If you haven't entered the superbuzzy par.tay! giveaway yet, make sure you do right here!
Smiles:
*The pattern for these can be found on Sarah London's blog. Here's the link for round one . I just stitched them together at the petal points, then did a single crochet around the edges, chaining two where the petals come together.
*Eating breakfast out with my hubby on a very special day and having my best friend call the restaurant and have mimosas delivered to us. Mmmm, champagne at 6:30 am, before coffee. Nice.
*Finally {substantially} cutting into my flea market fancy stash and starting a quilt I've been daydreaming about for several months. I couldn't help but throw a few Katie Jump Rope prints in there too, they just compliment each other so well!
*Actually having proof that I kayak since my BFF brought her family up and watched L-man and I do a whole kayak run, all the while taking photos like a crazy woman
I hope your day is all smiles too!!
p.s. For those of you in Northern Colorado, (FORT COLLINS, GREELEY, LOVELAND, LONGMONT, BOULDER, GOLDEN, LARAMIE, CHEYENNE, just to name a few!) we are having the Fort Collins Modern Quilt Guild meeting on May 27. The info is here, we'd love to see you there!
Turn that frown upside down Penny!
Love that crochet (??) beauty up there!
Posted by: LollyChops | 19 May 2010 at 06:28 AM
LOVE the flowers, LOVE the big hexies - I can hardly wait to see what you do with them. I understand feeling overwhelmed - I wish I could help you out!
Posted by: MichelleB | 19 May 2010 at 07:33 AM
thanks for sharing that crochet. I dream....maybe someday I can do that!
Posted by: beth | 19 May 2010 at 07:34 AM
A champagne breakfast sounds like fun - was it a special occasion? Your crochet is enough to put a smile on anyone's face.
Posted by: Lisa | 19 May 2010 at 07:38 AM
Love the action shots, and the smiles!
Posted by: molly | 19 May 2010 at 07:48 AM
LOVE the crocheted flowers. Oh so pretty. I have a Katie Jump Rope project I need to finish. Sometimes you just get stuck. Perhaps I'll drag it out again and put it on the design wall.
Posted by: Stephanie | 19 May 2010 at 08:06 AM
Hi! I'm in Fort Collins too and just google searched a Northern CO modern quilt guild to see if we had one or needed one! You should post about this on Mama Said Sew's Facebook page! Have you been to the store yet? I'll try to be there on the 27th! Thanks for setting this up!
Posted by: Tara | 19 May 2010 at 09:38 AM
Sounds like a wonderful day!
SewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com
Posted by: SewCalGal | 19 May 2010 at 10:59 AM
I love the crocheted flowers! The colors are great! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Ashley | 19 May 2010 at 12:23 PM
Hi, Penny! Great pics of kayaking!!! Looks like a lot of fun! Can't wait to see your Flea Market Fancy Quilt :)))
Posted by: Marybeth | 19 May 2010 at 07:04 PM
Big SMILES! :)) It was a great way to celebrate a special day! I especially liked the supermodel pose - gonna share it?! Can we be y'alls official river bunnies?
Congrats on breaking into your stash - that was a giant leap!
And I meant to ask you about the crocheted flowers - they are so lovely - sweet and simple pleasures! Want to ATTEMPT it! Right after the new Scrubbies!
ENJOY Creating! Hugs! TTFN! BFF!
Posted by: Glynis | 19 May 2010 at 07:40 PM
I hope the kayaking wasn't straight after the champagne!! Ha Ha!!
Posted by: Marguerite | 19 May 2010 at 10:31 PM
Rock on sister!
Posted by: sew katie did | 19 May 2010 at 11:06 PM
Lovin your life!
...and the crochet, and kayaking...and those sweet hexies... :)
Posted by: shelia | 20 May 2010 at 06:01 AM
I simply must get kayaking, but I can't get over it in my mind. A friend is storing hers at our house here in Moz, and she has invited us to use it as we see fit. There's a little island across the shore from our house, and she insists it's a nice little morning jaunt. (sigh) Maybe. One day.
Posted by: Dayna | 20 May 2010 at 06:47 AM
smiles here too at everything in your post!
thanks!
Posted by: dee | 20 May 2010 at 07:10 AM
Smiles indeed...lots to smile about.
Posted by: Natalie | 20 May 2010 at 09:08 AM
Love the big hexagons. And the crochet flowers are amazingly beautiful.
Posted by: nanette | 20 May 2010 at 01:39 PM
Your flowers look wonderful - love the bright cheery colors! And of course the thought of champagne for breakfast, lol. How deliciously decadent!
Your hexxies look wonderful, good for you - and you GO girl in your kayak!!!!! That looks so fun!
Posted by: Allie | 20 May 2010 at 02:41 PM
That quilt is going to be amazing!!!
Posted by: jessica | 21 May 2010 at 05:03 AM
Hey Penny, Luv the crocheted flowers! Beyond cute! Happy crocheting!
Posted by: shelly | 21 May 2010 at 06:12 AM
FuN, fUn, FUN...fun crochet flowers, fun fancy stash and fun kayak run!
Posted by: Jody Blue | 21 May 2010 at 08:22 PM
You have redeemed me in the eyes of my husband. He's a kayaker, I'm not, and he gets annoyed when I look at craft blogs while he's peeking over my shoulder on the laptop and I get annoyed when he looks at kayaking blogs. Wilst scrolling your blog, the kayaking pictures on this post popped up and we laughed. Thanks for breaking the martial tension.
Posted by: Erin Compton | 28 May 2010 at 12:41 AM