Happy Memorial Day!

So I'm popping in real quick to get blogger to say I posted in May :) It's been super busy around here and it's only going to get worse until Jonathan graduates. June 11 is the big day--yippee!! Because of this: I haven't been commenting or blogging at all...broken space bar...I have to press that teeny little white button at every space grrrrrr. Getting it fixed soon hopefully. So here is my month in pictures with no (or very few) words. I'll pop in when I can with pictures now that I've explained myself....
Painted the kitchen:
Cooked some yummy pasta:Re-organized my sewing room here it is before:

And now:This was originally an after until I got a new table:My new table is from my next door neighbors...tell the story when I have a space bar.Planted a very neglected and weedy bed:Made a quiltI love reading your comments but I won't be able to answer them...so sorry. I will answer questions but please understand short abrupt responses :)
Have a wonderful week!!

Finished!

I finally finished my Bag from the Tote Bag sewing party on Saturday! I think I may have misled some of you into thinking I was making multiple bags...but that was just my lining :) What a fun day that was...can't wait till the next party!!!
O.k. back to my book.

Final Update

Here's where it ends for tonight. I don't have any magnetic snaps so I have to stop, which is probably just as well since I tend to start making stupid mistakes about this time of the night. Many thanks to Kris and Kelly for organizing this fun day!! Hopefully I'll finish this tomorrow and post my pictures then. Hey look at my new sewing buddy--I got this cutie over at Thimbleanna's new online shop :) I had fun sewing with you all today--I can't wait to see everyone's finished bags tomorrow!

Update #2

Done cutting! Did that really take me 2 hours?? I did misplace my pattern for a bit, but still...
I'm ready for a break, and someone really wants me to play for a bit. After that I'm going to check on what everyone else is doing....or not doing because you're probably all finished and having a nice glass of wine or already in bed lol!! And then I'll start sewing....finally...sheesh!

Update #1

Went to the banks and Costco. Then I decided to pop into my Local Quilt shop for some extra Pellon--just in case. Well one of the ladies in there told me she hated making the Frenchy Bag, and she makes tons of purses....hmmmmm. Came home visited everyone's blogs, realized I am in last place lol!! Got hungry from all of your lunch pictures. Made food. Sent the kiddos to the party in my car so I can stay home and get this bag started!! So hopefully next update I'll have some progress to show :)

I'm Late, I'm Late

for a very important date!! The Tote Bag Sewing Party is in full swing and I am just getting started. I have had a busy morning and still have to take a break in a bit to go to the bank and drop off a couple of kiddos at a party. Oh and then go pick them up...but other than that I will be sewing, sewing, sewing!! I have spent part of the morning searching for my pattern and changing my mind about fabric choices. I'm going to be making this Amy Butler pattern. I'll be back with better pictures later but right now I've gotta go get caught up!!!

Water for Uganda

Did you know that for 23.00 you can supply clean water for one person in Uganda for their lifetime? I didn't. I think that is amazing....the price of one honey bun...in quilter's terms :) If we all donated $23 how many people could we help? I trust this site; I go to an "off-shoot" of Covenant Life Church, but this isn't about church affiliation so I am putting other links down below here too. Water is something we take for granted here in U.S. Can you imagine if this was your water source? And it was the leading cause of death in your town? I was so amazed to find out how easy and inexpensive it was to remedy this. Click on any of the pictures to go to a site where you can donate and help. Clean water...such a simple thing for us...so complicated for some.