Having a Great Holiday Weekend

Here in the states we are celebrating Presidents Day today.  For me it's a Monday off for a 3 day weekend. So far it has been terrific.  Saturday morning I got my Valentine's present.  I had vetoed flowers and candy and asked for a new chair for the sewing room instead. My OLD chair had a tendency to change heights throughout the day. Sometimes I could actually start at high and end at low or sometimes it refused to go high at all which would limit how long I could sew before the back and knee started to complain.

Isn't it wonderful?

Several weeks ago, Sarah of  http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2012/01/whats-cookin-at-sweatshop-week-18-lots.html  had a challenge and give away.  I won. My prize came in the mail on Saturday.

I got the name of the sponsor in there well didn't I.  Thank you both.  I enjoyed the challenge tremendously.

Now on to Sunday, I have been sitting on a bin full of Batik scraps I purchased from John Flynn several years ago. I bought them by the pound and it was a great purchase but I just didn't know what I wanted to do with them.  This past week I saw postings throughout the blog world  for Granny Square quilts and thought that it would be a perfect quilt for these pieces.  I found this tutorial http://blueelephantstitches.blogspot.com/2012/01/granny-square-quilt-block-tutorial.html   to use and the blocks worked up beautifully.

Haven't gotten up the nerve yet to trim them square.   Whipping up a few more are on my agenda for this afternnoon.  But before that I am picking up my mom and we are going out to lunch.  We are meeting my sister and her grandson. Should be a great time. Time spent with my mom and sister ususally turns into one huge giggle.  Looking forward to it.
Have a great day.