hot diggity dog! it's my birthday all over again!

tonight, i stopped at joann's on my way home from work. i needed to see what they had in 30's repro prints (um...nothing...) and as i walked by an endcap of fat quarter bundles....these popped out at me!!

ok, so the riding boots was the one on top, which also includes the horses in blue and 3 others from that set. then, i found the russian stacking dolls, which has the floral stripe and some other good ones in there. how much did i get these fantastic heather ross bundles for? $9.99 each!!! can you believe it?! they were the only two there. believe me - i looked and looked. i've never seen heather ross at joann's before. some robert kaufman, some alexander henry. sometimes someone else good... but never heather ross.

now, if only i had found these last night on my birthday. but today was just as good. :)

i also got the first block from QBE's august swap in the mail today and one of my fabric swaps. what a lovely day in the mailbox.

isn't it lovely? this block will join some i make and at least 6 others from QBE for a fantastic QOV. the 6-12" mini swap this month has the theme of stars for the blocks, so i'm opting to do blocks instead of mini quilts. of course, i requested red, white and blue combos so i can put together the QOV with them as well. it's just a big happy virtual quilting bee!!

super coupon!

this morning, i got my email from jo-ann's for their weekly specials. sometimes, i look and sometimes i don't. this morning, it's a jackpot! 50% off the bolt of warm n' natural cotton batting!! online only special - the jo-ann's by me, which is HUGE, only carries the bolt for by-the-yard sales and not full bolt sale. so, for $79.98, i have 40 yards of cotton batting coming my way. they have yarn and all sorts of other goodies on sale both instore and online.

my dress for this friday is coming along nicely. i have to keep taking the top of the bodice in more and more. i'm small up top with broad shoulder, but have some hips, so i multisize my patterns. it's fun. and i'm shortwaisted with long arms. anyways - my 1948 patterned dress is almost complete for wearing to a navy formal banquet. i'll post a picture later.