$2 bargain

it's true there is sufficient stash on hand for the immediate future and good thing, as the budget is uber-tight, especially as today's quilt shop prices are mostly out of reach for me.  so when i spied a plastic bag of christmas fabrics for a pittance on the guild swap table, couldn't let it go by.  some really pretty fabrics that'll add variety to my trees quilt plus morph into stockings, runners and wall quilts too.  this was the haul after washing/drying.

might be as much as 7-8 yards here.  a really pretty bundle for sure.  my thanks to whoever brought them in!  at my other guild meeting, one member has a home-based shop and she occasionally brings in fabrics to sell at bargain prices.   plenty of choices but only this little piece came home with me,

a nice christmasy neutral with green triangles and little pale red dots.  ***  while putting away some fabric this morning, pleased to discover that although the bookcase is full, most everything is in one place meaning i HAVE been using it up even though it doesn't always show.  even managed to tuck in the new christmas stuff as well...

hope you have time to sew today....

as if...

i needed to take time away from UFOs to make something new, but i did....saw this in a friend's book and, well, it's blue and that decided it.  just a narrow border with some little 4-patches in the corners and it'll be ready to baste....

and was cruising the library card catalog again and found a few titles that interested me.  the tula pink is a great little book, 100 mod 6" blocks....it's the fabric that makes a lot of these but i like the way the book is set up and plenty of inspiration for anyone.   the other by lynn harris had some ideas for scraps with plenty of space for hand quilting for me.  i love a good scrappy and this book doesn't disappoint.  if you see them, give them a look; i think you'll like them too. 

during my recuperation, a friend brought by her tried-and-true family favorite casserole and it was delish.  she gave me the recipe and i tweaked it a bit leaving out salty things and cutting back on the pasta. now i have enough for the 4077th i'm pretty sure....it is delish and now that i can almost taste things again, it really satisfies.  i wish i had thought to freeze half the sauce before adding the pasta, but will see how long it lasts.  tonight i had half a cup with a piece of fish and will have some kiwi for dessert. 

yes it IS as good as it looks!  it almost has a pizza taste, which is good any day of the week!

new post....new me

finally made it to the hair salon today for a much-needed clip, nice and short which should do me until summer is well under way.  sporting that winter washed out look as it's not quite warm enough to sit out and catch some rays, but very soon i would imagine....thankfully neither of these prevents me from sewing like mad!

definitely spring...

well, spring-like anyway....temps near 50, sunny, grass greening up, trees budded...oh yes, i can't wait!   but first thing today had a bit of a chuckle....would you believe the management delivered THIS to my apartment to solve the smelly neighborhood problem?  me either...

to reiterate, the lease clearly states no smoking and no overpowering fumes/odors allowed...but for the entire weekend was nearly suffocated with same.  this has been going on since november with multiple reports of incidents but as yet no resolution....until today.  to be fair, some might be coming from the roof vent for the laundry, but not at 3 am certainly.  my clothes closet reeks of perfume and worse, my cardiac status has deteriorated over the weekend due to this heinous, obviously illiterate perp.  after all, if he/she could read, they would have read the lease, right?  unfortunately in this complex, low income is equal to a certain amount of riff raff.  i can tell you, this never happens in the homeless shelter; the staff actually enforces the rules.  sheesh....*** as if i needed a new project, been working on a small piece seen recently in a friend's book.  almost ready to show too!  that plus double wedding ring arcs have been keeping betty humming.