bon bon bebe baby quilt

 Happy sweet day to you!

Hope that you are having a lovely start to the week! It has been so cloudy and pretty deary for over a week, which is so unusual for sunny CA! The sun has been peaking out a little bit today, so I tried to get these photos taken of this sweet baby quilt that I just finished featuring Bon Bon Bebe by Robyn Pandolph for RJR Fabrics. 

 I have always loved star quilts and thought it would be a sweet way to feature some of the pretty and cute prints.

 Instead of quilting it, I tied it with a cream perle floss, which came out lovely. The background I use a cream and yellow dot fabric from the line that is so pretty. And the binding I used the aqua and cream dot fabric from this same line! It's the perfect aqua shade.

I love the softer shades of colors in this line with that pop of aqua!!

Now to get it washed and all crinkly!! ;)

Thank you so much for stopping by and visiting with me today, and for your sweet comments on my last post! I am in the process of starting some new summer shoppe items, so I'll be back to share some peaks soon, and you can head over to my IG to see what I am working on, too!!

Wishing you all a most lovely and crafty week!! xo

                                           

a vintagey winter quilt and pillow

Hello and a happy sweet week to you!

I just finished this sweet project that I made for the lovely folks over at RJR Fabrics with one of there new lines coming soon this June called White Christmas by Patrick Lose.

I really love the cute snowmen and winter scene prints in this line, so I thought this sweet vintage snowmen family from a Workbasket magazine was perfect to stitch up! I decided on a embroidered patchwork pillow in redwork and of course crocheted scallops to finish off the pillow!

 I went with a simple patchwork baby size quilt, as I wanted to highlight the snowmen and winter farm scenes. I hand quilted it to give it that vintage look, which I love!

 This would look sweet in a child's room for Christmas time!

 I love the aqua and red in this line!

 And a couple closeups of the snowmen and winter scenes! Aren't they sweet!

 This was a fun project to make with these vintage inspired Christmas line! Thank you to RJR Fabrics for letting me play with this new line!

Now, it is back to hearts and sweet Valentine pretties for the shoppe!

 Wishing you a most lovely and crafty week! xo 

                                           

patchwork apples and pretty pinwheels

   Hello!

Hope you had a lovely weekend! I am eager for autumn and those cooler weather days. So, to get a little in the mood, I couldn't resist making some sweet patchwork apples from the lovely Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet's book, Quilty Fun!

 They were so fun to make and I can't wait to make some more, maybe into pot holders!

 And, this sweet mini apple quilt is what I made! It is completely inspired by the darling mini apple quilt that Jessie of Messy Jesse made that I just loved! So, now it is the perfect little quilt to practice my hand quilting on!

I made a few more pinwheels to add to my quilt! I am more of a simple quilter, and these are always my favorite to make!

 The hardest part is always deciding the fabrics! ;)

 And, now my Sew Sweet Bee pinwheel quilt top is finished!

 I just love how this quilt turned out and all the pretty blocks and colors! Thank you to all the Sweet Bee's who contributed to it!! Soon it will be off to be quilted by the sweetest Donna, which I can't wait!! Her quilting is always so beautiful!

And, these pretties arrived in the mail from Donna last week! She sweetly asked me if I would like to do a Blogger's Choice for her fabric shoppe, which I was so excited to do with these new Lecien Flower Sugar collection! The colors are so gorgeous! You can find this sweet Vintage Grey fat quarter bundle over at Donna's shoppe!

I am getting ready to start making some fall items for the shoppe. I love this time of year and all the soft autumn colors! Thank you for visiting with me and for your sweet comments! 

Wishing you a most lovely and crafty week! xo 

                                           

happy may

 Happy May!

Hope that you are enjoying some lovely spring weather! It has been a little too warm for me here, summer temps, so I am  hoping it will cool down soon as I am not quite ready for the summer heat. 

It has been a busy week with working on some new pretties for the shoppe and doing a little spring cleaning and redecorating. 

 Since I do not have a garden, the vintage plastic roses are my May flowers. I just wish they had a better smell! ;)

I had this cute little shelf that I have been meaning to hang up, so yesterday I finally did in my kitchen.

 A couple weeks ago I finished my little "H" mini wall quilt using some of my favorite colors together.

I have been busy getting some sweet strawberry and cherry items finished, sorry for the fuzzy photo, my sewing room is not a great place for photos. ;)I am hoping to have them all in the shoppe by the end of next week. So, we'll see how fast my hands can work!

Thank you for your sweet words on my baby things and it was fun to read what you have! Wishing you a beautiful first day of May and have a lovely weekend!! xo

                                   

a pretty pinwheel and my baby things

Happy sweet day to you! 

Hope your Easter was wonderful! Well, another pretty pinwheel has arrived from Miss Donna of Donna's Lavender Nest. I love the two prints she chose. So sweet together! 

And, some pretty fabrics from her fabric shoppe came with it, too. Thank you so much Donna! I really can't wait to see all these pretty pinwheels together!

 My mom sent me a box of my baby things, as she is just simplifying the things she has, and thought it would be nice for me to enjoy them now. And, in the near future it will be fun for me to have them for when we have a baby. These were some cute little things, and...

 my favorite are the Big Bird and Cookie Monster shoes!!

 Keeping with the Sesame Street theme a cute baby sleeping bag that went in my crib and car seat.

 A sweet ripple afghan that my great grandmother crocheted for me and it is so soft!

 A little rosebud dress and bonnet,and

 two cute pink outfits. The one on the left looked handmade, but then I saw a tag and it was made in Italy. Quite fancy! ;)

 A cute quilted jumper that has some storage stains, so hopefully I can get them out.

My baby book and a little planter sign. All so sweet to have and treasure now and I am so happy my mom kept it all these years for me! Do you have your baby things?

 So, I have been busy working and planning some new items for the shoppe. This cute vintage inspired clothespin bag is what I have been working on this past weekend, and they will be making their way into the shoppe in May. I really love how cute it came out. And, of course it wouldn't have been complete without a scalloped edging. ;)

I was so lucky to find some more of that pretty Pam Kitty Morning floral fabric that I used, because I ran out and Stacy from Strawberry Blossom Mercantile had some left along with some pretty Lecien floral. Yay!!

Well, I am off to go work away in my sewing room. Wishing you a lovely and creative week! xo

 

it's spring

 Happy Spring!

The weather has been so beautiful lately and it feels so wonderful to finally be springtime! I hope that you are enjoying some lovely spring weather, too! Thank you all so much on your sweet comments on my last post!

 I was so excited this week to get my sampler quilt back from the sweetest Donna who beautifully quilted it for me!! She really did such a gorgeous job!

 I just love looking at the pretty design she did and love how it looks with the fabrics.

 I chose to use a vintage floral sheet I picked up recently at the thrift store for the backing, and it so lovely with the quilting design.

 Today I sewed on the binding and I just need to hand stitch it to the back. Then, it will be ready to bring a some prettiness to my home and perfect for spring! Thank you so much Donna for doing such a awesome job and making this quilt extra special for me to have!! And, you can find out more about Donna's quilting services here! 

I also got these sweet fabrics from Donna's fabric shoppe, which you can find here!! Looking forward to having some fun with these!!

Wishing you a beautiful and creative spring week! xo

                                    

a quilt sampler top and log cabin block

Hello Dear Friends!

Hope that you had a lovely weekend and a sweet Valentine's Day! Well, I am excited that I finally finished my quilt top for Donna's quilt sampler! This is my first sampler quilt and it was so much fun making! I love how it turned out, especially with all those pretty prints together.

For the sashing, I didn't end up doing the little squares in between because not all my blocks measured up right, and I know I would have been pulling my hair out trying to get it all to line up. So, a simple white with the pretty floral sashing is what I decided, and I love it!

 

I am super excited because I am going to be sending the quilt out tomorrow to sweet Donna to have her quilt it! This will be my first quilt to have quilted. I am so looking forward to seeing what she does because her quilting is always so beautiful! And, I am excited because her pretty quilting will hide all my mistakes! ;)

For the Sew Sweet Bee, this month was the sweet Clara's of Clover and Violet and she had us make a log cabin block. I have actually never made one before, and really loved making it! Hope she likes it!

A few weeks ago I got these gorgeous fabrics from the lovely Shay of Simply Sweet Fabric and I thought they were just perfect for Valentine's goodies. I loved using them for some things in my shoppe and was still hoping to get a heart garland done, but doesn't look like that will be happening now. ;)

On Valentine's Day a beautiful packages arrived from the sweet Holly of Damita's Pretty Wrap and all these pretties were inside! I just love the sweet Valentine she made!! So creative and thoughtful!! Thank you so much Holly!

Well, I am off to continue working on a custom order and planning some spring items for the shoppe! 
Wishing you a beautiful and crafty week, and thank you for visiting with me! xo