just what everyone needs

I think it really hit me this week that I really am not pregnant. There will be no baby this summer. For reals. I had my first period since my miscarriage. And then, during final savasana (relaxation) at yoga on Wednesday I just felt this wave of sadness. I would be feeling the baby move right now. I wouldn’t be able to lie on my back… Off and on I just feel sad.

Also, there has been a woman from church in the hospital, a funeral to cook a meal for, and a friend whose husband was in a really bad car accident while stationed in Honduras… just a lot happening this week.

But, that’s not what this post is supposed to be about. This is what it’s about:

My flannel wall!! Is that totally rad or what?! I can’t use enough exclaimation points!! It’s big enough to design a king size quilt!! How fun is that?!

Before I had the second piece of flannel stapled to the wall the kids had my buckets of fabric scraps (beautifully color coded I might add) empty and on the wall.

Brenna said, “This is like painting, but just with fabric.” She had a ball making her masterpiece, but had to enlist my help up there with the sun.

Here are my blockswap blocks so far:

I am LOVING this! The blocks on the bottom left look so fun together, but none of them is super-duper on its own, so I think I’ll keep them and make some more for a throw quilt and keep going with what I’ve been doing with those top 6 to give away. I love squash and robin’s egg blue! Yippy!

Also, Rebecca’s blocks all arrived in the mail yesterday. They are really lovely. Maggi’s got some under her belt, and so does April. Maritsa’s blocks are turning out cute too

I hope everyone is having fun!

Blockswap Gallery now on Flickr!

Jessica has been feeling a bit under the weather lately, and was pretty tired today so I thought I’d do her a favor and gather up some of the blockswap progress she’s been sent so far…so without further ado, here they are!.

On a side note, the images that were previously on other posts were removed and combined in the aforementioned gallery.

Finally, for those who wanted to put a banner on their site, here’s a snippet you should be able to cut and paste.

Barry

go get ’em!

Denyse’s fabircs are ready for the buying! Go get ’em girls!

hanging

I turned some of my collection into a mobile I could hang in my room.

I love seedpods. These miraculous little cases that hold natural treasures. Their shapes and colors and what they represent– limitless potential –are so beautiful.