Book Bucks!

This is a good way to shake up a Tuesday:


"  Your Credit from the Apple eBooks

    Antitrust Settlement Is Ready to Use  "

Sweet.  An Amazon credit?

I'll be right book!

err.... Back!

xo

sash

Nerdvana!!!

John Green says:

 






 Well, I am a nerd  
(shocking, I know).

 Presenting this week's haul of things-I-unironically-like!

This:

Homo Erraticus by Ian Anderson

 And this:

Lizzie Bennet Diaries

And the altar
turned out great
on Sunday:









                   And my husband started his new JOB this week!
             And today is my brother's BIRTHDAY!
       And even though it's raining right now, SPRING is in the air!
And a Nerd's just gotta take a moment and ENTHUSE about things!!!!

To everyone, 
            Blessed Pesach 
                   Happy Easter
                             Welcome to Spring (Beltaine's coming soon!)
xoxo
sash

DONE!!!!

What was I thinking?  My first finish challenge ever and I pick a quilt top that's not even done.  (See just how undone it was here: January Goal

Oh, and it's frickin' TAX season.

OK - I was an adult and I DID prepare all my tax forms first.

And then I FINISHED THE QUILT!!!!

Just now.

With minutes to spare.

The Front

The Quilting

And check out that sexy border!!

 No time to format or elaborate.  I gotta figure out how to link this to the finish page!

a demain!

sash

Book Anticipation!

I'm in a bit of a literary dither right now.

And also THIS!!

THIS!!!

 And - oh yeah - THIS!!!

This Star Won't Go Out 
 (not easy to photograph your own right hand)

OK - I'll calm down a little,
but my Nerdfighter heart is
pretty darn full right now.











dftba
sash

Fabric Haul...Halted

Tree of Life (that insists on appearing sideways)

After 3 false starts including a long, frustrating digression as I tried to create a clever Venn diagram, I'm officially abandoning this post.  Here's why:

Horse border

• My phone has become arbitrary about photos.  Some work.  Some don't.  So crazy making.
• Not a lot of folks read this thing.  And it's really likely that those who do were either with me when I bought the fabric, have been subjected to fabric show-and-tell already, or both (you know who you are).  The other 1-2 of you probably couldn't care less (Or I would have dragged you to the show with me)
• Writing about the quilt show (where I also failed to take pictures) was dull as a spoon.  I can only imagine what reading that would have been like.

And of course, once that post died, its rotting carcass was just sitting there keeping me from posting anything else. 

So - in a nutshell - the Quilt Guru and I went to a show/sale at Expo center.  I found some treasures including a kit (I've never bought a kit before) that we dove into back at her place.

The Amazing kit that I bought.  This is one almost-finished block.  Gorgeous!

It was a great day and I was SO glad to be sewing with her again.

(And I did decide to throw in the fabric pictures that did work,  Even reruns are fun, right?)

 

Some nice blenders

Amazing African Prints

xoxo,
sash

BOOKS!!!!

There is something magical about pre-ordering a book.  I get all excited HEARING about the book.  And then I get to ORDER the book.  And then, sometimes months later, I get an email from Amazon saying "The book is a real thing!"

Then the package arrives.

Oh JOY!!

This was actually from 3 different packages - the chocolate from a get well card & the fabric from an only vaguely remembered online shopping moment.  But the point here is that WONDERFUL BOOK!!!

This book (and the blog from whence it came) is just...brilliant.  Comedic timing, deep thoughts, & brilliantly simple drawings come together to really TELL the stories.

I recommend this book for anyone who has EVER wrestled with depression.  Or reality.  Or life.

Or for anyone who just loves their pets, their boyfriends, & the absurdity of it all.

(And I'm thinking that fabric might be just the thing for this quilt or maybe for this one?)

What do you think??

- sash

It's so SHINY!

 I'm not a girly girl.  Seriously - I own no makeup, don't understand the shoe obsession, and it's been 30+ years since I've been much into lace. Or pink. Or glittery.

Oh - but this makes my inner princess squeal.  Check out this Anodized Titanium Blade from Kershaw.

Can you believe it?  It's beautiful and imagine how smooth it must feel - all polished and such.

I've heard mixed reviews about titanium blades.  The range of metal quality means they could last and last or could wear quickly in the folding mechanism.  I like Kershaw blades, though, and have had good luck with even their lower priced items.

So a good serious blade with some brilliant color and a reasonable price.

(And it's really, really shiny!)

- Auntie Sash