Remember a few weeks back, when the big Brown Truck delivered this?

Well it magically turned into a bigger box with this!

Its called Dilly Dally!

This is the official first peak outside of Moda!

Stay tuned as the fabric unfolds!

Don’t you just love magic!

Barb

Its that time of year again ~ the summer shoes are on sale!

I love summer shoes and want them all!

Fall shoes don’t really do it for me. I like my toes hanging out.

They may have been on sale for awhile, but I just discovered it.

I don’t go to the mall often and I get excited when I happen to get there on a good day.

Bought two pairs of sandals…

Red..

And Orange…

Had to get new painted toe nails to go with them….

Have a good shoes are on sale day!

Barb

Last week we taught our Juliet Bag pattern at a wonderful local shop called Quiltz.
If you missed this class and still want to join in the fun we will be teaching it again on October 16 at another local fabric and creative hangout called Scrapbooks Etc. Give them a call at 480-854-2303 to sign up.

Here are some of the great bags that were made!

Very stylish…

Double the fun…

Thinking seasonal…

Perfect for any occasion…

Perfect for a nursing student…

Fall fantastic…

Like mother, like daughter…

Sew beautiful…

Always in fashion…

Some of you did a disappearing act before I could get a photo… but I will get you next time!

Great fashion show ladies!

Barb

We live in Phoenix and recently had a really hot day ~ 117!

I have wanted to try to fry an egg on the sidewalk since I was a kid.

Now that I am responsible for cleaning up my own mess, I think that I will give it a try.

Here is my first photo after the crack…

Then again 2 hours later…High Noon.

3 hours later…

Hmm ~ this isn’t looking so good!

Maybe the birds are messing with my experiment and broke the yolk… this looks gross!

I give up!

I really expected this to work!

I didn’t think that it would start frying immediately. But thought that it would at least start to cook around the edges over time.

Oh well ~ Urban legend busted!

You can’t fry an egg on the sidewalk even when its 117.

Guess I need to get the hose out and clean up this mess.

Later ~Scientist Barb

Our sister Terry was visiting form Jakarta last week.

Whenever she comes for a visit… shopping and lunch just happen!

During one of our shopping adventures we discovered a new store in town…Sweeties!

This is what I caught out of the corner of my eye during the initial drive by.

A U turn happened and the adventure down memory lane began!

Remember these?

I used to bite of the tops, drink the gunk, and then chew the wax like gum.

How about these?

So politically incorrect these days ~ but used to be so much fun puffing them the first few times and a powder like smoke would appear from all the sugar dust.

How about these!

I remember eating these without even using my hands, I was quite talented and just bent my neck down to nibble.

The gum aisle was amazing! Everything from Double Bubble to Black Jack.

I never knew that there were so many flavors of Lemonheads…

Never knew that there were so many fat free candies either…

These were the best!!

I took so many pictures that I was afraid they would kick me out of the store. Wish that I had room in this post to show them all.

Unfortunately Sweeties is not far from my house so I will be visiting often.

Kisses!
Barb

I would like to introduce you to  another one of our new patterns… Its called Happy Dance.

Marys grand-cat Earl insisted on showing you how much he is enjoying it!

Yep ~ he is enjoying it alright!

Trying to get a picture of a cat is even worse than trying to get one of a dog!

I love the border and the way Sharon, our quilter, quilted the border. Both Mary and I love the oblong shape.

This is what it looks like on the cover…

It uses our new Happy fabrics. If you haven’t seen the swatches yet, be sure to check them out on the website.

It also requires making half square triangles, lots of them ~ my favorite!

Hope that you have a Happy Day!

Barb

I love going into a public restroom and finding the unexpected ~ well let me take that back!

Not really the unexpected ~ but how about fun decor?

You may remember awhile back I found a bathroom that was decorated with GI Joe and Barbie dolls…

Well this one isn’t that good ~ but it had a great sign.

This sighting was at Einsteins Bagel shop…

Its a good one!

Got the message across in a fun way!

Later,

Barb

Thanks for all the wonderful birthday wishes!

So without further delay…

The winner of this extinct fat quarter bundle is…

Thelma…Happy Birthday Bella from Cooper!

Wow, Petal Pushers…thanks so much for the opportunity. That bundle is so cute I’m not sure I could untie it, if it makes its way to my house, I may just have to pet it, and name it.

Congratulations!

Barb and Bella

This biker gang goes on a ride together every Summer…

The one with the gray hair is mine ~ oops ~ they all have gray hair!

The one with the gray hair on the left is mine. They are a bunch of biker engineers that go wild once every year.

Have you ever heard my engineer joke? What do engineers use for birth control? Their personalities!

Anyhow ~ Every year I make them each a special pillowcase before the trip.
Yes ~ big bad bikers love pillowcases!
This is a picture of some of the pillowcases from years past.

At first they laughed and thought it wasn’t cool. Now they look forward to them every year before the trip ~ I think!

This is the pillowcase for this year.

They are going to Sturgis for the 70th anniversary ~ so its appropriate, big and BAD!
Have a safe trip guys ~ I mean Biker Dudes!

Barb

It’s party time!

Join us for Bella’s big birthday bash and you could win a great prize!

My big girl is 7 today.

I picked up the party basics at our local dog bakery yesterday…

The food is ready…

The party favors are ready…

The guests are ready…and so is the Birthday Girl…

Her face is getting gray and her belly is saggy and I love her more than ever!

Now YOU need to leave a comment on or before Sunday August 8th to win this prize!!

Its a fat quarter bundle of our very first group for Moda ~ Petal Pushers.

Time to go!

Frasier has cleaned his plate and the games are about to begin…

Happy Birthday Bella!

Good Luck to everyone!

Barb