It's all my daughter's fault!

This past weekend, my daughter gave me boxes and boxes of fabric, books, yarn, etc.  She is purging her quilting stash and I was lucky enough to be the recipient of her purge!   I can't believe all the wonderful fabric, threads, etc. she had!  Wow!!!  This is some beautiful yarn she had for felting (I've found someone who can use these skeins already!). 

This is what the back of my car with Dawn's boxes looked like!

 I was so impressed and inspired with her cleaning and purging that I decided I should do the same...only so I can replace what I give away with some of her wonderful items!  HA HA


I took each of my fabric bins out and started to go through each one....purging into boxes or trash bag(s).  I found lots of tiny pieces of fabric(s) that couldn't be used for much...well, maybe 1/2" hexes! 

Yes, that's Gigi up on the table...the fabric piles fell on her more than once!  HA

I filled up boxes and used some of my old bins/totes to hold all the fabric. 

And I found this piece of leftover fabric!  It's from 1984!  I made my daughter a dress for her graduation with it!!!  I'm keeping it!

Look how empty my bins are!  I keep separate bins for each color (reds/blues/greens/black/neutrals). 

The bottom of the closet.  I have some quilts pieces that I've cut up in the drawer.  In the blue box, I have some patterns and some of my old drawings I've used for quilts.  Hate getting rid of my old patterns...who knows...I might make another hex horse!  HA

This is what the back of my SUV looks like now!  HA  And it will look this way for the next week or two!

This is what it looks like from the inside of my car looking out back.

Next week, I have our small art group meeting, so I'll have the ladies look at what they can use.  What remains, I'll get to our quilt guild.  I'm sure the ladies in that group can  use the majority of these goodies! 

Whew, I was pooped but my room and shelves look so nice now!  Hmmmmmm  I just might have to grab some more fabric my daughter has in those boxes!  HA

What a Sweet Day!

Yep, it sure was a sweet day with my daughter today!!  I had so much fun just being with her...I can see why she has so many friends and why folks want to hang with her!!  Only problem, I didn't get any pics of her and I!!!  Selfie's...didn't even think about it!!!  Dang!!!  Next time...and there will be a next time!!
But...check out what my daughter chauffeured me around in today!!!  No, we didn't do any off road driving but by the looks of her car (and my pant legs - that's another story!), you'd think we did!

This is what my daughter is driving...at least until Monday when she gets her Jeep Journey!  It was fun to ride in...I just wish we could have gone off road and taken the doors and roof off!  NOT!  But I'm sure Nick would have liked that!!!

So back to our day...we started off with a COSTCO visit!  I think I've only been to a COSTCO once before...have gone to SAM's but.... of course, I had to navigate towards the candy...and I came home with these two sweets!!  My favorite Dark chocolate caramels with sea salt...and Bark Thins, which are delicious!!!  OMG...they are broken bark pieces of dark chocolate with almonds and are SO good!  I am in trouble now...I may hold off opening the caramels until Florida...the bark thins will give me enough calories for the next two months!

After Costco, we headed to Panera's for soup and sandwich!!  Yum!!!  Then to Ulna's (beauty products), Michael's, then to the open house for Pine Lake Glassworks.  We've gone to their open house for the past several years and always seem to come home with something!  Great gifts and really unique glass works.  The kids bought me a workshop from Pine Lake Glassworks for Mother's Day and I should be taking my workshop this coming Wed.!  Not sure what all I'll be doing but can't wait!!

 We didn't stay to watch their entire demo as we've seen it several times.  I think it was last year or the year before we took both Amber and Nick.  I think the kids enjoyed watching how they make some of their beautiful pieces.

Below are two pieces I copied from their web site.  Just beautiful work...

 

Anyway, it was a fun day and I so enjoyed spending time with Dawn.  She said other than the glass exhibit, it was a normal Saturday of shopping for her.  No wonder she needs to go home and take a nap!  I sure was tired on the way home...but after a few pieces of the bark candy, I'm ready to go again!!!