Oh my goodness!  Can you believe it’s STILL snowing here in Utah!  We woke up to a lot of snow and it continued to snow throughout the day.  Isn’t it Spring already?  

I decided to play Christmas music so I wouldn’t feel down with the gloomy weather.  It actually helped!  The sun popped out a few times while it snowed.  I was looking for a snow rainbow but didn’t see one.    I did get a peek at our elkie friends, who I haven’t seen in quite a few days.  They will probably visit my house tonight.  They usually do when we get fresh snow.

I’m really enjoying blogging again.  It’s funny but now that I’ve taken the pressure off from running my own business I am back to the joy of sharing to share.  That is why I started blogging in the first place!

Yesterday I finished making a new pillow on my Babylock Meridian embroidery machine.  It turned out SOOOOO adorable!  The pattern file & kit is from Kimberbell.  

I’ve been making and sending out some quilts this week, too.  This one is for our newest Cardon great niece.  I love how it turned out!!  I think I shared a little bit about this the other day, too.  It’s packaged up and on its way to their family!

I also finished this Jelly Roll Race quilt for one of my niece’s who has been going through some health challenges lately.  I think it turned out so sweet.

I’ve also given away two of the Mini Poppins purses that I’ve made to a couple of friends.  I won’t be selling these at any point but I really enjoy making them.  They are great gifts and everyone really seems to like them.  This one went to a friend in the neighborhood and I sent the Minnie & Mickey Mouse one to someone in the mail.

The boys tennis match was cancelled yesterday due to the rain we had before the snow.  It’s supposed to rain and snow for the next 7 days.  Yay!  NOT!

I also started another Spring table runner for our formal dining room.  I should be finished with it by tomorrow.  I wanted to use the pattern for the blocks in a quilt I made recently called the Swoon 16.  

Okay, that’s all for now!  I’m sure I’ll be back in the next few days with more to share.  You are kind of like my journal!!  

Please leave a comment if you’ve read this and give me more book suggestions!!  

My sweet nugget says to have a good day!

Love,
Robyn 

Happy Wednesday!

It’s so weird not being on social media for the past 6 days (but who’s counting!). I’m finding that I have a lot more time to sit and think.  I’m trying to read more but find that I get bored about 3/4ths into a book.  Please leave me your suggestions below!  I like clean books with fluff or fantasy!

The boys had another tennis match yesterday in the FREEZING cold!  Thomas and his partner Harry won their 1st doubles match 6-0 6-0.  It was so fun to watch them!  They had some amazing shots and I’m happy to say that I even got some on film!

Madie and her husband, Carter, celebrated their 3 year anniversary this past Monday.  I don’t know if you remember or not but they were originally supposed to get married in May but then the pandemic hit and they decided to get married sooner than later.  They lived with us for the first 6 weeks of their marriage and I loved it!  Madie cooked dinner for us about 2-3 times a week.  I miss her cooking!

Madie sends me daily pictures of my Frankie Lou.  She is such a doll! She is 9 months old this week!

Tonight I have a church dinner and I’m bringing my famous lasagne recipe passed down to me by my mom.

Every Tuesday I get to make lunch for a group of Thomas’ school friends.  It’s usually from 5-12 kids.  Yesterday I made their favorite…. Ham & Cheese Sliders!

CLICK HERE FOR THE RECIPE

Yesterday I was able to throw this adorable quilt (all of it is made from scraps in my sewing room, including the backing & batting!) on the longarm.  I made it for one of our newest additions to the Cardon family.

I’m working on a Spring pillow on my embroidery machine.  I should be finished by Friday.  I can’t wait to display it in our family room.  It’s going to be SEW cute!!

I just realized that I haven’t shared my new Spring island runner & table runner with you yet.  I just cut 5 inch squares and sewed them together.  Easy Peasy!

And here’s a random pic of one of my boys napping underneath one of my quilts.  I just love that they use them! (I won’t share my sad story with you about how I accidentally left one of my favorite quilts at an away tennis match last week.  I’m heartbroken!  I hope it went to a good family.)
Oh yay, it’s starting to snow again.  I usually don’t mind but it is so gloomy outside.  I just want to crawl back in bed and throw the covers over my head.  I just want the sunshine again!

Yours,
Robyn 

Happy Monday Friends!

I’m taking a little break from all of my social platforms so thought I would use my handy dandy blog to give you all an update and to share some pics with you!

Some of you may not have seen my announcement in January but I have decided to step down from my business and retire.  It’s been such a great decision for me.  I feel so much lighter and stress free.  I enjoyed working with all of my amazing customers (YOU) and team members so much but felt it was time to focus more on my family & life here in Utah.

My little Lou Lou is getting so big!  I only get to see her about once a month since my daughter lives about an hour and a half away.  They came down last weekend and we had a fun slumber party.  I just love my grand baby so much!
My oldest son also had a birthday last weekend and is now 21 years old!  I remember when this cutie was born!

I started my blog when he was just 5 years old!  So crazy how fast time flies by.  He has been married to his beautiful wife for almost a year.  

Tennis season has started for my boys and I’m happy to announce that they BOTH made the high school team again!  It can get pretty competitive so I am thrilled that they get to share this experience again this year.

Thomas has decided that he wants to play 1st doubles his senior year with Harrison.  They are the number 1 & 2 spots on the team and both played singles last year.  They wanted to make it a fun last year.  

I’ve been busy with housework, sewing, going to the boys tennis matches, and church activities.  I am trying to make a conscious effort to make more friends in my neighborhood.  We have lived here almost 9 years and I barely know anyone around here as well as I should.  It’s been nice getting to know so many amazing women little by little.

I’m also trying to start reading again!! Now that I am not on my social media sites as much I have A LOT of time to do other things.  It’s amazing to me how much time I have wasted over the years scrolling & scrolling.  Living other peoples’ lives when I should be living my own.  It’s easy to get sucked into the comparison game that way, too.  

Bryan and I are trying to spend more time together as well with weekly date nights and just more time hanging out.  We went on a walk yesterday for the first time this year.  It wasn’t cold yesterday but snowed today!!

Have I mentioned the elk yet???  We have 2 large herds who have decided to make our little city their home this winter.  It’s been so amazing to see them almost every day out in some of the fields.  There are a little over 150 elk in both herds combined.  The smaller herd visits our house about once a week.  Check out this image I caught on our security cameras!

I have been using my new machine embroidery machine A LOT and making some really cool things!!  It goes right along with my quilting hobby.  It’s nice to create just to create and not have to worry about running a business! I purchased a Babylock Meridian machine and it’s the BEST!
I’m still quilting a lot, too, and I’ve started making these super cute purse/bags for some of my family.
Here are some quilts I’ve been working on.  I love being a part of the local quilting community here.  I’m making a lot of new friends!
I will check back here often and try to be a better blogger like I used to be.  Here is another picture of my little Lou Lou!Big hugs,
Robyn 

Hello Friends!

I feel like I haven’t posted in forever!  I took a nice long break to get back to the basics in my life and it has been wonderful!  I’ve been able to spend a lot of time with my family and have even made some new friends.

Here’s a current picture of my little Lou Lou!

Just wanted to pop in and let you know that I will be posting more soon!  I’m trying to find a good balance in my life so will probably try to post 2 times a week.

The new Mini Catalogs will ship from me tomorrow to those who have ordered $50 or more in the past 3 months.  Sorry they have gone out later than usual but I promise they are worth the wait.  The new Sale-a-bration catalogs will be shipping in the same package.  It’s almost time to earn FREE goodies with your $50 orders!  Yay!!

I’m not sure if you have checked out the Clearance section of my website but there are a LOT of great product that has been really discounted!  Here is a list of all that is left below.