It All Started With A Joke...

I have a friend who loves jokes as much as I do. If we're in the same room

together for more than an hour, we start telling them. One joke leads to another.

Handsome told me a joke about a year ago that involves a penguin, car 

troubles and an ice cream shop. I'm not going to tell you the joke here 

because it's kind of naughty. But, if you really want to hear it, you can send 

me an email with your return email address and I'll share it with you.

Anyway, I told my friend this joke and she loved it. She told her husband as

soon as she got home, and then she told another group of friends - some of

whom she said "didn't get it". When she told me that, we laughed even more!

So you can imagine my delight when she just walked up to me one 

evening, said, "I found a present for you." and plopped this fabric down 

in front of me. We were in a roomful of women and they all wondered 

what happened to me, because I fell apart. I broke out laughing (and my 

laugh can be quite raucous when something funny tickles me). 

I knew right away that I'd be making something special for her out of part 

of the fabric - and that I'd make the same thing for myself to remind me of 

this shared joke. I decided to make it yesterday to give to her at our retreat.

Of course, I'm taking a huge gamble, hoping she's too busy to see my blog

before I give it to her. I want her to giggle just as much giving this to her

as I did when she plopped that fabric down in front of me. There's even

enough of the penguin fabric for an iPad case, which Handsome requested!

(This is the Sewing Organizer pattern that I designed and have available 

for purchase in my Craftsy shop. Click HERE if you'd like your own copy.)

The coordinating fabrics came from my stash. I hope she thinks of me each time she sees (and uses) this...and remembers our shared sense of humor. I really can't wait to see and her her reaction... all because of one, silly joke.