It's my party and I'll eat cake if I want to!

Today is my BIRTHDAY!

I don't always celebrate it actually, but I'm trying to embrace moments in my life a little more often and celebrate with things that really make me happy!  This year it was a Harry Potter dinner party with friends and kiddos!  We made sausage rolls, herbology bites, treacle tarts, spider eggs, had proper crackers to pull at the table and of course, a perfectly appropriate birthday cake.  (Bless my girls for being so thoughtful!)  My friend K even went and got bottles of Pumpkin Juice and Butterbeer - it was a wonderful night!  Here's to surviving (and even enjoying 44 years!)

L's Birthday Quilt

I pledged last year that I wasn't going to do any more bookshelf style quilts for a little while because they are so much work!  Of course, that's before my sweet daughter-in-law mentioned how much she loved my girl's quilts and would love to have her own!  So....  one more was put together... with lots of Pirates of the Carribean patterns (Jack Sparrow, the Squid, Ship), Jack Skellington and Sally, and of course Harry Potter patterns.  

Apple green edges, lots of new patterns from fandominstitches.com Harry Potter design Invitational!

Checking out the Marauder's Map 

I backed this one in minky material with no batting (we live in the south), and it worked out really well!

So glad that she enjoys it! I hope she'll have lots of ongoing comfort from it!

Birthday in the air.....stream?

Hexies have been dominating my time at present, but when I came across this picture on pinterest I couldn't resist - and I knew immediately who I wanted to make one for!

My Mom's birthday was coming up this next week - so after downloading the templates (listed on page 8 of the pdf) I kind of had to finagle my own directions since I couldn't find any specific directions.  And here are the results....

I opted to stuff the top with fiberfill and then added some play sand to give it a little weight at the bottom to keep the pincushion steady.  I also had to back the button wheels with some cardboard to keep them upright.

I'm in love with it.

Enough that I'd like to make my own - but I think when I do, I'll use a dowel glued between the button wheels to make it more steady.  So FUN and CUTE!