::Happy Mother’s Day::

We’re lying low for Mother’s Day.  We have a family dinner planned and the rest of the day is designated for cleaning out the new old Vanagon we just purchased. I’m promised a new hoodie from our neighborhood brewery once they are back in stock, but only on the condition that I retire my old Tractor Tavern one.  It said so in the card.

I treated myself to a spree at Stash in Columbia City.  Happy Mother’s Day to me!

The summer like weather in Seattle has gotten the best of me and I put together this combo while I was in the shop.  Stash is carrying a load of the Michael Miller Cotton Couture.  The quality and softness of these solids is incredible. I narrowed it down to these four and the prints.

I think I’ll splash in some dusty purple from my stash to pull in the Alexander Henry.  I’m so drawn to the colors of this print.

I’ve purchased this Tula Pink in another color way at Stash.  This is just another example of an good active solid.  Something to help meld other prints together in a quilt.

Roan, always such a serious child, gave me this for Mother’s Day.  I’m off to be as nice as a ninja, though I might skip being like a hippo and go for a run instead considering the amount of bacon and pancakes I just ate.

Happy Mother’s Day to you all.

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::Sunday Stash::

Sunshine in Seattle!  We might take a trip to Vashon today and that of course will involve a trip to Island Quilter.  Emily Cier has her quilts on exhibit there all month, so a trip is needed.  I love sewing in their windows on sunny days, but today will be a family trip.

I did some replacement shopping.  You know that feeling when you are running low on a favorite fabric and the panic sets in?  That’s how I was feeling with the red circled Aneela Hoey and the Wild Thyme in the dark green.  I love to have a dark value green in the stash, they are hard to come by.  The darker green has become a replacement for Amy Butler’s Wallflower in green that I still can’t believe they didn’t reprint along with the mustard yellow and pink.

A few of my stash additions from Island Quilter actually had purpose!

Out of print Alexander Henry Smitten Kitten is finally making an appearance in a quilt back and I needed the Aneela Hoey Circle Stripes to complete the binding.

The poppy red was a perfect match.  I’m so going to enjoy this fabric on the back and now am left with the blue color way for another.  I’ve got one more side to sew down and this quilt will be up for show.  Handling the wool batting takes a little getting use to.  I might create a little stability next time by serging the edge of the quilt before sewing the first side of the binding on.  But all is fine with a little wacky binding!

My other project was another ironing board cover.  I was excited to have the wider board, but Jefe didn’t like it for ironing his pants, so we went back to the old one.  I love this Dandy Lion home decor print.  It even looks pretty on the back of my bedroom door.

Island Quilter just got a restock of some new Alexander Henry fabrics, so off I go to get ready!  To me that’s like being a kid in a candy store.

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::Sunday Stash #?::

I’m Destashing and clearing out EVERYTHING.  I have three categories: Goodwill, Destash, or Class.  The rest is reorganized.  I’m being brutal.  If it hasn’t been touched in a year it goes.

Some fabrics I’ve just been hoarding.  I grab them up when I see them online and now I couldn’t possibly use it all.  Some fabrics have that power over me.  So I’m letting a little under a yard of this favorite go.  It’s Alexander Henry’s Whisper Wing or Whispering Wing.

I’ll save what I have for the perfect quilt back.  I last used some in this simple half square triangle quilt made for little Sofia.

I made my Mom a traditional quilt with some of this fabric in the brown color way that was based off a butterfly quilt she made for me years ago.  I’m visiting my friend with a mid-arm quilting machine next week to check out some quilting possibilities.  Mom will want something flowing.  Her birthday’s in May, so time is still on my side.

Happy Sunday!

 

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::Stinking Cute/Sunday Stash 40::

Ok, it’s stinking cute AND it’s flannel.  I needed batting and zippers from Joann’s and of course I perused the flannel.  Not much there, but this yard-burner.  Jammies, pillow cases, receiving blankets… I bought a few yards at 60% off.

The aliens depicted are of the “peace out” variety.

And it has a coordinate already located in my fabric stash.

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::Sunday Stash::

These little beauties by Sevenberry are my Sunday Stash.  The colors are fab and that mustard combines with loads of other prints including Mendocino and Amy Butler Wallflower.  Perfect in place of a dot with their small scale.  I first laid my eyes on them via Flickr and bought myself a few yards of each.  I’m presently working on a project with them in the purple and cut a 1/4 yard of each for a friend the other day.

Enjoy the weekend.  It’s a sewing day for me!

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::Sunday (Monday) Stash::

I was up this morning taking advantage of the sales.  I truly don’t need anything, but when I find this wonderful print in black I buy it.  Apparently Alexander Henry only reproduces fabrics once they have enough orders.  They must have hit the magic number to reprint Heath!

It’s a home decor weight and I’ve used it numerous times for the backs of pillows.

It also comes in red, navy blue and an olive.  Contemporary Cloth has free shipping this weekend on orders of more than $50 with the code: memorial.  I think their shipping price is expensive otherwise.  I’m not sure how Memorial Weekend became shopping weekend, but I hope you are spending some time with your family.

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::Sunday Stash::

It’s been a long  time since I’ve done a Sunday Stash.  Today is a sew day and a short post is perfect.

I love orange and light blues together.  They are scattered throughout my home.  All are Amy Butler’s except for the wee flowers which are a Japanese print.  Originally I ordered them in purple (because I love purple more than any other color), and found this colorway as well.  There is a pillow in my future.

Happy Sunday!

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::Escapism::

My home is a disaster.  Everyone is sick.  So I sat down and put together my quilt top for some sanity.  I’m hoping this fabulous Halloween weather will hold so I can get some photos outside tomorrow.

I ended up adding a row to make it square.  This will actually be the first quilt I’ve ever made for myself.  I’m looking forward to cuddling up on the couch with it.  Mine all Mine!

So this week it’s time to stitch the rows together to finish the whole quilt top!

I pin the intersection of the blocks only when I piece the rows.  I pull a bit if needed to help them through and line them up.  I’m going to be lame and not reinvent the wheel with a tutorial of stitching the rows together, there’s plenty of info out there and I need to get ready for Trick-or-Treating with my little SQUID MAN!

Be thinking of your quilt backing, that comes next week.  I’m thinking some of the new Amy Butler, this one is perfect.

Happy Halloween!

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::Making It Right::

When I contributed my photos and bio to Amy Butler’s Inspiration Gallery included in her new software, I wasn’t expecting such generosity on her end.

One of the samples I’ve been waiting for has been her organic line of sheets that she designed for Welspun.  The company producing the sheets has some problems keeping track of things on their end, and after much patient waiting (and I admit it, some nagging) I received my samples.  The blue and green couldn’t be any more fitting for my home.

But wait, I got Pink and Orange…and in Full…so no review based on how they look on any of the beds in our home.

I need my Irish Sister-in-Law flown in to iron them.  There is beautiful edging all around the duvet.  My favorite bit, besides the organic softness of 400 thread count is that the duvet is reversible.

PINK SIDE:

ORANGE SIDE:

So let’s just pretend this is my incredibly clean home, and my Sister-In-Law had flown 13 hours to iron my sheets and her pajamas (I caught her doing this once) before she climbed in for a slumber.

My plan now is to cut them into bits and make the Bento Box Quilt in orange and pink.  How perfect, I have backing, binding and some to add to the quilt top.

Yeah, I’ll get right on that.

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::Sunday Stash/Sunday Swap::

I love this print.  In Black and White by Michele D’Amore for Marcus Brothers.  I’ve just ordered more from Quilting By the Sea.  It is a great “almost solid” for patchwork.

I used it in this patchwork pillow that I made my friend for her bridal shower.

Wanna join the Sunday Swap Group?  My Sunday Swap is some Robot Flannel by Springmaid.  Come on, you’re thinking about Winter projects aren’t you?  These Robots are adorable and I was finally able to find more on E-bay.  They are about 4 inches or more in height and make the most adorable pj bottoms.  This is almost 3/4 yard.

Looking to swap other children’s flannel.  I’m open to suggestions.

We’ve got the Northern Irish side of the family here!  Loads of fun with the kids.  Happy Sunday.

SWAPPED Thanks!

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