I'm Cross-Eyed!

You might remember me mentioning a few posts back that I was thinking about going back to school. It turns out I was more than thinking about it, and after making a slight change in my major from one area of Business to another, I will be finished this May.......assuming I pass my classes. This degree has been 7 years in the making, so it's about time!

Classes began this past Monday, here is the lineup:

Bus 465 Money and Banking
Bus 220 Business Communications
Bus 413 Organizational Behavior
Bus 497 Strategic Management Seminar
Bus 412 Human Resource Management

That's a whole lotta business! Reading all those chapters has me cross eyed......

Or maybe I'm cross eyed for a different reason. See, Tuesday I had my annual eye exam. The doc sent me home to try my new contacts for a week. For the first time in 10+ years, (I've had contacts since Jr. High), I have a different prescription in each eye.

No big deal, except that I forgot this when I removed my contacts Tuesday night (remember, 10+ years). It wasn't until Wednesday morning that I realized I had no idea if I had put each contact under the correct lid. (right or left) Since there's only .25 difference between their prescriptions, I have no idea if I have them in the right eye or not.

It should make for an interesting return visit next week when the doctor decides if my new prescription needs adjusted!

Update:Shop Hop Block

My mom found a new block, and whipped one up for me this morning! We both like it better, so I'm changing my block for the Crazy 8 hop! New pictures are coming soon, as well as pictures of what I've been working on this week. Watch for a picture update to this post!

Crazy 8 Quilt Shop Hop

This year will be the second annual Crazy 8 Shop Hop. This hop began last year, and was held on 8/8/2008. This year, the hop will be the weekend of August 7th, 2009.

For the second time around, each shop is designing a 12" block. Hoppers will receive the pattern at each shop they visit. Here is what I've come up with for my block. No, these are not my best color choices, and they are NOT the fabrics I will be using to make a quilt with these blocks! They are just what I happened to have scraps of at home!
Next I'll be working on a setting for the 12 blocks to debut during the hop in August. I have a few ideas up my sleeve........

I love to rearrange.........

Furniture, store displays, and apparently my blog! I've been doing some blog housekeeping and organizing. What do you think? Too loud and obnoxious? Yeah.....I'm not sold on it yet either. Which means until I find just the right background, you may be greeted with a new look every time you visit my blog!

Sun Surf Halter + Soiree = Perfection!

The Sun Surf Halter pattern, new from Amy Butler, just came today. I am so excited to see that it includes instructions and patterns for girls size small clear up to Women's XL! That means I can make one for me and both of my girls, which is rare as far as patterns go.
Plus, the new Soiree fabrics coming from Moda next month are going to be perfect. I've been anticipating them for months now, as I really love the colors and patterns and think they'll make awesome clothes, bags, and quilts! I see some great mother/daughter pictures in my future........if I get them made and find the time to get pictures taken, that is!

Applique Survey

I've posted a new survey in the sidebar to the left. It's for my own curiosity only, as I've been more and more drawn to applique projects over the last year and wondered how everyone else feels about them.

I have a friend or two who refer to applique as "the a-word," and choice #1, "I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole," is just for them!