My new puppy - 4 months old

This is my new 4 month old puppy. He is a Merle Great Dane. Isn't he cute :-). We have named him Jay - it has taken a week for us to decide on a name, but we finally got it. He has fit right in so far with our other 2 dogs in our crazy household. Everyone loves him and he has become the master of snatching socks (off your feet) and running. He is quite a character and I can't wait to watch him grow. This is my newest excuse for not sewing, but I should be making it back into my sewing room in the next week or two - it's calling me.

October Block Swap

I had a little bit of time to sew today - This is my October block swap for my partner Dana in Arizona. This is one of the patterns from my Fons & Porter blanket that I really liked and she requested red, white & blue so I thought it was perfect.

Callaway Gardens

I have been so busy with my kids I haven't had any time to sew.... Life as mom :-). Check out this picture I took at Callaway Gardens last weekend. Isn't it pretty? I have no idea what type of butterfly that is, but I was amazed at some of the pictures I was able to take.

My new car.....

Yeah!!! I bought a 4 door Jeep Wrangler last week. I LOVE it, love it, love it! It is such a great car for me and my family. We all fit in it very comfortably, even my 2 dogs :-). We are going to have so much fun in it next summer, I can't wait.

Finished Blanket!

OK, So I sorta cheated and mailed this quiltop to my mom and had her take it to her local quilt shop to be quilted. I will NEVER finish another blanket again. It cost me less than $50 and this lady quilted my whole blanket with this cool stars and swirls design in varigated thread. AND she did the binding.
I absolutely love it! Isn't it pretty? My only complaint is the batting is really thin, so next time I will have to send my own.
Alot of my friends have seen this blanket, it was hanging on the wall in my old house as I was completing blocks.
Once I finished the whole top, I didn't like it all together so I took a few pieces off and made the blanket smaller. So it has become a large lap quilt (It was supposed to be a king).
It turned out so good! I am so proud. Don't tell anyone I cheated....

September Block Swap

My 2nd international block! This one is going to Australia. My swap partner requested burgundy. I received this star last month and thought it was cute so I used the same pattern. It's called shooting star.
Here is the block I received. Thank you :-)

New bag :-)

I made a new bag this morning. Isn't it cute? This time I used real handles and I think they added a nice touch. I found this fabric at JoAnn's yesterday on my way to meet a friend for dinner. Quick stop that was well worth it!
The inside is lime green with 1 big pocket.

August Block

Here is my August block for the Block of the month club on blockcentral.com. I only have 4 more blocks to go and it will be complete. It is such a pretty blanket already, I can't wait for it to be done. This square is called Union Star.