Odds and Ends

I was asked about the closure of the Linky on WIPs With Friends each week. 

 I will typically close it around 24 hours after opening it. 

 I realized that this made it inconsistent for my followers. 

 In the future I will be closing the Linky at 10am EST.  

This should give everyone time to post their links.

On another note, hubby and I went thrifting on Wednesday and just look at this great Pyrex/AnchorHocking/Glassbake haul!!

After he cleaned it all up and laid it out this is what we brought home.  

(the cake plate I had)

The two in the center are Pyres and in great shape!

The two square pans and the bread pan are Glassbake as is the mixing bowl.  

The two casserole are Anchor Hocking. 

 Look at those white lids!!! 

 Pretty good haul for one trip I think.  

I had a full purchase card so was able to get an additional 35% off our purchase for the day too!!  

We typically go on Wednesdays when seniors (anyone over 55) gets an additional 25% off,

 but this was an exceptional score!!!

Another fun thing I thought I would share.  Remember last week when we were on farm duty?

One of the things we were supposed to do was to gather eggs.

The chickens are fairly easy, and actually so are the pea hens. 

Except for one crazy bird that I did not know about.

There is a dresser in the coop and Aurora likes to go to the top and back up against the wall to lay.

So her egg falls down the crack between the wall and the dresser.

It most often gets "stuck" in the crack, suspended above the straw provided for her to lay her eggs in.

Which ends up looking like this.

(Top photo for perspective)

That crazy bird!  

That's what I have going into the weekend.

I started cutting out a quilt for our priest that is leaving soon.

I hope to have it all cut out very soon as the weeks will be getting so busy!

I'm going to do a version of this block that I made for my Bee this month.

I am going to do rainbow pluses though.

I can show progress next week, I hope.

My Folksy Fish top is finished too, but no pictures until that baby makes his arrival and I can gift it.

Have a great weekend and let's meet back up on Monday shall we?

~XOP~

Stash Enhancement and Thrifting

Yes I have been shopping. 

I hit the local thrift shop twice this week and scored both times!   

I don't have a photo of the first one but here is the latest score.

Two very nice vintage sheet Pillowcases, a Pyrex dish and that adorable swan made in Japan.  

I am going to turn the swan into a pin cushion!  

Stay tuned for that in the near future.

I have been watching all the tea towel quilts that are popping up online.  

Two of my favorite are from Dianne's and Sophie's. 

 I have been scouring the internet looking for the perfect tea towel. 

 Apparently so are others! 

 Every time I see one I want I get outbid. 

 I finally did win one and it is signed by Tammis Keefe.  

There is a small hole near the signature but 

I am going to put a little interfacing behind it with some fray check and use it anyway.  

I love the colors and had to do a wee bit of shopping to get the perfect match!  

I think I did quite well. 

 Notice the 2 fox prints in there? 

I could not resist using the fox in the hen house!  

LOL

I am beginning to warm up to the aqua/teal and mustard combination.  

Do you like those together?

I bought a couple other prints too. 

 Not sure if I will use the 2 blue prints or not. 

 I need better light to evaluate it by.  

The text print was just because I love it so much!

It was dark this morning so the colors are not very true in these blue prints. 

I have my Swoon top all done and now am piecing a couple of blocks for the back.

  If it ever stops raining long enough for the ground to dry up I will take it outside for a picture.  

With all that white in the quilt I sure don't want to chance dirt getting on it!  

I decided I will not share the back of the quilt until it is finished and gifted 

b/c I am doing something super special for the bridal couple.  

Guess you will have to check back in August for that one! 

Any suggestions for a good mustard gold or aqua/teal or 

that weird dark, slate/almost navy blue in the rooster fabric for me?? 

 Maybe I can find something at the Fat Quarter Shop?  

Open to your suggestions!!

~XOP~

Thirft Shop Finds

First things first.

Thank you to everyone that has stopped over at the Moda Bake Shop 

and left me such nice comments!

I hope you have enjoyed the blanket tutorial.

I am so grateful for such wonderful followers.

Now let me take a minute and share some of my week so far.

 

I stopped at the thrift shop by my house and found the BEST things on Tuesday.

Some vintage Pyrex bowls, 2 Fostoria glasses and a Napco figurine!!!

SCORE!!!

I thought I would share how my cubbies are filling up.  

I have no idea how I will stuff the other 15 bins worth of fabric into them!!  

YIKES!!!!!!!

 

Aiden thinks I am just not looking at things in the right orientation! 

Maybe I should employ her cat logic.  

What do you think??

More to share later.  

Got to run right now.

~XOP~