Finally...a Dear Jane Update

My sweet husband was kind enough to photograph my Over the Rainbow 30s Jane a few days ago.

One of these days I hope to have a pic of the completed top.

Happy Piecing,
Heather

Berries & Blocks

Strawberries are coming in daily & the neighborhood kids find picking them quite entertaining. We've plenty to share {a Pyrex bowl a day now}...though some crepe eating family members may not agree.

A good part of our free time is spent outside these days. As a result, updates have not been posted as often as usual. Not to worry, RF readers...it won't be long and I'll have a few more black and white blocks to post for RSVP's charity block drive. The most recent 12" finished blocks have been slow going simply because the sunshine has been too tempting to miss. I'll be sure to post some free links with the latest blocks, assuming I see the sewing room this week.

Enjoy your weekend.

Best Wishes,

Heather

Greenery & Blooms

  Everything seems to be coming along nicely in the garden these days. Thanks to a cool start to spring, the transplants are doing incredibly well.

The veggie & fruit gardens are in full swing, with asparagus & strawberries filling up the rows. I'd have included a photo, but the asparagus looked so delicious yesterday, I picked those for brunch

{and yes, they were as tasty as they looked}.

Have a wonderful day.

Heather =)

Catching Up

Lancaster County III by Judie Rothermel for Marcus Brothers

 It's been a long couple of weeks.

I won a stack of fabrics from the Wandering Stars Blog and a great pattern, too. Selina & Lizze of W.S. host a great cyber gathering on Friday evenings. You can catch the conversation on Twitter, hashtag #gdas. Hope you'll join in the fun discussions about favorite music, links and sewing related topics.

They're not just bloggers, but Etsy Shop owners, too. Find them at http://thewanderingstars.etsy.com/, on Twitter @ws_on_etsy and Facebook as Wandering Stars. Thanks again, girls for the goodies & Friday sewing parties!!

 So....here's my latest distraction. It's for RSVP's biggest fundraiser and I'm hoping an awesome car collector or sweet gear head bids on it.

What a fantastic gift it will make!

This is just one of the designs.

Each block is hand embroidered. Yes, HAND embroidered.

My block took 88.75 hours to complete. whew.

Don't laugh. I haven't embroidered since I was 10..I tried!

1967 Toyota 2000GT

Woo HOO! Fun mail included selvages this week!!!

Special thanks to the senders.

Happy Stitching,

Heather

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MIRACLE WORKER STATUS ACHIEVED.

The last corner of my 30s Over the Rainbow Jane was just completed.

It's official. I'm a 'miracle worker'.

Happy Stitching,

Heather