Monday

Although the weekends are always eagerly anticipated, I tend to quietly rejoice on  Monday mornings.  Calm has been restored and we are all back to our weekday rituals.

The Sisters' Market on Saturday was great fun.  It was an early start to the day, but with some help from my sister, for which I am ever so grateful, our stall was set up and the quilts displayed as scheduled.

I also have my MIL to thank for some of the display props which made setting up the stall easy, and added so much charm to the overall look of the stall.  Check out the huge collection of buttons stored in the vintage glass bottle!  Oh envy!

It was such a great opportunity to actually meet some really lovely like minded  (and incredibly creative!) people.   The blogging community has been so warm and welcoming, and to actually meet some of the people who read my blog made my day at the market a very rewarding experience.  Thank you to everyone who stopped by to say hello!

But it is back to the sewing machine today and it comes with comfort and relief  - my natural environment - and I am ready for some more stash busting.  My inspiration comes from Material Obsession Two, and I hope to test a block from one of the patterns in the book today. We'll see - the weather forecast is for a really long hot week, and my only coping strategy for this is to pretend it is not happening.  So far, so good.