Gigantor & Midget

So...

We took Lexi to the vet yesterday for a well check and her rabies shot.

Sweet little 6 month old Lexi weighed in at 57 pounds. Which is pretty much the average for her age and breed the vet said. She will not be one of those petite females though. She'll probably finish up around 65 or 70lbs.

Well right before going to the vets, my sister texted me asking how much Lex weighed... and that Molly was a whopping 35 pounds already!

Stop right there.

Lexi hit 35lbs when she was 12 weeks old. LOL

Molly is 2 DAYS younger than Lexi. (Only 2 days difference!) She's a golden also. Molly lives in Chicago, and has THE sweetest face ever!

I get the sweetest little picture messages from her, saying hi auntie!!

LOL

Anyway, you normally will have a 5-7 pound discrepency range for dogs of the same age and breed. So yesterday, I was like HOW is it possible for them to be a whoppin 22 pounds difference??

I started teasing my sister immediately. (isn't that what sisters do?)

Was she aware that she bought a MINI golden?

Wow. Molly must be a midget!

Poor Molly.. she's probably huuunnggrryy!! :(

Po po Molly :(

And of course my sister comes back with... just because Lexi is so big... you sill love her anyway, right?

She can't help it she's big boned.

Is she at least light on her feet? (haha no! she's a clodhopper!)

How much are you FEEDING her??

LOLOLOL

So in the ensuing discussion, they now have new names.

Meet Midget Molly, and Gigantor!

I was going to try and make a picture with the two of them to send to my sis... Lexi towering over Molly like Godzilla, and a teensy weensy little molly in the corner.

But I am not good with photoshop :(

This is what I came up with instead.

LOL

New issues arriving next month.

:D

Hope you have a very blessed day!

God is soo good! EVERY DAY!!!

xo

Bren

Prim girls, hide your eyes!

Pinks & Oranges

2 colors I just DON'T use in my love of all things primitive.

But in my love of modern quilts..

they are PERFECT together!

I decided to try paper piecing. It is so much fun! And wayy easier (at least this kind!) than I thought it would be! And yah.. kind of addicting! I guess it would have to be, as it is pretty tedious sewing all these strips... there would be no string pieced quilts at all if there was no fun in it! LOL

The needle perforates the paper so when you go to rip it off when you are done, it's fun... kinda put me in a "Zen mode". LOL

But, I like to peel dried paint off the paint pan too. So think what you like. :D

I originally made 16 of these, thinking i would make a baby quilt.

Um... yah..

Cuz this little bitty thing would only cover a small doll! I made 14 more to try and bring it up to size.

And this is where it's at now. I think I need 6 more for it to be a good baby size.

Then I will play with the squares and layout until it sits well with my eye, label them, and sew them all together! Woohoo!! How totally FUN is this?!?!?

I read the tutorial over at Film in The Fridge, and that's all the nudge I needed!

I'm thinking I might give it to my friend Kelley for her upcoming birthday.

Snicker.

Tomorrow, I really want to try making circles - check out Jacquie's post and wonderful tutorial! Curved piecing is something I am absolutely pathetically terrified of! But after seeing this, I figure what's the worst that can happen? I ruin a little fabric? Feel like a failure?

LOL Big woop!

I'll let ya know how it goes.

Have a blessed day. And STAY WARM!!!

xo

Bren

Playing in my room

Well hi! :)

Now that I am coming out of the holiday stupor... got the house cleaned up of all things Christmas... and all the pine needles (oi!) mostly gone... I retreated down to my sewing room to get caught up on some of my bee blocks. Had a great time just piddlin around down there - it's like that room is a time warp. LOL I can go in at 9 am, and POOF! In the blink of an eye, it's 3 oclock and time to pick up my kids!? How does that happen?

Is MY room SPECIAL?? Do you guys have a time warp room??? hee hee I love mine! :)

Felt really good to sew again!!

My machine broke right before Christmas... i think it was a belt. Had to borrow my MIL's machine to finish the last Christmas gift! Boy was I ever thankful she had one I could borrow!!

Then I went shopping for a Bernina.

And yah. Didn't come home with one ;(

Just couldn't justify the expense right now. But maybe someday. Someday soon?!

LOL

Instead I replaced my old beater workhorse Brother, with another. So a Brother of a Brother?

Hopefully it will be as much of a workhorse as the other little cheapy until I can get my dream machine!! A penny saved now... is another penny toward my goal!

Anyway... here's what I managed to produce in my 3 minutes down in the time warp room. :)

Playing with string blocks A couple wonky blocks for Katrina A couple blocks for Jenny And a couple blocks testing out a thought for my month in the bee- next month. Wasn't sure I had cut enough (or bought enough!) fabric to send out. So thought I would give it a trial run. Glad I did! I WAS short! So modified the fabric packs so they'd have more to work with. I love how these came out. I was shooting for a more improv type block/look. I think these fabrics will look so cool in a quilt together!

And last but not least, I gathered up the makings for two secret projects that I have to get started on. Unfortunately I won't be able to share those with you until much later! I am a secret admirer to a wonderful primitive gal in my AAPG group! Ssshh it's a secret! hee hee I love making secret gifties!! :)

Ooh ooh oh, and guess what? DQS8 is starting back up!! woohooo!! I am soo excited!

:D

I got my mosaic made, and now just waiting to find out who my partner is, so I can start stalking her/him. LOL I've discovered I really LIKE being a stalker! :D

I have to take Lexi to the vet this morning for her shots, and it is -22* with windchill out there right now. -9* with no wind. Lovely huh?

Considering rescheduling and staying warm. LOL

Hope you have an awesome (warm) creative day today! xo Bren