A Little More Color

For those of you who get easily creeped out by the supernatural, I would like to lighten the situation with some bright, "lively" colors. Heeheehee.... Here is a glimpse at some of what I have been working on. I will show you more very soon.

These have since become blocks and now a baby quilt top. I still have to make the back and the binding. These were really radiant, fun colors to work with and I love the cute town fabric!!!

These are the unfinished front of my tooth fairy pillows.....

And the backs......

 Here is a larger quilt I am going to frame in grey. It will be a free motion quilting study, whereas each square will have a different experimental threading design.

And here is a glimpse of the first baby quilt top I made for my shop. I love using a little red! Can't wait to complete the entire quilt....

And I thought I would throw in Jared's dinosaur book he made for school. He basically studied the 7 different categories of dinosaurs and how they each differ. As one can see on the cover, he shows them all: pachycephalosaurs, ornithopods, stegasaurs, ankylosaurs, sauropods, ceratopsians, and therapods. The coolest thing about home school is that I am also learning, as well!

Have a great Friday and weekend!!!!

How Shall I Arrange Lucy's Triangles?

       I am nearly done with Liv's baby quilt, having only to hand sew the backside of the binding. Also, I have to go back and finish Lucy's baby quilt. Now, I was having "sew" much fun making baby quilts for baby girls, I decided to make a second one for Lucy, using the same fabric as I used on Liv's quilt. All patches are made, but I have one small problem. I need to figure out how to arrange them. Here are a few ideas below. Let me know what you think I should do.

A Consistent Pattern Throughout of Green and Pink.

Pink and Green Diamonds.

Diagonal Stripes of Pink and Green.

Pinwheel-Style.

Pink and Green Zigzags.

There are so many more possibilities, too. Who knew triangles would lead to being so stumped. ;)

PS ~ Jenna, your opinion on the quilt is mandatory. :p

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Autumn Quilt

I have finally finished our Autumn quilt from last year! This was my second quilt ever, though you wouldn't know it because it only took a year to finally get to it and finish. I completed the binding last night, just in time to initiate Autumn. This was made from various fabrics on hand from the thrift store, a vintage pillow case, vintage sheets, and a set of cloth napkins. Pretty eclectic and resourceful, I suppose. Either way, I am really happy with how it turned out, even with lazy 12" patches. :)

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Starry Night At Home Quilt ~ Part 2

Okay, now I have completed the remaining 3 blocks! Now for perhaps some black sashing. Hmmm...let me dig through my stash and see if I even have black fabric.

This project, is super easy to design and implement. I love it!

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Starry Night At Home Quilt ~ Part 1

When finished, this small quilt will be hung in the boys' room and should measure just under 30" on all sides. There are 4 blocks, one of which is complete, and 3 of which are cut and ready for sewing. When I am done with all 4 blocks, I will make the sashing, sew it all together, create a backing and the binding, hand quilt the wall decoration, and finish off the binding. This project is super fun!! 

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Celebration and Organization

'Twas yet another thrifty birthday for our blooming 12-year-old! We had a blast in the total simplicity of the day. Actually, much of the weekend, Luke was helping his Dad with the firewood for the approaching winter, which he found to be very fulfilling. He enjoyed laboring for his birthday...hahaha!

I made the above sign the night before, and apparently I was having difficulty figuring out how many index cards I would be needing... It was late.......  Below, I prepared chocolate pancakes with fresh strawberries, blueberries, and whipped cream. He wasn't expecting that. :)

A gift, card, and envelope made by Jared.

Yum!

He really appreciated the mosaic picture frame from his brother. Yay for the dollar store and a little imagination!

This photo turned out pretty darn good considering it was super early in the morning and they had a touch of bedhead.

This weekend, I also reorganized a few areas in the house. I finally returned Daniel's desk space to him. The shelf was covered in knitting and sewing stuff before.

Out where the craft corner was, I transformed it into a simple open office space, as it should have been a while back.

I took the other desk/table into the bedroom where the two big bookshelves were before I put them into the living room. This table sits next to my small dresser. This is now my sewing/craft table. I absolutely love it!!!!!

Over where my dresser previously sat, is now the wooden cart originally from the kitchen. It is great for extra nearby shelving.

Today, I was able to use my sewing table for the first time. I made the binding for 3 different quilts! The turquoise binding will be for the 36 Patch Quilt (I couldn't wait any longer for Amanda Jean's example, so I decided on my own finishing touches), the brown floral will be for the Autumn quilt I made last year, and the pink is for Liv's baby quilt, shown on my table above. 



Vintage Sheets

I love not only the prints, but also the price of vintage sheets. I am essentially purchasing soft fabric for a small fraction of regular yardage. Upon going to one of my local thrift stores last week, I found all of these lovely sheets. I haven't had a chance to share them with you until now. I love scoring on stuff like this!

Happy Friday to You!!!

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Quilting Hand-Me-Downs

I know I have talking a lot about quilting lately. Perhaps I should mix it up a bit more. But in the meantime, I just have to share the array of quilting stuff I just had passed on to me from my aunt. I am so excited! Thanks Kay!!

Here is some of the fabric I inherited....

...And books...

...And buttons (more for sewing projects, but still a sweet score)...

...And a nearly finished small quilt...

I love the stitching on the back!

...And some Christmas blocks...

...And this lovely quilt top ready to go...

Funny thing is that I never even knew my aunt was a quilter until very recently. Apparently, she hasn't done it for a while, though. I am so grateful to be the recipient of her unfinished quilts and her many quilting supplies, pattern, and fabrics. Yet a few more to dos to add to my list.

Simple Pleasures

It always seems to be the little things that make the whole of one's world. Here are a few things in my little world that have made me happy from the last couple of days. I must apologize in advance, though, about the blurriness of some pictures. I am no incredible photographer. Sometimes, that is just how it goes for me.

~ A visit to our local market equipped with newly sewn produce bags, made with hemp, wool, wooden beads, old knit shirts, and thrifted sheets and fabric. I have a few more to make still. ~

~ A trip to the local library. I am so excited about all of this rainy day reading... and so are the boys. ~ 

~ Freshly-baked Sweet Wheat Bread... that is what I call it, anyway. It is a make ahead bread dough recipe that gets better with age in the fridge.. up to 2 weeks. I found it at Mother Earth News last night. The smell was absolutely incredible! The kitchen filled with home-baked sweetness after mere moments in the oven...No exaggeration. ~

~ Making our own pasta for the first time ever. Not as pretty as it could be, but very successful and delicious. Dylan had not only seconds last night, but thirds! He has never had thirds. I'll say the boys certainly shared my feelings about the taste. ~

~ The quite informal, yet homey setting of our dinner table. ~

 ~ Spending a dollar at the thrift shop. ~

~ Figuring out a simple way to store my thread with things I already have. ~

~ Admiring the work Jared does when he homeschools. He decided drawing a picture of us at the farmer's market would be a perfect representation of June. Too bad it was rainy at today's market. ~

Funny how the simple things add up to so much. Have a great remainder of your weekend and take time to enjoy the little things around you.

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