Swaps, Blocks, and Grass

Yep, You read that correctly... I have been working on Swaps, Blocks and we laid down Sod in the back yard this Sunday and now WE have Grass...Whooo HOOO... The Backyard adventure is coming along nicely... I see relaxation in the near future. *giggle*

Here we go..

I am in two swaps...

 I figured out what I am going to make for my secret partner in a Modern Quilt Swap on Flickr...so I am excited to get started on her SECRET Surprise....Something for the Sewing Room is on the agenda for the Swap this time.

The Second swap I am participating in is with Scrappy Mug Rug Swap on Flickr... I LOVED IT!   I was able to sign up for the 4th of July Swap and sew.whitney is my partner. *wink*   I can only show you a tidbit as this is going in the mail to her tomorrow...  So..Here's the Backing...and a sneak peak of the front...

I didn't use the flags on the front, but I couldn't resist using some on the back..
I included a fun little fat quarter of this in her package as well :)  *giggle*  I love swaps!!

A little Patriotic Bling to the Front

Hopefully I can show you pictures of the front by Friday.. *wink*  I am sending this off to her first thing tomorrow, so Mr Postman work quickly... Anticipation of the big reveal is worse than Christmas for me.

Now onto Blocks... 

Wee Bee Learning Group 1... I am happy to report that I got Lisa's June Block completed and it's packaged to mail.   I have one more block to finish for our May Host and that should do it.  Fabrics are picked out and a couple are cut so I should have that finished hopefully by tomorrow night and Mailing on Tuesday....  

Here's Lisa's block...She asked for Primary colors for a quilt she is making her little Boy...

 I was assigned BLUE...and I couldn't resist adding a bit of Thomas to the blocks..  

All of my nephews loved Thomas when they were little. 

Now... For the Backyard Adventure... It's coming to a relaxing spot and we've decided 

to hold off on the stage 2 part of the deck... (I think we want to forget about how much work it was before we tackle it again..haha)

Here's a pix of how it looked in April....

Here's how it looked tonight....

LOVE IT so nice and relaxing back here now :)   We can't believe that we did it in just a month and half.  

All the sweat equity is paying off!!!

Originally this back section we were going to make a second level of the deck..but we've decided to hold off and see if there is something else we want to do..We know we want to replace the fence and I've laid down landscape fabric to prevent the weeds from coming up. We are thinking about making Raised Flower Beds until we decide how we want to really finish off this section... I am sure all will change when we finally build the new Garage  (hopefully Next Spring, with the tax return)  

Here's another picture of the GRASS!!!  Jasmine LOVES it!  She was laying on it and running around like a crazy dog already today!   So happy to have a grassy spot for her to relax and play in instead of just dirt and gravel *wink*

Next weekend we may stain the Fence and the Deck... going to hope for NO RAIN!

I am looking forward to future BBQ's and fun in the summer evenings in the backyard.  Mr Fantastic and I have pushed each other to finish and Now we are looking forward to relaxing in our New Backyard. Yes...There's always something to work on..and we've still got a list...but we can take some time to enjoy the progress now...

Thanks for stopping by!  I look forward to hearing about what you worked on this weekend!!