The Spunky Diva

I think this is the best photo I have ever taken.  I just love her expression, and that I managed to capture what I was 'seeing'. Linking up with: Macro Friday at Blogging from Bolivia

Hard to believe that here in Central Texas we actually have snow on the ground.  And it is even hanging around.  {I am sooooo looking forward to summer!} This chunk of ice came out of the dog's water bowl on Tuesday. Definitely a good day to stay inside and play with the kiddos indoors, LOL!  Stay safe and warm!

Now off to the sewing room to finish up a Valentine's order ! Linking up with: Post-It Note Tuesday with That One Mom

Hey Everyone ~ I can't believe Ms. T is already eleven days old!  She is doing very well, and she has her one week/two week old check-up today {I will tweet her new stats when we get out of the Doctor's office}.  Ms. Diva continues to amaze with me with how helpful she is trying to be.  No mean feat for a 15-month-old.  She already has an 'understanding' that Ms. T's binkies are not hers, and is determined that the baby's bottle needs to be held by the person holding the baby.  Otherwise she will hand you the baby's bottle, LOL!  Having Ms. T at home motivated me to finally get around to redoing the seat cushion for the rocking chair.  A task that had been on my to-do list for waaaaaaay to long.  Here are the results. I am not terribly thrilled with the finished look, but it is uber comfy.  I used a four inch foam from Joann's {purchased New Year's on sale}, and some micro-suede {also purchased at Joann's during the New Year's sale}....

When I brought home my latest fabric finds, Mr. SD thought the John Deere flannel fabric would make a great cover for his neck pillow.  So... here is how I made it in about half an hour. I took measurements of the pillow {making sure to write them down, my memory tends to be poor with numbers, LOL!}: Then I cut the fabric from selvage to selvage: I rolled both selvage edges over twice {edge is inside the stitched sides}: I wrapped the length of fabric around the neck pillow.  Here is where I should have cut of five or six inches and rerolled the edge to finish.  Hindsight is always 20/20.  So... here is my tip, make sure your opening overlap is only three or four inches.  Otherwise, you will have one heck of a time getting your pillow inside the case. A picture of the western themed pillow and the case. When stitching the two long seams, start one inch away from the fabric fold, stitch to the reinforcing stitches and then proceed to the edge of the ...

Vickie, over at Spun Sugar Quilts , is celebrating being part of Moda Bake Shop's book, Fresh Fabric Treats , with a GIVEAWAY!!! Check out her blog post about the new book, and her favorite pre-cuts {here} for  your chance to win a copy of the book and a set of fabric. My favorite pre-cut at the moment is jelly rolls and honey buns.  I am working on a quilt topper using one of Moda's newest fabric lines, Fresh Flowers .

Ms. T arrived on Monday, weighing 9 pounds at 20 inches long.  Ms. Diva is handling her arrival very gracefully.  Ms. Diva is shaken up by the changes, but loves her little sister... most of the interaction has been amazinly gentle for a 15-month-old.  Ms. T is eating very well, and producing as much No. 1 and No. 2 as a little baby can.  Both Grandmas are tickled pink with the newest addition.