One Creative Family

I am making art portfolio bags for a friend of mine to take to an art retreat in June.  She said she has had lots of request for the ones I made her. So Easter dinner is ready to heat and serve tomorrow and I am spending the day sewing.

Finished my Easter Fold’n Stitch Leaf Topper and putting my whimsical Easter Chicken in the center.  It plays the Chicken Dance when someone walks by.  It will be my center piece.  I also finished the top for my mini Primitive Twisted Square.  Both of these were so much fun to make once I got the knack of the quilt top.  I think I will make a lap quilt like this.

Now I am going to get my polymer clay out and make some wild buttons for the portfolio bags.  So much fun for the afternoon.  Enjoy your Easter.

 

Been out working in the yard yesterday.  I even got the grand daughter out helping.  We are taking an area that had a rock path that went out of control.  We were pirates digging for treasures.

Yes even  a hard working Pirate needs a cold Sonic from time to time.  We moved from here to the back fence where the Day Lilies have taken over the area.  We dug up a 2 foot square area then had to make some pies.

After a hard afternoon in the yard, and a bubble bath, we did get a few Easter Eggs dyed.  

Once Pirate Destiny went to sleep I did some needle turn applique.  I have forgotten how much I enjoyed this process.   I have gotten about 1/2 the leaves for my Fold’n stitch leaf topper finished.  I think on the veins of the leaves I will add a little bling.  So far here are what the leaves look like.Next time you see this it will be completed.  Keep smiling and find something fun to do today and everyday.  Makes you happy.

 

Last night I went to quilt guild and was so in awe of our speaker, Irene Bartos, from Iowa.  The wall hangings and quilts she showed and talked about were wonderful.  She did some raw edge applique.  The subject of her pieces looked almost 3D.  Here are a few of the pictures I took last night. They blurred when I cropped them, but I hope you get the jest of the photos.  I also just had to get these patterns.

Wouldn’t this Color Me Crazy be a great scrappy quilt.  I can’t wait to try it.  This morning I will be working on my Illusion quilt then this afternoon Destiny(granddaughter will look thru fabric to get it ready for this color me crazy quilt.  She enjoys playing in fabric almost as much as her grandmother.  Have a great day and do something fun.

Sitting at my sewing table, I have several things in the head to make.  I need to make a list and notes to get things straight and decide on what to do next.  How do you handle all those ideas in you have and keep working on one thing to be able to accomplish something?

I think today I will work on some needle turn applique out in the sun.  It is a beautiful day outside and I want to soak up the sun.  Wonder if I could take my machine out on the patio, put it on the table out there and sit in the sunshine and sew.  I think Hubby would call the men with the straight jacket for me.  HAHAHA I will be content to sit by my window.  

This is the project I am making this morning (the needle turn applique).

Enjoy your day.

Well it is done and done.  Both dresses made and in the hands of the Granddaughters.  I feel so much relief.  The girls designed their own dresses and I was worried.  Got the hem fixed on Emily’s. Now to finish a few projects then I will be ready to start some quilts.  It has been such a short week.

Alicia is making these cute little remedy bags. They are filled with rice, lavender (for sleep aide), mint and eucalyptus (for colds).  Just heat a few min not to get too hot just to heat up the rice and put in bed with the child.  Helps stuffy noses, not sleeping and so on.  These are so cute.

Have a great day and enjoy your day.

Hope your weekend is the best so far.  I am so happy.  Woke up refreshed, no coughing, (meds working), Prom dresses done, just need to cut the netting to the length they want.  I will take pictures when they try them on tonight.  They will be here for the “Two Little Giraffe Quilts, but have been distracted a little.  Spring is looking beautiful here in the Mid West. We mowed the yard last night in anticipation of the rain on the way.  As I try and sew I am distracted by the little squirrels playing outside.  I need to go out and stand up the birdbath that got blown over.  Hostas starting to come up and my Redbud Tree is blooming.  The original Red Bud tree came down during an ice storm about 8 yrs ago and 2 yrs ago one started coming up in its place so we have let it go.  Now for a look outside my window. Happy Weekend.

This is just a quick note to say Daughter in Law’s dress finished.  Still working on Prom Dresses.  If I sew all evening and tomorrow I cottonshould have them finished by Sunday so they can have them a week before the Prom.  Those pictures will come next week.

I did take time to go to JoAnns yesterday and spent too much and got lots of stuff.  Fat quarters 75 cents  (there are 20 les s now),  several spools of thread, and black (used on the dress above.)  White flannel.  I want to play and I tell myself get these first.  So back to sewing so I can play sooner.   Have a wonderful day.

 

I was able to sit at the machine for a while this morning and I have the 2 Little Giraffe quilts put together.  All I have to do is put the border and binding on and quilt it.  So here are they are. 

I got my new seam ripper in the mail last week.  I love it.

It is so nice to have a seam ripper that just glides thru treads so smoothly. Just let’s hope I don’t have to use it too often.  Sewers Never need rippers do we?  Never(said laughing as I have used it a few times already.

Today will be a day dedicated to Granddaughter.  Off to get diapers at Sam’s Club then a play day with her. This is what happened Sunday evening while I did dishes.  She was watching her Bubble Guppies. This is where she stayed.  We will see what happens tonight.  Enjoy your day and do what you enjoy. Till tomorrow.

 

Finally sat down the machine, time is getting shorter and shorter these days.  Maybe it is just the fact there are so many things to do and less time.  Looks like Wed will be the first day I will be able to do any sewing and it will be on prom dresses.  I have the skirts finished for both so this is good.  Enough whining.

Do have the Two Giraffe blankets ready to quilt and so that is a good.  I may just have  to make a few more.