The past week just sort of got away from me… is it Spring Fever? Is it too many projects? I really wanted to get both the Once Upon A Time charm size finishing kit AND another set of five Carefree Highway designs out this month– by working on both, I’ve pretty much assured neither will happen.

     I really missed sending out subscriptions on Friday– just spend the time finishing your Once Upon A Time stitch outs. The charm size finish is well on its way, and honestly I think it will be ready early next week. Finishing kits always require a bit of marination time– the 5×5 will take a little longer– it’s BIGGER obviously! 

    I raised a figure skating daughter, so there’s no lack of winter and snowflaked themed projects in my stash. I picked a light for the center and a darker print for the border of my charm piece to get a little bit of an ombre effect. My intention is to make a pillow with the charm size designs and a table topper with the larger size to get a nice decor set for my winter living room.

    Trim your charm size blocks to 4-1/2″ if you want to get a head start… sew cute! I was able to put them in order from memory– I’m always giving myself a little memory test, hee, hee…. but we did try to tell a little story as we went along, so that was a good memory jogger. Now that I think about it though, I think the animal band was playing BEFORE the dancers…. hmmmm…..

     I wanted to pick up some of the flowers from the Forest Floor design for a central floral “snowflake,” and this is what I came up with…