First Anniversary Giveaway

Daffodils are my favorite spring flower. I probably have 10 different varieties in my yard, planted by the previous owners.  When the slender leaves begin poking up their heads, I know that Spring is just around the corner! 

Hip, hip, horray!

The fabric above with the sweet daffodils is actually from a vintage sheet. Doesn't it just shout fresh beginnings! In celebration of one year of blogging and the fun I have had making new friends around the world through this awesome media, I would like to give this fat quarter and nine other vintage sheet fq's to one lucky reader.

I chose 10 fabrics with a similar color wave from my collection of vintage sheet fq's. Together, they would make a sweet quilt top for spring, perhaps.

To enter this giveaway, just leave me a comment telling me about your favorite spring flower. For a second entry, become a new follower or tell me that you already are one in a second comment. Two comments equal two chances! (Be sure that you have an email address listed in your profile to be eligible to win.) International entries are welcome.

I will choose a random winner on Wednesday morning.

Thank you, my lovely readers, for visiting my blog and reading about my passion for quilts and life.

You are the best!

*The giveaway is now closed and a winner has been picked.

How I Lost My Marbles

Last Friday, for around an hour, I'd say, I lost my marbles. Yep. Completely forgot who I was.  When I came to, here is what I found living under my roof!

You might think this is no big deal, unless you know me and then you will agree.  Carla doesn't do cats. It all started when the neighbor revealed that a stray cat had given birth to four kittens in her garage.  When she called on Friday to offer me one, she used the word "hunter" in describing the mother cat.  Then came the clincher...the mother had actually caught a mole. At the word MOLE, I was hooked.  Did this woman realize that our yard evidently is the vacation home for all the moles in Missouri.  We've tried everything to get rid of them...except a cat.  Hmm....maybe this is the answer.  That's how we got Marbles. (His name really started out as Marble because of his coloring, but the grand kids added the S, and the irony of it doesn't escape me.) I'll keep you posted on the mole population!! Meanwhile the kitty has to grow up fast so it can get busy outside and earn it's keep!

In more sane news, look what the mailman brought recently!  My package of vintage linens!  
I couldn't wait to tear open the box to see what goodies I was getting in exchange for the 36 fat quarters torn from the vintage bedsheets and pillowcases I'd snagged at the Thrift Shop and mailed out for the exchange.

Most of the linens were really fun and in good shape. A few didn't quite measure up to my expectations and will be regulated to rags (to mop up Marbles' milk?). Aren't these pretty?

Here are my favorites among the group.....so summery and soft.  I'm still contemplating what to make....So many ideas to consider.

This one really made me smile!  It is just like the pillowcases that I bought with my mom's
 S & H Green stamps in 1970 to use in my college dorm! I couldn't believe it! Very fun!!

Meanwhile, Lula and I are teaching the kitty how to catch moles. Oh, look, he's chasing a fly! I think we have a hunter!! Talk to ya later!!