Rainy Saturday Afternoon

I can't believe the amount of rain we have gotten in the past few days. It's hard to complain when we need it so bad, but when a lake forms in your backyard you start to get a little worried. I checked my rain gauge this afternoon and it is said we have gotten 4 1/2" of rain. Wow! That's a lot! It's been so nice just to stay at home today and do nothing. Well, that's not true I've always got something going on. My latest project that I started today is a doll quilt. I've been dying to make one and have actually been planning on doing it for a while but I didn't have any cute fabric for it. So, when mom and I were out "shop hopping" I discovered the cutest little fabric for one called Soiree by Moda Fabrics. It's very girly with pink, yellow, green and aqua blue flowers in it. I'm really excited about it. I just hope the girls like it. I've about decided that if they don't I will keep it for myself.

Shop Hop

Are you asking yourself what that is? Well, from Thursday, March 26 through March 29 the quilt shops in the metro Atlanta area hold what is called a The Greater Atlanta Shop Hop. It's a way for the local quilt shops to come together and have a lot of fun. This year's theme is entitled The Magic of Childhood and all the shops involved in the "hop" carry the theme throughout their stores. The idea is to pick up a "passport" and visit all the quilt shops in order to be eligible for the grand prize. All the shops involved in the "hop" usually have giveaways, refreshments, demos. It's so much fun! Last year was the first time, mom and I had ever participated in anything like it and we loved it. So for the past two days in the pouring rain, we have traveled from Newnan to McDonough to even Marietta to visit five out of the nine stores. I'm extremely tired but oh so inspired.