Hello again! Thanks for adding me as a friend!  That's so great that you got to get a new car!  Mine is falling apart on me, but there's no way I can get another one.  My husband goes to school full-time and only works part time and I'm home full-time on disability, so we don't exactly have much money.  Which is kind of depressing to me this time of year!  It's been this way for four years now; every since my husbands sawmill closed down and I worked full-time.  We had it made an I didn't even know it.  Now it's extremely hard, but hopefully the school will pay off.  I was hesitant about him starting school at the age of 50, but we're in a very small town and there just aren't any jobs.  The schooling isn't costing anything because he's on a special program for displaced workers, so he could really pass that up!

I haven't been doing too much sewing lately.  I was making things to sell in my etsy shop, and then I messed up on a table topper and lost the mood.  So now I'm just taking a bit of a break and reading my quilting books and magazines.  I'll be working on Valentine's things to sell soon.  I have a book on improvisional piecing, which is totally not me, but I thought if I stepped out of my box a little bit that might help inspire me.

What kinds of quilts do you like to make?  I prefer traditional quilts using contemporary or bright fabrics, but I also love the reproduciton 30's prints.  I enjoy piecing, but lately I've been wanting to learn how to applique.  I've done a few easy things, but that's about it.  I don't do the needleturned applique' though...I just use fusible web and raw edges sewn witha blanket stitch.

Well, I hope you're having an good week and enjoying your new car!  Take care!

Happy birthday, Sally~I hope you have a wonderful day!