Seeing Authors! A Day with Hazel, and the Lego Event!

                                      

This year Waukesha Reads gave away Diane Wilson's "The Seed Keeper" and have several different events related to the book.  I attended a few of them. I wanted to go to the tea, but got the time wrong and had to cancel last minute.  I did go to a book discussion at the library which was really good.  I also went to the civic center and listed to the author speak and read.  She was really interesting.  I got my book signed and she commented on all my tabs.  So glad I read this one!
       

Then the other night I went to the library to see another author!  It has been YEARS since I have been able to do things like this.  So nice to have a tiny bit more energy so I can get out once in awhile.

                                                  

The author, Nico Lang, was very entertaining.  They were funny!  The book slaps as they say!  Super glad I went though I had limited energy that night and have been having migraines more than usual again.

The kids just got back from Disney World and we sure missed them!

This past Friday we had only Hazel since they were potty training Inide (how is she that old?).   So Kathy/Bumpa took off work and we planned a day of fun activities to do with just Hazel.  She really wanted to sew, so we started by making Mrs. Stuffy Wuffy (as she calls it).  I had already cut it out and whipped one up for Indie too.  Hazel carried this everywhere all day and evening.  She sewed the eyes and nose on, stuffed it, and helped stitch the leg closed too.

                                                    

We also made doll skirts for them from a simple pattern (library books) and made her a skirt to match.  All have butterflies on them.

Bumpa helped her make a birdhouse kit from Lowe's (I found at Goodwill).  She was super happy with everything she made.  

We then took her to the lego event at Barnes and Noble.  This was just about out of my ability to participate.  I should have brought my walker in.  We had no idea we would have to stand in line to get the lego kits and that we would have to stand at the tables to create it.  Hazel wanted to do it there.  Next time walker or we do it at home!

                                            

Even Hazel got tired of standing and went to sit on the windowsill next to us.  If only my butt could have fit there!  I hope she remembers this day when we are long gone.  She is not the easiest kid to get pictures of so by the time we were done at the event she did not want to take anymore (I had been taking pictures all day!).  She did say she had a good time though!
                                         

Modern Mystery and a New Year's Mystery Finally Complete!

I am working on the latest Modern Quilt Studio Mystery called MatchMaker.  I do not think I have shown any parts of it.  I was struggling with these leafy looking blocks til I decided to make them a bit oversize and trim them down.

I do love using my Stripology ruler for cutting the one inch strips we needed.  I have about a week til the next clue comes out.  I have a bit more to do before that but here is what I have so far.  We were supposed to pick our fabric (lights, mediums, and darks) ahead of time and have things be cohesive, but I am using scraps so I just am winging it.  May come to regret that, but it is what it is.  

I also finally finished my Stitchin Heaven New Year's Mystery and Lora quilted it for me.  So happy to have done this much (I still have parts left over but may make a few table runners down the road).

 Bug is posing for us, she is pretty close to the end of her modeling career.  I sure will miss her on all my quilts.  She always runs to stand on them while I take pictures.  

I did a search for some frogs I made a few years ago and could not fid them on my blog (but found them on my facebook) so here they are.  I gave them to Colton and no idea who else.  I was looking for the pattern to sew with Hazel but I may have pitched it.  I can get another one online.

I did tie and bind another Eye Spy quilt last week.  I am always working on one of these and seem to have no shortage of people to send them to!  

I think this is the quilt I sent to Maggie Lou. It is Streak of Sunshine and is a go to baby quilt I make and give away frequently.

Halloween!

I did not manage to get a good picture of the two of them together!  We went to their house and played a few games while answering the door.  They went trick or treating and stopped home in between.  This has become the annual tradition. 

I made two square Halloween pillows too. One I kept and one I gave to my Aunt Nancy.