Happy Zombie

The goodies I received from the swap. I only know her real name and don’t know if she’d want me to post that. My gifts from her are so nice, fun and so very generous. It shows she put so much time, talent and effort into all she did. I just LOVE what I received and am so grateful. Thank you!

I saw this on Jimmy Kimmel the other night and laughed so hard!!! I’ve since been watching and waiting for it on YouTube and it’s finally on it. It’s the funniest thing I ever saw on tv and I laughed so hard (I was crying and howling) that my dogs freaked out. What really put me over the edge was the spoof Jimmy and Uncle Frank did after the video.

Enjoy!
Jimmy Kimmel & Uncle Frank on Roller Coaster

1. The amazing bravery of DS2’s actions!
2. Sunshine on a cool day.
3. A new season of the Amazing Race.
4. Sitting at my computer with cold feet and one of my dogs curling up to nap on top of them.
5. Being completely finished with unpacking and everything is in it’s place.

My very first “Artist Date”. Actually… I can’t really even call it an Artist Date because I did not go alone. My friend Karen went with me so that makes it a Double Date! Anyhoo… It’s no surprise that I’m really into the color aqua these days (especially aqua and red together) and I was so tickled to see so much aqua in and around Pacific Grove. I wanted to snap some photos of aqua objects and then use those images for color references in my next quilt. Actually… just for the simple joy of it!

A funny side note. I’m sure the people in the neighborhood where the aqua-potty is located thought “who is this goofball taking a photo of the porta-potty”! It was not until I got home and uploaded all my photos that I noticed the porta-potty was what appears to be turbo charged with electricity. So now, even though I don’t know what I’m going to cook up for my next quilt, I do know what the quilt’s name will be… Atomic Aqua-Potty!

1. Fantasia the service dog and the joy she brings… as does her “mommy”.
2. Sleeping in my own bed.
3. Coming home from my trip and seeing my family and doggies.
4. Being at in Walnut Creek and having the best time ever with my family and the “All About Me” celebration at Agave!
5. Care packages! Homemade Mexican cookies and jam from Aunt Martha, Green Noodles from Aunt Lupe, and Berkeley Farms milk, German bologna & farmer’s bread from Mom. The priceless look on Karen’s face when she realized why I traveled with an empty cooler!
6. Shopping at the Cotton Patch in Lafayette and stocking up on huge selection of yummy aqua fabric!
7. The slogan: Moooooo… Farms in Berekeley?

1. Asilomar… The beauty, energy, good spirit and the peace.
2. All the new friends and interesting people I’ve met.
3. Catching the spirit, inspiration and all things good from others like a cold I don’t want have cured.
4. My dear friend Karen who brought me to Asilomar and The Artist’s Way… even though at first I wasn’t that interested in coming. Man…. am I glad I did!!!
5. Saying good-by to new friends. But a painfull good-by means I’ve made some good friends. Some who I may never see again… but will be with me the rest of my life!

So here I am, typing with my thumbs, trying to sleep after such a big day. We are at the beautiful Asilomar in Pacifc Grove. Started the day with lunch at In-n-Out Burger (mmmm), tea at the Tuck Box (not as good as it used to be) in Carmel. We get checked in and settled in at Asilomar and off to start our Artist’s Way for quilters. There are over 50 of us! So much to tell… later on a full finger keyboard!

I finished my projects for my Aqua/Red Swap partner and I’m hoping to get them in the mail today. My little quilt measures 22” x 33”. I really hope my partner likes it. Making a quilt for someone you don’t know is hard since not everyone has the same tastes or likes the same styles. The best part of this was that I had fun making it for my partner!

I made this quilt from solids and the prints are 1930’s feedsack reproductions. No pattern, sans the paper-pieced schoolhouse block. I just kind of made it as I went along. I got the schoolhouse block pattern at Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine. Sidenote… I’m not one who enjoys paper-piecing (my brain just can’t do it!), but this was a very easy block to paper-piece. If I can do it… anyone can! I also used the Tri Recs rulers to make my pinwheels. I just love all the tools from EZ Quilting and Darlene Zimmerman!

A few other things to add… a pair of aqua socks (that’s so fun to say… “aqua socks”… “why that just knocks my aqua socks off!”) and a checkbook cover I made with Moda’s aqua “5 Funky Monkeys” line. I liked the check bookcover so much… I made one for myself too.