A little Creative Burst on Groundhog Day

I have always wanted to make a Valentine quilt. I have tied a Valentine quilt, but I have always wanted to piece one. I have been taking this awesome class that has been taught at the church on the last Thursday of the month (thank you Shauna and gang)and even though I am not perfect, as you can see, I did get two squares sewn together today!!! It felt really good just to sit at the sewing machine for an hour and get these sewn. I did all the cutting during class on Thursday night. Cutting is hard for me to push through, so I am happy that it was all done!

I am two squares closer to a Valentine quilt!

No, it will not be perfect, but it will be cute.

Also, last week for FHE, Elizabeth had us do an activity where we wrote Valentines to each member of the family. She carefully cut out cardstock so that we each could make a valentine for every person in the family (she even included one for us to give ourselves). We were instructed by her to write one or two things we love about each member of the family with their name and who wrote it.

When FHE was over, I was reading to Barrett and he picked a book by Tommie DePaola that had some Valentine stories and ideas. In the book, there was a little branch with hearts hanging on it. I thought how cute it would be to do that with the Valentines that Elizabeth just commissioned. So I did...

It turned out very adorable, if I do say so myself!

And now, if you haven't already watched Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowel, it really should be on your list of priorities, as today actually is Groundhog Day! F.Y.I., if you have Netflix, you can watch it instantly on your computer. I am going to put it on right now!