On a mission...

I'm on a mission to drive my friend, Ginger, nuts.  

She wants me to post about one thing.  Just one.  Last week, she said I was doing great until I stuck in the bit about the shark video.  She's known me for fifteen years and she keeps thinking I'm going to suddenly become a linear-thinker, that I won't abruptly segue into some random, completely off-the-beaten-path topics.  She even talks to my Mom about it, asking if I've always been this way.  

I probably should warn her ~ and you ~ that I have a little laundry list of things to tell you about today.  So Ginger... just stop now.  Save yourself.  

As for everybody else... A belated Happy National Quilting Day!

I forgot all about it until a friend mentioned it on Sunday.  Oops.  The good news is that I celebrated just the same.  Well, sort of.  I celebrated Happy Highly Localized Schnibbling Day.  

I cut, trimmed, sewed, pressed, fretted, adjusted and sewed some more.  I had this to show for it at the end of the day.  

That was the by-product of this.

When I went to bed at 2:07 am, this is what I had to show for my day.  Fabric -- Cosmo Cricket's Salt Air.  The colors and prints are terrific.  The background is my favorite pin-dot by Sandy Klop ~ American Jane.  

This morning, I started prepping and cutting this.

Farmer's Market by Brannock & Patek.  I had everything laid out so that I could add a few random/scrap squares to the mix since I was leaving out the solids.  (I'll tell you more about that later this week.)

Thank you.  I didn't get to thank you last week for the kind and supportive comments responding to my decision regarding doing fabric.  I appreciate it more than I can say.  As much as I enjoyed it, not doing it anymore will leave me more time to indulge in my second favorite past-time... re-designing everybody else's fabric collection!  Admit it!  You do it too!  The background should have been this print, not that one.  And lighter.  And that green should have been darker... more yellow.  

By the way, the Farmer's Market collection... I really wanted the stripe print in pink.  And where were the red polka dots on yellow?  

My sewing basket.  I only met Barb twice, and I bought my basket the last time I was in Kansas City for Market in 2005.  Coincidentally ~ ironically? ~ I met her through Ginger.  While Ginger didn't know how to get in touch with her, she had a good idea on who would.  So I'm working on it and I promise to let you know if I find her, and if she's still making baskets.

Brighton Tins.  For those of you that didn't know what I meant, Brighton Jewelry "used" to put your purchase in a pretty little decorative metal tin.  It occurred to me the other day that I don't think they still do that, that now purchases are put in a small colored gauze bag.    

Earrings and bracelets went into the small hearts ~ about 4" across ~ and necklaces or multiple items went into the large hearts ~ about 7" across or so.  And yes, I used to get picky about which tins they were giving me.  They're wonderful for pins and even small sewing kits.    

Scissors.  In what has to be just a bit ironic, I seem to have lost a pair of scissors.  One of my favorite pairs too ~ I bought them years ago, they're a bit bigger than the pair by my sewing machine, but not full-size shears.  Sort of like half-size shears.  Brushed metal.  (Can you tell I'm really missing them?)  I remember using them a couple of weeks ago... and then nothing.  I'm try to put them back in the basket when I'm done using them but they aren't there, and they aren't anywhere else.  Don't you know they'll turn up eventually in the weirdest place imaginable.

I just hope Ginger doesn't have them... she might be tempted to use them for an "un-official" purpose.   

Chocolate Caramels.  So?  A couple of you said you were going to order them... what do you think?  Do you like them?  

That's everything on my list for today.  This list anyway.  I have a couple of errands to run, including finding some Dove Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs for my Mom.  I bought her some last year and she loved them ~ better than Reese's.  Which reminds me, I should probably get some peanut butter biscuits for Rosie too.  

See... that's pretty linear thinking.  I can do it when I want to.  

But don't tell Ginger.   

 

Comments

[kathie]

guess I need some of that pin dot too! I am actually looking for a dot fabric for the background of an applique quilt I want to make!
ok love that new farmers market line, I need some of that.
I went into the brighton store the other day looking for the tins with no luck, now I know why! I thought it would be too dangerous to order those caramels.....another quilt done for market good for you!
Kathie

[Cheryl Miller]

I have a few Brighton tins...now I have a use for them...duh! Caramels...no self control here...they would be gone in a day.

[Jennifer]

Ginger's all wrong. No one I know has any attention span, especially if they read blogs! Write on, as random as you want to be.

[Mary]

I'm not a linear thinker, either. My late husband had me trained so that I'd say 'new subject' before I started a sentence!

I lost my favorite scissors, too. Bah, humbug. They're Dovo, the perfect size, and my only pair from them. I've looked everywhere. Let us know when you find yours and I'll look there in my house, too, unless Ginger really does have them.

[Rita]

This may be the basket source you're looking for:

Kay Kjeeldgaard
Handwoven Basket Creations
3310 Monterey Road
Bloomington IL 61704

(309) 6635497

[Archie the wonder dog]

I love Mary's idea of announcing a new subject but I'd also need to announce the reintroduction/resumption of a conversation started hours or even days ago!! I love your rambling non-linear posts, they make perfect sense to a grasshopper brain like me!! Hope you find your scissors soon (and not by sitting on them!) x

[Kathy]

Hiya girlfriend! Tell Ginger hello from me. I haven't seen her smiling face in years. Hey! It's probably been at least a year since I've seen you too! Looks like you have been a busy girl! I bet you are coming up with all sorts of beautiful quilt patterns - you never cease to amaze me.

[Mary ann]

Working in an engineering company my none linear brain has been a challenge for people to get used too! But I keep reminding them that diversity of thought is an important part of innovation....lol! Just the way your diversity of thought redesigns fabrics. I haven't lost my scissors this week but I do have yards of pin dots in most colors, it's my favorite background to for summery quilts and sweet babies too.

[Kathy Rosecrance]

July 2005......Paris......I fell in love......with Mi-Cho-Kos ! And have craved them ever since! The second I saw them in your basket, my heart started racing! And I knew I now had a source! And I'm not surprised that You are the source! Thank you! Can't wait to order them!

[Diane]

I don't have any problem following your train of thought...not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing! :)
When I read your last post on March 14 it struck me that I probably don't shop in the higher end stores like you do. I'd never heard of Brighton tins and still don't know about the store. Of course I live in the sticks so that might be why but I'm more of a JoAnn's, WalMart, IKEA kind of shopper. Not that I don't like those higher end stores but I'm probably a little on the cheap side when it comes to spending money.
Hope you find your scissors. Those buggers have a way of hiding under a pile of fabric at my house.

[ina]

I LOVE American Jane pin dots! I have lots of colors and I use them! ;p

Still waiting on the chocolate...seriously, they're coming from New Jersey? ;p

[Carol]

I love the way your mind works...it all makes perfect sense to me! Ginger is too funny! Love those pindots...perfect backgrounds.

[Judy Kjorvestad]

Carrie, once when I dropped my scissors into my recliner (don't ask) I had to turn the chair over to get them out. Lo and behold, I found 5 pair of scissors in that chair. I'm telling you that chair eats stuff!

[Lynne @ boutschoisis]

I love the chocolate caramels - but then I am lucky enough to live in France and can get them easily at any supermarket - Sorry!

[Michele]

I'm looking forward to seeing some of that sewing! I just got some Salt Air myself :-)

[Carl Hardy]

I know this is not the place to contact people but I have been trying to locate Judy Kjvorstad. She is an Old friend of mine and would like to get in contact with her so if someone here could help! Thank