Summer is nearly here?? - Building Blocks Tuesday

Back in the saddle again...only to be thrown out again.  I finally got a chance late last week to sit down at my machine and sew a little.  I got these two blocks done for Barbara in the We Bee With It Bee.

Sometimes I think Red, White and Blue is the most versatile color combo!  These were fun, but I am not sure I will make them again for a while.

It seems as soon as I thought I would get some solid sewing time in, I am reminded that there are other things that need to take priority.  This week it is Open House at school.  It really sneaked up on me.  I am the art docent for Lizzy's class, and I need to mount and display one of the art projects that we did this year.  I also have to find time to go teach the lesson to any new students or students that were absent the day we did it.  All before Thursday of course!  This being a short week put even more pressure on to get it done, and I'm sure the teachers feel the same way.

Also, this coming weekend is Lizzy's birthday party.  She has decided to have a slumber party and has invited several girls from her class.  Only...no one has RSVP'd yet.  I am hoping that, like me, the holiday weekend just preoccupied their minds and that they will respond today.  Fingers crossed.  We purposely didn't invite too many kids because we didn't want a swarm of 7 year olds tearing through this little house.  Now, I am wondering if that was a bad idea.  I ran into a friend today who has 2 little girls, one Lizzy's age and one Ashley's age and asked if they might join us.  I need bodies here!  Otherwise I think Lizzy would feel let down, and I wouldn't want that.  Party planning has begun.  I have several activities planned, and a rather involved breakfast to make.  Hopefully, we will survive.

There are also a handful of projects around the house that really need to get done soon, before summer hits.  I need to call a few contractors for bids, some for perfectly silly things like fixing our doorbell, some for more involved projects.  Ugh.  Just when I got the house back to normal from our bathroom remodel.  It's always something with home ownership!

And, I can't quite believe it, but summer vacation is only a few weeks away.  Scary.  I kept thinking that surely I would have this quilt done by then, and that quilt started, and a whole bunch of fabric cut to take EPP with me.  Has any of it happened?  NOPE!

Hopefully, you are doing better with your preparations for summer??

Oh, and don't forget to head over to Amy's Creative Side for voting this week for the Blogger's Quilt Festival!

What blocks have you working on this week?  I would love to see.  Link up your fabulous blocks.  You put a lot of hard work into them - show them off!  This free linky will stay open until the first Monday of next month, but I will repost it every Tuesday until a new month starts.

Rules:

1) Please link up only to the page in your blog showing your wonderful blocks, not just the blog homepage.  Flickr and Instagram pictures are also OK.
2) Make sure to put your blog name as the description so people know where they are going or the name of your block!
3) Please grab my button and post it in your blog post or sidebar.
4) Visit other linky participants!

Thanks for reading,

Jen

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Craft it Forward Giveaway (and a Craftsy sale)

Hi there!  I want to share some awesomeness with you today.  Take a look at these goodies I received from Vanessa of Nessa's Place.





I just love this little weighted sewing caddy.  I often sew my binding down while watching TV and my sewing kit is always sliding off the armrest of the chair I sit in.  I think this will be so perfect to replace my current system!  Thank you so much Nessa!

Now for the giveaway part.  As part of the "Craft it Forward" ideal, I am now to host a giveaway and make something for 3 people within the next 6 months.  Now there is a catch!  If you enter and win, yes you will receive something special from me, but you in turn need to host a giveaway and pick 3 people to make something for within 6 months of receiving my package.

So, if those terms are agreeable to you, please leave a comment on this post, any old comment will do. I will pick 3 winners on June 1st.  I will email those winners with a little questionnaire and make them something special!

Before I go, I also wanted to let you know about the Craftsy sale going on right now on supplies.  There are all kinds of craft supplies on sale, but the quilting kits are an especially good deal!  I usually appreciate it when you guys tell me about good deals going on out there, so here's a good deal for you!



I recently bought a few quilt kits from Craftsy and thought I got the deal of the century.  Of course, the Elizabeth Hartman Avatrix quilt kit I bought is even less expensive now!  They also have some great deals on Aurifil thread, packaged batting, bag kits, and some lovely Kaffe Fasset prints.  Just sayin'!  And of course, there are always great classes on sale too.**


OK, that's all for now.  Don't forget to enter my giveaway if you want to Craft it Forward.

Thanks for reading,


Jen



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More mini fox faces - Building Blocks Tuesday

I've been a little lazy/crazy/lazy??  I have not touched anything sewing related in over a week.  Between going back East for several days, and trying to get back into the swing of our normal routine here at home upon returning, I haven't had the chance.  I really need to find time!  I find it therapeutic, and a great way to calm one's mind.  Boy, does my mind need calming at the moment!

I'm sharing a few more mini fox faces today for Building Blocks Tuesday.  I made these a few weeks ago and put them together in a mini for the winner of my Facebook giveaway, Shauna.  It turns out I never snapped a picture of the finished mini, but you can see it HERE or HERE.

These really do come out super cute!

What blocks have you working on this week?  I would love to see.  Link up your fabulous blocks.  You put a lot of hard work into them - show them off!  This free linky will stay open until the first Monday of next month, but I will repost it every Tuesday until a new month starts.

Rules:

1) Please link up only to the page in your blog showing your wonderful blocks, not just the blog homepage.  Flickr and Instagram pictures are also OK.
2) Make sure to put your blog name as the description so people know where they are going or the name of your block!
3) Please grab my button and post it in your blog post or sidebar.
4) Visit other linky participants!

Thanks for reading,

Jen

An InLinkz Link-up