. . . my favorite day of the month {and a winner} . . .

. . . yes, today was quilt group . . .

. . . good thing, too, 

because i was in withdrawal 

from missing it 

the last two months . . . 

. . . i love my children 

and i was so happy 

for the chance 

to visit drew and jessalyn 

in utah 

and amber, chris and children 

in california, 

but i will 

~ from here on out ~ 

be a little more careful 

with my trip planning . . . 

. . . there's only one third wednesday 

of each month . . . 

. . . no need to be out of town 

on that one day! . . .

. . . so 

~ after my prolonged absence ~ 

you'd think i'd be excited 

and take lots of photos . . .

. . . well ~ think again! . . .

. . . when we were nearly finished 

for the day, 

i snapped a couple of pics . . .

. . . and i'm so disappointed in myself

 for all the things 

i didn't document . . . 

. . . like the amazing quilts

nedra is working on . . . 

. . . she's a professional 

scrap user upper . . . 

. . . and she turns those scraps 

into works of art . . . 

. . . gina whipped up a baby quilt 

and a doll quilt 

in a couple of hours . . .

. . . then she and renee served 

an italian lunch feast . . .

. . . salad, pasta, sauce, bread 

and panna cotta . . . 

. . . oh, my . . .

. . . vicki is working on 

adorable birthday wall hangings . . . 

. . . i am most likely 

going to steal one of them 

when they're finished . . . 

. . . renee worked on one 

of her signature 

minkee and satin 

baby blankees . . .

. . . candice sewed 

strips of vintage modern 

for a grandbaby's chevron quilt . . . 

. . . holly stitched away 

on a project 

that might take a while . . .

. . . embroidered blocks 

depicting famous children's books . . .

. . . a labor of love . . .

. . . amanda popped in and out 

between her 

relief society president duties 

and back to school 

immunization appointments . . .

. . . so excited julie's 

going to join us from now on . . .

. . . can't wait to see 

what she'll work on first . . .

. . . whatever it is,

it will be spectacular . . .

. . . we missed jamie and janet . . .

. . . i think if this quilt 

and this quilt 

had a baby . . .

. . . it would look 

like this gorgeous quilt

 that karen is working on . . . 

. . . bliss and snowballs . . . 

. . . perfect combo . . . 

. . . i absolutely love 

the tiny cornerstone squares 

in this pattern . . . 

. . . they add so much . . . 

 {isn't it so pretty?}

. . . gina has an entire bolt 

of this mustache fabric . . . 

. . . pretty sure i laughed out loud 

when i saw it . . .

. . . so clever . . . 

. . . here's one of peggy's projects . . . 

. . . she's started 

a great granny quilt 

for a grandson on the way . . .

. . . lucky baby! . . .

{that tiny gingham background will be fabulous} 

. . . me? . . .

. . . i didn't get done 

nearly as much 

as i thought i would . . .

. . . could it be because 

i was yakking too much? . . .

. . . could it be because 

i was admiring 

everyone else's work too much? . . .

. . . could it be because 

i was 45 minutes late? . . .

. . . could it be because 

i spent too much time with megan

 designing my ipad cover . . .

. . . could it be because 

i was savoring 

every single mouthful 

of that lunch? . . .

. . . who cares? . . .

. . . bottom line? 

i finished a couple of blocks . . . 

. . . and today . . . 

. . . that was good enough for me! . . .

. . . i just love spending time 

with these ladies . . . 

. . . and . . . 

. . . yep! . . .

. . . today's the day . . .

. . . congratulations, rachel! . . .

. . . you get to pick out 

a couple of your favorite oops! . . .

. . . thanks to all of you 

who left such nice comments . . . 

. . . don't worry . . . 

. . . just as soon 

as jessalyn and drew 

have their baby girl, hayden . . .

{grandchild number eight}

. . . there'll be eight more winners . . .

. . . stay tuned . . .