Anyone Can Quilt

What the world needs now...

Homemade slippers, with wool insides.  And with yo-yos and buttons of course.

So do you need some new dainty slippers this autumn?  I dare think that you do.  I made a pair for my sweet mom, and this pair here for my liebe Freundin Sabine.  I have grand plans for a pretty basket by my front door full slippers in beautiful fabrics. 

These are another wonderful project from this book.

Now, how about some more of my Montana trip pictures.  We'll start with Idaho.  We stopped at the Cataldo Mission.  It claims to be the oldest building in Idaho.  And it left me speechless.  It's gorgeous.  Prepare yourself, lot's of pictures ahead.  So out of character for me!!  Not.

Look at the wallpaper.  It's made out of fabric.  Here's a closer look.

It was such a beautiful place inside and out.  On the next installment of the Montana trip pictures, I'll actually have pictures of Montana!  Imagine that.  x

Who wants a weiner dog?

No I'm not giving away Roseanne.  But she was the inspiration for these little stuffies.  Just finished to send to two special little girls.  Here's what they looked like as I stitched yesterday during my girls' school lessons. 

I had such fun making these!  I like projects that change as you go along.  Pattern tracing, then sewing, then cutting out and stuffing.  Then stitching and attaching body parts.... you know, stuff like that.  And it's a good thing I liked making these because my girls have two more on order. 

I love button joints, especially when they use old buttons fished out of a jar. 

These little dachshunds were from a pattern in this book.  I LOVE so many projects in this book.  It will keep me quite busy this fall and winter I think.

Of course fishing out old buttons can get addicting so if you're like me you dump the whole jar out on the counter and search out your favorites, and then start grouping them into colors.  Because you have time for that you know.  Only I didn't really have time for that so they are still sitting on the counter.

All done.  Only their nakedness bothers me a bit.  We'll see what we can do about that in a minute.

Oh yes we mustn't forget my muse.  She needs lots of reassurance you know.  She watched the whole process.

Oh, you have to see my new Poochie bag!  Designed by the fabulous Monica and given away as a free download on her blog.  Monica is the best.  And I love my new bag.  It's little and sweet and I used some of my coveted Fig Tree fabrics in it.  I even altered the pocket just a hare so it would show more of my favorite fabric.  

Now you know you want to make one of these!  And let me tell you, it's a quick and easy project.  Monica writes great easy to follow patterns.  And her patterns are so cute you'll want to hang it on the wall of your sewing room!

Now back to the doggie attire.

Little aprons that tie in the back.  And wool felt collars.  That oughta do.

They're tired.

Now it's time to pack these doggies up nice and snug for their journey. 

Today is also a very happy day in the Anyone Can Quilt household.  We get to celebrate this sweet baby's 11th birthday.  

When did this happen?  She's growing up too soon.  But we couldn't ask for more when it comes to this girl.  Happy Birthday sweetheart, I love you.   xoxoxo

Playing house... and our secret trip.

My girls are having a sleepover tonight, actually for the whole weekend.  The girls have spent weeks planning this shin-dig!  They have made menus and check lists of all they plan to accomplish before their little friends are handed back over to their parents at Church on Sunday.  This morning while the girls were working on some schoolwork I made a cover for their little antique ironing board.  Then we found a bucket that they can use for their laundry.  Next we are going to try to hang a clothesline in their attic bedroom.  Their American Girl dolls need clean and pressed laundry you know! 

My family and I just arrived back home from a week long trip to visit my mom in Montana.  It's a 12 hour drive.  And a drive with a whining dachshund.  I kid you not, the little princess cried almost the entire way there, and almost the entire way back.  We tried everything we could think of but the girl just doesn't like riding in the car.  I'll have pictures of the little furry bundle of joy riding in the car later... you're just lucky we didn't let her 'go back to the wild' at a rest stop...  I'm kidding!!!  But just take a moment to imagine the high pitched whining coming from the back seat.  Close your eyes and take it all in.  Please feel my pain.  TWELVE hours. 

Ok moving on.  So, as you can imagine I took 696 pictures on my trip.  And it was THE most beautiful trip.  It really was.  I'm going to have to spread the trip photos over a few posts.  I think my favorites were of the oldest building in Idaho.  A lovely Spanish mission.  It was amazing.  But, I'm going to go in chronological order so I'll show you one of the most beautiful places in Oregon first.  Multnomah Falls.  The very place where my wonderful husband got down on one knee and asked me to be his bride 14 years ago.  We got to show the girls that very spot, it was sweet.  Even though I was on edge from the first two and a half hours of dachshund whining. 

 

That's the spot where my husband proposed.  I love that spot.

It's a beautiful walk up to the bridge.

Oh look, my husband and the whiner.  Sorry, I know I'll get over it someday.  She is a precious angel who can really do no wrong.  Except for when she eats cat poo that she finds in the front yard maybe.

Looking down from the bridge.  Leaned over the edge to take this shot.  It was scary. 

After our quick stop at the gorgeous falls we were back on the road.  I can still hear the sound of the rushing water, and feel the cool shade on that warm summer day.  It almost calmed my nerves to face more hours of Rosie's high pitched whining... almost. 

More to share soon.  Have a wonderful weekend my friends.  I'm off to make sleepover food, and maybe pick some blackberries for jam.  xoxo