thinking of springtime

Hello sweet friends!

Hope that you are doing wonderfully! Sorry I have been so quite here! IG has kinda taken over my time with posting. ;)

 I have been busy working on some custom orders and a few projects for myself. I haven't been thrifting too much this year. Trying to keep my load light with new treasures, but I am always still on the hunt! ;)

I made these two pretty dresden trivets for a couple of gifts for dear friends! I will have to add some to the shoppe with the sweet strawberries in the middle! These make me think of springtime and all the pretty flowers and colors! 

And, speaking of flowers, I am back to making my hexie flowers for my Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt. It has been quite a few months since I have made any, so it's been fun doing it again. I am not sure how many more I have to go, but they are sure looking pretty! 

I am planning some new spring items for the shoppe, so I'll be posting some sneak peaks soon! Thank you so much for visiting with me and your sweet comments. 

Wishing you a most lovely and crafty week! xo

                                   

hexies and patchwork

 Happy sweet day to you!

Hope your weekend was lovely and you are enjoying some wonderful spring weather. It has been beautiful here!

Well, I took a little "me" sewing time and finished up another hexie flower! I love those strawberries!

 So, there are 22 and I am thinking of going for one more row and then to the white ones. I am hoping for just a small lap size, since I want to hand quilt it. I am in no rush and it will definitely be worth the wait once it is finished!

I made this cute patchwork pillow for my mom in some of her favorite colors. There is just something about patchwork that I love, and I might be adding a couple ones to the shoppe soon, too!

 I have been on the hunt for some vintage lighter blue variegated thread and I finally found some. It is in size 30, which I have never used before, I always use size 10, so we'll see.

I also found some pretty vintage Daisy baby pink and yellow variegated in size 30, too. So, I guess I better start getting used to thinner thread!

Thank you for all your sweet comments on my last post and for visiting with me today! I'll be back soon to show you some of my baby items that my mom recently sent me.

Wishing you a most lovely and crafty 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!

                                    

quilty things and new items

Hello Sweet Ones and Happy September!

Hope that your weekend was most lovely and you have started this week out wonderfully! Thank you for all your sweet and supportive comments on my maple leaf quilt and coasters!! You truly are the best! Last week I picked up some family heirlooms from my grandmother, as she was moving and could not take these things with her. I look forward to showing you once I get some photos. 

Well, another hexie flower is finished and I have 5 more to go! Then, it will be adding all the white hexies to connect them all, and maybe making some half flowers for the edging! I am going to be a little sad when I am done with making these pretty flowers, but can't wait for the it to be finished. 

Some more pretty 16-patch quilt blocks are finished. I have four more rows to make and then I can start sewing them all together. I was also working on rows of my ripple afghan, but then the weather turned too be pretty hot and humid, so it is sitting again waiting for those cooler fall days, which I know are near. 

And, to welcome those fall days ahead, I have just listed some new fall items into my shoppe! Some pretty vintage fall tea towels and more sets of maple leaf coasters that will add a lovely handmade touch to your fall decorating.

I am also planning to add some more vintage inspired embroidery items to the shoppe soon, and then it will be Christmas sewing and creating! I can't wait!
Wishing you a beautiful and crafty week, and I will be back soon to show you some family treasures! 

happy weekend

Happy Friday!

 Just wanted to stop in to wish you all a lovely weekend and show you a couple of pretties!! The weather has been quite warm this week, and I am eager for the cooler fall weather. I finished another hexie flower and I really love this one! So sweet and summery! 

If you followed me last year, you might remember these vintage maple leaf blocks that I bought at an estate sale. I had made the quilt top, but never got around to finishing it until this week! Only a year later. ;) Well, I was going to hand quilt it, but decided to do a simple machine quilting of diagonal lines, which I finished yesterday, and I just need to finish the binding. I am looking forward to showing it to you next week!! I am ready for fall!! How about you? 

Thank you for all your sweet commend on my finished barn quilt and crocheted hanger!! Wishing you a happy and creative weekend! 

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

laundry time

Happy Sweet Day!

Thank you for all your lovely comments on my newest items! You always know how to brighten my day!

Well, are you ready to do some laundry? This sweet vintage laundry bag is one of my newest treasures that I am so giddy over. The grey kitties are what had me at getting this and I couldn't pass them up. They are just too adorable, especially with their sweet green bows and those pretty poppies below!

 This is my first tinted item and it could be by Vogart, but I'm not sure. The embroidery is not finished, so it will be added to my list to do, as I think it will look sweeter with it done. I love how the letters are hanging on the line, such a cute touch!

 I look forward to having an actually laundry room one day to hang this cute bag in! Do you have any vintage tinted treasures? 

The hexie flowers are still coming! ;)

And, my mini barn block quilt top is finished! Today, I did a little machine quilting around each barn, then I will be hand quilting the rest. Once that is finished I will be adding the red gingham binding to match the sashing and it will be done to enjoy! I really do love these small quilts, especially since I am still learning the quilting process. I think my favorite part is piecing, binding and quilting if the basting goes well. I hope once I get better at basting, I will love the quilting part even more! 

Wishing you a most lovely and crafty day!!

a grey barn

 Happy Monday! 

Hope that your weekend was wonderful! Thank you so much for your sweet comments on my minty crocheted hanger and quilt blocks!! I have already started another hanger and hope to have it done this week!

Over the weekend I finished my last barn block for my mini quilt! And, of course this one had to be grey, as I love the color and do dream of having a pretty grey barn one day. 

 I had a hard time choosing which quilt block to do for this one, but in the end decided on the churndash, which I love how cute it came out especially with that minty strawberry fabric. 

 Now, time to add the white borders and red gingham sashing to all my barns! 

Another lovely hexie flower is done and I'm lovin' that pop of red! 

 Last week these little colorful bonbons of tatting thread arrived in the mail, and oh are they tiny. I have been wanting to get some vintage tatting thread for some crochet doily projects  that I have marked in my vintage pattern books, and thought these were just the sweetest to start my collection! 

I have some variegated colors that I am still looking for, but for now I can't wait to use these yummy colors! Well, I am off to work on some tea towels and quilty goodness! What are your sweet plans this week?

Wishing you a most lovely and crafty week!!