Etsytastic.

Finally I finished some of the bowls that have been sitting around my house half painted for, oh, 4 months? Yay, me, yay, etsy.

Few Things Can Get Me Out of the House By 6am.

Looking forward to a night of sarcastic election coverage, and big, fancy maps.

Chalkboards and Wool Coats.

I apologize if I have nothing very Halloweeny to share today, I was a bit lame this year and didn't do anything special except order pizza and buy candy for the holiday. I did spend several hours yesterday getting paid to... draw on a chalkboard? It was for a photo shoot for my former boss, and it was quite fun. This morning I woke up and saw the adorable jacket Rachel made for Stimpy, and I was swept with a wave of guilt. Poor Rufus didn't get dressed up for Halloween, and he has no dapper jacket! So I downloaded this pattern and made a little wool coat for Rufus too. Now the boys just need to have a playdate so they can compare their swank new jackets!

I Am Still Alive.

Just lazy/busy. I have been working after school for my previous employer, doing some digital archiving work, and it makes me tired of staring at photos on a computer by the time I get home. Sorry. Here are some pictures I took last week in our yard.

The Weekend

A few weekends ago I made these doughnuts, Giada-style, from refrigerated pizza dough. They were cute, and we each ate about two before we were overcome with the unadulterated sugar and fried-ness of it all and had to stop. So, not healthy or long-lasting, but certainly photogenic!
A few of you asked about the solids I use in my quilts, and I have to tell you that usually it is a mix, but that I don't -gasp- use Kona cottons, really, ever. I know it's sacrilege, but I never find the colors I want at the stores, and the hand of the fabric always seems a little rough to me. However, I do always use 100% cottons. Some of my favorites are the Wendover solids they sell at Hancock's, because they look and feel beautiful and come in a great range of naturalish colors. My favorite solids, though, are RJR's Cotton Supreme Solids, which you can find here.
Tomorrow the Husband and I are headed to Iowa City, for our late anniversary 3 day weekend and a ManMan show. Anyone have any recommendations for good places to stay/eat/shop in that general vicinity?

The Best Laid Plans

Sometimes a quilt just doesn't end up being what you thought it would, but you like it anyway. This little quilt was commissioned by a friend for her new nephew, Ozzy.

I'm A Winner.

Seriously, I can't believe my luck. Have you seen the bags that Katie Henry makes? I can't believe I won one of them, and believe me, it is by far the nicest purse I have ever owned. Which, honestly, is kind of sad for me to say, because, well, most of the purses I carry I made, but Katie really makes beautiful and detailed work. Also, it smells good, and was really nicely packaged, making the whole thing even more awesome. Check out her shop here. Thanks so much, again, Katie!