Cute Little Turtles

There are 3 darling little turtles in the shop.

New Items in the Shop. :)

I've been sewing like crazy lately to put stuff in my shop to sell since I'll be heading out to England in a couple months (Lord willing).
Two new aprons and another hot pad in the shop.

A Bit More Splurging...

I stopped by JoAnn's yesterday to check out their Red Tag Sale and found some wonderful deals. :D I did make a rule for myself that I had to know exacly what I was using the fabric for and buy only enough for that. I also had to keep it under control...not get more fabric than I will be able to use up quickly.

And of course with all this new fabric I had to buy a few new spools of thread. :)

Regency Inspired Blouse

My first use of my new pink fabric! I was inspired to make this blouse by this creation. I used the Sense and Sensibility Regency Gown Pattern as a base and then added tucks, changed the sleeves and shortened it.

The front is decorated with tiny tucks and tiny buttons.

It's now for sale in my etsy shop.

Grandmother's Flowergarden Hot Pad

I had an old tie from something like a dress that was the cutest red and white polka dot fabric and I took it apart and made it into this hot pad. :)
I hand pieced, hand quilted, and did a blanket stitch around the edge. My fingers are a bit sore as I still haven't mastered using a thimble!
I'm pretty thrilled with how it turned out. I'll be putting it in my etsy shop soon.

Good Times...

Last night we had a bon fire with some friends...it was a lot of fun!
Just ask Erro...
We ate way too much...
We played some fun games...
Enjoyed the fire...

And Ben's guitar playing...Quinn loves having his picture taken...;)
It was fun to hang out with old friends.

Oh, and for those of you who were there..."ummm...I hate coffee and I love tea". ;)

My Splurge...

Today I had to stop at JoAnn's to pick up some notions and I just thought I'd check and see if they still had this fabric I have been wanting for a long time. They did! And the best of it is...it was on sale. :D So, I caved and bought it.

Isn't it darling?

I got almost seven yards of it so there's plenty to make something for myself and maybe something to sell in my etsy shop. :)


I'm not sure what I'll make...maybe aprons? :)

Another Birthday Present :)

I finally finished this quilt I made for my friend in England's 17th birthday last week.

His favorite color is blue. :)

The pattern is called "broken dishes". It was used during the Civil War for the underground railroad. They would hang a quilt out on a fence to let the travelers know if it was safe for them or not. This pattern means "unsafe house".

He loves the sea and sailing and this pattern reminded me a bit of sails. :)

I embroidered a label on the back.

It's in the mail on the way to him right now. I hope he likes it! :)