Isn't this cute? My little Sis (Cassie) made this for me a few years back and I was just looking through it the other day at all of my quotes that I've been collecting over the years. So, I thought I'd start sharing some of them here on my blog. So, maybe, since it's Friday I'll do this one...

"Take a rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop."

- OVID

O.K. here are a couple other one's along the same lines.

"Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation. For when you come back to your work, your judgement will be surer."

- Leonardo Da Vinci

"There is more to life than increasing it's speed."

-Mahatma Gandhi

Fabric Monogram

I just had to show my sister-in-law (Brittany's) version of the fabric monogram. Click here for the tutorial. Aren't the round frame and colors so cute!?! She always inspires me.

It won't come off!

What the heck?!? Seriously - I was on the phone for maybe 5 minutes at the most. This is what I found when I got off - actually my neighbor pointed it out to me as she picked up her child from a play date at my house! Aghh! How do I get this off?!?

Table Runner (Class)

So I got myself a new little job (as I like to call it - since I only work about once a week) but it's at a new quilt shop here in UT. It's called Just Sew and it is really fun. It's a great store and I am loving working there. I haven't worked outside the home for about 6 years so it's been an adjustment being on my feet for a long period of time. But, other than that I love it. It's great being around other creative people, seeing all of the projects people are working on and all of the great new fabric that we get in.

So, with my leftover fabric from my "J" project, I designed this little table runner:

I'm going to teach classes for both projects (the framed initial and the table runner), so I'm a little nervous and a little excited. One of the classes will be the 3rd week in March, the other will be the first week of April. Don't know all of the details yet. Hopefully it goes well though. Wish me luck!

Found this new blog

I found this cute new blog called LucyKateCrafts.

I fell in love with this little project:

And, this little project:

They're both so cute and she's got tutorials on each one of these projects. How sweet!

Gotta Love the Wonder Under

My sweet sister-in-law, Brittany, is always emailing me fun tutorials, project ideas and inspiring photographs. I love her for it. So I just had to do one of these initial projects for the family room, when she sent me the tutorial on it from Nicole at Our Cozy Nest. My dear friends Misty and Keri joined in on the fun and made one for their daughter's bedrooms. I think it took us about 4 hours to get all 3 of them done, but now we're pro (right girls?) It really wasn't hard though - I'm not sure why it took so long...

Here's Misty working on her perfect stitches (no fair!)

Of course Keri always whips her projects out way before the rest of us and of course it is always cute as can be. Love the bright, funky fabrics for Lilly.

Kate's "K" turned out so cute in the shabby chic fabrics.

Mine wasn't quite done at this point...but we had to get a picture before they headed home (at midnight.)

O.K. Now mine is done. Here's my finished project.

It always feel so good to create something...