March is here does that mean spring is closer?

You bet it does! I am getting so excited to! We have to get through the March Madness of Basketball first then it should get nicer. I can't wait to open my windows and see some flowers.

Tomorrow I plan to go shopping at Joann's for their coupon commotion sale...I need some fun buttons for a project I am working on.

Have you heard of a mug rug? They are basically a large coaster for a cup of jo & a cookie or snack. I am going to make my co-workers one and surprise them in teh mail and not say who they are from! Hehe! Should I put secret admirer on them or guess who? I love to surprise people. I have another surprise up my sleeve but I can't say what it is because the person I am going to surprise may read this!

I got a lot to do yet on some other projects to so the remainder fo the day tomorrow will be a sewing day for me...Yippee!

Does this sounds like fun? PAY IT FORWARD!!!!

have been looking at these for a long time and just now decided to sign up. I am under
Sharon at Vroomans Quilts.

I like to send 'surprise' gifts along to people anyway, but joined in the bloggyland "Pay it Forward" in the hopes of encouraging others. I know quilters send so much love around to those in need and forget to 'gift' themselves. Here is a great way for quilters to say THANK YOU to other quilters.

The rules are simple:
I need three people that would like a gift from me.
I send each of them a gift sometime in the next year.
In turn, you send three other people gifts.
I don't think this is too hard a task considering we have a whole year!!
No need to be big and fancy, just kind and considerate.

Sewingly Yours, Ellen

It's cold outside here in the midwest!

We had an ice storm come through and we lost several branches and the yard looks like a war zone from them all!

I didn;t post any pictures of hte after since I need to take them yet and I have a headache tonight.

Oh well hardly anyone reads my blog anyway! LOL

If you do stop by tell me hi!

I have neglected this blog as usual!!!

I have been super busy though, I must admit. While I re-arranged my sewing room. I actually got everything in the room now! It is packed, LOL! I think I got some before and after pictures for you.

I also stopped working on my roll roll cotton boll temporary while I did this. This will also give my sister some time to catch up with me. I am still on step 3, but it is coming along....I got pictures of that to!

Tonight I went to BSF, which is an 8 year bible study commitment, only to find out they cancelled due to the weather (we are getting freezing rain) and it is accumulating rather rapidly! So I worried about our huge trees we need to get trimmed! YIKES what if they fall? I pray they don't! I also pray that people drive very carefully out there. My husband left for work this morning only to find a head on colision crash just a head of him! He said it was horrible accident and the police had just arrived. Scary stuff!

I know my blog says cats & quilts, but if you know me.... you know I now have a little chi named Sissy! She is 4 pounds and is a sweetie pie!

Okay I am going to start adding some pictures now! Talk to you all later! I think I will only add the pictures before....then the after ones maybe tomorrow! Hehe....so come back and see me! I hope I remember to! LOL

good progress on Roll roll cotton boll!

I ironed all my fabrics and started cutting them into strips for step one. I hope to start sewing this weekend. I am also getting the news print cut into 8.5 inches to do my string blocks. So I am making progress even though it is slow!

Okay you should see my choices!

I think this is going to be a very pretty quilt! I have seen some others steps 1-3 and can't wait to get started on mine. I plan on having it done before I go back to my sisters so I can tqke it and quilt it while I am there. She has a long arm now! wHOOOhOOO!

I wonder if my Accuquilt Go will be of help in cutting out some of these fabrcis? I am going to try and get all the help I can! LOL

So off to cut hubby's hair then iron my fabrics! Until next time...

(I sure hope to be able to show pictures of my steps soon!) Ellen

get inspired!!

Well today I decide that I need to get back into sewing again! I have been so bad lately and getting depressed so I need to do something about it. Sewing is a stres reliever for me and I have decided to do the Bonnie hunter mystery rollroll cotton boll. I need to go pick out fabrics now so I am off and hope to show you my choices soon.