WeEkEnD SaLe...

It is already the weekend!!!! And that means...SALE IN THE SHOP!!! 25% off of all purchases. Happy shopping!!

Mama's New Creations...

I am completely smitten with these new creations of my mama's!!! She has mixed my two favorite items of hers into a gift set! She has crocheted rag bowls from reclaimed bed linens and then added some of her 100% cotton crocheted washcloths and hot pads to the bowl. Here are some of the new sets she has in her shop...














There are a few more choices in her shop Yarns Of Fun

BeD LiNeNs SaLe ToDaY....

25% off of all bed linens in the shop today!!!! Happy shopping!



Just thought I would share a fun blast form the past that is fun to work with! Here is a space invaders print. Oh---Atari!



A sweet girl in garden print. 1 yard length.




Fat quarter bundles...



And linen hem bundles that are fun for adding to the bottom of pants or skirts,great for making textural totes, using for pillows, etc.

A Little Break and a Little Update...

The last few days I have taken somewhat of a break from working in the shop. We have undertaken the painting of the outside of our home. Spring is in the air, and the paint brushes are in our hands! We have been in our first home for almost 6 years now, and have needed to give it a fresh coat of paint for about that long as well! Thankfully everything fell into place and we are nearing the finish of this big project. Matt took some vacation time for us to do this and fortunately the weather has cooperated with us! We never did take a spring break from school, so the kids took 3 days out of their studies this week to help. They were a huge blessing! And if they were not painting, they were helping with the wee ones so that Matt and I could keep going. It has been a good week together as a family! And being able to be outside so much-NICE!




Here is a little peek at the before....



and a glance at the color to make sure we were really wanting to look at it everyday for a very long time to come!




The first day we worked on priming the house, and that went really well. Matt and I are so thankful right now for a small house!! It was a manageable undertaking!



I think I liked the color we chose even more when we added the accent color to it!


And here is a nearly finished project, just finishing up on the second coat today and all the touchups. It is funny how after nearly six years, it finally feels more like "our" home! It has been pretty fun driving up to this fresh new lady on the street!

I have a funny little thing to share that happened yesterday morning...I had to take the morning off of painting to tend to the orders from the shop, get some sewing for those orders done and wrap up the packages. I was feeling the pull between the shop and the painting and just could not focus my mind one way or the other. Of course it was one of those times where my machine wanted to argue with me too , and well, it won briefly! See, I have always had this fear of the machine needle going threw my finger, but I also had the voice of one of my aunts saying "you are not a real seamstress until that happens" jokingly of course. But in my 20 years of sewing, this has never happened! Well yesterday I became a "real" seamstress! YES! The machine needle went right threw my finger! And in the split second moment of surprise, my reflex was to yank my finger out! And I actually managed to do just that, which I wish I had not! So, the needle managed to rip right threw the end of my finger and nail-YUCK!!!BUT! I did not pass out like I had always envisioned I would!(LOL) My youngest daughter, Bell was with me at the time and she bolted out the door to inform everyone of what had just happened. I was standing at the kitchen sink cleaning my finger off when she made her announcement and I was actually quite amused at the dropping of brushes and the clutter of the crowd swarming into the kitchen to marvel at Mom's new wound! I think everyone in this house has always wondered and kind of been waiting for this event to take place. Well, it really didn;t turn out to be that monumental, and I survived(haha)- I even went back to sewing (after changing the needle of course)! My finger is pretty tender, and the kids like to look at it every once in awhile, but! I am now a survivor of an attack from my sewing machine! Just thought I would share my right of passage into the world of seamstresses!

NeW BuNdLeS iN sHoP tOdAy...

bLuE gArDeN


fLoWeR pOwEr JoY



LeMoNs

wHiTe GaRdEn


gUmDrOpS

A Few New Lovelies On the Shelves..

Here are a few new prints for the fat quarter bundles. These three ended up going together pretty nicely even.









These are some pretty purples which I do not come across very often. These are also sweet together.



These will be showing up in the newer bundles coming out. Also, if there is ever a print that you are interested in by itself, i am always willing to do a custom listing for you. Just send me a note.

TIME FOR ANOTHER WEEKEND SALE...

JUST A QUICK NOTE GIRLS....20% OFF OF ALL PURCHASES THIS WEEKEND IN THE SHOP. MENTION THIS BLOG POST WHEN CHECKING OUT AND I WILL TAKE AN ADDITIONAL 5% OFF!

SALE ON BED LINENS TODAY...

JUST A QUICK NOTE TO MY FABULOUS CUSTOMERS. ALL BED LINENS ARE 20% OFF TODAY.

Garden Days Ahead....

I am getting in the mood! I have been slowly collecting these floral prints from vintage tablecloths. I think there is even a few current prints in there, but they coordinate so well, I just had to add them. I have cut them into squares and will be cutting triangles to make a really long garden bunting. I almost want to make napkins from them!


Goodnight lovelies!!!

"for, ALL FLESH IS LIKE GRASS, AND ALL ITS GLORY LIKE THE FLOWER OF GRASS, THE GRASS WITHERS, AND THE FLOWER FALLS OFF, BUT THE WORD OF THE LORD ABIDES FOREVER." 1 PETER 1:24

I Gave it A Try.....I Love This Simple Design!!!

Hey girls! I know many of you have been a buzz over at the Vintage Sheet Blog this past week. Isn't it fabulous! Well, right away I was super excited about the 10 minute tutorial on pillowcase aprons! They make the perfect little vendor aprons!

Here is the link to the tutorial.

Well this afternoon, I finally took a half an hour to finish some from the pillowcases I had pulled out after reading this post. I did two cottage style from beautifully embroidered pillowcases and one retro flower power style! I used vintage linens for the tie as well. I also left the pllowcase open for extra pockets.





This one is my favorite! I love the orange in it. I made the tie with a simple 6 inch wide strip and simply folded it and ironed it like binding. I slipped the top edge of the pillowcase into the binding and top stitched it.






Here is the other embroidered case. It was fun to find just the right fabric to match the design. Sweet and delicate.





And for the hippie at heart. Here is a wild flower power print. I actually added a border to the top of the pocket because there were flaws that needed to be covered up. Love the quick fixes.

WoW! Thank you my Sweet Customers....

Well, things have been hopping in the shop! And I have had to employ my better half even to help me out! In order to keep up with my shipping and supplies for quilters, I have had to slow down in the area of custom sewing orders as well. But I am happy as a bee because I see so many neat projects begin and finish with the fabrics I have been blessed to pass through my studio to yours. Just a few fun pictures to give a quick peek at these fun couple of months.



Matt has become my official taper-on-er(my very professional name for him)of shipping labels! Thank you sweetie. Otherwise I may just need to learn how to not sleep at night! Love ya!



Here are the fun orders from Sat-Monday this week.


All packaged up and can I say-I LOVE FLAT RATE SHIPPING!







And here is one of the tri-weekly runs to the post office. Pretty fun!

Soon To Be On the Shelves...

Here are a few vintage fabrics. All washed, just in need of some quick ironing before getting them listed.




So excited about the wedding ring print-I have never had this one before. The bottom one is a newer print, and it is so sweet. The middle is the perfect retro print, always happy to have that one!





I love these yellow sheets. And it is always interesting to me how each one has a shade of it own, aged to perfection, each one making it completely unique!




A few new white florals, which is good because I was getting low on these.


Have a wonderful day my friends....

One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. Psalm 27:4