five by five

I like to make little somethings for the new members at my church.

It's usually a couple of potholders and the church cookbook....

but this is for a young man who doesn't do much cooking.

I had fun piecing all those little 1 1/2" squares!

Little tiny pieces are SO wonderful!

The back of my little coaster did NOT come out as planned.

This is the wrong side of a lovely piece of blue/gold fabric.

When I realized my mistake....

I decided to just GO WITH IT

and avoid the seam ripper.

No one will EVER know.

After all....

the back side will be hiding MOST of the time anyway!!!

;)

Practical Patchwork

I poured some scraps on my sewing table today

and had some fun!

Patchwork fun.

Kitchens need quilts.

So do our coffee CUPS!

Do you take it black?

I like to add Coconut cream to mine!!!

It's the little things

There were quite a few Things in the last few days

that I put in the

"Happy things"

category.

I often call them simple pleasures.

Life is FULL of them.

It's not the BIG things for me.

IT's the little things that give me GREAT pleasure.

For example....

Cutting tumblers and then...

finishing UP the last row of the quilt!!

Yeah!

Playing with NEW YARN at my daughter's dance class.

;)

Finding this PAPER QUILT at her school in the hallway.

LOVE it!

Teaching a class on HAND piecing

and having all the students complete a little coaster

using 2" squares.

;)

It was a great way to introduce sewing on a small scale.

Getting to spend TIME with my daughter who lives far away.

O.K.

Spending time with far away family is NOT a little thing...

It's BIG.

AND...

IT put a BIG smile on my FACE!!

Just one

I made just one.

Just one is all hubby needs on his desk at work.

Why???? did it take me so long to think of making a small quilted coaster for him?

As I made ONE.....,

I had an idea!

How about making one every once in a while "Just because"?!

Will he mind crazy pink hearts donning his desk in February?

;)