A Quilt Book!

Last week, I got this book in the mail ... Doesn't it look like fun?

Big thanks to Jo at Jo's Country Junction .. I got this book for free in one of her quilty giveaways!

So, I wanted to mention that Jo's blog is one that impresses and inspires me ... (and she seems to do giveaways frequently ... so you might want to pop by there sometime!)

Anyhoo, I see some letter-patchworking in my future ... actually, I've tried similar quilty letters in the past, with relative success, just never did much with them ...

One of these days ...

Tiny Trash Can

Several weeks ago, I saw a post about a tiny trash can on one of my favorite quilting blogs. When I saw the idea there, I decided that making one of those would solve my problem of all those little threads and fabric snips that pile up (or fall on the floor ...) when I'm handsewing.

Since I had some favorite fabrics left over from my Green Kaleidoscopes Quilt, I decided to give it a try. Mine's not quite as neat and tidy as Amanda Jean's, but I love it, and it can squash into my handsewing bag with no problem!

More recently, I came across a picture of a fabric bucket that looks like a bigger version of this one ... so, I'm getting inspired to maybe try a big version sometime. But for now, I'm enjoying the cute tiny-ness of the little bitty fabric "trash can" that's just right for all those threads and fabric bits!