Colourful Fridays - Spots & Dots

I know it's not Friday but today is the first opportunity I have had to get round to participating. (Too many events and planning meetings in too short a period of time.)
I have lots of items with spots and dots but I opted to show some of my fabric postcard collection. I made the two on the right and the (unfinished) middle card in the center row. The gorgeous lady was the very first one I received.

One of my favorite quilted wall hangings has lots of polka dots in it. You can see it in my blog header. It lives in Ireland and was made for Micki.

To see more fun "spots before your eyes" posts visit Robyn and the other participants at http://daisyquilts.blogspot.com/

We are on spring break here so I may, or may not, be participating in the next color choice which is .... copper :) (I am currently wearing some round my neck.)

Colourful Friday - Halloween

Greetings from a halloween baby - my birthday was yesterday. I could do all kinds of fun play on words for this time of year but to be honest I really don't get the point of Halloween. I never grew up with that tradition (or birthday parties) and it took me many years to even feel somewhat comfortable participating as my children grew up, Having said that the one thing I do like is seeing how creative a goodly number of people get with their costumes :) So have a spooktacular time everyone as you greet all the little ghouls, goblins, ninjas, pirates, ghosties etc. We will be at a church carnival having a wickedly good time :)

So hop on over to Daisy Quilts to see what everyone else has submitted for this Halloween theme. My word verification at Robyns blog was .......... MONSTER and my # is ........ 13 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Y'all can howl with laughter now :)

Colourful Fridays - Orange

It's already Friday on the other side of the world and has been for a while so I am posting early :) Link is now on my sidebar.

One of the silk flower arrangements in my kitchen (early version).

A sunshine stencil one of my girls requested for the back of her bedroom door.

Fabric used for my youngest daughter's PJ's. Bzzzzzzzzilly happy :)

A gorgeous easter 2009 quiltie made by Ann Hudson that I was given in a swap.

I collect snowmen and this is one of the cross-stitch christmas tree snowmen I made. Love his orange hat :)

One of my original autumn design mini samplers used for a swap.

One of our summer lilies. They vary from yellow through orange to red.

Ya never know what will show up in your photo album when your children borrow your camera :)

Many people find orange a hard color to work with yet it is viewed as sunny, vibrant and happy. On a walk or two through my house I found a whoooole lot more than I expected - cereal box, bread packaging, cereal bowl, knife handles, a small amount of fabric, my husband's shirt and tie, an old cushion, book covers, a box full of fall decorations, shampoo and body wash, hand sanitizer.

One of the official colors of Tennessee (pin taken off the web, photographer unknown).

and an award I received recently