I have chickens!

Now, if you know me AT ALL, you know that they are not real chickens. I admire my farmer type friends who raise chickens, eat fresh eggs in the morning, etc. I am not one of those people. BUT.... check out these fabulous chickens that arrived today in the mail from Jen! I had admired the chickens Jen was making a while back, so we decided to do a little swap. Aren't they fabulous??? I love them all. The blue one in my favorite Denyse Schmidt fabrics (oh my, he matches my new quilt!), the snazzy red & yellow one (my 2 favorite colors!) and the sweet baby pink one, which Ally will try to steal when she sees it. I will NOT allow that to happen! I'm pretty sure they are supposed to be pin cushions, but no way will I ever be able to stick a pin in any of them! That just seems wrong, doesn't it? And now a picture of my chickens (who are momentarily unnamed) in their new home.

Don't they look happy? I just finished the stitched tree behind them and it seems like the perfect backdrop for my chickens. They are sitting right above my sewing machine where I will see them and smile every single day! Thank you Jen, I love them!

And yes, I have been sewing. However, many of the items I've been working on are for Christmas gifts so I can't share them with you here. Happens every year. I did make this snazzy polka dotted tote....

It was supposed to be for our upcoming tote swap at The Quilt Asylum, but I'm not terribly happy with the proportions of it and a couple other things. So, today I am making another tote! I promise to share that one with you as well. What is everyone else working on these days?