Relaxing Day Off--Sewing, Dinner Out and a Fab Mail Day!

 I did a little sewing today--I decided to make my Home Sweet Home block into a pillow.  It is all sewn up (front above, back below) and is waiting for me to stuff it and sew it closed.

 Kathy and I went out for our annual birthday dinner at Benihana's.  We get a coupon for free food but they changed the rules and you must order a paid entree with the coupon (for the past two years we have had a free dinner since we have a birthday in the same week) so we had to order extra food (which could not be to go) and then box it up to take home to Coleman!  I did not overeat, I tasted it all and ate til I was full!  I did eat the ice cream for dessert though--we did not do cakes for our birthdays this year and we couldn't very well take ice cream home here in Arizona!  It was good and worth it!  I did come home and worked out for an hour and then went for a walk with the dogs (and Kathy) so I am fine with all that!  We weigh tomorrow but it will be a new week after that!

I also had a great mail day today!  I was a winner over at Taffy Talk's blog!  I won a charm pack of Elementary by Moda.  It is really a cute line and I cannot wait to figure out what to make with it!

 If you are not a regular shopper of Quilt Taffy's Etsy Shop you should check it out or at least stop over at the blog every Thursday for the generous giveaways Corrie has!  Thanks Corrie, you made my day!

Home Sweet Home and Happy Birthday to Me!

 I was really impressed that google had this as their design today in honor of my birthday!  LOL.  I got my first ninety minute massage and had a relaxing afternoon sewing since Kathy was at work and I had scheduled the day off!  The cat decided to help me--a lot!

 Can you guess which block I am making?  Hint:  It is designed by Lori Holt and interpreted by Bonnie Hunter!  Lori's post over at Bee in My Bonnet is really inspiring.  I love her style!

 Yep it is the block from Quiltmaker's Parade of Homes!  Bonnie's Quiltville post about her block is here.  If you want to see the other blocks from the parade head over to Quiltmaker's post.  I started out my block with the scrappy roofs that Bonnie went with and pretty much followed her color scheme.

 Decided the upper windows weren't working for me, but I liked the red door better than an orange door.

 See it all coming together!  Randy stopped by to wish me happy birthday while I was working on this block but other than that it was just me and kitty.  I finished off listening to "Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey" which was an okay listen and was due today (download library books on my ipod but it is hard to listen to the whole book in two weeks sometimes!) so that worked out.

 See--the orange door just got lost, maybe I should have tried a more orange door, ha!

 And done.  I really like it.  I haven't decided if I am going to turn it into a pillow or have it find its way into the back of my scrappy houses quilt top that I will be making in January when Bonnie comes to Arizona again!

*edit I forgot to mention that the large plaid (which is some kind of flannel) was my Dad's pajama pants! :)