Sneak Peek.....Halloween

I have been working on my kiddos Halloween costumes. I know it's early...but I'd rather get them done early than have to stress about it the day of!
Here is a sneaky look at my daughter's costume. She's 1, so it's hard to get a decent picture of it anyway...but I thought this was cute!!More to come as it's done...

Another Cute Bag

Had to do a girlie one, too!!

Friendship Bag...

I saw this super cute tutorial for a "friendship bag". So, I thought I would try it out. It's actually quite a small bag... just the perfect size for some pencils or some fat quarters! I just love it and thought that I would share with you how much fun I had making it :)

Hexagon Quilt

My sewing machine has still yet to be pulled out of it's storage space in my basement. I am waiting until next week when I get some carpets to put down. In the mean-time I have to have something to keep me busy.
I am currently working on a hexagon quilt - ALL hand stitched...It's taking a BUTT-load of time, but turning out so cool. And, I have committed to using nothing but scraps...except for the green. So, this is my mostly scrappy-hand-quilted quilt... I'm sure it'll take a ton more time to finish, but it's fun to see some progress :)

Quilting Hiatus

I have not been keeping up with my sewing. I know, I should be ashamed. My family and I just moved into a new house in addition to my two kids having surgery. So, it will probably be another few weeks before I am able to start updating my sewing blog...

Sorry...but keep checking, I'll be back soon!!!

My Quilt Festival Entry

I decided to become a part of an on-line blog quilt festival.

Part of the festival is to post your favorite quilt ever done and it's "story"...here is mine

My favorite COMPLETED Quilt Project that I have ever done was a quilt that I made for my husbands father for Christmas a few years ago.

We had decided that year that we (and by we, I mean I) would make quilts for all his family for Christmas. So, I began with his siblings...a 11 year old girl and a 12 year old boy.

Frogs for a boy with a fun pattern...

Flowers and pink for a girl with a fun pattern...

These 2 were easy to decide on and went very quickly when I started sewing them.

Next I started working on his mom's quilt. We picked a BEAUTIFUL pattern from a book and I started sewing... It went very quickly and turned out even better than I could have imagined! I'll be honest, I wanted to keep this one for myself :)

Finally...to decide on a pattern for his dad - good luck!!! It was very difficult for me to find something that I really liked that looked "manly" enough for his dad. I should put in a side-note here that I have NEVER met my husband's father, so I don't know him all that well...so it was a guessing game on my part. First, I decided on colors...because I thought that would be the easy part - boy, was I wrong!! I FINALLY (after about an hour of searching in 1 store) decided on a black on black and a dark maroon. My husband agreed that they were great colors for his dad.
Next, I had to find a pattern. I looked and looked and couldn't find anything that I really liked for my father-in-law. So, I decided to just make one up...After completing it, my mom quilted it for me (thanks, mom) and we wrapped and sent them to my in-laws. He absolutely loved it...and it made ma happy to know that I had made it all myself - no pattern or copying for this one...Hope you all enjoy seeing it as much as I do - I love to look at my very own creation :)

Not Fair...

I wish that I could just sew and quilt and craft all the time!!!

Instead I have to be responsible...you know, wash the dishes, fold the laundry, and be a mom to my 2 kids...
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE being a mom and getting to stay home with my kids....but every now and then I wish I had a day where I could just sit at my sewing machine all day long with my iron within reach (not on the counter out of reach of my kids) and sew to my heart's content :) Maybe one day, when my kids are a bit older, I can have that day. As of right now...I have 7 "in-progress" quilts that I don't see an end in sight for...
Can't wait to finish them, though - and I'll share with everyone when they're done...