A Blustery Monday

It's a good day to stay inside and whip up a Mini Table Treat for your spring table. Congrats to Carrie P. - you're the winner of last week's Spoolin' Around pattern & kit. If anyone else is interested, we now have the 3 MTT kits listed on our website from the past few weeks - Pinwheels, Frost and Spoolin' Around. Each kit is $15, complete with backing and binding. All you need to add is batting and thread - you're ready to go!

This is our last giveaway for February, so we'll offer a 6-pack of MTT patterns - the newest 3 we've already given away- Frost, Pinwheels & Spoolin' Around - plus On the Wing, Springtime, and Gathering Basket.

Comment by Sunday 10pm for a chance to win it all!


I promised a few pictures of our trip to San Antonio. I still smile when I think of how leisurely we spent our time, strolling the Riverwalk, sampling all the wonderful Tex-Mex food and enjoying the whole atmosphere of the Tower Restaurant. I hope I'm getting this right, but I understand the 650 ft. structure was built for the 1964 Hemis Fair. Many of the grand hotels and restaurants along the Riverwalk were constructed for this major event, and continued to prosper with a boom in tourism. They're expanding the Riverwalk over the next couple years. I'll be anxious to go back sometime - in the spring or fall - to see how it comes together.

The fountains and sidewalk details were very cool...

There are Texas stars and designs (read quilt patterns) in the sidewalks everywhere, but my pictures didn't turn out. User error, no doubt.

Robert enjoyed exploring the living history at The Alamo. It has a GRAND cypress tree they say is one of the oldest in Texas ...

Dinner at the Tower - one of my top 5 meals ever! Clam Chowder served in a little cast iron pot, Stuffed Salmon with Orzo and Chocolate Volcano Cake that oozed fudge when we scooped into it (we shared, but I'm pretty sure I could have eaten the whooooole thing myself!).

The restaurant revolved 360 degrees to reveal panoramic views of the city that only added to the atmosphere. Can you see the sunflower painted water tank in the center of the picture? It felt like a little bit of Kansas!

We had to stop and have a beer at this uniquely decorated bar/grill. Note the table lamps hanging from the ceiling and the vintage wooden spools strung and hung to make a divider "curtain". I love it!

A great trip all around. But next time I'm looking for warm sunny days in February, we're headed to Cabo! Actually, sometime next Jan/Feb, Pam Buda and I will be hosting a cruise to the Caribbean. The perfect way to escape the winter cold. More info in a couple months.