Ah, my day!



 Thank you Marlene, our cheerleader from  Stitchin` By The lake and Madam Samm at Sew We Quilt , the creator of  this Hop. Here is a quickie rundown of the rules. The plan is to make a gift able to be completed in a few hours.  Each participant sends a gift to the Hop member whose name is below our name on the list and receives a gift from another member whose name is above ours..  We also have the option of providing our ideas for easy, quick to make and not too expensive gifts. It`s been fun seeing presents sent, presents received and project ideas provided by our participants.

Gifts I Received

I received these gifts from Brittany at
Pickle`s Quilting


Isn`t this wreath splendid? And I love that she used twine for the wreath base. It is just what I wanted.
Brittany you can correct me if it`s not twine.

Look at this beautiful fabric! Brittany was generous here too. I love lime green.


And how about the batiks? Wonderful rich colors.


I made lots of small presents for my family,. Here are a couple of hot pad/ mug rugs I made for a neighbor. I can`t post any gifts because they must remain a secret!.



My friend is from the midwest. She loved the Americana style fabric I chose. It reminded her of home.



Below is a list of today`s participants. Please visit them to see their wonderful projects and leave a comment about their lovely projects. You are now at Cate`s Linens.  Thank you for visiting!

This is my day on the April Showers Blog Hop.  I can`t wait to see what today`s other participants will  share !  We are making mug rugs with an April Showers theme.

Madame Samm is our gracious hostess and  Erin at Sew At Home Mummy is our hardworking cheerleader.  Giveaways and tutorials are offered by some participants. Please visit the blogs listed below my pictures. There are wonderous mug rugs waiting for you!

Here we are in the tree again, LOL. My mug rug is 10" x 8". A gift for my daughter in law and roomy for her desk. The front is made with 100% cotton vintage reproduction fabric purchased at Jane`s Fabrics. The pattern name is Bee`s Knees by Glenna Hailey. The trim is vintage cotton eyelet fussy cut from a doily in my stash.   April showers in  high desert bring wildflowers and then a bounty of bees.  This fabric pretty much expresses our April and blue is DIL`s favorite color.

The reverse is a 100% cotton tropical flower print. I love the bright colors and the palm fronds. Palm trees are easily grown here though in winter the smaller palms sometimes need cover. Date palms are prevalent south of us in places like Havasu, Parker and Yuma and of course in Phoenix.



Here is THE LIST! I hope you have time to visit these wonderful sewists / artists. Thank you! You are now at Cate`s Linens (me).