Thanks, Carol, for hosting this hop. I haven’t participated
in a hop for a few years, and this one looked like just the right one to jump
in on.
Who doesn’t LOVE heart decorations for Valentine’s Day?
Aren’t these pretty?
My two youngest granddaughters
are instant LOVE. They are reading together on the couch this morning. Fun!
My first contribution
is this little panel called “Love Notes”. My apologies, but I can’t remember
who designed the pattern, and I am not at home to look. I love the heart-shaped
notes, and I found the “Love” fabric in my stash for the binding. Sweet!
I collect nativities
of all shapes and sizes, including wall hangings, and this “Christmas 101”
pattern by Jan Patek is one I have wanted to make for a long time. In fact, I
liked it so much that I forgot I already had the pattern and bought it again!
Last year, I determined to get started, so I managed to get all the shapes
traced and ironed onto Heat and Bond light. I also cut out the background
squares (twice, because the first time I forgot to allow for the seam allowances). Then it was put away until after my Christmas projects were all done. I was
working on finishing it up when Carol announced this blog hop—yea! Perfect
timing! I added Mary's heart so I could use this for the hop. Photo ops are great in below zero weather in Illinois, so you have to put up with my unusual background.
We had scrumptious
strawberry shortcake at Horny Toad in Cave Creek, AZ, a few days ago. Who
wouldn’t LOVE this?! It’s large enough for 2 to 4 people to share, even though
just the 2 of us pigged out on it. Delicious! We can always count on its being
good there, and it really is as big as you see it in the photo. Horny Toad has great sandwiches too—I won’t talk about how big
their burgers are…
Lastly, don’t you
LOVE the carving our brother-in-law John did for us? He took a piece of
wood from our apple tree (in Illinois) last summer, and he carved an apple tree for us. My
husband and I are the ones in the photo.
Thanks for visiting!
Here is the list of hoppers—please visit each one to see what lovely thing each
has made.
February 6
February 7
February 8
