And this is what I've been working on, every now and then, for the past few weeks. You know the drill: The girl next door comes over, so you cut out some squares together; it's nap time for the younguns, so us oldies (Dede and I) cut out some squares together; it's time for a Sallies throw-out, so you recycle some of your favourites, and cut out some squares... yeah, that kind of thing. It's fun!

I have a hard time getting my head around the Spotlight here in Rocky. The customer service isn't bad....once you finally get it. They're soo sloooww (maybe it's just fabric stores in general? They're kind of a slooowww place aren't they? I mean, have you heard the music in them? There is none. The air is stale. Even a snail would go to sleep in those stores...) Anyway. It usually takes about 10 minutes to serve each customer. And there's usually a line of 3-4 people waiting ahead of you. Which, quite obviously for us math buffs, means a waiting time of 30-40 minutes. Just to get your fabric cut. argh! I'm not the most patient of people, and always on some kind of a mission, so this just drives me around the bend! Plus! Having to keep 4-5 young kiddies happy while you're waiting? Needless to say... buttons, beads, lace, fabric bolts, and zippers go everywhere. And that's just on a good day. :-) Sometimes I end up just leaving my bits and bots, and coming home to chop up and make my own fabric out of old clothes. Haha! Which is exactly what I did with this...

Not bad for a freebie, huh! I did nick into Spottie this morning to grab some soft fluffy fabric for the backside. We got there right on opening time, and were the first in queue! Whoo! So, for $13 Livvy now has a soft warm blankie to snuggle into on these cold Rocky nights (haha).

<---Hey Trace. I finally got to use one of these! hehe.