Welcome to the middle of March! Where did February go? It's so exciting-we are warming up (EXCEPT FOR COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAIN) and Spring -or at least our Spring- is almost here. It will be short lived and then 100 degrees so we need to pounce on it when we can. My daughter and I are planning to attend a craft/art fair Saturday so it should be nice out. I even walked a mile yesterday in under 15 minutes. It felt so good.
I hope and pray everyone made it through the terrible snow, wind and cold that gripped the middle of the country!
In the meantime, here's my "likes" for this week:
1. EPIC HST TECHNIQUE from Corey Yoder at LITTLE MISS SHABBY. This used to be named "coriander quilts". Anyway, she has a great tutorial (I just found) showing how to square HST's with any ruler. Very helpful.
2. Hands2help charities. Here is the link to the blog sponsoring hands2help. Sarah of " Confessions of a fabric addict" holds this event every year and this week is featuring stories of the various charities they donate to. I plan to send tops only to Victoria's Quilts Canada for cancer patients. I hope you'll sign up too.
3. Tweezerman tweezers. I know what you're thinking- but trust me- I've tried several brands for my whiskers and they don't work. I got the Flawless shaver for Christmas but even it doesn't work completely, so I found out about this brand from my daughters skin care specialist:
4. File folder plastic mesh bags. Thanks to Lee Anna, I found them on Amazon:
They arrived in 2 days! 20 for $13.99 8" x ll" approximately and 5 very pretty colors. I got them for my quilting projects but there are so many, I may even use them to store scraps. They would store so much nicer than the plastic buckets I'm currently using for my scraps. OJYUDD is the seller via Amazon. Can't wait to set them up.
Well peeps, I'm out of time. Gotta get the chores done before meeting my grandson after school. Have a great week and I look forward to hearing from you!
mary😊
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HAPPY PI DAY
Hi Mary! I hope you are enjoying the nice weather before it gets too hot. That pie looks delicious on this wonderful Pi day. I could use a good tweezer myself - thanks for the recommendation. Those project bag a.k.a. scraps bag look fabulous, and I love all the different colors. ~smile~ Roseanne
ReplyDeleteMary, you spring pouncing, bewhiskered woman! I am both too! LOL
ReplyDeleteI signed up for H2H, too! I have a quilt in progress for Jack's Basket. I'll have to check out the link for squaring up HSTs - that is always my least favorite thing to do! Happy Pi Day to you!
ReplyDeleteOh Mary, the HST technique is fabulous! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI like the mesh bags for traveling too. My state quilt guild gave them out at our annual quilt fest a couple of years ago...great project bags. Thanks for the link to the charity post.
ReplyDeleteI had to buy some of those bags too. :) I love bags! Pretty clever trick with the ruler! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI need a new pair of tweezers. I'll keep those in mind!
ReplyDeleteummm please pass the pi, pie. Great list, and where did these random hairs come from for Pete's sake!
ReplyDeleteHappy almost spring! Those bags are so cute and cheerful looking. Hope you enjoyed the craft/art fair today. Have a wonderful rest of your weekend!
ReplyDeleteMary - the thermometer read over 40 degrees today!!! My hubby recently bought mesh bags that can be used and re-used for produce, saving all those plastic bags at the grocery store! What will they come up with next?
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