Halloween in April ???

So I know that spring is just arriving and you may be asking why Halloween?  Well that's how I roll.  I am never doing anything in the right season.  I just work on different projects all year long regards of the time of year.

Last November I picked up this halloween fabric -at 75% off, you just can't beat that.  All winter long my mind kept turning with ideas for it.  I knew I want to make it into a wall quilt but just couldn't seem to find the right design.

Then one night I was looking through one of my "too" many quilt books and spotted the perfect pattern.  In the book it was done with navy blues and gold star fabric.  But to me it was shouting "Halloween"  What do you think?  I am so excited to get it sent off to the quilters (no I don't tackle that part - I pay someone to do it) and get it finished off.  Hopefully in time for Halloween this year.  

Here's just a close up so you can see the detail of the fabric.

Thanks for stopping by and remember it's never too early to think Halloween. :-)

Spring Break 2011

I am posting this later than I had planned.  A few weeks ago the kids were out of school for spring break.  We decided to take a quick trip down south and see a little of the state.  We had never been down to the Carlsbad Caverns so we decided it was as good as time as any to head down.

We stopped in Capitan and spent the night.  We visited the home of Smokey the Bear and even did a quick stop by at his gravesite - Yes Smokey the Bear really did exist.

Next stop was in Lincoln.  About 30 minutes down the road.  There we were able to hang out with Billy the Kid.  Ok so it really wasn't him but this was as close as we could get:

A little further down the road is Roswell.  You can't go through Roswell and not stop.  If you don't know, let me fill you in.  Down that way they believe in UFO's and Aliens.  Apparently some time back people claimed they found a wreckage sight of - you got it- a UFO.  I personally have a hard time believing it.  But what the heck.

After a night in Carlsbad, we got up and headed a little bit further down the road to the Caverns.  Can I just say -  Pretty Awesome?  It was definitely worth the trip.

At the entrance to the caverns.  See you at the bottom

We all made it to the bottom. A little over a mile walk and a descend of 750 feet below ground level.  If you haven't ever been there and are heading this way, you should take an extra day or two and go.  It's so worth it.