Work in Progress

I am one of those who are always working on several projects at once.  Not sure why I do this, but it seems to work for me.  Here are my works in progress:

Quilting: I am working on a lovely quilt for my dear friend, Nancy, who lives in North Carolina.  Nancy is in her 80′s and has the sweetest Southern accent.  I just love when she calls!

Beading:  Working on another new design for the ArtBeads.com Blogging Designer program.   Hopefully, I can finish it soon to show you all.

Purse: I am using my sewing machine to make a purse like this one:

The purse will have different fabric than the one above.  It is for Linda, who won this purse as a door prize to my  last online Quilt Whisperer Class.  I like to give out really good door prizes!!  By the way, the purse above was won by Vicki Welsh in a blog contest I ran a couple of years ago.

I have other projects going, including spending some quality time with my tablet laptop.  By the way, my DH really wants to buy me the new ipad, but I am not yet sold on it.  This weekend, we are going to visit the Apple store to check it out.

Easter is right around the corner, too.  I want to thank everyone who emailed, texted or called me to ask if I had my Parsnip Pete Chocolate Easter Bunny this year.  I am good, I went hunting early and lucked out!

What are YOU working on??   Hugs, Carla

Parsnip Pete…

Karen Anderson, from Blair, NJ, knows all about my strange family Easter ritual that involves a certain chocolate bunny named Parsnip Pete.  Every year, I have driven blog readers crazy by trying to locate Parsnip Pete to give my husband for Easter.

Parsnip Pete, who somehow became a family Easter Basket Favorite, more than 2 decades ago, is becoming harder and harder to spot.  One year, I tried to substitute another brand of chocolate bunny, like Pitstop Pete or the Lil Professor, but the family rebelled.

Karen is a kind soul.  You see, she sent me 2 Parsnip Petes to surprise me, then when it didn’t arrive, sent me two more!!  Here they are:

Notice that the first two are rather sickly?

Yes, it took them several weeks to get here, so perhaps  Parsnip Pete # 1 and 2 had an unfortunate detour to somewhere HOT!!  LOL

The second 2 Parsnip Petes are in pristine condition and look lovely!

Notice the bright yellow eyes?  The fluffy bows?  Thank you, Karen, for making my life simply wonderful  with your gifts!!!  I owe you one, friend!

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Keep watching…. a Parsnip Pete cartoon, an annual Feathered Fibers ritual, may yet appear!!  Hugs, Carla