Easter Outfits

Had my granddaughters pictures done the other day and they wore overalls that I made them. Roxanna's are a little big...and I made her the newborn size! Never trust the pattern sizes!

baby quilt

Okay so a friend of mine from Verizon Wireless is getting ready to have a baby. She is having a boy and told me a lot of what she had picked out was sage green, baby blue and brown but she didnt have any specific theme for her baby. Jenn is a very earthy person so while looking for fabrics to make her a quilt I decided up on using batiks because not only are they a soft fabric but they also make me think of earth. I used bold blue, green and brown tones and to tie in the baby blue flannel on the back I used a baby blue batik border. Because I dont have an awesome quilt machine like sharons I quilted my own stitch in a ditch which I think turned out really good. whatcha all think?

I saved 65 bucks!

I bought Pete an Barnes and Noble "nook" for his retirement. It is an ebook. I looked at the cases for them and a simple canvas case was 65 dollars. NO WAY was I spending that much for something I could make on my own. It turned out pretty cool and Pete loves it.

My current project

Trisha and I found this chair on someones tree lawn in her neighborhood this week. I passed it up then went back to look at it. The lady was in her lawn, she told us the only thing wrong with it was the ink stain. She forgot to mention the horrific cat piss stink...and we didn't notice till we came back to get it and put it in the car. It took days and secret cat pee stink extinguish recipes and house fumigation and airation before I could start covering the cushion. I still have some work to do, obviously, but does everyone like the quilt square seat cushion and colorful fabric? I will post a completed prioject picture in a few days.

Who has this pattern?

I saw this purse pattern at Joann's last summer when she had us all over for a zipper class. I thought it was Joann that had this pattern but she says it doesn't sound familiar. ANYWAY I admire the way you all just try new things without reservation. I have always been kinda scared of doing that for fear I will screw up.

But I decided that I am going to be more like my sisters and just do it. If I screw it up, I screw it up. But i will learn something from it. (and no one will know I screwed up because you don't publicize mistakes!) So here is my first attempt at a zipper AND my first attempt at cording. I am pleased with the results, not perfect, but I think its pretty good for a first try.

My MINI-MOMMY-LIKE PURSE

Okay so I love my moms purse that she made. I however dont carry anything except my wallet phone and keys most of the time so making a purse that big for me would be STUPID. So mom put the pattern on her nifty scanner and shrunk it. So I made me a purse too using the same pattern only smaller......and its SEW PERFECT!

My weekend therapy

I decided to keep myself busy this weekend and being inspired by Candi and the sign she made for her Chiropractor, I made this quilted sign for Dr Moss's Clinic. I know that Dr Moss is not quite as easy on the eyes as Candi's Doctor, but he is one of the finest human beings that I know.

He made our losing Cara so much easier. He made me understand without making the decision for me that Cara needed to go to the Rainbow Bridge. I admire him as a Vet, Humanitarian and friend. Until James graduates I will have a hard time finding another Vet.