of a bed of plastic green grass.

So when did Easter become the new Christmas? Somewhere along the way Easter Baskets started getting bigger and are now filled with Toys, IPods, Video Games, Gift Cards and other expensive things. Get serious!

Easter Bunny

Cutie Patootie

These pics were too cute not to post.