Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Fairy Gardens....

Feeling a bit overwhelmed but mighty proud of those "Princess Gloves"
this is about a month later...
a few weeks ago my Granddaughter and I created a couple Fairy Gardens for the yard she wore her new Gardening gloves that her Grampa bought her they have the Disney Princesses on them she looked adorable...she helped me find rocks and we mixed our soil and watered everything real good...we had the best time...they sure are growing we chose plants that like more shade so everything wasn't in the real hot sun to fade...our flowers have bloomed and the plants are getting so big you can hardly see the fairy's now....

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Swatches....

Placed in a side pocket in my purse and ready for the Quilt shops..
how many times have you been to a Fabric shop and realized you have fabric at home or a quilt at home your working on and forgot swatches?...I did that a few weeks ago when I was out of town and my cousin said she knew of this great fabric store.. so we load up and when we arrive I see this is a HUGE and wonderful fabric store and when I enter a fabric shop my mind just goes blank I can't remember one thing about the fabric I have at home or the quilt I am working on...so I decided on my way home after that delightful trip I was not going to get caught like that again so I decided this morning to create something that would allow me to carry my swatches and not let them get lost in the bottom of my bottomless purse so this is what I did....I got a key ring (just the ring part) and I cut squares of heavy velum I then cut the swatches I am wanting to match to other fabrics the same size as the Velum, I then punched a hole in the top, glued my fabric to the velum, put that through the key ring, and fancied the whole thing up a little with my pinking sheers...this is the end result.......

Friday, August 24, 2012

Waiting for the stork....

I think he's going to Love it...
My Daughter is going to have another baby and he is due to arrive at the end of October and what a blessing he will add to our family...he is going to be a little brother to his big sister Kaitlyn and shes excited to share her toys with him...we'll see when he gets here how excited she really is to share...but I was on a mission to find his fabric and his theme for his room is Trains....so I wanted a fabric that was animated but couldn't seem to find it in town ...I found what I was looking for the next day at a little Quilt shop about 45 min from where I live...I am going to make a long raggy quilt out of it so I can have all the trains show up...I guess I better get started very soon because time is flying and he will be here fast...

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

More Fabric....

I can hardly wait to use that ruler....
The weekend was another success besides the Kayaking ,My Cousin took me to a wonderful Quilt Shop in a near by town that she loves to visit...there was sooooo much fabric we spent a couple hours and I can't believe I didn't buy more fabric then I did I also found a Hexagon Ruler...

First Time Kayaking....

Don Debbie and I getting ready to Launch...
Doug and I first time Kayaking....
Heading around the cove...
What an amazing weekend we had at the beach this last time...we hiked ,we biked ,we ate and ate and then on Sunday we decided to try Kayaking in the Pacific Ocean...what a wonderful experience that was...we rented some Kayaks and took off around a cove and seen the most incredible things....seals were all over the place Pelicans were diving all around us for the little fish we seen an Otter cleaning himself and as we were heading back in a Dolphin appeared right in front of us he was really close to My Cousin Don...it was amazing to see so close up at first a little scary and then we were just in Awe watching him circle around with 2 seals following him...

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Yo Yo!!!

this could be a Table Runner...laid across a bed spread...on the back of a couch...so many possibilities....I guess this is just going to have to be on my list of to do's...

New Fabric...

Friday was one of those days when I just needed to get new fresh inspiration and what better place then all My Favorite Quilt shops, so I hit up my best Friend who doesn't Quilt or Sew but is a huge fan of both and her and I went on the hunt....I got a yard of California Girl by Fig Tree I just love the Yellows I chose...I don't usually choose Yellow but for some reason it really grabbed My eye...I was also on the hunt for new Fabric for My Grandson that is due at the end of October and specifically needing some animated train fabric. to My surprise I found nothing at all three stores here in My town...Saturday Morning My Wonderful Husband said he was taking me somewhere special for the day which took us to the nice cool mountains, on the way home he went to a town we both really enjoy and in that town is a Fabulous Quilt Shop he took me there and low and behold they had the exact Fabric I envisioned for My special Quilt....I have so many new plans for my new Fabrics I can hardly wait to get started...