mystery...

if you were 5 yards of kona white where would you be????

mine seems to have run off and i can't find it anywhere! i'd really like to make the 3rd block in the pinwheel quilt along but i can't do it without it!

retail therapy

I indulged in some retail therapy in the last couple days because we very unexpectedly lost my grandmother on Friday morning. She was my last remaining biological grandparent and it's hit me hard, I miss her so much it hurts. She passed away 1 year and 21 days after my grandfather, her memorial is this Saturday.

Yesterday class was canceled without any advance notice, we just showed up and there was a note on the door so I headed to the mall and got an outfit for Saturday. Today I headed to Hobby Lobby and got all this (all on sale BTW), and don't you just LOVE that grey floral fabric?!



I also decided to join Uppercase Living as a demonstrator. I had been wanting to do something but I just LOVE all the stuff they have to offer and would gladly splash every wall in my house with their awesomeness so I figured it was only fitting!

pinwheels

Pinwheels are my nemesis. I loathe them. They're so simple yet to me they never turn out right for me. Oh well, I'll get over it! That's what squaring up is for right?? These are my blocks for Rachel's Pinwheel Sampler Quilt Along.

update your links

not sure how all this stuff works but I believe that if you subscribe via a reader you have to update your links. pickles & bacon is going to it's own DOMAIN! the new address is very simple, www.picklesandbacon.com i'll be making the switch on SUNDAY so update your links so you can still keep reading :)

new quilt done!

I was hoping to have this done by Valentine's Day (why I don't know because I hate that "holiday") but I was waiting on binding fabric to come. I used Blush by Moda and it took 1 jelly roll and 1 charm pack. It's backed with Blush Chocolate Grunge. It's in the washer right now, I can't wait to see how crinkly it gets :D Not a big fan of the brown thread I used to stipple the top but what's done is done! It's about 45x45 inches.

just some ramblings

I find myself thinking all the time of a new life. I'm not at all satisfied in my marriage for a number of reasons, in fact, we haven't acted like a married couple at all for nearly 2 years and neither of us has worn our wedding rings in that amount of time either. There are a lot of reasons why but I'm at the point now where I just want it over and will do what it takes to get it that way.

Respect is a major issue. I ask him to do something and it never gets done. The kids see this and think it's ok. It's not. I'm not only stressed because I'm so miserable in this relationship but school isn't helping much either. We have PEPP next Monday, we start our trauma mod in 2 wks, and I still need 40 calls to be done on the ambulance. When I'm stressed I eat. My weight is getting ridiculous. So I'm stressed about that. My house looks like a bomb went off. I clean every day and if I leave for whatever reason it's always back to the way it was no matter how long I was gone.

Quilting is my stress relief. Sometimes it causes stress but that I can walk away from, it can't talk back.

I've already made up my mind to leave. Some things need to happen before I can do that (like getting my medic license and finding a job), I'm already dreaming of having a house that doesn't look (or sound) like a war zone. I'm going to take very few things with me because I have very little attachment to it. Most of what comes will belong to the kids.

Most of all I'm looking forward to being happy, something I haven't been in many years.

only 12 more weeks of school!!!

we have a winner!

Thank you all for the wonderful comments and all the love for Plume! I'm glad you all like this fabric as much as I do. There was a total of 208 eligible entries! I do have one project in mind with Plume but I have to get some other projects done first, we all know how that goes! One of those is a quilt that was supposed to be done for my son for Christmas. Well, yea, that didn't happen LOL!

Ok, I've stalled long enough so lets get on with the winner! Of the 208 eligible entries random.org chose:




Congrats KarrieLyne!! Email me your address (click contact me at the top) and I'll get your prize out!

And because I like giving away fabulous fabric I'm also going to give a plume charm pack away to a second winner:




Our 2nd winner is Nanotchka!

Congrats to the winners!! Please use the contact me button at the top to email your addresses so I can get your prizes off to you!!