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! 

quilty goodness

 Happy Monday!

Hope that you had a fabulous weekend and enjoyed some lovely weather! It cooled down and even rained over the weekend, which was a nice break from the heat. Thank you all for your sweet and supportive comments on my new items!! You made my day brighter! 

Well, this weekend was quite productive with some quilty goodness!! I finished another barn block, and I'm really lovin' this one!

 I used some of my favorite fabrics and colors together and love how they all compliment each other so sweetly! 

 Only one more barn block to go and then I will be ready to finish my mini Barn Block quilt! 

 My hexie flowers are coming along and this one reminds me of the pretty springtime! 

As I was choosing the fabrics for the next flowers, I thought I would look at a book I have called Warman's Vintage Quilts to look at the vintage Grandmother's Flower Garden quilts to see how the flowers were placed. 

And, came to realize that I am going to have to make a lot more flowers to make a lap size quilt because they are not really in straight rows. These two above are doll quilts, and the ones below are larger sized quilts, and there are so many flowers! So, I am definitely in this project for the long haul! At least I love making them! 

I was thinking that I should start adding the white hexies to the ones I have to see how it is going to start forming and how many I'm really going to need. ;) 

So, the next fabrics are cut and ready to be made into a pretty flower! This quilt will definitely be a labor of love, but I know it will be so worth it in the end!

 And, because I am a girl of many projects, I started making some sweet sixteen-patch quilt blocks yesterday that were inspired by the beautiful quilt made by the most lovely and talented Hen of HenHouse! And, she is as sweet as can be to show you how she made her blocks here, which is super simple and they really become quite addicting! Thank you sweetest Hen for being such an inspiration! 

I am already looking forward to making some more and the best part is picking out the fabrics. And, it really is a great way to use those fabrics that have been waiting patiently to be used again. What projects 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!!