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I'm a very lucky lady!!  On Wednesday I got a phone call from the local quilt shop to tell me I was the winner of the monthly drawing.  I stopped in to pick up my prize on the way out of town that afternoon, and was thrilled to see what I won. 

Picture snagged from Pin Cushion Facebook page.

The shop has you enter your name and phone number each time you shop and don't take a shopping bag.  Just like taking your own cloth bags to the grocery store!!  My prize is awesome - a big bundle of Tilda fabric (Jubilee line) fat eighths, and an insulated coffee mug.  

Thank you to The Pin Cushion!!!  I already have an idea in mind for that Tilda fabric.  That's what happens when I spend a couple hours alone in the car driving somewhere.  My brain was busy while I drove down the interstate.  LOL

I promised myself that I would keep up with the Riley Blake block challenge, and so far so good.  This is block #10 by Karen Walker called Time Waits For No One.  Sometimes the block names make sense, and sometimes they don't.  These are all Hourglass units, so I think the name works. 

The cushion part of Olivia's school musical costume was finished on Wednesday, and we did a fitting of the dog suit after school that day at their house.  

For its glamour shot I set it on my round coffee table so those tassels could hang off.  I'm thinking the tassels hang a bit low, but the director can decide if she wants them shortened. Olivia was very excited that the cushion looked like it came from a castle. Her brothers were unimpressed. LOL

However, when she tried on the dog suit part of the costume, there were 2 issues that I'm working to correct right away.  The torso was too short, and the legs were too short.  So it requires a few alterations that involve both inserting some extra pieces and also adding fake fur before I turn it over to her on Sunday.  We had already planned for some fake fur so it will work out OK I think. 

After the costume fitting I got to stay for supper and enjoy some time with the family. My daughter made such a tasty supper - chicken breasts with a creamy lemony sauce, and sauteed veggies.  She mixed fresh Brussel sprouts, onion, fresh green beans, mushrooms, and baby potatoes in the skillet with a bit of olive oil, butter, and just sauteed them.  I had just done the same thing with fresh green beans, red peppers and mushrooms over the weekend.  I do love fresh veggies cooked simply.  Yum!!