As some of you know, this past weekend I visited my sister and brother in Utah. I also visited lots of fabric stores! :D Giddy face! Including Hobby Lobby! This is my stack from the cut counter, I had to pare it down a lot too. lol. You can see the polka dots on the bottom...yeah I'm pretty much making the same dress Erin did here. hehe. The rest I … [Read more...]
fabric? neat.
March 16, 2011 By 27 Comments
Welcome to fabric obsession 101. ;) I first saw this idea for using comic book boards for mini fabric bolts here. It's such a smart idea, and pretty cheap too. Mind you, if you head over to that link, you may die from fabric jealousy. I almost did. Just wanted to caution you there. ;) First, let's enjoy the pretty fabrics-if anything this … [Read more...]
newly recovered chairs
February 28, 2011 By 17 Comments
Remember those chairs I got thrifting awhile back? Well, I finally got around to recovering them. It wasn't a matter of the fabric-that I had picked out hours days after buying the chairs. (a steal at $5 a pop) Speaking of the fabric, it's a lovely zig zag home dec fabric I got from my even lovelier sponsor, Tuft Love. Lovely, lovely, lovely. I … [Read more...]
I Spy swap squares
January 22, 2011 By 4 Comments
I finally made it into one of Care's I Spy swaps! Yahoo! I may or may not have bribed her to let me in! ;) hehe just kidding. Anywho-I got my fabrics together and cut out and can't wait to get a whole bunch back-I've been getting the quilting itch lately, so I think I'll make them into a quilt to keep in the playroom, car, whatever. My … [Read more...]
twenty six
November 22, 2010 By 40 Comments
Happy Birthday to me! One year older and wiser (?)...I won't say anything about how old I'm getting, cause I tend to get a lot of flack whenever I do that. So I guess I'm not that old...but the other side of 25 feels weird. In honor of my birthday, here are a few things I'm loving right now, just for fun! ;) The start of our family … [Read more...]
christmas fabric picks
November 17, 2010 By 12 Comments
For our matching coordinating family stockings: found in this etsy shop and this one and for the girls' coordinating matching Christmas dresses: found in this etsy shop I can't wait to get sewing! … [Read more...]
fabrics on my wish list…
April 7, 2010 By 5 Comments
click on images to see what fabric line/designer they are from and where I found 'em on etsy. :)and if you feel generous, send some my way. haha just kidding. ;) … [Read more...]
sneaky peek
February 1, 2010 By 10 Comments
here's a little sneak peek into the new nursery colors/fabric, and baby's quilt-in-progress. I ran out of white, but it will have sashing in between the rows, and surrounding the outside. I can't wait, it'll be soo cute! that's the crib bumper near the top of the photo, and the start of the mobile, just need some pink and green felt to finish the … [Read more...]
back in the quilting saddle
January 31, 2010 By 3 Comments
started sadie's quilt for her new room last night! it's going to be an hourglass quilt, inspired by this quilt. amazing blog, by the way. i've got 77 squares to make, 22 down, 55 to go. it's a lot easier than my pinwheel quilt though. after a trip to joann's this afternoon, i have the fabric for the baby's crib skirt and bumper, so i'll be … [Read more...]
currently…
January 29, 2010 By 8 Comments
...sore from priming three pieces of furniture for sadie's room. why did i decide to paint them all? lol....enjoying the sun! we went to the park earlier with aimee, gage, cassy, rayne, and baby dylan, and had a blast! sadie's still conked out from all the fun....finally found some fabric i like for the girls' rooms. well, for sure sadie's … [Read more...]