Annalee and her Valentine Tote

DGD (age 10) came over all last week and on Thursday she decided she wanted to make a tote for herself.  So, we played with some patterns and ideas and on Friday she came over and we looked at fabric.  I had some fun fabric that I thought she would love, scales that iridescent and really pretty.  NO!  She wanted something with Valentines on it, so we pulled out my shoebox bin and looked at fabric.

Seriously, I love my DGD, but she is very stubborn.  Wonder who she gets that from?  🙄😇  I showed her the whole overstuffed charms box and we went through it together.  She decided that she wanted mainly light colors with not much contrast, but we finally decided on a nice layout with a few darker colors.  Tomorrow is President’s Day, so  no school and she will be coming over to decide on how to lay out the blocks and hopefully finish it before Tuesday.

I had PT yesterday and only 2 more visits to go.  I am at 0-120 degrees and am now working on my balance.  I have not sewn as I have been working on getting my blog and a few other computer issues taken care of first.

Today, I have finally gotten my blog together the way I want it after changing themes about 3 or 4 times and I am finally happy with it.  This afternoon, while watching a movie, I went through 3 good sized bins and separated all of my orphan blocks and spare parts from other pieces of fabric and they are all nice and neatly put away where I can find them easily. 

Tonight I plan to do some more sorting so I can clear my table off.  Oh, I do have a top that needs to be sandwiched and readied for the quilter soon.  


And here she is with her new Valentine tote!!

Published by Way Too Much

Hello and welcome to my website! My name is Donna. My hubby and I are retired. We have twin daughters and are blessed with 4 grandchildren. We are owned by a cat, Purrl. who loves to supervise and is very nosy. I have been quilting since 1996. In addition to making quilts for my family and friends, I also make charity quilts for Marjoree Mason Center and Valley Children's Hospital. Marjoree Mason Center is a local organization here that helps and supports battered and abused women and children get out of abusive relationships. Every Christmas I make several baby quilts for the women, with a small stuffed animal or toy. I also belong to the San Joaquin Valley Quilters' Guild here in Fresno. Since I retired, I have been trying to finish most of my UFOs, but my stash is way out of control! I have lately gotten into designing quilts and enjoy that even more than sewing them! I love colors of all types and consider myself to be a true scrappy quilter and I do love playing with designs. I am the owner/moderator of Scrappy Quilters on Facebook, where we are very active with many mystery quilts, challenges and swaps. I welcome you to come by and check us out at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ScrappyQuilters. Thank you for dropping by and I hope to see you again soon.

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