Thursday, July 16, 2009

My apron is working hard this morning!

In honor of The Apron Goddesses' "Aprons, Aprons Everywhere" event today, I'm sharing just a glimpse of my morning, wearing one of my favorite aprons ... yay for orange and green! My mother-in-law gave me this apron awhile back and I just love the cheerful colors. Makes me smile whenever I put it on.So, off we go ... first stop is to check the laundry. I'm in luck ... dh did a load last night, so I'm already one load ahead of the game. Love when that happens!Then upstairs to make some breakfast ... mmm, eggs ... I like mine over hard, very hard. No runny eggs for me {{shudder}}.Then, of course, we need to wash up the breakfast dishes (and, I must confess, the few left over from the day before ... shhh).Let's check on the plants, shall we? My daughter waters the garden in back, but I like to do the flowers up front ... aren't they pretty?Now for the beds ... usually the girls make their own beds, but it's time to change the sheets, so let me at 'em! Bed #1:Bed #2:Ah, that's better ... and if I find time this afternoon, I'll do our bed, too. Or maybe tomorrow ...

Well, that was my morning ... for the rest of the day, I will keep on working on laundry, maybe throw in a little lunch (my daughters will be happy about that, I think), and putter around the house doing a little here, a little there. The only big thing for today (and it's not really that big) is mailing out my quilt guild newsletters. They're all labeled and ready to go ... just need to get some stamps. And, hey, the P.O. is next to the Hobby Lobby ... hmmm, what do I really, really need? I'm sure I can think of something ...

Thanks for stopping by! For more apron goodness, click here.

Monday, July 13, 2009

A new week ... a new TAG apron giveaway


Yep, it's Monday ... which means a new apron giveaway from The Apron Goddesses. This week's apron is a lovely pink and brown number. I love this combination ... makes me think of raspberry filled chocolates!

For your chance to win, click here and follow the instructions. Good luck!

Sunday, July 12, 2009

County Fair

I haven't done much sewing over the past couple days ... dealing with sick kids instead. Lots of cuddling and read-alouds and such are filling my days. But I did find some time to label my stack of entries for the county fair:I'm entering 11 items ... 5 quilts, 1 crocheted afghan, 1 decorated sweatshirt, 2 aprons and 2 tote bags. This is my second time ever entering a county fair (won a 2nd place ribbon the first time!), and my first in this county. I've lived in this county for 12 years now, and I can't believe I took this long to enter. Well, actually, I did think about entering a few years ago, but reading the fair's website was so confusing, I gave up. But one of the ladies at our guild got up during show-n-tell last summer to show off her ribbons and to encourage us to enter ... and I decided that I would do it the next year, no matter what!

So a few weeks ago I thought, "Hmmm ... the fair should be coming up soon." Glad I didn't stall after that ... when I got home and checked the website, I found that, while the fair was a month away, I actually had less than a week to submit an entry form. So I read the requirements and got confused again ... but I didn't let it stop me this time. Instead, I became a pest ... I found a contact email and sent them a whole list of questions. They responded, I asked more, so on and so on. And now, about 5 emails later, I have a stack waiting to take to the fair! Patting myself on the back here LOL! The girls think it's pretty neat that I'm going to have stuff at the fair ... though I think they're a little more excited about going on the rides. (I just hope they're feeling well enough to go later in the week!) And, who knows ... there just might be a ribbon or two hiding in that stack LOL!

Thursday, July 09, 2009

AAQI reminder

Tomorrow is the last day to bid on this month's AAQI quilts ... once they're gone, they're gone! Happy bidding!!

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Pie-makin' aprons galore!

The Tie One On pie-makin' apron gallery has been up for almost a week and I totally forgot to look for it! But just now I thought to check and, boy, am I glad ... there are some wonderful aprons to see! Plus there are some yummy (and interesting) pie recipes to go with them. Enjoy!

If you want to play along, check out the next theme ... plaid!You have until September 1st to enter. I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet ... re-purpose a plaid shirt maybe? We shall see ...

Monday, July 06, 2009

And another one ...

Not Quite June Cleaver is also having an apron giveaway (2 aprons, actually) this week. Check it out here! Can't wait for the sneak peek!

This week's TAG apron giveaway

The Apron Goddesses giveaway for this week is this reversible half-apron from Aprons by Julie ... love the high-waist and the funky pocket!You know the drill ... click here and follow the instructions. Good luck!

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Lime-alicious!

Oh, my! The Secret Stitch Club is having a wonderful giveaway right now ... a recipe for yummy Filled Key Lime Cupcakes:
and this gorgeous apron:I'm all over this LOL! My birthday is next month and I think these cupcakes will have to be on the menu that day ... mmmm .... And if I could be wearing that apron, too, that would be so over the top!

If you want the recipe and a chance to win, click here and follow the instructions. Plus there's a bonus ... if you have a little one, you can also enter to win this sweet Cherry Limeade apron:Can't beat that! Good luck!
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