Random Thursday: March Edition

This month seems to be flying by and my blogging has been sparse! I've been a busy girl. The mail man has been filling my box with packages filled with cheerful churn dash blocks. I'll show you those later!

 I'm preparing for a short guild presentation on selvages. Suz shared some with me all the way from Australia...thank you!

 My little featherweight was my best friend last week as I sewed many hours at the dining room table testing a quilt pattern for a new designer.

 Here are the yummy Kona solids that I was playing with!

While I was sewing along, I kept thinking about his beauty that graced my bed during a weekend stay with a friend. I've been wanting to make a dresden quilt  and these low volume colors are just what I had in mind! Is any idea really  new?!

Outside, some days are really warm. I even spotted a tiny flower today! Forget that it snowed on Sunday or that there's more in the forecast! 

My hubby has been slaving away on our basement re-do. (It's been going on forever it seems.) I think up the ideas and he makes it happen! This old window  is now a chalkboard. My "new" old screen door gives access to storage under the stairs. When we get it all finished, I'll post a full reveal. Soon, I hope!

 Last week was my birthday. My husband surprised me with these awesome shoes by Toms. The fabric used to make them is handmade in India at a leper colony and then the design hand stamped by artists working for JOYN. JOYN was started by my friend, Melody, to give employment opportunities to the poor in India. I'm so proud to wear these shoes and think about how they came to be! Aren't they pretty.

 Something else pretty: My new fruit bowls, found at Home Goods. They match my shoes!

 Spring break for the grandies meant a trip to the zoo. Getting a good picture of the monkeys children can sometimes be a challenge! (The lady in the background wearing short sleeves and shorts must have heard the wrong weather forecast!)

Another favorite spring break past time is a visit to Science City. I had fun tagging along with these sweet girls. I just wish that I'd worn pink shoes!

See ya  later!