Lighthouse Quilt

Over the holidays I decided to use some lighthouse fabric to make a gift for a friend. I wanted the quilt to be something more than just lighthouse pictures joined by sashing, so I thought I'd add some geese -- a stand-in for the seagulls commonly found around lighthouse, but I've never seen a 'flying seagull' block. I played with a couple of ways of putting flying geese blocks around the pictures -- wasn't quite right. Then I found the 'Goose on the Loose' block in an old book. I mixed these blocks with the pictures, quilted in the clouds, and used a mottled blue on the back for the water and ended up with the complete package shown here. My friend loved it.

Who was that mystery guest at the party?

We’d like to introduce our Chief of Security. She’s always on the job. No bag, box, or container of any kind is allowed on the premises without a thorough search . . .

She does not hesitate to explain in great detail whenever something happens that does not suit her. The humans have been severely chastised on those occasions when the levels of the food dish or water dispenser dropped below acceptable levels or if she has not been properly adored when she felt she was due (pretty much all of the time).

She has been known to chase of intruders on the perimeter of the property from her observation post inside the building using nothing more than her extraordinary vocabulary augmented by her considerable attitude.

Congratulations to our staff member of the quarter – Precious!

Just wanted to say Happy New Year and share some pictures from the office party. We'll introduce the staff in future posts. As you can see, everyone had a good time at the party.