Cody with Sprite

Cody came over tonight and held Sprite. He has a gentle touch & a soft voice. Perfect for holding a bunny! :)

Inspired by Fish

When you visit the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, there are some koi fish in a pond that swarm and fight over the food when you feed them from the bridge. It's one of my favorite things to do when at the zoo. They get plenty of food because I think it's a must stop for everyone that visits the zoo. When I saw the fish fabric I thought of those koi fish at the zoo.


I'm making a quilt with the above fabrics and I'll be making a border with the fish fabric. I think there will even be enough fabric to also put on the back. I've had the fabric for several years and finally started to do something with it. I want to make a quilt to keep in the car, a matching pillow and a bag to keep everything together.


The below photo is from over ten years ago when my sister and her family lived in Omaha and we spent a Sunday at the zoo. This photo has my nephew, Dustin, in it and we are on the rope bridge in the Lied Jungle. I want to wish Dustin a very Happy Birthday and I think of you often!! I love you and I'm very proud of you.

Some Halloween Pics

Hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween. When I got off work I saw this witch. I guess she didn't have the best Halloween. It made me smile!!

When I got home, my niece came to Trick or Treat at our house. I thought she was cute and she was in a hurry to get home so she could pass out candy with her dad.

My sister also dressed up. Cute costume, and I would like to borrow it next year. :)

Happy Halloween

I'm looking forward to Halloween. It's so much fun to see all the costumes.


I've been working on this quilt all week. The rows are done. Now the fun part, sewing it all together.


I signed up for a swap at Daisy Quilts and we will be swapping Christmas Ornaments. I have not participated in a swap for a while and I'm looking forward to it. It's fun to see what everyone creates. The swap will close at the end of the day on November 1st.

Finished Christmas Stocking

I finished my Christmas stocking for the Lincoln Quilter's Guild this morning. I used a bunny from the pattern, Rabbits Prefer Embroidery, by Bunny Hill Designs. I looked in my stash and found other pieces that would work with the redwork. I also hand quilted it with Finca Perle Cotton No 8 and Sulky 12 wt. cotton. I liked the Sulky cotton better, because it was not as heavy and easier to pull through the fabric and batting. I hope the owner will enjoy the stocking! I will post photos of all the stockings displayed after our next Guild meeting in November.

Beginnings of a Christmas Stocking

I've been working on a Christmas stocking for the Lincoln Quilter's Guild. The Guild collects the stocking made by the members at the November meeting and then we vote on our favorite stockings with dollars. The dollars are then used to purchase gifts to put in the stockings. The Guild also collects items for the stockings throughout the year. I'm embroidering a bunny from the pattern, Rabbits Prefer Embroidery, by Bunny Hill Designs. (In the future I'm going to make the quilt. I have collected all the fabrics.)


I received the Kreativ Blogger award from Shell at, Tales From the Raspberry Rabbits. Make sure to hop over to her blog. She has a great blog and also has two bunnies!!

Here are my 7 things about me:

When I win the lottery I'm going to live by the ocean. For now, I think wheat fields simulate an ocean when the wind blows through the field.

I was a cosmetologist for 17 years and I still have my Cosmetology license just in case I'm ever out of work.

My favorite color is blue, but I love all colors.

I admire artists. I wish I could make a living doing art.

My proudest moment is when I graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Business degree.

I am half Swedish and half German.

I have two bunnies and have learned a lot about them just by watching them interact.

I was in the band in high school and played the alto, tenor and baritone saxophone. I still get goose bumps when I hear a drum cadence and the music of the band when watching parades. My favorite half-time routine we preformed was a tribute to the Beatles. We sang Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band when we entered and exited the field. We also did the Charleston dance in the middle of the performance while playing our instruments. In all of the competitions that we performed this routine, we got a lot of cheers from the audience and the judges loved the singing marching band. :^)