Feeling Quite Rosie!

One of my blogging and internet friends, Carol, sent me a little surprise the other day. (By the way, if you haven't already, check out this apron she made that won her third place in the Fat Quarter Shop's contest in April--you KNOW I love aprons! What a talented gal!) Carol very sweetly thought of me during a recent button-poking expedition--here's what she sent:

Figgy Pudding! This is a new Schnibbles pattern using Minick and Simpson's just-out Winter line, but I may make mine with the Thimbleberries Christmas line--I haven't decided yet. Thanks again Carol! I love it!

Inspired by Carol, I went on a little button-poking expedition of my own, and my little special delivery arrived today:

Yep, two more Schnibbles patterns and another larger Miss Rosie pattern. Very cute stuff, I'm thinking! So you have more Schnibbles pattern giveaways to look forward to! Of course, I'll need to get busy making these so I can pass them on. I think I'm addicted!

And speaking of addictions, I have a sad confession to make, but before you read further, you have to promise not to tell my Hubby, okay? (Kath? Don't tell your brother!) My screen saver on my office computer runs a slide show of photos I've downloaded. Most of the photos are of quilts, but I have a few other photos I've downloaded for one reason or another. As I was on the phone today, this photo flashed by:

See those patriotic plates on the middle shelf of my hutch on the right side? The ones with the stars around the rims? I don't know where they are, and I forgot I even had them! ARGH! Hubby's been telling me for years now that I have too much cr*p!, but I keep telling him that it all serves a purpose and I know exactly what I have. I guess I was wrong. (Shhhh!) But I think I'm going to blame it on the Boy Child, because my main repository for seasonal decorating "stuff" is the cupboard of the room he's now occupying, and I didn't think he'd still be here by the 4th of July. Are you buying that? Well, to tell you the truth, I don't really keep many plates in that cupboard, so it's probably a pretty lame excuse. Frankly, I think they're someplace in the kitchen. I can't believe I forgot about them!

Just before the Boy Child moved back home, I had started doing a little reorganizing. The Boy Child should be moving out next week; I guess I have my work cut out for me after that, sorting and organizing. It's going to be a long summer!