Every Inchie Monday #7

Fishy: like a fish in shape, smell, taste, or the like.

 I always root for the underdog. I hope this little guy got away.

A bit of spring and mail came

The past weekend, while we were getting some errands done, we dropped over to the St. Lawrence Market and this is what my daughter bought and gave me.

A gorgeous punch of spring colour (could've said "bunch of spring colour" too.) Purple and yellow tulips brighten up my kitchen. Thank you, Maili.

And this is what came in the mail yesterday.

 

Isn't she cute?

Here's the back view.

And a close-up of the crocheted trim.

 Hand made by Kay from S'Mockery SmArt. Here's a link to her Etsy store.

I have loved her work for a while and just decided to buy this little one when I saw her.

Here's the card that she enclosed with it.

So, you see, Kay is also an accomplished artist in other mediums.

NOTE: My little doll is not a bug - I do believe Kay called her a winter spirit or a winter goddess. I think of her as a winter spirit doll. The bug is just the card...

Green - Winners and losers

I was auditioning fabrics for a new project and since I wanted to stick with Ulla's suggestion of using your stash to make space for new fabrics (see button on the right side frame) I pulled out some of the greens I had.

These are the ones I plan on using.

These are the losers that didn't make the cut. I really didn't know I had so many greens and I'm sure there are still some hiding. I really need more browns and tans though.

Every Inchie Monday #6

Electrifying: to charge with or subject to electricity; apply electricity to.

 And what could be more electrifying than lightning?

Getting done

It's on the frame and getting quilted. This was a Spring Mystery Mail-out from The Quilt Patch in Moose Jaw that I did a couple of years ago. They don't have a spring mystery any more but they still have the Christmas one.

I just wanted it off the pile of unfinished and out of the sewing room. Besides, it looks spring-like.

I was going to get some red quilting thread but these were waiting to get used up. The Mettler thread is actually a smoky green. I am not a fan of Mettler or Gutterman quilting thread but I do want to use it up.