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Spring Has Sprung

Isn't everyone ready for Spring?  I know I am.  Officially, the date on the calandar tells us that Spring has finally arrived.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we're finally done with additional snowfall in my neck of the woods.  Of course, around here you never know what else Mother Nature has in store.

Even though temps in the Chicago area are still chilly, I think my latest project suggests the season will soon be on the brink of full bloom.

Pillow Talk

Did everyone remember to spring forward for daylight savings?  Yes, it's that time of year again when most of us lose a precious hour of sleep that we really can't afford to give up.

It's with much-needed sleep in mind, that I present my pillowcase project.  Perhaps these will bring sweet dreams.

Velma Loves Zinnias-REPOST

I'm still not sure what happened to my original February 28, 2008 post entitled Velma Loves Zinnias.  It disappeared completely from my system Thursday night along with all the dozens of wonderful and thoughtful comments about this project.

I think this mystery raises blog-backup, access-protection as well as accidental blogger error issues that I will investigate further.

Anyway, I'm re-posting this entry because I want everyone to still have the project information if they decide to try to make this handbag themselves.

I'd also like to add that there is no way I would have been able to easily re-create the original text in this post without the kind and generous help of Sara.   She sent me a copy of the Velma Loves Zinnia post that was in her bloglines file and she spent the time to walk me through a few other helpful tips too.  Thanks Sara, you're a lifesaver!

Now, on to Velma Loves Zinnias-again.

I'm definitely ready to think about warmer days and my latest sewing project certainly fits the bill. 

Considering that we've had more than 24-inches of snow here in the last 4 weeks (not including drifts) this little bag with it's pretty greens makes me think of a warm Spring day and that's exactly what I need.