Spring is here.

The second daffodil  in my yard bloomed sometime overnight.  Isn't it pretty?  Daffodils just kind of make me smile.



Because it's springtime, I obviously needed a new purse.  I took Jaime's Amy Butler bag making workshop at Bernina a few weekends ago and started this bag there.

I chose the Sweet Harmony Handbag pattern and some fun springtime fabric from JoAnn.  This was my first Amy Butler pattern and I wasn't completely impressed.  I love the Amy Butler style, but thought the pattern was lacking in a few ways.  First, I'm pretty sure the dimension for installing a zippered pocket was wrong.  It could have been my mistake somewhere along the line, but I tried it several times and the dimensions given were not the same as the dimensions I ended up with when I lined it up myself.  Second, where are the diagrams?  Maybe trade in some of the words for some pictures? 

Those are my thoughts from the pattern.  I really like the bag and am happy to carry it and am really happy spring is here.  I totally have spring fever and want to get out and play every chance I get.

Thanksgiving in Omaha

Jason and I headed up to my parents' house for Thanksgiving this year. My mom cooked. She of course had to wear her "cute" new apron.

Fun, isn't it?

She cooked so much food that we were all sleepy afterward.

Even Spencer.

My mom and I even had a Thanksgiving weekend project. When we went to the Des Moines quilt show in October, we saw something like these there. We had to make some of our own. Here's a few photos of our fun project for the weekend.

P.S. Sorry about the small images. I've been having issues with the way I post my images using flickr and this is how I've discovered I can get around it.