Thinking Spring!!

A couple weeks ago, my friend, Marianne, came out to visit and work on a quilt pattern project. She's helping me "test" some table-topper quilts I made several years. We had a great day........
I bought some of this lovely floral fabric at Firefly*Quilt*Shop and it was just perfect for the project we were working on. The fabric is "Fresh Palette" by Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. I loved it the minute I saw it because it just screamed spring and warmth and sunshine!!! You'll get to see the entire project in a few weeks but here's a little peek at Marianne's lay-out.........

In addition to fabric fun, we enjoyed a great lunch at Bittersweet*Coffee&Cafe on Main Street in Henderson. Then we walked across the street to Classical Glass and Marianne loved it. I was so glad she enjoyed it as it's like a little hidden treasure here in town. If you'd like to see some of the beautiful things we saw, you can click here and you can read a post I did on shop owner/designer Dee Thomas. And now, like all of you, I love gifts and Marianne brought me these..........

the bag was adorable but inside was that cute little wallplaque and that adorable candy dish. I added the Hershey's kisses and yes, they are all gone now. LOL! There was also a sweet cinnamon apple scented candle. Lovely gifts from a lovely friend and a lovely day. Doesn't get any better than that!!

And speaking of getting better.........things are getting better around here lately. There has been so much family illness and stuff going on that time and energy for blogging just hasn't been there. Today was the first day in ages that I felt relaxed. I was actually working on a project but it was going well and lots of fun to work on. It's all done in batiks, something I have not worked with very much but I am loving the results. Will share one of the little batik projects in about a week. As noted in my last post.......taking one day at a time...just one day at a time. :-)
Sandi