Mitered Blanket - One Yard Wonder

This was my latest "One Yard Wonder" project.   It's a small (18 inch square) blanket...doll size.  I used one of the striped fabrics in the picture.  It's a very fussy quilt to do....I wouldn't make another. It took 5 hours just to make those 9 blocks!  

You can see my other One Yard Wonder creations here and here and here.

Little Pouch

I made this little zippered pouch today as a thank you gift.  Its a pattern from Keyka Lou Patterns.  It was an easy pattern to follow and turned out pretty cute.  I did so much better on the zipper this time. Practice is definitely helping.  :)

Fully lined.  And see that cute zipper pull?  I got it from Zipit...a fun Etsy store.

The Mailbox and Six Year Old logic

I first told you about this mailbox in this post.  Hubby and I put the mailbox out some where on our property for our grandsons to find when they come to visit.  There is "mail" of some kind in it but WHO the mailman is is a secret.   :)    David is too young (3) to care about much more than what's inside.  Liam, on the other hand, is really trying to figure out who brings the mail....a little bit like wanting to see Santa bring your presents.

So this last visit, he asked me if he could write a thank you note to the mailman.  I said yes, of course.  He was hoping to catch the mailman getting his note!   LOL!!

Note written and gifts included:

Don't ya just love the handwriting of young ones?   So sweet. 

I have no idea how long we can keep the ruse up.  Hope it lasts a couple more years!