Magnets

As a "thank you" to all of those who have helped us in this journey of moving across county, I made knitted dishcloths and these fridge magnets to show our appreciation. I know it isn't much considering all that people have done to help us out but I wanted to say thank you anyway, and I had lots of fun making these. My friend Brittnee showed me how to make these adorable magnets, and I'm hooked. Seriously, I think I might be addicted to making these. I want to make more and more of them. They are so super simple and look fantastic! I have seen them made with fabric, but I used scrapbooking paper for the ones I made. I'm sure I will be making more of these very soon.

Blogger's Quilt Festival 2009

Amy (Park City Girl) is hosting a Blogger's Quilt Festival and I wanted to take part in it. There are lots of talented quilters out there who have all made lots of beautiful quilts.

All of my quilts are my "favs" (I never finish the ones I don't like, they stay in my works to finish pile and never quite make it to the finished pile) but if I had to choose just one, it would be my double take quilt.

This quilt was super easy to make and I love the way it turned out. I want to make one again, but bigger. Maybe lap size or twin size. It is definitely on my to-make list and one day I'm sure I will get around to it.
Other favorites include the Dutch Pinwheel Quilt, Zig Zag Quilt, and the Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme Quilt.

What one is your favorite?

North Carolina Here I Come!

Finally, after five weeks and three days, I am getting on a plane and headed to North Carolina to see my husband!  I can’t wait.  It has been a long hard 5 weeks and I can’t wait to see Dustin.  I have job interviews on Tuesday and Wednesday and will be back in Utah on Friday.  Then Saturday we are driving a moving truck cross country to NC.  I have a feeling this is going to be the longest week of my life.    Wish me luck!

In the meantime, here is a sneak peak at my latest craft obsession.  

More about this later.

More Cards!

We had another card making night (I know, I know, but it was fun! and I need all the craft time I can get) last night and I got a lot accomplished.

Last time we moved, I sent out cards to announce our new address.  I figured I would do the same for this move.  So I made 16 “we have moved” cards last night.  Just a simple layout but I tried to add a little variety to each one.

Some had ribbon bows.

Some had eyelets.

Some had staples.

But they all had my trademark (branding) on the back.  This is a stamp made by close to my heart that I borrowed from my friend.