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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Less than 24 hours to go!

Be Aware, Be Thankful
1. THANKFUL our home it Utah {SOLD}!!
    a. So very thankful for the 11 wonderful years in our first home in Tooele
    b. Thankful for the beautiful friends we made while living there
    c. Thankful it sold quickly, and that we actually made a <little> money
2. Still enjoying alone time
3. Still loving the silence
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TODAY I must finish:
February's Schnibbles project
Charming Girl's Goals
Enjoy the last of my 'alone' time before my family returns from a visit to Utah


Good thing I got the apartment cleaned yesterday!



This is my Picnic quilt for December's Schnibble's project.  

I had it done for a while but was waiting for the outer border to be sent to me.  This is a {VERY} busy quilt with all the prints, that's why I decided to go with a consistent outer border instead of a pieced one.  


I am trying to challenge myself artistically and thought I would try techniques I'm not comfortable with in my quilting as well.  On this project I mitered the corners of the outer border and added ric-rac around the inner center baskets.  I'm thinking I should have added ric-rac around the white inner border too . . . well, next time!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Yikes!

It's been a whole week since I've posted!! Yes I've been busy sewing! I'm working on at least 4 table runners at the moment, two to have on hand and two as swaps. One of the projects for me is the FREE shamrock table topper by Kim that I mentioned on this post. I'm making the large size and almost have the top done, just in time for St. Paddy's Day! I've also been needle turning by hand some applique flowers on a runner for my Easter Runner Swap partner, Carmen in Georgia. I made a mini hexie stuffed flower and forgot to take a picture before sending it off! (Darn!) I'm making some fun book marks that I need to take photos of. I will have a tutorial AND am going to try to sell some as a fundraiser for Autism. My nephew Brock is autistic and we are trying to raise money for further research. See the top button on the right hand side of my blog. More on that later. Urban and I spent two, yes two hours at D.I. last night (a thrift type shop). I purchased several wool clothing items that I'm going to felt for projects, some items I'm going to recycle into mixed media art, and some games. Urban, Nathan and I have played a 3 year old version of Monopoly several times within the last 24 hours! It's fun, but the rules keep changing!
My parents landed safely on Argentina land early this morning which was a great relief to me, you would think I was the parent, I almost called their mission president to see if they arrived ok!
Tomorrow I work at the quilt shop then Urban and I are going to a live performance of Thomas the Tank Engine! Highlight of the week!
Sorry this post doesn't have pictures, I'll throw in another random one from my files.
OK, this is somewhere in Oregon last year. We took a couple of weeks and drove the west coast beginning at the top of Oregon (Hwy 101) and ending in San Francisco. (Hwy 1) Then we cut over to Tahoe then back up home.
It was GREAT!
Friday, February 27, 2009

Birds, Birds, Birds!

These are the beautiful birds I got in the Birds of Change Swap I participated in. I sent in 5 of my own design and these are what I received in return. I think they are all so very creative and beautiful! ThAnk yOu to the five artists who made the birdies I received!! (I will post their names later!) Thanks to Regina of Creative Kismet for the organizing and swapping the flock of feathered friends!!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Utah Art

For all you crafty Utah people out there, there is a bazaar coming up this spring! They have a list of prior artists and their work here. So go check out the website and get excited for inspiration! Many of the artists have their own websites that can be accessed from this list.
I've seen Kanani Hayes's of Vinalicious Designs work at several boutique type shops (like Frosty Darling) and events and LOVE her vinyl notebooks, I want one a red one with a skull on it!
Want some more Utah art buzz? Your Heart Out is a brilliant resource for all things modern, vintage, retro, antique, recycled, artsy etc, etc. They have reviews on boutiques, galleries, bazaars, artists, restaurants, decor and on and on.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

A Few Findings

Bunny Hill Designs is offering a FREE Block of the Month called A Tisket, A Tasket, 12 Month's of Baskets. The name didn't excite me until I saw the first block which is D*A*R*L*I*N*G !! It's a snowman inside a basket with a couple of stars! Way to cute to pass up, I probably won't get around to doing it any time soon, but I WILL save the blocks as she reveils them! There are lots of other free patterns on the site; heart ornaments, teddy bears, baby blankets, wall hanging etc. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I found a blog that got me excited to 'liberate' my quilting a bit this year! (Don't worry, there won't be any bra burining here!) Tall Grass Prairie Studio has lots of modern quilting ideas. I find that I am drawn more and more to that style, since I've been doing the timeless traditional type of quilts for about over 15 years now. I still like the classics and will continue to make them, but I would like to try some new techniques to liven up the rotary cutter! The author, Jacquie, is hosting a block collection for charity called Project Improv . Quilters make ONE 12 1/2" log cabin type block and send it in. There is no time limit. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Have you guys heard of the blog Cake Wrecks ?! It's a riot! It's a blog about professionally made cakes that go wrong. I ran into it the other night and it was 3:00am before I could tear myself away! Readers of the blog find and send in pictures of the most hideous cakes your ever seen - you won't believe some of them! There is also an area where gorgeous cakes are featured, really these ones are amazing!
Sunday, December 28, 2008

What did I give?

Again - Glad you asked!
I try to make MOST of my gifts that I exchanged with friends. I prefer making them to buying because I think it shows them that I think they are worth the time I put into the gift!
This year I designed door hangers with the initials of the receivers. There is a yarn and button tassel on the bottom. My hope is that they will hang it somewhere where they are reminded to take time for themselves in what ever activity they enjoy best. Quilting, reading, knitting, creating, relaxing etc.
I made over 20 of them and enjoyed every one!
Another gift that I loved giving was an Ann Taintor 2009 Calendar. If you are not familiar with Ann's work, you NEED to go take a look! I absolutley LOVE her humor!!
She takes old advertisements and pairs them up with witty sayings. Some of my favorite are:
The secret ingredient is resentment
And to think, I'm only using one tenth of my brain
I love NOT camping
Maybe I like looking cheap
I picked up a few of these hard cased wallets at a boutique shop in SLC. They are great because they carry the necessary cards, but the hard cover prevents you from stuffing it full of needless stuff!
I hardly ever carry a purse, I usually just slip a wallet into my pocket and away I go.
Of all the gifts I gave, my favorite BY FAR is this dainty little set.
My artsy friend (via the blog) Tessa silk screened red ladies on some sanitary napkin bags and had them in her Etsy shop. Well, I had just purchased a yard of the brazier and undies fabric and thought the sanitary bags would make a perfect presentation of the fabric!
For my non-sewing friends (yes I do have a few!) I put in some chocolate!
I hope all that receive this think its as fun as I do!