Anyone Can Quilt

Getting in some sewing time.

I know I've been a little scarce around here lately.  Scarce visiting all of you fab gals too.  We're trying to wrap up our homeschool year, not that we're behind....ok, we're really behind.  But the end is in sight and my girls and I can't wait to start our summer break!

Here's my most recent Blythe doll creation.  A sweet little summer dress with an embroidered ribbon bodice.  Every girl needs a summer wardrobe, even really little ones with unusually large noggins.

Do you see all of that loveliness that Miss Josie is perched upon? 

Yes it's Monica's new fabric line!  And let me tell you this, it is divine.  You will love it, because I love it, and I think you and I have a lot in common.  I can't tell you how exited I am to have this lovely stack sitting right here in my little old sewing room.  I put myself on the wait list to purchase some Happy Holiday at the Fat Quarter Shop when it is available in July, but then the fabric fairy smiled upon me and "Poof!" here it is.  I'll get to tell you more around Christmas time as there is a super special secret involved!!  :)  Anyhoo, head on over to FQS and put yourself on the wait list, cause you need some of this loveliness.  

So here's my latest project start, and soon to be finished, hallelujah.  For my baby nephew.

The little novelty fabrics are sock monkeys swimming.  I'll show close-ups later, they're so cute!

Thank you so much for visiting and as always for all of your thoughtful comments.  Have a wonderful week friends! x

A mini finish!....plus I'm still alive.

Hello all!  It's good to be back.  I feel like I've been running like crazy lately, and running three steps behind.  I can't complain though, as the cause of my busy life is the greatest gift of my life: motherhood.  Next week we'll see if I make it through hell week dance performance week.  Rehearsals and performances from Monday thru Sunday.... it's a loooong week for us mamas with hours every day spent waiting in the 'black box', but it's all worth it when we see all of their hard work as they perform on stage.  

Ok, back to the mini quilt!  This thing is so small I added the borders, quilted and bound it all last evening.  So yes, the dinner dishes are still in the sink.

Well hi there little fella.

Those tiny umbrellas above are my favorite fabric in this quilt. 

It's Blythe sized!  Blythe dolls are just so much fun!  But we need a better picture so see her huge eyeballs. 

She's sweet, but also has a little bit of an attitude problem. 

You know those people who come across a great thrift store or estate sale find?  Who come home with bags of vintage notions?  And you want to stomp your feet and and call them jerks because you never get to find and rescue those treasures?

Call me a jerk:

Go ahead I deserve it...

The jumbo aqua ricrac may have just pushed you over the edge... I'm an a-hole.

I brought home bags of goodies.  Each bag has some treasures, and some not so fabulous stuff.  It's so fun to rifle through them, it's like a treasure hunt!

I even bought a huge bag of doll heads because I saw these staring back at me from somewhere in the middle.  I think I was high on account of the abundance of ricrac.

I know, I'm letting my crazy show.  No idea what these will become, but they totally crack me up. 

 

So, back to my day.  My nephew is going to spend the afternoon with us.  The precious boy who is in kindergarten, is suspended for the day because he attempted to give one of his classmates a wedgie...that's my boy.  The girls and I may just have to teach him the art of the 'swirly' this afternoon.  The boy can't have too many skills!  

 

p.s.  I've been trying unsuccessfully to leave comments on some blogger/blogspot blogs for the past couple of weeks.  "Open id error" keeps appearing.  Don't know what that's about but I'll keep trying! xoxo

chilly spring

I found an old tin of tiny triangles.  I couldn't resist and started piecing last night.  What is wrong with me you ask?  Who knows, I have plenty, and I mean plenty projects already going.  Maybe I'm mentally unstable.

They're so little and cute!  I'm not sure what they will turn into yet.  Maybe a mini quilt.  I think I might start a mini quilt collection to cover a wall somewhere in my house.  I've been wanting to make a quilt to hang on the wall behind my bed.  Now I'm thinking a mini quilt collage instead.  Oh ya, a quilt collage!  Now I'm exited.  In a mentally unstable way of course.

I'm happy it's spring.  Sort of happy.  I love the flowers and getting ready for camping season and all that loveliness.  But I miss stormy cold winter.  I love storms.  But living in Oregon gives me the best of both worlds I think.  It's still fairly chilly, and flowers are blooming as well.  Perfect combination I think.  

It'll be a sad day when Rosie doesn't get her morning fire.  Her loves it.

 

Ok, back to the triangles.  I have a wall to cover...and a quilt to finish...and another quilt to finish..and a table runner to finish...and then there's the curtains and pillow covers....

Actually, maybe I'll just go sit by the fire with Rose, we're going to need a bigger blanket.  x

Oh la la!

Hello friends!  I love the feeling of finishing something that turned out just as I had it pictured in my mind.  I've got lots of these swimming around in my brain.

Here is the first.

I adore my french press.  The only problem of course is that coffee tends to cool all too quickly when left in a naked press.  So a cozy is a necessity for my french press.  This one has a pretty pennant banner of some fabulous 1930's reproductions.   

Can you get over the charcoal gray wool?   Apparently my mom has had a few yards of this folded away in her sewing room, for years.  When we were in Montana last September visiting she and I spent some time going through boxes of goodies in her sewing room.  It was so fun!  She even gave the gray wool  to me willingly so I didn't have to steal from my mother.  Isn't she wonderful?  

I'm also in love with this floral fabric I used for the binding.  I bought a 1/2 yard piece a few months ago and searched the quilt shop for more.  It was the last 1/2 yard.  It was a sad sad day. 

Look!  The dish is running away with the spoon!  I wonder where they're going.  Maybe they're off to look for some of that floral binding fabric.  They're so nice. 

I love fishing through my button jars for pretty old buttons.  That little red one gives me heart palpitations... in a good way.  But of course I have them in a bad way too, all the time, as in all day every day due to my irregular heartbeat.  Which isn't fun.  And which is also why I'm supposed to drink decaffeinated coffee but don't always because I'm bad.  Now I'm rambling, sorry.  Moving on.

If you're thinking of making your own french press cozy be sure to get some InsulBrite insulated batting.  It is fabulous and when layered with some nice cotton batting it makes for the perfect cozy! 

So here's the kicker.  As much as I love this cozy, I have listed it in my Etsy store.  But that's ok because I plan on making lots more!  I also want to make matching pot holders and tea cozys.  I'm sure the list will grow as my little brain get's a churnin'. 

I hope your week is off to a great start, and that you get to create something that you love!  x

Random updates... or me easily sidetracked.

I just finished these.  My new favorite pair of socks.  Love them.  And they are made out of washable wool.  A-thank you. 

I've also started this:

Which means I have all sorts of these lying around:

Which makes it difficult to finish this:

What is wrong with me?  I keep skipping from project to project and not much is getting finished.  I'm easily sidetracked... Which I am really upset about...

Hey look at this!

 

I found a few yards of this vintage fabric at a thrift store recently. 

Hey do you want to see my scary wild animal about to bite your face off?

Roar!  He's wild and scary.  And cute, which is a good thing because he has this annoying habit of eating off the ends of the broom and barfing it up on the floor in the middle of the night.  We give him plenty of nice grass to munch on, he still seeks out the broom. 

Weirdo. 

Now I must get back to my random day.  Lots of running around to do.  I do enjoy my little walk from my front door to the car lately though.  There's a pretty path just for the girls and me.  I refuse to rake this up until it get's all brown and mushy.

 

Here's to all things random and not getting a thing done. 

Happy day to you all. x