sweet cherries

Hope you are having a lovely start to the week! 

I just wanted to pop in and share these cute crocheted cherries that I made for the first time. They will be going on some crocheted hangers for the shoppe, and I am thinking of making some pink ones and offering a "bowl full of cherries" in the shoppe, too. If you want to see what else will be heading into the shoppe next week, you can head over to my Instagram photos on the right side bar and see some sneak peaks.

Wishing you all a beautiful and crafty week sweet friends!! And, thank you for all your lovely comments on my shelf and mini quilt!  xo

                                      

sweethearts

 Hello and a lovely day to you!

Over the weekend I finished up my mother-in-law's birthday gift, which was this sweet heart quilted table topper. I really love how it turned out and it was inspired by the beautiful quilt that the lovely Helen made, which you can see here on her pretty blog! I fell in love with her quilt and wanted to make something on the smaller scale, so a table topper it was!

 I added some blanket stitches and hand quilted around the hearts.

 And, then did some simple machine quilting in the fabric squares. I love all these colors together and I am happy to say so did my mother-in-law! I might have to make one for myself if I get some extra time.

 I stitched up these darling birds over the weekend and I am working on some others that will all be heading to the shoppe at the end of the month.

  Along with these pretty heart coasters that are getting a little blanket stitching and will be ready to sweeten up those wintery days.

       

These lovelies are being made into pillow covers for the shoppe. The one on the right is a 50's fabric and the rose one is a feed sack,and both of them I am completely in love with!

 Something I wanted to try new this year was different crocheted edgings for my tea towels. I did this one last night and love how pretty it turned out, but I still think that scallops have my heart! What do you think? 

Wishing you all a fabulous and lovely week! 

                                    

a wintry hello

 

Hello sweet friends and a very Happy New Year to you! 

I hope that your Christmas was wonderful and blessed. It was a quite Christmas and new year for us, but it was nice to just relax, and enjoy the holiday season. This past week I have been catching up on some projects and of course planning a few new ones.

I have only a couple more hexie flowers to go and then it will be on to adding all the white ones to join them, which I don't think will be my favorite part, but hopefully it will go a little quicker than the flowers. I am quite excited to have this quilt finished! 

I caught up on three of my blocks for Donna's quilt sampler, and I have only three more to go!

In the evenings I have been working on my ripple blanket which has been keeping me comfy and cozy. I am getting close to finishing which is good because I already have another blanket planned to start once I finish this one.

Some sweet vintage Vogart patterns arrived for Christmas and I can't wait to start stitching them for some new items in my shoppe!

And, there is nothing better than starting the new year with some pretty vintage fabrics to play with. I am working on a little quilted heart table topper for a gift this week and planning Valentine goodies for the shoppe. I look forward to visiting with you to see what you loveliness you are working on!
Wishing you a beautiful and crafty week!

                                    

barn quilt complete

Hello Sweet Ones!

Hope that you had a wonderful weekend and a great start to the week! It has been a busy week already for me, but I am happy that over the weekend I finished my mini barn quilt! And, I love how it turned out!

 I wanted to keep the quilting simple so I just did a little machine and hand quilting around each barn and then added a some hand quilting on each door and window. I used a cream thread, so it's kinda hard to see in the photos. ;)

 For the back I did a patchwork of these two prints that I thought would be cute and reminded me of the sweet country life.  

 I ended up washing it, but I think that if you plan to hang a quilt it is better to not wash it, so it is stiffer and lays nicely against the wall. But, I just love that wrinkle goodness of a quilt after it's washed! ;) 

So, thank you to Lori Holt for having such a wonderful Quilty Barn Along and to Jessie of Messy Jesse for the inspiration in doing a mini barn quilt! 

 I have been working on another crocheted hanger and this one has a little local history. I bought a few of these hangers from a thrift store and just loved that they were from a local cleaners that used to be opened back in the day. I wonder when cleaners stopped using wooden hangers? 

 And, this is the finished hanger! I used a pretty red crochet thread, which I love. I only have one red crocheted hanger from my great grandmother, and don't come across this color too often, so I am happy to have another in my collection.  

 I added a pretty floral scrappy bow and may add some flowers later. Simple, but sweet! 

And, another hexie flower is done! I have 7 more flowers to go!! 

I am getting excited that fall is almost upon us and I can't wait to start working on some projects and for that crisp weather. Last night was a lot cooler, so it was nice to work on some rows for my ripple afghan. And, Christmas crafting and sewing is already in the planning stages. I am starting early this year in hopes to get ahead, as I always feel so behind in what I want to get done. How about you? 

Well, I look forward to catching up with you all and see what you have been up to! 

Wishing you all a most lovely and crafty week! xo

a minty sweet hanger

 A very happy day to you!!

Hope that you are having a lovely start to the week and are enjoying some wonderful weather!

Over the weekend I worked on a custom order for some strawberry crocheted hangers for a sweet customer. So, being in the hanger mood, I knew it was time to attempt making one with crochet thread similar to the pretty vintage hangers that I found recently at an estate sale. And, I was surprised that it only took a little longer to make then the cotton yarn ones! Yay!

I crocheted it using a mint variegated thread, which I was excited about until I finished and really didn't like the way the colors were spread out. I was hoping for them to be vertical, but because I made a long chain instead of a short one, it made them horizontal. I tried doing it the shorter chain way, but then all the green ended up on one side and the whites on the other, so I gave up, for now! 

I am thinking that the older variegated thread had shorter lengths of the colors, so it looked more blended? It is still a mystery for now and sorry if I have thoroughly confused you with all this! ;) 

I added some pretty crocheted flowers and just love the sweet touch it gives the hanger. So, it was a good test run and I already have my next one planned, but this one will be a solid color! ;)

Another row of sixteen-patch quilts blocks are finished! Oh, I can't wait for this colorful quilt top to be done!! It just might be one of my favorites so far! What crafty or sewing goodness are you working on this week?

Wishing you all a lovely and crafty week!! 

hexies, ripple goodness, and a peak

Happy Monday Sweet Friends!!

It is so good to be back and I have missed you all! I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend and for those in the states, had a lovely 4th of July! This summer seems to be flying by already, and the heat has definitely not been shy. We were lucky to have a cooler weekend, and are hoping it stays! 

I recently finished two more hexie flowers for my quilt and these both remind of summertime of picnics and homemade ice cream! 

But, I am a little partial to the mint and strawberries, as I love the color mint and sweet strawberries! 

And, these are all of them together! I still haven't decided if I should make 12 or 16. I am kinda leaning 16, to make it a little bit bigger and because I have some more fabrics I would like to use, or just keep it smaller at 12, since I still need to do all the white hexagons in between. 
They each measure about 10 by 10 inches, and I am actually curious if anyone has a vintage Grandmothers Flower Garden quilt to know how big the hexie flowers are in the vintage ones? So, for now I am going to do two more, and go from there.  

I have finally finished all the first rows of colors that I planned to do for the ripple blanket, and love how it is already looking, and I like the creamy white in between the colors!

Now, I need to start repeating the colors until I reach a good length for a lap sized blanket, which will have to wait for those cooler days. 

And, now for a little peak at my new kitchen vintage inspired embroidery line! These are the two samples I made, so hope you like them!! There will be pot holders and flour sack tea towels with vintage embroidery patterns of sweet animals, and maybe more to come!

  

And, of course the tea towels wouldn't be complete with out a pretty scalloped edging! My favorite! ;) 

The pot holders will all have a sweet gingham binding to match the color of the fabrics with some hand stitching for a sweet handmade touch! 

So, what do you think? I was trying to go for simple vintage style embroidered tea towels and pot holders, but I truly have a hard time keeping anything simple! I am happy with how they turned out, though! ;) 

I will be working away and hope to be able to have everything ready for the shoppe early next week, along with some pillow covers and a couple more clothespin bags. So, it will definitely a busy week, but it is good to be creating again! I have some treasures to share with you that I will post later in the week, too. What sweetness will you be working on or doing this week!! I look forward to catching up with all that you have been up to and creating!

Thank you again for your continued prayers and love!! My husband is still on the mend and making good progress in his health everyday! We have so much to be thankful for!

Wishing you all a most lovely and creative week!! 

a happy friday

Thank you all so much for you sweet comments on my estate finds! It was a good weekend for treasures! 

It has been a busy week of creating, planning a new line of products for my shoppe, and hanging out with sweet friends. The weather finally cooled down and it has been so lovely outside. I need to enjoy these days, as summer is just around the corner. Hope you have had some wonderful weather, too!

I was able to get one flower done, and the bowl is full of little squares ready to be made into a sweet purple one. I think my goal is 12 flowers, so I have 7 more to go and then it will be adding all the white hexies to connect the flowers. 

 Some progress is being made on my ripple blanket. I am going to be doing a grey and mint green stripe next, and then repeat the other colors until it is the right length. I look forward to it being done, but it was hard to crochet on those hots days, so hopefully the cool weather will last!

I have been working on some vintage tea towels for the shoppe that will be listed next week. These are the last ones of these pretty tablecloths!

And, I have been busily working on some plans for a new line of vintage inspired embroidered kitchen items that I have had in my mind for awhile. So, I have been collecting cute vintage patterns and I am excited to get started on this new line. I hope to be showing you these kitchen goodies soon! So, if my blog gets a little quite you'll know why. ;) 

  I am also in the process of making a couple more clothespin bags one with the sweet kittens washing their mittens, and another darling cross-stitch kitty pattern. There is just something about those cute kittens that just makes me smile! How about you?

A pretty packaged arrived yesterday from the lovely Holly of Cutie Pie Cottage. We did a fun garland swap, and this beautiful button ball garland is what she sent me!! I just love the pretty colors and fabrics, and those cute buttons!! Thank you so much Holly for sending me such a sweet garland! 

Wishing you a most lovely and crafty weekend! 

sweet weekend wishes

 Happy Friday!!

Well, I have been working away on my sweet kitty embroidery project and I look forward to sharing with you very soon! I still have some hand stitching to do, and then the final touches will be made. So for now, I will just leave you with this teaser.

And, when I haven't been sewing up my hexie flowers, I have been working on this ripple goodness! I have been wanting to make a ripple crocheted blanket for awhile, and I was so inspired by sweet Helen's gorgeous blanket, that I had to make one, too! The pattern is from Lucy of Attic24, and it is fabulous!! You can check her neat ripple pattern, here. So, I am off to crochet, sew, and work on those little hexie flowers. What will you be working on this weekend?

♥Mother's Day is next weekend and if you are still looking for something sweet for your mother, there is still time to order from my little shoppe, and get it in time for Mother's Day. All orders placed over the weekend will be sweetly packaged and shipped first thing Monday morning! 

Wishing you a most lovely and creative weekend sweet friends!!