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Today was our daughter’s birthday.  Although she has moved out on her own, she still wanted to come home for her birthday celebration.  When our kids were growing up, it was tradition that the birthday person got to pick the menu.  Some of the menus that the kids came up with may have been a bit strange with things that you wouldn’t normally put together in the same meal, but because it was their day, they were allowed to make up any combination that they wanted.  So, today, according to our family tradition, our daughter got to pick the menu:  tacos, orange fluff salad, cold cuts, lemonade, and carrot cake.

I guess it doesn’t matter how old they get, kids still gravitate back to their roots and traditions and the comforts of home.  Happy Birthday DD!

Love Is… Redwork

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This was today’s finish – at least finished to the flimsy stage.  This is a red work project called, “Love Is…”.  These patterns were released by Paula Stoddard of Pacific Patchwork back in 2010.  The blocks were released every two weeks for the year by Paula on her Quilt Happy, Quilt Often Blog. Paula’s blog has been discontinued, but the blocks can be purchased from her website: 
Size:  38.5″ x 50.5″


Seasons Redwork – Winter and Spring

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I have two small finishes to report.  These two wall hangings form part of a pattern called, Seasons Redwork that has been designed by Paula Stoddard of Pacific Patchwork.  Back in 2009, these blocks were released by Paula as a BOM on her Quilt Happy, Quilt Often Blog.  Paula’s blog has been discontinued, but the blocks can be purchased from her website:  http://www.pacificpatchwork.com/Seasons_Redwork_p/ppw-320.htm
Paula’s pattern shows all four seasons as part of the same wall hanging.  I preferred to stitch the four seasons individually and frame the blocks with fabric that relates to that season.  My plan is to change out the wall hangings in my kitchen with the seasons.
Each wall hanging finishes at 10.5″ x 26″.
This is Winter:
This is Spring:
And finally because Joey just cracks me up sometimes, this is Joey:
We were watching a nature show on Discovery and he perched himself front and center in front of the screen.  He will often do this during Animal Planet and he makes me laugh every time he does it.