Nah.....this can't be real....Sheri is posting twice in 2 days???

Hee hee....I just wanted to post a picture of the purse I just finished.... It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be....except, I did have a brain lapse and thought I was short on material, so I went to Joann's and after I finished the handles, I realized that I had 4
handles...the original material would have worked perfectly....but that's okay.

This was different from the other purses because I had to cut, piece and quilt the outside material....it was fun...and I am really happy that all of the "points" meet....the only problem...I didn't realize how the purse would be assembled and the final layout wasn't what I wanted....

Live and learn...lots of additional notes in the pattern book now....

Seems like there is a pattern....

Yes, it seems like I start every BLOG post with some excuse for being a slacker...actually, the reverse is true...I have been busy trying to meet 'deadlines'....The first was I found out that I was meeting Baby Ella on Saturday when we were in Sacramento for the Sac Betsuin Basketball Tourney. So, I quickly cut and crochet-trimmed the two blankets below.

I love the "I "heart" Mommy" and "I "heart" Daddy". Both blankets were for Miss Ella Kazuko Minamide, the daughter of Jeff's father's cousin, Jerry. Jerry is a year younger than Jeff...so, it's so nice to see him as a father...although, we didn't see Jerry...his wife, Marley, brought Ella out to Neil's basketball game.

Ella was such a good little girl! She slept through the whole bame also!!!

Before Jordan's second game (which they won), we went to Nationwide Freezer Meats for lunch. My brother and father joined us...they drove up to decompress and go to the Red Hawk...also at lunch was Auntie Marion, Auntie Joanne, the Watanabes, cousin Karen and Jeff's grandmother. Karen's husband, Haku-Jeff, was babysitting the boys at another table...

Jordan's team...they lost the first game, won the second game and lost the third...but I think they had a good time...at least the parents (mothers) did on Saturday night...we took over the breakfast area of the hotel to munch and drink....hee hee...

Neil's team....they had a good time....we will leave it at that!

My cousin is home safely! She was living in Waikiki for about 6 months while her husband was working there....they were scheduled to fly home on Sunday, Feb 28th...the day AFTER the TSUNAMI warnings for the Hawaiian islands. I am so glad she made it home safely!!!

The main reason why I have not been updating my Blog...Karen (from the picture above) has a baby shower this Saturday...I had to finish her present....Phew! I finished it earlier this week...booties and all!

The other reason was because, I still hadn't finished my friend Lori's CHRISTMAS present. Yes, I know...it's almost Easter...but, hey, it's Spring colors...I am just in time!

Now, before I start Ella's "welcome baby" present and Susan (Karen's sister) baby present...I am making a quilted purse...I'll post a picture later! It's a new pattern that I have been "studying" for a while....I hope it turns out!