Nov 6, 2017

Hallowe'en 2017

I want to show you my family's incredible Hallowe'en costumes!
We didn't get to spend Hallowe'en with them this year, so had to do it through photos which I really want to share with you.
My daughter Lindsay and her family really get into the spirit, every year!
Lindsay made all of her family's costumes.
Not only are the costumes great, but everyone's always in character!


Let's begin with Cinderella.
Cinderella always wished for long hair....


When Lindsay proposed the idea for Cinderella to Lucy, all she cared about was the wig!


She didn't care that she had chores to do, because she was so happy with her long, golden locks :)


"I'm dreaming of my beautiful, long hair!"


Oh oh, the evil stepmother (aka Lindsay) is watching!


Oh boy, the mean step sisters!!!
(aka Kennedy and Charlotte)



Poor Cinderella....


All Cinderella can do to keep her mind off of her mean step sisters, is to think about her prince, her castle and all her animal friends.




Poor Cinderella!!!!



My daughter Lindsay made all the costumes, and she didn't even use a pattern!  
She sewed hole hoops under the step sisters skirts to make them stick out :)




I think the make up is great too!










Bridger (the girls' older brother, he's not mean) is in middle school this year.
He dressed up as Larry Culpepper, the Dr Pepper guy in the commercials during the football games.


Bridget really gets into character too!!!
Just google one of his commercials and you'll see he is the spitting image of Larry!


Here are my son Addison's children.


Kylie is Batgirl


Neo is Wonder Woman


Isabel is Cinderella


My son Jordan's girls, dressed as The Wizard of Oz characters.
Kim designed their costumes.
Paisley is the wicked witch, Taylor is the scarecrow and Reagan is Dorothy.
It was Reagan's dream to be Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz :)
Adorable!


Our daughter Rebecca's children.
Maisie is a rockstar and Ben is Davey Crockett.


Hope you enjoyed seeing photos of my grandchildren, our daughter and their costumes :)
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Oct 30, 2017

Flower Power Throw quilt

I made this quilt for a baby gift, but I loved it so much, I just couldn't part with it!
I used "Gracie Girl" fabric by Lori Holt.
I've been hoarding it and thought that this was the perfect pattern to show off all the pretty prints.


The original quilt had 20 squares, I cut mine down to 12, for a baby size, 42" X 56".
The blocks are 14", and each one uses a fat quarter.


I bought some pretty, soft pink minky to back it with.


Are you familiar with the Britsh quilt magazine "Love Patchwork and Quilting"?  
Each issue comes with a freebie, which is a bonus!
This book came with Issue #10.


It really is a perfect pattern to show off big prints!
The original quilt measures 56" X 70".
Jeni Baker is one of my favorites :)


Oct 23, 2017

Spelling Bee, A BC

I'm beyond thrilled to be participating in Lori Holt's (Miss Bee) Spelling Bee quilt along.
The Spelling Bee book is so versatile!
You can make the quilt on the cover, or anything in between, you're  only limited by your imagination.
The letters I show you on my blog have been made to make 
three projects for the letters I've been assigned, I won't be showcasing the entire alphabet.
Hopefully my letters will inspire you to make some of your own :)


"a" is for apple


Another fun thing about this quilt along, are the photo shoots!


"B" is for bumblebee


"B" is for books


"B" is for bunny and butterfly


"c" is for candelabra 


"c" is for crocheted cherries


"c" is for crow


I've been posting some of these photos on Instagram, but not all of them :)
I hope Miss Bee gives me an "A" :)

Oct 16, 2017

Neo's Birthday Dress

I loved making this dress so much (you can see it here), that I made it again for Neo's 7th birthday.


The fabric line is called "Menagerie" by Rifle Paper Co for Cotton and Steel.
I used some green vintage buttons :)


Three different colors of ribbon for the tie in the back.


Some pretty lace detail on the sleeve.


 I love the camouflaged tigers, leopards and exotic birds!


I made a lined bag to match.


 I love these bags so much, I created a board on Pinterest for them.
You can find the tutorial here.



Here's a photo of my grand daughter Neo in her dress, 
she's such a beautiful little 7 year old!


It's a little big, but she'll grow into it :)


I'm going to make two more of these cute dresses for two more little grand daughters, before the end of the year :)
Stay tuned!

Oct 6, 2017

Cobblestone Quilt for Fat Quarter Shop

This is the Cobblestone quilt that I made for Fat Quarter Shop, for the Fat Quarter Cobblestone Quilt Along!
I am so thrilled to be one of the participants!


This quilt was fun to make and really easy :)


I love the way the blocks show off the cute fabric.
The fabric is "Savannah", by Stacie Bloomfield (Gingiber) for Moda fabric.


There were two cute, whimsical animal panels that came with the fat quarter bundle, I just had to include them in the quilt.


I used a soft silver minky for the back.


I sewed interfacing to the animal prints, turned them inside out and then sewed them to the block with a machine blanket stitch.


You can see the appliqued animals a little better before it was quilted.


This quilt measures 63 l/2" X 80 1/2".


I'm so in love with the soft colors!


This quilt would be great for a girl or a boy :)


This is me, with my beautiful Cobblestone quilt.


Thanks Fat Quarter Shop, for the fun Cobblestone quilt along!

Oct 2, 2017

Secret Quilt project

I'm working on a secret quilt project with this gorgeous fabric!
It's called Savannah, created by Gingiber, for Moda fabrics.
She designs for the Land of Nod, and you can see her website here.


I love this fabric!


I love the soft stylized animal prints!
Normally I don't choose animal prints, but I just couldn't resist this!


Even the selvages are cute and you can bet I saved it :)


Friday, October 6 is the big reveal!
See you then :)