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Remember the bunting slash pendant quilt from these other posts ? Well I finished piecing it! I am so happy with how it turned out!! I chose a primary color theme and decided to do a mix of traditional and modern fabrics. I love that it is simple and each fabric is showcased by the white surrounding it. Let me tell you a little about it in case you want to make one too. Each triangle measures 5x8x8 in. There are 96 colored triangles and 102 white muslin triangles. Sew the 8 inch sides of the triangles together alternating between colored and white.  Make 6 sections (or strips) of 17 white triangles and 16 colored ones.  Each triangle section/strip begins and ends with a white triangle. The 5 strips of muslin between the triangle sections are 9 in. x 70in. The top and bottom strips of white muslin are 4.5 in. x 70in. I'll be sure to share the finished product all bound and quilted! :) I honestly can't believe I made a quilt by myself!! I always said that of all the cr...

We have a road trip to plan and I am so glad we are feeling better. Thank you all for the well wishes and kind words sent our way. You are all so sweet! :)  Last year I brought my sewing bag and did some hand sewing in the car. It was such a good distraction to have during an 8 hour trip. I was surprised that I didn't even get car sick.  I will for sure bring something to work on this time. Maybe I 'll cross stitch a pillow or crochet something. Bringing some roses from the garden helped the car smell great! (I know it's totally random to bring flowers but I didn't want them to bloom and die while we were gone so I brought them along! )   Every July 4th my family gets together for a reunion of sorts. We usually have a themed party to make things that much more fun! (Click here , here and here , to see the different themes from past reunions.)This years theme is Pirates. Awesome right?  I am so excited! Take a look at my pirate pin board to see some great inspirati...

I finished my very first quilt top! My amazing quilting sister helped me a lot! Thanks Annie Carie! It's a little lap quilt made from long pre-cut fabric she bought for me as a birthday gift. I can't remember the name of the fabric line but I know it is sold at Jo-Ann's. :) I really love the color scheme. I actually just bought similar colored ginghams and dots at the thrift store. Maybe another quilt? :)  Were having a rough time over here with my husband busy getting ready for an art competition and baby boy being sick. He finally kept solid food down right before bed. Curse that church nursery class! He has only been in nursery for three weeks and he got hit with those nasty germs pretty hard! :( We'll pull through. I'm confident the worst is over. Hope you all have a happy week full of happiness and health .

I am a little late for Dana's boy clothes week, but I still wanted to share the little striped tunic I made for my youngest. I made up the pattern as I went but it 's basically this ,and this combined.  I used and old orange t-shirt and a blue (super faded) baby blanket I had saved for making kids clothes.

I chopped off my hair a few weeks ago and wanted to share the before and afters. :) My hair was getting so long that I always wore it in a pony tale except at church. So that is why I included a "before in reality" photo. because I wasn't going from " long lovely locks" to "no more hair". I was in reality, going from "permanently pulled back" to "How cute, she does her hair now!" :) I really Like how it turned out! It takes practically no shampoo, and I can go to bed with it wet and I don't drown in a wet pillow since it drys so fast! It was perfect timing for summer too! :) I love it!

Our irises are blooming like crazy right now! We went out of town for Memorial Day weekend with quite a few blossoms and today they are ten fold! :) Most of our irises are white and yellow but later we will have some deep purple ones (that are already budding)! :) I cut a bunch of them today for another bouquet. Our first bouquet from last week finally died. They are so fragrant!! I love having irises in our kitchen.   I really love how these lone white irises look in the window. So pretty.   Our lilacs are blooming as well. I Love lilacs !!!  Growing up we had a 40 foot hedge of lilacs; when it bloomed the whole front yard smelled wonderful. So the smell brings me back home and I feel like a kid again, running around barefoot playing with my dolls and drawing fairies. The smell of lilacs also means the end of school to me, since they bloom in June, and even though our kids don't go to public school it still makes me excited! I guess its the idea of summer being ...

I sewed this pant suit for my daughter last week. i love it! I made it up based on some awesome kids clothes I have seen around the web. I took the photos before I ironed it so forgive the crease in the waistband. Eventually I will post a little more on what the pattern pieces looked like so you can try and make one too if you want. :)