 |
| got the crud...stayed home boo hoo ~ no sew day w kay xo |
 |
| organized and tidied my stash |
 |
| makes me happy makes and makes me feel out of control too |
 |
| feels so good to make it pretty |
 |
| so much fabric...never enough time... |
 |
| i even have a rainbow pile xo |
 |
| and while i was organizing i kept the small pieces out and sorted them into color... more improv blocks coming soon |
 |
| i have a total of 12 blocks now and i am confused....should i combine them ? |
 |
| make a mostly black quilt? |
 |
| and a rainbow one? |
 |
| more improv blocks xo ...used up my black and white w a bit of color scraps today making these blocks ...and i love em ....i want more xo |
 |
| a whole lot of yo yo's on a framed canvas... |
 |
| more here |
 |
| love the way they are all crowded in...and it makes me want to try this technique.... |
 |
| and i was really drawn to this too..i LOVE everything....could have easily bought this piece ~ if i was richer...xo |
 |
| we had a late lunch on the red lion rooftop restaurant ~ frolic...the food was fabulous |
 |
| i took this while on our walk downtown... this is the prettiest seattle city light man hole cover ever ....i love old seattle xo |
 |
| bonus~my newest vase find... with our garden butterfly bush xo |
 |
| saw this easy peasy idea on randi's things of pinterest this morning...always LOVE her picks xo found this one here |
 |
| this took me 5 minutes to make ...one for me and one for carrie xoox |
 |
| i tore a strip of onasberg ...glued it around the jar and tied it with a bow...i am in LOVE |
 |
| this craft was so easy ... TAKING the right photo is what i got hung up on....1/2 hour later i have 30 photos and then i have to choose my favorites... |
 |
| it mAKes me a bit CRAZY |
 |
| but i LOVE the process xo |
 |
| xo paper string and onasberg fabric found at joann's |
 |
| just the polish at ulta...i have been doing my own nails this summer and i love the money and time i save xo |
 |
| i found a new welcome mat for the front door at ross $5.99 |
 |
| and an ORANGE zigzag rug at target...they have quite the selection of modern geometrics...it was hard to choose but this one fits and looks great in the trailer xo |
 |
| and i have wanted tevas for a long time...on sale at dsw! |
 |
| i wasn't even looking but i found a very practical purse...perfect for me in every way...even has a back pocket for car keys xo |
 |
| we drove across the peace arch into canada yesterday |
 |
| and had a wonderful potluck picnic with family |
 |
| we are a small family anyway ...but most of our young ones were on wonderful adventures or working~ sara , sam , lily, becca, georgia and scott...hope to see you next year! |
 |
| spanish banks in vancouver... |
 |
| claudia made this buggybarn baby quilt for her grandson...machine quilted w loop the loop by barbara becker |
 |
| and vicki made this quilt with some very cool t-shirts...i did a freemotion swirl meander ... |
 | |
| and i finished diane's quilt for kauai ~ machine quilted w waterworld by willowleaf ~ jodi beamish |
 |
| and just for fun and wanting to practice on some drawstring action i made a beer bag for carmen's EIGHTIETH birthday complete w a bit of stamping!! |
 |
| 80 is a pretty big deal and it was so nice to celebrate this special bd... xo |
 | |||||||
| then i made a laundry bag for the trailer...and i stamped some more...inspired by don henley's dirty laundry song xo |
 |
| and i recycled this herculine drawstring from a misc. box of goodies left in our trailer by the previous owner .. i needed a brush up on drawstrings...this tutorial has a great visual xo |
 |
| my laundry bag was inspired by this little drawstring bag from kay and this tutorial from creative place |
 |
| i really loved the finish on this bag so i combined the two methods xo |
 |
| and to finish my day off just right i made a green color block |
 |
| and a pink one ...these blocks make me happy xo |
