New focus

I have been busy for the last several months preparing for an event that ended here.

 It ended beautifully.

Welcome to the family, CJ.

It is time though for my focus to change, and I will first be focusing on this fabric which was given to me by a member of my small quilting group.

Each person in the group was given a piece of the same fabric and was challenged to do something with it to be revealed in December.  I have chosen these fabrics to accompany it and will be posting progress as it happens.

Oops!  I forgot to take a photo before I started sewing.  This a little further along than I planned to reveal just yet.  More soon.

~Mrs. Rice

Thanks. That's a wrap.

Wow!  I can't believe it's been two months since I received Mr. Spider.  Thanks, Vickie!  He is the cutest pin cushion ever.

He accompanied me and the bunny pin cushion to BIQR and really did seem to keep the spiders and snakes away.

  And while we are on the subject of BIQR, here are some scenes from our retreat.  There were tiny pieces

and busy hands

 and old machines

 and new machines

 and beautiful colors.

Did I mention that it is beautiful in Michigan in September?  

~Mrs. Rice