Perhaps 40 books in 2009???

So we are almost at the end of the first quarter of the year - can you believe it? At this rate I will only get 40 books read by the end of the year...Yesterday I finished my #10 book, "The Undomesticated Goddess" by Sophie Kinsella. Easy reading chick lit, most enjoyable. This morning I went back to "The Widow Clicquot" by Tilar J. Mazzeo. I am 1/4 or so way through it and needed a little break, therefore The Undoemsticated Goddess (finished in about 36 hours).

Also for those you who have been following my Strawberry Lemonade quilt progress, I only have one more circle to hand quilt and then she needs to be bound and she will be completd. I am looking forward to that!!!!

My 3 lovely Pay It Forward gals, please email me at kayscha@hotmail.com with your details so I can send you little parcels...some time this year!!

Pay It Forward...

I was reading one of my fave blogs - RED IN OZ and Esther has jumped in on Pay It Foward. I was so excited and was delighted to see I was comment #3. So....This is how it works:The first three people to comment on this post will receive a gift from me, sometime within the next 365 days. Who knows when it will turn up, or what it will be, but rest assured, it will arrive. All you have to do is promise to make the same declaration on your blog, and send out gifts to three of your lovely readers.The concept is fantastic, each person involved sends a little gift on to three others, who send on to three (9) others who send on to 3 (27)and so on and so on. Everyone involved has up to 365 days from joining in to 'pay it forward'.

It doesn't look like anyone is reading my blog these days so maybe this will get you all interested again xxx

So comment away!

Lazy Day Sunday Turns into Quilting Mania!

After a really lovely night out with friends last night, I awoke with a dull thud in my head as well as feeling totally exhausted. I took myself off to Mass then for a much needed chai latte and came home feeling a little more awake and a little more normal than when I left! We lazed around and read the papers and then I had the urge...to sew, of course!! What a wonderful afternoon I have had! Dave took Zoe out to the park for a couple of hours whilst Ciára had her nap, then he did absolutely everything at home so I could become one with my fabrics and sewing machine!!! I thoroughly enjoyed it and really appreciated Dave's hard work to give me some time out! He cooked, tidied, amused the kids and had a ball...might have to talk him into this being a regular Sunday thing!

Here is my little list of how my afternoon was spent;

1. Love Nest - top completed. Just waiting for the quilter to come back from holidays so it can be custom quilted, then bound.

2. Fr Martin's Jelly Roll Thank You quilt - fabric selected, grouped together and cutting started

3. M'Lady's Passion BOM - most recent block put together. Needs to be handstitched (along with previous 4 blocks - eeks!)

4. Wallhanging Swap - top and back completed, needs to be quilted, sandwiched and bound

I am not even going to pack my machine up as Dave will be away for alot of this week, so that means lots of sewing time once the girls are in bed of a night. Lucky me!

We are having huge internet dramas at the moment, not impressed with AAPT at ALL!! I am on Dave's laptop with remote connection so no photos for now. I will be back on the weekend with a long list of recently completed projects as well as my current WIP's.

Oh, and just the other day I finished Book #9 - Parky; Michael Parkinson's Autobiography. I always love a good life story and this was no exception. I have always loved Parky's interviews and his book did not let me down!

Worming my Way Through 2009

This morning I have finished reading book #8 - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. This book enthralled me like no other book has in some time, I could not put it down. "A story of fathers and sons, friendship and betrayal, and the casualties of fate", it is a wonderful and powerful story that I highly recommend to you!

My next book is "The Widow Clicquot" by Tilar J. Mazzeo. It is "The story of a champagne empire and the woman who ruled it". Veuve Clicquot is up there with my favourite indulgences in life so how could I resist this one when I was pottering through my local (and fabulous) book store??!!

Onto more pressing matters though, on this gorgeous Sunday morning, I have bags to sew, floors to mop, washing to hang out, a chai latte to drink, the Sunday paper to read, 2 adorable daughters and a wonderful husband to spend time with and a dinner to prepare for our dear friends, the Louths, who are joining us tonight!

I Could Rule The World...

if all days were as productive as today was! I got so much done, and a fair bit of sewing too which was great!!! Such a satisfying feeling crossing those things off to the "to do" list!

The "chore" that I am most excited about finishing today was to design my wallhanging for the swap I am in with the Newbie Quilters on EB. I even chose all the fabrics, and with most of it out of my stash and only a little bit to purchase, I am delighted to be chopping up some of the lovely fabrics that have been sitting in there waiting for me!

Here's a sneaky peek,

Love Nest & Rocket Man

Here is my stash from Prints Charming ! The fabric for "Love Nest" which I just love!
This is the "Love Nest" pattern. Thinking I might make it for Dave for our 5th wedding anniversary which is coimng up next month.

One of my friends is having a baby boy in May so how could I resist this gorgeous fabric for him! I had to order some of the fabric so the navy FQ's and the rest of the orange and lime are on their way to me at the end of this week.