An old pattern, a new book, a new movie, some new fabric , &......A NEW DRIVER ?!?!?!!! YIKES !!!

Good morning Blogland Neighborhood ! Have you all recovered from your Valentine festivities? Kitty has made a brief appearance and has shared limited info on her big date .... I'm afraid Goofy wasn't quite the dreamboat she had hoped for .....Kitty has some pretty high standards and apparantly Goofy's attire for the evening wasn't quite up to snuff......oh, she says she may go out with him again, if she can tell him what to wear.....that may not go over too well ... but we'll let her find that out for herself!

Anyhow .... a few of you have asked me what pattern I use for the chef hats .....



....it's this old McCall's pattern that I happened to come across when I was shuffling through some stuff (and there's lots of it) in my sewing room ..... I'm not sure how old this pattern is .... at least 10 years old if not older (does that look like it's from the '90's or the '80's?)







....now for the new stuff .....




....how about this new book!!! it's from those Aussie girls, Kathy Doughty and Sarah Fielke from Material Obsession . I've been a fan of their fun and bright quilts for awhile now and was tap dancing when I saw they had a book coming out (which I preordered from Amazon last fall ..... and it's finally here!!!)

...and then there's this new (to me ) movie.....




"The Secret Life of Bees" ..... I read the book a few years ago and LOVED it to pieces !!! I was thrilled when the movie came out, but never got a chance to go see it .... so now that it's out on DVD I'm gonna watch this if it has to be at 2 AM !! (which is pretty much the only time that the tv isn't blaring a dirtbike race or CNN news .... neither of which are my choices!) .... anyhow, I'm hoping the movie is as good as the book.

Next on the agenda ..... new fabric !!!(because the MBIAJ Sewing Dept stash hasn't quite started to fall out of the windows and into the yard ....not yet anyway)



....isn't this stuff PRETTY !!!! I had 2 gift certificates (one from my mother-in-law and one from Kid #2 , Evan) burning a hole in my pocket .... my original plan was to hold out for at least 6 months before using them but ..... well, you know how it is ..... anyhow, I bought these at my friend Kelly's quilt shop The Quiltery.

....and speaking of Evan and NEW DRIVER ..... and YIKES ! ..... (or, Evan + New Driver = YIKES ).....




....yes ... that's Evan behind the wheel .... and yes the car was moving ....(he got his learner's permit about 3 weeks ago ) .... he does pretty well, except he forgets that he's not racing a dirtbike .... therefore the collective nerves of the MBIAJ Driver's Ed Dept are SHOT ..... he sort of zones out during crucial /key bits of info that I might be droning on and on about ....for example "check to see if anybody is coming before you pull out of that parking space" , etc ..... which is quickly followed by the threat that his drivers' license can easily be put off until he's about 30 !!!

Yes, it's all fun and games here at MBIAJ !!!! ....we've taken to alot of muttering under our breath and talking to ourselves......hmmmm? what? ....oh sorry, I was talking to myself ......

Anyhow, be back soon!

Toodles,
Mary Anne (aka Mare)