God Bless America

"Men may fail in this country, earthquakes may come, seas may heave beyond their bounds, there may be great drought, disaster, and hardship, but this nation, founded on principles laid down by men whom God raised up, will never fail. This is the cradle of humanity, where life on this earth began in the Garden of Eden. This is the place of the new Jerusalem. This is the place that the Lord said is favored above all other nations in all the world. This is the place where the Savior will come to His temple. This is the favored land in all the world. Yes, I repeat, men may fail, but this nation won't fail. I have faith in America; you and I must have faith in America, if we understand the teachings of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are living in a day when we must pay heed to these challenges. I plead with you NOT to preach pessimism. Preach that this is the greatest country in all the world. This is the favored land. This is the land of our forefathers. It is the nation that will stand despite whatever trials or crises it may yet have to pass through."

President Harold B. Lee

Play Quilt

 I finished Henry's quilt! I think it turned out pretty fun! I tried not to buy new fabric for it, and I think I only got three new fat quarters, otherwise the whole thing is scraps or fabric I already had.

My favorite square is the sun, but the mountain corner with the hills was pretty exciting, too.

Hellooooooo Kitty

After following Bakerella for years, I decided to try my hand at her claim to fame: cakepops. They really weren't that hard, but for future reference, don't use the shortest sticks at the store, and cram the sticks deep into the cake pop.

I didn't like cake balls the first time I had them, but they've grown on me. I plan on making these again soon - though probably not shaped like Hello Kitty...

Boy Quilts!

There is SO MUCH cute girl fabric out there. . . not so much for the boys. I just had a boy and two of my sisters are on the verge of having boys. I wanted to try my hand at making boy blankets.


I really love the way they both turned out. One of the best parts? The blankets are backed with minky fabric.

They're really luscious. My husband compared them to the truffles of quilts. The outside is crisp and smooth and the inside is soft.

The above two quilts are for my two sisters, but I didn't want to leave out Henry. Here is the beginning of baby boy quilt #3.