Look, Up in the Sky...

What an absolutely beautiful day.  I had to keep looking at the calendar to be sure it really was only March 13.  I saw my first bluebird today, and another flock of robins.  Spent some time cleaning out birdhouses and checking out the bulbs pushing leaves out of the ground.  

Here are some shots of the sunset.

And a test...what do you see?  I think it's a fluffy pink bunny!  I rarely "see" things in cloud formations, but this one was too good to pass up!  Perhaps it's an omen for a rabbit-filled summer!

And, no surprise, Rose did not look at the blog, so her little something was a surprise to her.  And she loved it.


I've made binding for 5 wallhangings and runners today.  With just one block left to finish on my purple Green Thumb applique, I will be pushing the pedal to the metal in an attempt to get that finished this week.  The pink version?  Well, that needs a bit more work.


I'm off to dreamland for a bit.  More soon.


Hugs,
Sharon

A Little Somethin' Somethin'

While browsing Terry Atkinson's website, I found a great free pattern called Sweet Zip.  Two fat eights make three!  http://www.atkinsondesigns.com/atkinson-designs-free-pattens.aspx

You may remember the Believe wallhanging I made this same friend last year.  I used the same fabrics to make this!  Check out the button--it was in my stash!

And the inside.  Too cute for words.  I (gasp) machine quilted it and even used fusible fleece!  The zipper was almost too easy!  Terry's patterns are wonderful and have clear, precise directions.  If you've never used any of her patterns, be sure to check them out.

Thanks, Terry, for the great pattern.  You are an unbelievable designer.


Blissful hugs to all, and to all a good night,
Sharon


P.S.  Ginny, it was great fun to be with you at the movies tonight!  

A Tree Fell Down...

and was helped back up!

My brother brought down his pickup and a "come-along" and ropes and we pulled the tree back up and staked it.  It was quite a process as we didn't have anything to pull against to raise the tree.  No, we didn't just pull it up into position with the truck!  The "come-along" was hooked to the bumper and then to the rope around the tree and then, by hand, was "cranked" about half way up.  Then a second rope was attached and secured to a stake.  The first rope was adjusted and cranked again.  The rope already attached to a stake was readjusted to take the weight of the tree and the first rope was attached to a second stake.  Quite a process.  Please keep your fingers crossed that it stays upright and puts down more roots.  And, yes, this is the tree you frequently see in pictures as it is directly across from my sewing room windows.


To add insult to injury, we got the truck stuck.  (Did I mention the wet water springs in that area?)  So we had to go get chains from my brother's house, come back, and attach the "huge" chains to the green ash tree further east of the newly uprighted tree.  Can we just say that getting the truck "unstuck" was harder and took longer than getting the tree upright?  We used the same "come-along" to drag along the truck as we had for the tree.  The truck put up a much stronger fight!  But we got it out with minimal ruts, no cursing and we were still laughing at the end.  So how was your day?

Lynnie inspected the tree.

So there you have it for this 8th day of March.  Did you know it is the full moon tonight?


Hugs,
Sharon


P.S.  I have listened to Zero Day by David Baldacci, Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues by Michael Brandman, Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah.


P.P.S.  Tomorrow a small reveal.  It's actually a gift on its way to a friend's house, but she rarely reads the blog, so I think it's safe to post it.  I've been busy!