The last couple of days have been busy and I love to be busy.
Of course there was Halloween. We gave up giving candy over 20 years ago as my daughter is a juvenile diabetic. I know, diabetes is a genetic issue, but we felt, if she couldn't have candy, we were not going to give it to another child. To utilize the time, I cut out 14 puzzle balls (from Jenny Beyer's - Puzzle Ball book) to hand out at a crazy quilt club. These balls are really fun and work great for crazy quilting. Also, if you are looking for gifts - these work great. Give them to teachers, gift exchanges, ornaments..you get the idea. They do not take a lot of time - in fact, I made one in 15 minutes. (My camera is on the blink but, the link below shows one of the balls.)
One word of advice, do not drink while making these balls; remember they are a puzzle.
Puzzle Balls _ Jenny Beyer
Sunday - I attended the initial meeting of a crazy quilt club. Our first meeting and we had 14 new members. This is exciting. There was a good mix of talent in the group, experienced, novice and newbies. Can't wait to watch us grow.
Today - a friend and I spent walking through the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. This is a must see if you are ever visiting St. Louis. They have a full range of gardens including: English, Bavarian (not very good, as it seems the alpine vegetation does not like the wet hot St. Louis summers.), Japanese, Rose, Camelia & so on.
