Lancaster AQS 2010… part 4

OK – I know - I thought I was done too… but there are these few other little things I picked up.

Sorry for the glare…

Lickity Grip… a tacky sorta stuff to help get a handle on things.  My hands are so dry I have a hard time getting a grip on anything.  I like that this stuff is acid free, non-staining, and non-toxic.I picked up a couple little holders called ‘A Stand’ – a flexible neck with a clip on the end.  I snagged a package of the long, thin, glass headed pins. The suction cups are made to use with rulers and templates… note the little tail that sticks out – when you stick your fingers in and under the ‘Q’ you can easily pick up the ruler without having to grip it.  And then there are the threads I received from AQS for joining…

I was so busy shopping that I only took one picture of a quilt… I loved this little guy when I saw him from a distance.  When I got up closer and could see that he was in a cucumber patch and that there were ‘pickle dish’ blocks along both sides… well I just had to have a picture. 

I love armadillos.  What?  You don’t believe me?  Haven’t you seen Jake?  Jake – the armadillo that lives in my garden?  Geez he’s gotta be more than 10 years old now.  My sister in Texas found him for me when I was visiting one summer.  I had told her I wanted an armadillo to take back to MA and she found him one day driving along a country road – so she picked him up for me.  My son named him… and I figured Jake was as good a name as anything else so it stuck.  He’s easy to take care of and has lived in my garden ever since.  I was a little worried about the move to PA but he has adjusted nicely - although now he spends most of his time watching the fish in the pond.