tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80010186406597938282024-03-05T09:16:20.108-08:00Katie MadeKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-28824492792680502602011-08-09T20:51:00.000-07:002011-09-28T15:09:18.995-07:00Wedding Quilt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYWJd5bUx-J0XrKEDeLfBc3_zGoBs1QJI0noq8CVYmgJkwtNJYLuMc1iBhbdTrKqgNbT1oE8csEhSFiooV80axvESJ9lfqsLESXOJ8tFJ38t2FtCPonn6H88Hee0lXWwSv6d_qqWMoWo/s1600/DSC_7343.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYWJd5bUx-J0XrKEDeLfBc3_zGoBs1QJI0noq8CVYmgJkwtNJYLuMc1iBhbdTrKqgNbT1oE8csEhSFiooV80axvESJ9lfqsLESXOJ8tFJ38t2FtCPonn6H88Hee0lXWwSv6d_qqWMoWo/s320/DSC_7343.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639071640563670018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsdiECZ-w5NE8PWv9W-oDSB9LRh_nfqXKnJOq3Lxr_0FH4EY0-VVfzcuImVdpkGmVmrwERUP0SyReqXrpYrpL8YU3bbRKwFRUpGkEI9K76cxY-yhBnfuCQs6bvg3nc_GtTTyjTnrUolY/s1600/DSC_7330.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsdiECZ-w5NE8PWv9W-oDSB9LRh_nfqXKnJOq3Lxr_0FH4EY0-VVfzcuImVdpkGmVmrwERUP0SyReqXrpYrpL8YU3bbRKwFRUpGkEI9K76cxY-yhBnfuCQs6bvg3nc_GtTTyjTnrUolY/s320/DSC_7330.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639071635893147826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJy506h-nuvIx0s1xBb1u_tIahD-VzrWbw4L84qZ84Ihm6spYq3LYqOmJ5PMJB0Og0PX5CRILlc1beTpeoUuxzygpXxBIGuXiIiVi6nSZPpaOI80N6wH2hHA681A7l5uRVmun7pN8EF4E/s1600/DSC_7350.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJy506h-nuvIx0s1xBb1u_tIahD-VzrWbw4L84qZ84Ihm6spYq3LYqOmJ5PMJB0Og0PX5CRILlc1beTpeoUuxzygpXxBIGuXiIiVi6nSZPpaOI80N6wH2hHA681A7l5uRVmun7pN8EF4E/s320/DSC_7350.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639071643638980034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CapVrZpqWiKAt59OByGU8PfFqHWz5GPItmSMs8d3fl6Hb3TpnlWIvmjEJLBF6HG-Tvjc6eObCsXsFs0bC2H4KZ0juDcjISVYrsJjvOVv5UKLTgaMEG8g3bQ_Z1XbLUvayXXRo8fncMs/s1600/DSC_7319.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CapVrZpqWiKAt59OByGU8PfFqHWz5GPItmSMs8d3fl6Hb3TpnlWIvmjEJLBF6HG-Tvjc6eObCsXsFs0bC2H4KZ0juDcjISVYrsJjvOVv5UKLTgaMEG8g3bQ_Z1XbLUvayXXRo8fncMs/s320/DSC_7319.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639070838916276114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWdIsc7OWkNX6mwE2qLf_0bCcwAvx66JClyYfmVU5u2JEbMcwIc1OFaJQM19OZe0EgTp7DNDQoz1HPHH_TKAULQN0qRnLPy30jBdHvP9V79uBsOrf7TUuMLI3N9L3oGDIKkqzCAQ1dYE/s1600/DSC_7288.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWdIsc7OWkNX6mwE2qLf_0bCcwAvx66JClyYfmVU5u2JEbMcwIc1OFaJQM19OZe0EgTp7DNDQoz1HPHH_TKAULQN0qRnLPy30jBdHvP9V79uBsOrf7TUuMLI3N9L3oGDIKkqzCAQ1dYE/s320/DSC_7288.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639070836339972562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_OqwK9tT1QJI4oh07g1PpM02ctPYWfqix_wDCwUHGhJUXdZ0amDcijz90moX8Mt6YMBmKh7Qcp6luB667f6ZFjZHJTtEHFs5EnGtzu2yvPeHxF7NWRaCOdjevUBGh9pyh-oKxnj0dRQ/s1600/DSC_7330.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_OqwK9tT1QJI4oh07g1PpM02ctPYWfqix_wDCwUHGhJUXdZ0amDcijz90moX8Mt6YMBmKh7Qcp6luB667f6ZFjZHJTtEHFs5EnGtzu2yvPeHxF7NWRaCOdjevUBGh9pyh-oKxnj0dRQ/s320/DSC_7330.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639070847969571122" border="0" /></a><br />Based on the simplicity of this quilt, it's shocking that it took me over a year to make. Well I drew out my design complete with measurements, and something had gone way wrong with my math and the quilt was about 30% smaller then what I wanted it to be (which was throw size). Anyway I got stuck for about 8 months trying to figure out how to enlarge it and still make it seem like the same quilt, which I finally did. And then of course I had some hold up with the hand sewing of the binding. Anyway now it is done and I even put my label into my quilting, hopefully you can see that in the picture I posted of it.<br /><br />My dear friend L got married in Mexico last May and my aim was to have it done by the end of a year, I had it finished by the beginning of July, so a year and two months. She forgives me, she knows the baby got in the way.<br /><br />I really love how it turned out and I my try another quilt like this, because I really like the layout a lot.<br /><br />This post was written more then a month ago, but was waiting to publish because the quilt hadn't been received yet, well it was FINALLY mailed today, and that's good enough for me.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-58968386206651622022011-08-08T10:19:00.000-07:002011-08-08T10:35:18.303-07:00Christmas Blocks for Bee Happy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ln1Rey75oGNUj4RCPxV3qkwXQTRENiLS4a2Oaip7HNOUmTca1u5uk9GmAcOiTVZo2YcoqpJSKVyD1BztUhC4zCSEeP5b3k1-Hruq2WDrvk-lfpuR_p3uac0sttkkCqzie8t0tmjS2r4/s1600/ChristmasWreath.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ln1Rey75oGNUj4RCPxV3qkwXQTRENiLS4a2Oaip7HNOUmTca1u5uk9GmAcOiTVZo2YcoqpJSKVyD1BztUhC4zCSEeP5b3k1-Hruq2WDrvk-lfpuR_p3uac0sttkkCqzie8t0tmjS2r4/s320/ChristmasWreath.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638536194067242162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ln1Rey75oGNUj4RCPxV3qkwXQTRENiLS4a2Oaip7HNOUmTca1u5uk9GmAcOiTVZo2YcoqpJSKVyD1BztUhC4zCSEeP5b3k1-Hruq2WDrvk-lfpuR_p3uac0sttkkCqzie8t0tmjS2r4/s1600/ChristmasWreath.jpg">
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<br />The third month of Bee Happy is now complete (the second month was my blocks) and Libby asked for one Christmas tree block and one other Christmasy block, I ended up making 3 total, the wreath is my favorite. The picture quality is terrible as these were snapped on my phone before running out the door to work this morning.
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<br />In the second month of Bee Happy people made blocks for me. I got one Christmas tree block (in red or aqua) from everyone and one tree in a color of the rainbow, for a rainbow quilt I am going to make that was inspired by the <a href="http://www.stitchedincolor.com/2011/06/bottled-rainbows-on-my-bed.html">bottled rainbows</a> quilt along. I'll have a post with pictures of the blocks I received ASAP.
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<br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-84003577265247484502011-07-19T21:01:00.000-07:002011-08-08T10:29:51.780-07:00What I made: Baby Edition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcWhdN5rhY7UMuyR1eSzokeBlt9-3KkKKmgdvWe3kIyU5l_L3UXL0_-qO3XZZFmyBxlSJXu3v5l0kmiPuxhsbCiRqGMgvn7-j8wrLH3iseaLQee0Uos4TCeLnpuV_CT6F6mrtPpHae-U/s1600/DSC_0250.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcWhdN5rhY7UMuyR1eSzokeBlt9-3KkKKmgdvWe3kIyU5l_L3UXL0_-qO3XZZFmyBxlSJXu3v5l0kmiPuxhsbCiRqGMgvn7-j8wrLH3iseaLQee0Uos4TCeLnpuV_CT6F6mrtPpHae-U/s320/DSC_0250.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631283056012260114" border="0" /></a>
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<br />The focus on this was supposed to be on what I made for baby rather then the baby, however she is sooo darn cute it is kind of both.
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<br />I finished everything on her jungle book quilt except the binding before I gave birth, and then when I was in all day long monitoring 2 days before my water broke, I started hand sewing the binding. Well that binding didn't finished getting sewed on until late May, but now the quilt sits beautifully on the edge of her crib.
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<br />The jungle book print is from Heather Ross, I think it was only made into PJ's, I spent way tooo much money on it. But I loved the jungle book as a kid and I had to make a quilt with this print as the focal point.
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<br />The pink elephant was completed before she was born and I love how she now likes to suck on the trunk of said elephant (who was named Ellie by my husband), in my long line of to be completed projects I have two more elephants cut out and waiting to be sewn for friends whose babies arrived long ago.
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<br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-4012771441932298532011-07-19T20:56:00.000-07:002011-08-08T10:24:29.428-07:00Another Round of Bee Blocks: Doors and Windows<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFdAfroItK7034VaYNc8yYZuvuauXuRZR_QWRTtBnDRXHhB0EEuK1MFzeQx1bkN8xSHkKnZXBn9G0B8zkXGa56CaJtzS5S71XLvsl-i8oFpQU03CW4DaqFVmKuLN-_C-3e4Ml_m0Uff4/s1600/DSC_0073.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFdAfroItK7034VaYNc8yYZuvuauXuRZR_QWRTtBnDRXHhB0EEuK1MFzeQx1bkN8xSHkKnZXBn9G0B8zkXGa56CaJtzS5S71XLvsl-i8oFpQU03CW4DaqFVmKuLN-_C-3e4Ml_m0Uff4/s320/DSC_0073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631279494822644050" border="0" /></a>
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<br />Someone asked me recently what I'd been sewing, and I swear I have actually been sewing a ton, but I also have found that being a mom is sometimes all consuming and blogging is the last on my list of priorities. I have several blog posts in the works for months, but felt that the pictures weren't' good enough or that I didn't have the time to write as much as I wanted. So, I am just going to start posting again, as often as I can, even with lackluster pictures or not as much text as I would like.
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<br />Here are my two blocks for Kelly from my Bee Happy Quilting Bee, she asked for one window and one door block, these were really hard for me to figure out what I wanted to do, but I like how they both turned out!
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<br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-25155249945617268542010-12-12T20:00:00.001-08:002010-12-12T20:04:39.364-08:00What I've been making....Yes there are lots of projects to update on, including holiday table runners, baby quilts, and quilted elephants. They should all be posted soon. However I figured I would post some ever important pictures of the most important thing I ever made.<br /><br />For blog purposes we will call her baby C. She was born on 12/9/10 at 12:27 am after 23.5 hours of labor, 22.5 of which we spent at the hospital, because my water broke. She weighed in at 7 pounds 14 ounces, and was 18 inches long. Given that she was 2.5 weeks early she probably would have been huge had she gone full term. She is already well loved by all, including her grandma as seen below.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8PLoRqZDcLAFOlByDei4F0klJU1qRD_ImzlYeDF815M2_4rV2n4vHO4mch2zVMIOq0gohRjLFR4w3UnT-Q5RtV1u6SuI0Xy4rm_bKTBsR57TMfB1UkHw1_p0ZmEDgucXkDqqeO2UAdE/s1600/DSC_0933.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8PLoRqZDcLAFOlByDei4F0klJU1qRD_ImzlYeDF815M2_4rV2n4vHO4mch2zVMIOq0gohRjLFR4w3UnT-Q5RtV1u6SuI0Xy4rm_bKTBsR57TMfB1UkHw1_p0ZmEDgucXkDqqeO2UAdE/s320/DSC_0933.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550012254087956802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWZUOf4-og1bVuQwMzbb9iavwpVPneYdmwszRTIMdK1juEd4A5TRJH83ib2D3gnTHcNv49AXwT1GdfqPhOj2eHngVIzOO3yVg-gFFG1WLPW_J0wrh0r8G8NLIKAk4Er08oe4mk37ttfY/s1600/IMAG0088-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWZUOf4-og1bVuQwMzbb9iavwpVPneYdmwszRTIMdK1juEd4A5TRJH83ib2D3gnTHcNv49AXwT1GdfqPhOj2eHngVIzOO3yVg-gFFG1WLPW_J0wrh0r8G8NLIKAk4Er08oe4mk37ttfY/s320/IMAG0088-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550012243192699522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWMZLfLVkXA793iUQmXeomYwxUEHHntMbyem4O2rzp1BhQ6qbYXrDoHb7Hg7Irqcw5juE92ariALhLRPeWG1f9-7keVD3ItyZO1K41eRVBfZFU7ww660NOZb8_5A2Iuk08baUIhxdSDg/s1600/DSC_0923.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWMZLfLVkXA793iUQmXeomYwxUEHHntMbyem4O2rzp1BhQ6qbYXrDoHb7Hg7Irqcw5juE92ariALhLRPeWG1f9-7keVD3ItyZO1K41eRVBfZFU7ww660NOZb8_5A2Iuk08baUIhxdSDg/s320/DSC_0923.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550012234735938226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMbO565aL3o41XJ428ePMSabYS2hHHbK97pBTdtaeKER5mxKkgh9ZoJCcXAo6oTPRURGhbvrr60iWPe2mKUkKAA_FjHbBpFktym68IyZQS5zJf-OE4cuDQJbuSUztGOL_8APXyKGy02o/s1600/DSC_0898.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMbO565aL3o41XJ428ePMSabYS2hHHbK97pBTdtaeKER5mxKkgh9ZoJCcXAo6oTPRURGhbvrr60iWPe2mKUkKAA_FjHbBpFktym68IyZQS5zJf-OE4cuDQJbuSUztGOL_8APXyKGy02o/s320/DSC_0898.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550012224575930898" border="0" /></a>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-62074284946497434562010-10-03T14:10:00.000-07:002010-10-03T14:13:24.453-07:00Fabric Bowl and HotpadI took a class almost two weeks ago at Tanner's Sew and Vac in Westchester. My friend Lisa took the class and it was super fun. My mom and I went together and we came home with super easy to make fabric baskets and I added in a hot pad too. Since I wasn't fur sure what we were making in the class (I couldn't quite get my mind around the project) I brought brighter fabrics then I might otherwise have used, but I actually kind of love the end result and cheeriness factor of both pieces.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypYgvHGsikTsI1tJI4zFO0LN0kW_vks6HkhrmZfn3nsZV2bUOj8WWhZZCjV2zu9LTeswlDvpdPnA3nLQvYAmPvZN_tcTF1k2krdXpA0JQ2kbTGkgjc8ZoVBkR8VpTj4HCmXVClK0WkTc/s1600/DSC_0874.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypYgvHGsikTsI1tJI4zFO0LN0kW_vks6HkhrmZfn3nsZV2bUOj8WWhZZCjV2zu9LTeswlDvpdPnA3nLQvYAmPvZN_tcTF1k2krdXpA0JQ2kbTGkgjc8ZoVBkR8VpTj4HCmXVClK0WkTc/s320/DSC_0874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523930533134605858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLIZteVTYiWaI_XZb49Y6kROo6rcPGfBi1tDoihKV0pwS-IrFZz6MkkTdz6DkQMvurJzOv_W0E53zDa2Cx05-Ia1YUJtFaz03n1FV2LMdTEO3_Qq3S15GnSXRYuKglgyP-mUgVCB5D7A/s1600/DSC_0873.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLIZteVTYiWaI_XZb49Y6kROo6rcPGfBi1tDoihKV0pwS-IrFZz6MkkTdz6DkQMvurJzOv_W0E53zDa2Cx05-Ia1YUJtFaz03n1FV2LMdTEO3_Qq3S15GnSXRYuKglgyP-mUgVCB5D7A/s320/DSC_0873.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523930529842341602" border="0" /></a>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-7434240878992274572010-10-03T14:08:00.000-07:002010-10-03T14:10:47.531-07:00Joel Dewberry - Bird Pincushions (or something)Made from Joel Dewberry's newish book. These little birds were super fun to make and pretty quick and easy too. The wings have hand-embroidery, per the pattern, which is the only part that slowed the process down. They need some perfecting. Hopefully the two people who will receive these in swap packages over the next week think they are as cute as I do.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrS-B3UqRVPjDrwQ70_FqzLGk-imTcDp8VtFdqk2rnle8qczqHh6lc4gfpvIy4W2g9_uXA0XfasPtmhKNVCJBKTSL4lPBgzjb30iPU7u4EBeQTfXDhgU53HT7EQty5BWHw9Voqvb18H0/s1600/DSC_0872.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrS-B3UqRVPjDrwQ70_FqzLGk-imTcDp8VtFdqk2rnle8qczqHh6lc4gfpvIy4W2g9_uXA0XfasPtmhKNVCJBKTSL4lPBgzjb30iPU7u4EBeQTfXDhgU53HT7EQty5BWHw9Voqvb18H0/s320/DSC_0872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523929931385602018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmlCxs9FNHhyOz-hBk4OXuaeIplok2Qm_aGSwA_iJkhMmHulHQ5BVtMnQ1PtpIykrG9BXc8cSFS6VkFN8Ly3AnD9-0VnfQp1IUxsDmDLLeebkwuVN9UPoeoheSKyRtiJ3QHOAUB51vtY/s1600/DSC_0871.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmlCxs9FNHhyOz-hBk4OXuaeIplok2Qm_aGSwA_iJkhMmHulHQ5BVtMnQ1PtpIykrG9BXc8cSFS6VkFN8Ly3AnD9-0VnfQp1IUxsDmDLLeebkwuVN9UPoeoheSKyRtiJ3QHOAUB51vtY/s320/DSC_0871.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523929928409698994" border="0" /></a>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-22962008426291416652010-10-03T14:03:00.000-07:002010-10-03T14:08:25.063-07:00Bee Mod Blocks Melissa and ShainaBee Mod Blocks for Shaina (non-wonky log cabins) with gorgeous Joel Dewberry and Melissa (the first set of blocks), who wanted 3 different blocks, including the half triangle ones. She is making a modern lime/pink Christmas quilt with her blocks. I am really curious to see how the triangle blocks play into her plan.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvC5NwwtktHS0Dq26Q2oExCySeN0c3w1B_9VTGlWk4ldJCeXih48ZHIOlaCXCEhLfqnuHZ3VBeE7BnwVr4gUgRnVvAAJUaCkgdRcTcBJ1V4ulr2N925rfdjjC0RKV9-XlbYDVmvRBiS4U/s1600/DSC_0900.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvC5NwwtktHS0Dq26Q2oExCySeN0c3w1B_9VTGlWk4ldJCeXih48ZHIOlaCXCEhLfqnuHZ3VBeE7BnwVr4gUgRnVvAAJUaCkgdRcTcBJ1V4ulr2N925rfdjjC0RKV9-XlbYDVmvRBiS4U/s320/DSC_0900.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523929520162428562" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQWsKgHjk-crNPsXh9XF5Qr4X1PwzdxnVWcwIigqdL4O8UwnW_25D4xO8JYDkN5RCtWtIGmvY1NhDQTbpUgCzPQickbtlLjZipiLFuhwN-uG1LAzMOtoXqOHWNLPAwXhtmlQpVA3fJBI/s1600/DSC_0899.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQWsKgHjk-crNPsXh9XF5Qr4X1PwzdxnVWcwIigqdL4O8UwnW_25D4xO8JYDkN5RCtWtIGmvY1NhDQTbpUgCzPQickbtlLjZipiLFuhwN-uG1LAzMOtoXqOHWNLPAwXhtmlQpVA3fJBI/s320/DSC_0899.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523929516147722162" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOIprb4LoSXI0xPo_62XRLcLn6Dlckyrn3dm6cPjPJFfrtoGc36jNlcyInYeqWXWEEmC_o0-2yymQZtG41fjbTq0PBuGIQd8Rb49GUy1fefAaYktCuzBFPivNREy3mncBoOGbjg0mAiM/s1600/DSC_0897.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOIprb4LoSXI0xPo_62XRLcLn6Dlckyrn3dm6cPjPJFfrtoGc36jNlcyInYeqWXWEEmC_o0-2yymQZtG41fjbTq0PBuGIQd8Rb49GUy1fefAaYktCuzBFPivNREy3mncBoOGbjg0mAiM/s320/DSC_0897.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523929505983582946" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyml3ypueE9onRv86hn9Zh6ahW3XwZQ6YbxZ_wOf7x23j9O7VbGRNmqJPeUNg1DkD2ZUSxccE8w1iwMx6GGceq9AaVf8C5G6EZQlRFqsDl1aZEovc2VRnDH7-6YFnfDs1BC0-KNEYxI5A/s1600/DSC_0890.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyml3ypueE9onRv86hn9Zh6ahW3XwZQ6YbxZ_wOf7x23j9O7VbGRNmqJPeUNg1DkD2ZUSxccE8w1iwMx6GGceq9AaVf8C5G6EZQlRFqsDl1aZEovc2VRnDH7-6YFnfDs1BC0-KNEYxI5A/s320/DSC_0890.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523928954083610050" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINlje3PlLOi3dQtUmJ38SMZJGKroJmiF5uZ4hUsg9woPBBOqbcSqipJ2HFnT7-h3DMMyvyN4BmiKgHFPms7hN-zLWRhptjHAfWzFRzoFrRyUs8xqQSQFYXObr6ZERUyfR8hVxU-xDV1w/s1600/DSC_0893.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINlje3PlLOi3dQtUmJ38SMZJGKroJmiF5uZ4hUsg9woPBBOqbcSqipJ2HFnT7-h3DMMyvyN4BmiKgHFPms7hN-zLWRhptjHAfWzFRzoFrRyUs8xqQSQFYXObr6ZERUyfR8hVxU-xDV1w/s320/DSC_0893.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523928967552461314" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhW7yEJTS_42j4ETUCxFNUoYSAOK5wvAb_JfslT3BBi6cLaG0hMOPNczNqHEjU6K4MHKrVorHcASKy9Fsw6F8vXyPrb-c-3QJSfArhTS5WL3_oMv_p2Z5uKfAdF8E-xLo04TSXpeaYwI/s1600/DSC_0891.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhW7yEJTS_42j4ETUCxFNUoYSAOK5wvAb_JfslT3BBi6cLaG0hMOPNczNqHEjU6K4MHKrVorHcASKy9Fsw6F8vXyPrb-c-3QJSfArhTS5WL3_oMv_p2Z5uKfAdF8E-xLo04TSXpeaYwI/s320/DSC_0891.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523928959851518082" border="0" /></a>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-19278226910840379072010-09-20T16:59:00.000-07:002010-09-20T17:01:49.122-07:00Homemade Presents for Baby CThis isn't a post about what I made for baby C, but every time I see this little sweater laying on our bureau I get so excited to see her in it. It's the first homemade present she has received (aside from what I made her). Too bad she isn't coming this fall, because its the perfect colors. Eeee... it is so little and so tiny!<br /><br />Sweater Details: Made by Bonnie, with hand-dyed wool yarn from Vermont.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2DAxo4vXGQp3H4ovLgB-IISNli9S-esPHtwSoV-MvxGmx_QD2DzQVw8fm2RRb0HP8xzaICj7CTGmT1ZmjyJ1-DhWfPaUcdrqcyqi03b66Qq2PQH5f2xn9WR_9htBoGWumLR_7_DT35g/s1600/DSC_0868.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2DAxo4vXGQp3H4ovLgB-IISNli9S-esPHtwSoV-MvxGmx_QD2DzQVw8fm2RRb0HP8xzaICj7CTGmT1ZmjyJ1-DhWfPaUcdrqcyqi03b66Qq2PQH5f2xn9WR_9htBoGWumLR_7_DT35g/s320/DSC_0868.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519149839110572882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JVtiwPWGSbAzozCpcjlr06V2iQAo5i6FrmbCaiDUvhou0DSu2i7gHNgh9JTHjG8_0jDgFI9e9GLZ-0Y2REBIR3sPZqxSITjuTzhrN0ZW6oUNVlm5pjdYMblsrdi9baGXsNn6dsoV_RA/s1600/DSC_0859.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JVtiwPWGSbAzozCpcjlr06V2iQAo5i6FrmbCaiDUvhou0DSu2i7gHNgh9JTHjG8_0jDgFI9e9GLZ-0Y2REBIR3sPZqxSITjuTzhrN0ZW6oUNVlm5pjdYMblsrdi9baGXsNn6dsoV_RA/s320/DSC_0859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519149824073453458" border="0" /></a>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-62597289072047218652010-09-20T16:54:00.001-07:002010-09-20T16:58:55.866-07:00Bee Mod Blocks for Jane - Long OverdueIt's been months since I posted <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1333462@N21/">bee block</a> pictures, but the last set didn't make it out of my house with a picture being taken, so that's why there's been some delay. Also these blocks were a month late, so there's that too. These blocks were hard to give up. I loved making them and loved the finish product, and can not wait to see the quilt that these go in to. Brown and aqua are one of my favorite color combos, so no wonder these were so fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghovSM2QNwBKjcBoBIecT27O0yMfO5LaM3QtuoVb20-J0vmgXbVdWSKowAERtLU8Fy6NRo9ppOTUpxhoTi-v-BJba_FVJxNrY5KOj8tdhpdghzEl59Azux515RXmBalbqhrJgny7pHV7I/s1600/DSC_0837.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghovSM2QNwBKjcBoBIecT27O0yMfO5LaM3QtuoVb20-J0vmgXbVdWSKowAERtLU8Fy6NRo9ppOTUpxhoTi-v-BJba_FVJxNrY5KOj8tdhpdghzEl59Azux515RXmBalbqhrJgny7pHV7I/s320/DSC_0837.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519148878081660274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4U0N5O5d8qbhlpAI6Qf691Y5UcYvBVJ9h9puV8tFdaEwVfXTRAg3xeRY6G_0XJCv7Yeuhqu2us9uclkjwZ0kNEkPH39RwPnELPFbCR_9LrIw2s2kSH_Clc1uJsc-iSuhkj2PZyAcAUM/s1600/DSC_0840.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4U0N5O5d8qbhlpAI6Qf691Y5UcYvBVJ9h9puV8tFdaEwVfXTRAg3xeRY6G_0XJCv7Yeuhqu2us9uclkjwZ0kNEkPH39RwPnELPFbCR_9LrIw2s2kSH_Clc1uJsc-iSuhkj2PZyAcAUM/s320/DSC_0840.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519148865268144754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUHQzBaD0oY04JFthiLt1FCaI1NGEmwO3slBdzVy_jAOJGi_9epynf6gyppYW8WYrm2i6JP3raBJruIF2z6Z4keI2HlixVFDHuIEzEfvcki4tb3NvltjM6ZDZk_tQFOKjco82M-vtfKM/s1600/DSC_0838.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUHQzBaD0oY04JFthiLt1FCaI1NGEmwO3slBdzVy_jAOJGi_9epynf6gyppYW8WYrm2i6JP3raBJruIF2z6Z4keI2HlixVFDHuIEzEfvcki4tb3NvltjM6ZDZk_tQFOKjco82M-vtfKM/s320/DSC_0838.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519148856341108178" border="0" /></a>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-49540974373243743892010-09-20T15:52:00.001-07:002010-09-20T16:53:20.065-07:00Scrappy Mug Rug SwapWell another swap completed. Not sent, yet, but completed. We aren't allowed to send these babies until at least 10/1, but I have a million swaps this month amongst other projects to be completed before baby C's arrival, so I wanted to get one done.<br /><br />My partner requested the use of Orange, or at least listed it as her favorite. The task was to create a scrappy mug rug, you can see more of the ones created <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1533394@N22/">here</a>. The one I made is also reversible, and I can't decide which side I like better. The bicycles was intended to be the front, but either way is cute, I think. Also, I made a little matching drawstring bag, because I think you can't ever have enough drawstring bags.<br /><br />Why would you need a mug rug you might ask? Well you don't REALLY need one, but can't you imagine one sitting on your desk in your cubicle/office at work holding your coffee mug? Or sipping a leisurely latte on a Sunday and being able to place your mug on something so cute? I know those are some of my plans for whatever one I receive in return.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_6oYHxgu0wGuu4BsGBv2xr7iS4HuPmeZi3w7gvI3vKCqFx79p905LxNpwSMEFErp_1DDvVC25aEG63s40tBm2CLSHKmLHXqjiQ0HjcG-4_B-6cG0IRcsBiZnj9jenZd1CelromR4avI/s1600/DSC_0867.JPG"><br /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaScDV9YMsYj-TCXSK-P6AvKoVC7-ZC9Y2pkAt14iloKb6JNpS_-el_5e8lGXFerVG_DjZhn_IpEtfQcjuEVSnW16KOVxlJiDwE3s_emgaId_IMoLQ4ioF5QdQCjjFczA_30mtjblHYg/s1600/DSC_0867.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaScDV9YMsYj-TCXSK-P6AvKoVC7-ZC9Y2pkAt14iloKb6JNpS_-el_5e8lGXFerVG_DjZhn_IpEtfQcjuEVSnW16KOVxlJiDwE3s_emgaId_IMoLQ4ioF5QdQCjjFczA_30mtjblHYg/s320/DSC_0867.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519147729418464994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_6oYHxgu0wGuu4BsGBv2xr7iS4HuPmeZi3w7gvI3vKCqFx79p905LxNpwSMEFErp_1DDvVC25aEG63s40tBm2CLSHKmLHXqjiQ0HjcG-4_B-6cG0IRcsBiZnj9jenZd1CelromR4avI/s1600/DSC_0867.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrLFqz87pYtGFh7HLcJnQ5Nt064iDFhBuPWlyRPxxGfumq_VWtqJ8dbh-_nGECjff8Npp4XvvKetZeAqd3CLbTmqu9lzjaG_D3R1Ujx-eBE504aMY0djVH_8_-dtd0TZSQD9kDm42oz0/s1600/DSC_0865.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrLFqz87pYtGFh7HLcJnQ5Nt064iDFhBuPWlyRPxxGfumq_VWtqJ8dbh-_nGECjff8Npp4XvvKetZeAqd3CLbTmqu9lzjaG_D3R1Ujx-eBE504aMY0djVH_8_-dtd0TZSQD9kDm42oz0/s320/DSC_0865.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519133334142874674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRJvMp5FsG6jNrMDOqgvyHetngGp65kKIFw5iTN95aNfOUjeNebeAbfbrQG7Ev2fl84GLWhqnH7mGs887fmGBz3qOMDFn3D8kOl-CZCmmEE-BukqXfphVchXt-28lpqYQ_z9ZwoOadSY/s1600/DSC_0853.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRJvMp5FsG6jNrMDOqgvyHetngGp65kKIFw5iTN95aNfOUjeNebeAbfbrQG7Ev2fl84GLWhqnH7mGs887fmGBz3qOMDFn3D8kOl-CZCmmEE-BukqXfphVchXt-28lpqYQ_z9ZwoOadSY/s320/DSC_0853.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519133323786189794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaWVUyD5X54xjNz0uXL_HxmR41XWVszGDi0xC2D5zlX03rynLoZHcqPnL9OOQhc8X7aJQ8kbFMVCTDAqDA3hB1tfPhICPWznf7dEghbt2Uqehhb407_zXiU7NTfw-lalR7Mc7fx0J7cc/s1600/DSC_0850.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaWVUyD5X54xjNz0uXL_HxmR41XWVszGDi0xC2D5zlX03rynLoZHcqPnL9OOQhc8X7aJQ8kbFMVCTDAqDA3hB1tfPhICPWznf7dEghbt2Uqehhb407_zXiU7NTfw-lalR7Mc7fx0J7cc/s320/DSC_0850.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519132844617306866" border="0" /></a>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-43193202045637971412010-09-12T15:24:00.001-07:002010-09-12T15:27:05.582-07:00Dish TowelsI made these months ago, but I still love them just as much. The pictures don't do them justice. Wiping up kitchen spills with coffee cup fabric makes me soooo happy. It's the small things right. I found the coffee fabric at Micael Levine's in Downtown LA. I sadly don't know what it is.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYv9B_sa9VSmwFs3Kee8VD2RRS-kLkJE2Ix5gZrTOsoK9YoUMuzr2Sh_Vbs-yVZlj87JqdvPWC0TcvzaRQiGELOt9kxL0htjFfXp5D-OOz6s6f-9hOT7MjE-An9hFkyUVAWJuEvUFNN4I/s1600/DSC_0816.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYv9B_sa9VSmwFs3Kee8VD2RRS-kLkJE2Ix5gZrTOsoK9YoUMuzr2Sh_Vbs-yVZlj87JqdvPWC0TcvzaRQiGELOt9kxL0htjFfXp5D-OOz6s6f-9hOT7MjE-An9hFkyUVAWJuEvUFNN4I/s320/DSC_0816.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516157047445131746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWvCxA3BB13MXDZDG_ceqk96cH9suOkRbijgEoPgEeU36gPZ_pg9kkeDAJgU28eC_FYJm6ZZuNW6rFO_08h37N-fYVMjpvx7lNPQwoUO211B2RhN06JNQBYB2bA4un6oVjyOWrgHfePY/s1600/DSC_0815.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWvCxA3BB13MXDZDG_ceqk96cH9suOkRbijgEoPgEeU36gPZ_pg9kkeDAJgU28eC_FYJm6ZZuNW6rFO_08h37N-fYVMjpvx7lNPQwoUO211B2RhN06JNQBYB2bA4un6oVjyOWrgHfePY/s320/DSC_0815.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516157039138972178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBbl9CCYg5Mw4d7sG5eR4suBGFYk4UIuWe5YKsHJBx-JdQOAZdNEOPG-5UaKBQwPt5XjhdeXgGCGDV_3wCLAPL0fUEmbAb0jLvcO1h59067T_A-t7p2gbF90IMU8qtL3GwpH8f5VdR_g/s1600/DSC_0814.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBbl9CCYg5Mw4d7sG5eR4suBGFYk4UIuWe5YKsHJBx-JdQOAZdNEOPG-5UaKBQwPt5XjhdeXgGCGDV_3wCLAPL0fUEmbAb0jLvcO1h59067T_A-t7p2gbF90IMU8qtL3GwpH8f5VdR_g/s320/DSC_0814.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516157030051313970" border="0" /></a>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-16804129283644914382010-08-10T09:28:00.000-07:002010-08-10T10:13:55.101-07:00All about Blueberry Hill....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhax_MqqjONhbyiCdESM5tGbC4W_rvBtGhwTZfKFECQiIoYEGwQtXEfd7vN359Ce9K0kBACo0sh2guBRDVTe88e0Yh5w5Zl2N9yggmD-e7apjmY30rdgVnN-qRBzRRPDCw5rBn0citBaDY/s1600/DSC_0643.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhax_MqqjONhbyiCdESM5tGbC4W_rvBtGhwTZfKFECQiIoYEGwQtXEfd7vN359Ce9K0kBACo0sh2guBRDVTe88e0Yh5w5Zl2N9yggmD-e7apjmY30rdgVnN-qRBzRRPDCw5rBn0citBaDY/s320/DSC_0643.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503829345493007618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMyHVCD-nqN7wfFRuH_WUJOjve02HrPA9_4Nb7Fqc0y6UWyKNGiEy6NWh2DvPFJFmKQMLNpOgHJvxEPxDJeGP66MALaCdLRC9wrtiJlONMa7yBht2XB3i7pKmvE8qoYjIK4qejQ1Mws0/s1600/DSC_0757.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMyHVCD-nqN7wfFRuH_WUJOjve02HrPA9_4Nb7Fqc0y6UWyKNGiEy6NWh2DvPFJFmKQMLNpOgHJvxEPxDJeGP66MALaCdLRC9wrtiJlONMa7yBht2XB3i7pKmvE8qoYjIK4qejQ1Mws0/s320/DSC_0757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503823191411933570" border="0" /></a><br />I signed up to go to the Heather Ross sewing weekend at Blueberry Hill Inn way back in January. I made a deal with Skywalker that I would cut back on my Starbuck's habit in order to save the coin to go on the trip, which was actually very effective. I do realize that it is a little crazy to go across country to sew for the weekend, and tried to explain myself as best I could when I got lots of dumbfounded questions about my trip.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9vwClyQS07wNd4fmuY8GcAG_DNWWzry9FbLcDC9GFqI95X0FZYe_1wTVOnJx6C8_z5GG82i1rfILJGwKO42_nmNCE_cjGB6NhSZ5mVIK1dtiLK0WQzJ5el3MrwCVmvWURLrDtk76Cao/s1600/DSC_0663.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9vwClyQS07wNd4fmuY8GcAG_DNWWzry9FbLcDC9GFqI95X0FZYe_1wTVOnJx6C8_z5GG82i1rfILJGwKO42_nmNCE_cjGB6NhSZ5mVIK1dtiLK0WQzJ5el3MrwCVmvWURLrDtk76Cao/s320/DSC_0663.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503828428111620322" border="0" /></a><br />Anyway when I first signed up I really didn't know what to expect and was kind of just excited to meet Heather. As the weekend got closer I started planning projects and then we also found out that Liesl Gibson was coming, and I was pregnant, so it was a perfect opportunity to retry making clothes. However I was a little anxious too, I mean it's Heather and Liesl and they are famous (well in the sewing world). As the weekend got closer I was a little bit regretting what I had gotten myself into, it has been a little bit of a hard pregnancy and I just didn't know how smart it was for me (physically or emotionally) to spend the weekend away from home. But I was all paid up and my flight was purchased, so what choice did I have. Plus my friend Leslie was going too, and I didn't want to bail on her.<br /><br />Both women were completely inspiring and helped new sewers complete projects and pushed veteran sewers into working on items out of their comfort zone. They were able to help people who didn't come with concrete ideas of what they wanted to accomplish create beautiful things. Throughout the weekend they checked in with all sewers to make sure progress was being made on the projects and that everyone was getting the help they needed, even if it wasn't asked for.<br /><br />All my anxiousness was for nothing, because I really had the best time. Heather and Liesl are so extraordinarily friendly, welcoming, and helpful that I really couldn't help but be happy the whole time. I was worried about my energy level and being able to sew all day, but I happily made it until past midnight sewing away on both nights we were there. We got to sew in this really cool barn where all the cross country skies and snowshoes were kept, which made me want to come back in the winter.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9mgoaSsGW9Gk5vu7JIYrdt21s1yQr4rMuXC56rIbVHYtotXz0ohMPYNDnu4h7ezdaHBZnSgPXlTr5RvIQrczYSo4l31jwu9TIKxMwdj16_Kxw5b6aY-yfzFfoqrcIwyHt1AeKUPWP8s/s1600/DSC_0685.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9mgoaSsGW9Gk5vu7JIYrdt21s1yQr4rMuXC56rIbVHYtotXz0ohMPYNDnu4h7ezdaHBZnSgPXlTr5RvIQrczYSo4l31jwu9TIKxMwdj16_Kxw5b6aY-yfzFfoqrcIwyHt1AeKUPWP8s/s320/DSC_0685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503828442226124722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxRl4Qpke_7hUK4a9xd_uNyuUZvYfg5gwKABsdn0DsSArr0mpH_l_ha0ZeWuuD5P0TgwnXuIjJu-AC2lGalES78MjRG75oyf9v6mTrejfbGNLt6JACEKbVP76BfCDUXINYY0vLY5LDFQ/s1600/DSC_0646.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxRl4Qpke_7hUK4a9xd_uNyuUZvYfg5gwKABsdn0DsSArr0mpH_l_ha0ZeWuuD5P0TgwnXuIjJu-AC2lGalES78MjRG75oyf9v6mTrejfbGNLt6JACEKbVP76BfCDUXINYY0vLY5LDFQ/s320/DSC_0646.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503829357015183986" border="0" /></a>Although there were minutes of frustration had by all, Heather and Liesl quickly came to the rescue when there were groans of frustration. All the women who attended were also extremely helpful and generous and happily shared supplies with those who needed a little extra fabric, a pretty button, some ribbon, or whatever else was needed.<br /><br />To top it all off in addition to all the sewing that was done, we were also able to hang out and eat cheese and chocolate (and wine for some), go swimming in a beautiful lake, tap naps in the teepee that Heather set out in the field behind the barn, and pick blueberries from the Inn's blueberry bushes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPOCY-iVCM0nShUbf3Fg1e4JTYknHLxR2RsgzyhbtJLrR8Er65xQrjUoFOMvQ8te3GnAs4q7O4f8xQl2IcrZwkGZbJMtXGVFqNfmdlyBYBQ0H4l-iZdBhn3ztA6rhRbBHn8mij-zJjh4/s1600/DSC_0652.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPOCY-iVCM0nShUbf3Fg1e4JTYknHLxR2RsgzyhbtJLrR8Er65xQrjUoFOMvQ8te3GnAs4q7O4f8xQl2IcrZwkGZbJMtXGVFqNfmdlyBYBQ0H4l-iZdBhn3ztA6rhRbBHn8mij-zJjh4/s320/DSC_0652.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503828418734238402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqoEbQ_oLDnk7FxIDJM2PdXYnWV6vngjPJa2GmqJXB9tkKumII2E0GIjPvcbscSjkeDiQQz0a-5qxwJ5IOs65PIyP9KrQ_YOOnsl4nJVPWJTwOJaPln70Lx6-A-ukISCJzFvmb1wLS5I/s1600/DSC_0659.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqoEbQ_oLDnk7FxIDJM2PdXYnWV6vngjPJa2GmqJXB9tkKumII2E0GIjPvcbscSjkeDiQQz0a-5qxwJ5IOs65PIyP9KrQ_YOOnsl4nJVPWJTwOJaPln70Lx6-A-ukISCJzFvmb1wLS5I/s320/DSC_0659.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503823197191388802" border="0" /></a><br />In short, Heather and Liesl are AMAZING. The weekend was one of the best weekends of my life and I think some long-distance friendships were forged amongst the sewing weekend attendees. Even the clothes we made became friends with each other.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2ALjuu__wm2unS5gdW8sFiIxNjBTBqqgiR2xuX_ghh6c8PkxAPawLGc3bkvxcbhyuAHEamY1ci2-ZKxV47bKobuXvlgD5jgbtaLdzLAkmZhKJZVFD-oeJtpyu-kn2g2PFpibJjXpZcA/s1600/DSC_0792.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2ALjuu__wm2unS5gdW8sFiIxNjBTBqqgiR2xuX_ghh6c8PkxAPawLGc3bkvxcbhyuAHEamY1ci2-ZKxV47bKobuXvlgD5jgbtaLdzLAkmZhKJZVFD-oeJtpyu-kn2g2PFpibJjXpZcA/s320/DSC_0792.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503823177874709970" border="0" /></a>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-34651735902901791882010-08-10T09:17:00.001-07:002010-08-10T10:14:26.407-07:00What I made with Heather and LieslI just had what is probably one of the best weekends of my life. I got to sew in Vermont for 3ish days with Heather Ross and Liesl Gibson of Oliver & S. Because I have soooo much to say about this wonderful weekend, I figured two posts were necessary, one about what I made, and one all about the weekend itself.<br /><br />I went into the weekend with three goals. Goal 1) To learn how to read a clothes pattern. Goal 2) To learn how to use said pattern to complete an outfit for the upcoming baby. Goal 3) To re-learn how to put in zippers, so that I can make copious amounts of zippered pouches. Everyone needs a zippered pouch right.<br /><br />As you can see by the photos below, all three goals were accomplished! I figured a picture of me with the dress I made but I do hate how I look, thus it's place of honor at the bottom of the post. The dress made from this <a href="http://www.oliverands.com/patterns/dresses/patterns2.phtml">pattern</a> is so freaking cute it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. The bloomers were super easy, and numerous pairs of those might be made, including some possible additions of ruffles. I already have the fabric picked out for dress number 2 from this pattern and hope to get through it this weekend, so I can keep some of the skills I learned. The zippered pouches need some finessing, but I got the technique down and Heather and I reverse engineered this zippered pouch I loved so I might try to re-do that without rushing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHSbhqGQrTlEqS_OJx3bsRYZh7fJLOdVtnEuimXAI13hTCgKQ_85uE8eZ9rIGGJR9zb8PwuPCsObYo1fDZ02GuD7MrqOHdOc7hrs659ctOIAG6u2UBaKezKZTojyOQF31qH2vcSFzWSg/s1600/DSC_0702.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHSbhqGQrTlEqS_OJx3bsRYZh7fJLOdVtnEuimXAI13hTCgKQ_85uE8eZ9rIGGJR9zb8PwuPCsObYo1fDZ02GuD7MrqOHdOc7hrs659ctOIAG6u2UBaKezKZTojyOQF31qH2vcSFzWSg/s320/DSC_0702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503816658465903538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40Z9UZW5MiKyEn55WFcNy_wVPaYDdcxxd6wueP0dlimcttqWv-ca2dsL6pFQHIV63w7zd2giL1MEgmschLTL5KjiAVnSHc_UdTvKZUyc2YQFZZE7COaVZ8EhazXJ05jwvxWK7rikykUw/s1600/DSC_0789.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40Z9UZW5MiKyEn55WFcNy_wVPaYDdcxxd6wueP0dlimcttqWv-ca2dsL6pFQHIV63w7zd2giL1MEgmschLTL5KjiAVnSHc_UdTvKZUyc2YQFZZE7COaVZ8EhazXJ05jwvxWK7rikykUw/s320/DSC_0789.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503816891324318674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNUj5vcNX4nN62PWxlALq-_51leKHvZ4HGj3deImh0CzlfeOc33GehBPKWzxHQhO57xG_B5zvmJqYjZi0dF1M7NsG0RkpGONxhxDm63V1rHKnZCA3KI4ZjVSD65ci-1Pi68ICcVTjf1k/s1600/DSC_0687.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNUj5vcNX4nN62PWxlALq-_51leKHvZ4HGj3deImh0CzlfeOc33GehBPKWzxHQhO57xG_B5zvmJqYjZi0dF1M7NsG0RkpGONxhxDm63V1rHKnZCA3KI4ZjVSD65ci-1Pi68ICcVTjf1k/s320/DSC_0687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503816652915888290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjiweTS1RrbZk_lxuduJgJ40o9GbGyCUD5XA-rQkvevheVkidmOFox4nV8evuwf-TZIBhkYDEIr22Wrp6q58OEP3ki7PnRwc9Tlwgm1VubbG0R_uGOxCVA4rQoDz-R30r8wFGiAZ2booI/s1600/DSC_0697.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjiweTS1RrbZk_lxuduJgJ40o9GbGyCUD5XA-rQkvevheVkidmOFox4nV8evuwf-TZIBhkYDEIr22Wrp6q58OEP3ki7PnRwc9Tlwgm1VubbG0R_uGOxCVA4rQoDz-R30r8wFGiAZ2booI/s320/DSC_0697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503816671690263058" border="0" /></a>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-68674016513498280112010-08-04T15:21:00.000-07:002010-08-04T15:30:39.784-07:00The weekend I have been waiting for...This weekend by friend <a href="http://under3feet.blogspot.com/">Leslie </a>and I will be traveling to Vermont to go to <a href="http://heatherross.squarespace.com/workshops/">this</a>. Needless to say I am so flippin excited, we planned this back in Jan (or maybe Feb) and it has seemed like such a long time coming. I don't know for sure how much sewing we will complete with all the other fun stuff that's planned, but I plan to enjoy the time either way. The funny thing about Vermont is that I have only ever been one other time, and that was for a craft sleep away summer camp when I was 13, so after this weekend Vermont will be a state where I can only go for craft related reasons (j/k).<br /><br />In addition to Heather Ross, Liesl Gibson from Oliver & S, will be there, so I hope to get her expert guidance on making this <a href="http://www.oliverands.com/patterns/dresses/patterns2.phtml">pattern</a>.<br /><br />Back next week with an update of the trip and hopefully at least one finished product.<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/KARRIN%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-68386665436668114512010-08-03T09:12:00.000-07:002010-08-03T09:24:56.204-07:00Mother's DayYes Mother's Day is in May, I know this, however presents for my mother in law got delayed this year, partially because of exhaustion and partially because I didn't see her for a few months, and I wanted to give them to her in person. I came up with this idea and bought all the materials back in Jan, with the intention of getting them completed on time. Intention counts for something right? Anyway when we planned a few weeks back to visit her last weekend I knew I had to get them done in time to give them to her in person, which I just barely made it by.<br /><br />I originally had plans to make all the pieces more patchoworkey or possibly log-cabinish, but I realized simple was better for her, so I just highlighted one piece of Denyse Schmidt with each napkin/placemat combination and then also made them reversible. I think my mom was a little jealous when I showed her, I am sure she may get some for her birthday or Christmas or some other occasion. I forget what Kona was used for the white and the blue, I do know the white was not snow, but something a little more beige. I wish Kona Cottons had selvedges with labels so I could remember what I was using, since I don't have one of those fancy color cards.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9qRpiLmuutioPLt0C5tMUc4XmkhyphenhyphenuxDf6pk6f8v7kjKkGIt7I9lIonaTGT9UjN7z4qFUQjdRqEcFFA8nMV_PjDWr4GftIXx4TqgKg-A1twbyjKEmSjbdokMrc_x3n6cWjOXpQMGc-d0/s1600/DSC_0608.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9qRpiLmuutioPLt0C5tMUc4XmkhyphenhyphenuxDf6pk6f8v7kjKkGIt7I9lIonaTGT9UjN7z4qFUQjdRqEcFFA8nMV_PjDWr4GftIXx4TqgKg-A1twbyjKEmSjbdokMrc_x3n6cWjOXpQMGc-d0/s320/DSC_0608.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501219774429177394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_7x65Cwg7NrWHuCex_e5FFYYCwGhyAG10gRnFhYTajoMkJHcHmxgz9gzbSLglXwGzirEN_zwO39cN5j7MbSdHs598bQz8hEuPrVbvKg1oJcCd5nibU_rDf2RYVzFnE-S9LNnaijP9hiI/s1600/DSC_0610.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_7x65Cwg7NrWHuCex_e5FFYYCwGhyAG10gRnFhYTajoMkJHcHmxgz9gzbSLglXwGzirEN_zwO39cN5j7MbSdHs598bQz8hEuPrVbvKg1oJcCd5nibU_rDf2RYVzFnE-S9LNnaijP9hiI/s320/DSC_0610.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501219781842279506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhv25XpnzBv8ZoP4Fhx83TZd6vUk8Q-2gw002HofAR9hf9BYsaKTJhpyei5aPamzo6JECQLctalJq9fOx1pTXpi2X6JseiQ2wXCbQg9d7NIO1G4K04r1QzaDtv1quO-ltXdcEwjBG00s/s1600/DSC_0613.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhv25XpnzBv8ZoP4Fhx83TZd6vUk8Q-2gw002HofAR9hf9BYsaKTJhpyei5aPamzo6JECQLctalJq9fOx1pTXpi2X6JseiQ2wXCbQg9d7NIO1G4K04r1QzaDtv1quO-ltXdcEwjBG00s/s320/DSC_0613.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501219218605311266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoZrhqS6h-m8tmkf3Z0uPxw4XWen8cP5PRYqp4LfUpEG4DqKk2czvmpOvav_aBP_XtlCEdfylXC1zQgtbm04bihN9N5T5l3DhxVuxP7lzv-hmQfSr7GSY5PQnERW_SSSm12HkKEukJVk/s1600/DSC_0611.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoZrhqS6h-m8tmkf3Z0uPxw4XWen8cP5PRYqp4LfUpEG4DqKk2czvmpOvav_aBP_XtlCEdfylXC1zQgtbm04bihN9N5T5l3DhxVuxP7lzv-hmQfSr7GSY5PQnERW_SSSm12HkKEukJVk/s320/DSC_0611.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501219236686413922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt6VX7hOeCGUQ_1MWXdtspQA62xQDRmgVzV3md_gh21NuqrLvyXUwiPEwRcGeUUJtMCpA89evNOy7bcArgbB3-0uYLj6x17w__UohjCCaPjJA1FQnLA-4JSFzACBpXnjmccOlsQInumc/s1600/DSC_0612.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt6VX7hOeCGUQ_1MWXdtspQA62xQDRmgVzV3md_gh21NuqrLvyXUwiPEwRcGeUUJtMCpA89evNOy7bcArgbB3-0uYLj6x17w__UohjCCaPjJA1FQnLA-4JSFzACBpXnjmccOlsQInumc/s320/DSC_0612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501219225620645330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt6VX7hOeCGUQ_1MWXdtspQA62xQDRmgVzV3md_gh21NuqrLvyXUwiPEwRcGeUUJtMCpA89evNOy7bcArgbB3-0uYLj6x17w__UohjCCaPjJA1FQnLA-4JSFzACBpXnjmccOlsQInumc/s1600/DSC_0612.JPG"><br /></a>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-45664188986839070022010-08-03T08:54:00.000-07:002010-08-04T15:33:01.935-07:00Pillow Talk SwapI have had these pictures for a few weeks, but like I said in my last post, I have been soooo low energy lately that blogging was even too much. Anyway below is my pillow from the Pillowtalk 3 Swap, made for <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sparklygreenknickers/4750760790/">Sparklygreenknickers</a>, if you click on her name you can see the photo she took of my pillow, which was much nicer then the rush job I did with no insert on my desk chair at work. I know it is simpler than a lot of Pillowtalk pillows, but I really wanted highlight the hummingbird fabric, which I think I did well.<br /><br />Below is the photo of the pillow I received on my couch. It is a lovely Dresden with my favorite modern meadow fabric and was made for me by allz i'm sewing is ..., as you can see my picture doesn't do it justice at all (guess I have to work on that). I am having major trouble with the viewfinder on my new camera, so I can't preview the pic until I see it on my computer, guess I should get Skywalker to fix that. Anyway you can see a better photo of my lovely pillow <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/allzimsewingis/4737004596/in/pool-1197421@N20">here</a>. Sometimes when I watch TV on the couch I cuddle with it, because I love it so! In my pillow package I also got a lovely surprise of a really fun pin cushion, which I know want to make more of, you can see it <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/allzimsewingis/4741932757/in/pool-1197421@N20">here</a>. It already lives on my sewing table all full of pin holes. 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Ooops, I have a backlog of crafty things to post about too. My only excuse is the fact that I have got a baby sitting in my belly and she seems to be sucking all my energy, so while I get it together with updates on projects I have made over the last month I will give you some photos of the first pink things I bought for our baby girl, due 12/24. I apologize in advance for the poor poor quality of the photos, they were taken this morning on my phone in terrible lighting, but I love the outfits so much, I just had to snap a shot and was then inspired to finally write a blog post. Also in case you can't tell the little pink coat is extra puffy and has little bear ears, and its lined in little pink polka dots. An extravagance (seeing as it came from Gap Kids), most definitely. A necessity, for sure!<br /><br />More to come by weekends end, I promise. I have to get caught up before I head off to Vermont next weekend to meet Heather Ross and Liesl Gibson, because I am sure that will result in many posts or at least pictures.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4QcEMlqURhyXOD2YHxUS-WRsOQ6HXrVHAdRMQzhLskuk-n0UMAqz0NkQBAP8V3i6Gpr0UW0UaI6ouQ7itjCXabAMo104EZhKIF4sK0UduAxSM787evLZfNgfCluzh1ZYr9bJES-H5JY/s1600/CiciTutu.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4QcEMlqURhyXOD2YHxUS-WRsOQ6HXrVHAdRMQzhLskuk-n0UMAqz0NkQBAP8V3i6Gpr0UW0UaI6ouQ7itjCXabAMo104EZhKIF4sK0UduAxSM787evLZfNgfCluzh1ZYr9bJES-H5JY/s320/CiciTutu.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499011131480411378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifD6J2TPVZ75wEIpBznP8C_1AMbWyL-Y6JFO0ZwMsGipeu5sj5qsx3m9l64tv5GLfc4cxLWu3Mql5M7OQbpHQF_bdZ-OdcUwzEicqKR1L5iexBy2eCEBkrv9xDf-lfZU57dG57g-DtO_M/s1600/CicicOAT.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifD6J2TPVZ75wEIpBznP8C_1AMbWyL-Y6JFO0ZwMsGipeu5sj5qsx3m9l64tv5GLfc4cxLWu3Mql5M7OQbpHQF_bdZ-OdcUwzEicqKR1L5iexBy2eCEBkrv9xDf-lfZU57dG57g-DtO_M/s320/CicicOAT.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499010640781595426" border="0" /></a>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-7482380740075534512010-06-22T13:22:00.000-07:002010-06-22T13:25:24.152-07:00Spiderweb Quilt Blocks - Follow-Up Part 2Several comments have made me realize that it is not as easy as I thought to get the Spiderweb Quilt Block tutorial. I thought it was, since when I click on it I just get to download it, but I guess you have to be a member of the site in order to be able to do that, which I didn't completely realize. Anyway if you are having trouble downloading/opening the file, just e-mail me. I just updated my profile with my e-mail address, so it should be easy enough to do that. I have a pdf I can send as an e-mail attachment, if that makes things easier.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-21330219019445335602010-06-22T11:53:00.000-07:002010-06-22T12:18:42.973-07:00Castle Peeps Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2rrvrXVtrkT975yEMfv3I_1UuYFFVmcYv56QO8m3it9qbV9Sz8j9PY6-oyozPULab6C-mXUxv9KeJkmAtdpCNaYbVf_icTEWwO3iczscRhCo84cC_9tkW1AQ8oPF9Qr_cT1hRPHh0ts/s1600/DSC_0589.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2rrvrXVtrkT975yEMfv3I_1UuYFFVmcYv56QO8m3it9qbV9Sz8j9PY6-oyozPULab6C-mXUxv9KeJkmAtdpCNaYbVf_icTEWwO3iczscRhCo84cC_9tkW1AQ8oPF9Qr_cT1hRPHh0ts/s320/DSC_0589.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485678785348794082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwllGBOpuEOC_prwVuT3peDKme23dTI-yvRq02mOEUH0RXdz9RTWxU3KFphMA7ii1CUCqFp8ZeoEbKK6BELrR4m-c91Jcs3lvlep9xv6BGHHT84UzHciO6v6fFmLx6-2-WXU2qtMwPHHo/s1600/DSC_0596.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwllGBOpuEOC_prwVuT3peDKme23dTI-yvRq02mOEUH0RXdz9RTWxU3KFphMA7ii1CUCqFp8ZeoEbKK6BELrR4m-c91Jcs3lvlep9xv6BGHHT84UzHciO6v6fFmLx6-2-WXU2qtMwPHHo/s320/DSC_0596.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485678770828432690" border="0" /></a><br />Success!! Castle Peeps was available at Michael Levine this past weekend. Dreams do come true! :) Oh I love it even more in person, I really do. I bought too much (not just Castle peeps) and subsequently I am on a fabric purchasing moratorium until July 26th, however at least there is some new pretty in my stash. I wish it had been the blue and not the green that Michael Levine had, I just hope that when I am allowed to purchase fabric again in July the blue is still available.<br /><br />I know some think that it is totally a kid line of fabric, but to be honest, I just really think it is going to be for myself. I really like the idea of making it into a large squared simple picnic blanket!<br /><br />Also because I can;t figure out how to get blogger to do what I want with formatting and such, I am going to write a separate post about new pretties for my stash and a couple photos of our downtown field trip.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-46902197383699373732010-06-18T14:44:00.001-07:002010-06-18T15:01:20.539-07:00It's Friday...There are exciting things happening this weekend, but sadly no berry picking (which is always what I wish I was doing on summer weekends). Tonight skywalker and I are baking strawberry shortbread bars (our standard go to easy to make dessert) and <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/desserts_E0308WELD_T">these</a>. I can't wait for some batter of both things. Tomorrow, the LAMQG is having a field trip to <a href="http://www.mlfabric.com/">Michael Levine</a> in Downtown Los Angeles' Fabric District. I have yet to visit Michael Levine, despite my love of fabric, sewing and such, because as much as I love fabric I hate driving anywhere in downtown Los Angeles (yes this is partially because of stupid traffic tickets), and I'm even a native Los Angeleno. Also, I worry about my self control in a store that has so much of what I love all in one place. I better come up with an acceptable budget before the trip. Our group gets a discount that day, which is pretty cool and we are getting a behind the scenes tour, which is also cool. I am bringing my camera, because I never do, to LAMQG events, and I want some pictures of my own. Whether or not this happens, who knows.<br /><br />What I am hoping to see most at Michael Levine is some <a href="http://www.andoverfabrics.com/OurCatalog/SingleGroup.asp?GroupName=CASTLE%20PEEPS%20BY%20LIZZY%20HOUSE">Castle Peeps</a> (pics below), because I want all of it, and I have ever since I first saw pics. It is just now available online, so who knows if they will have it tomorrow (I'll order next week if it is unavailable). You know why I love it so much, because it reminds me of the animated version of Sleeping Beauty, which is one of my favorites. Check out this <a href="http://thisisrandombut.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sleeping-beauty-poster.jpg">picture </a>and tell me you don't see the similarity. I have to dream up a quit worthy of these fabrics and then figure out a way to live in said quilt. One more project to add my my ever growing to do list.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelcXZfA1okaoZqnX4VIsZhLFvONTxJFe2cPIg02Pg9h56QhSW2AUPwxiuGRbbKcn8lZ3SRi2vEfLaTVBvq-NmRM7XuRHDSmsxuUujncUelhFarMZ1gq9lR_CNaXxB6TJAOaTbjarRHLg/s1600/CastlePeeps2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelcXZfA1okaoZqnX4VIsZhLFvONTxJFe2cPIg02Pg9h56QhSW2AUPwxiuGRbbKcn8lZ3SRi2vEfLaTVBvq-NmRM7XuRHDSmsxuUujncUelhFarMZ1gq9lR_CNaXxB6TJAOaTbjarRHLg/s320/CastlePeeps2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484235584089224098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKWuJG7a7eAub2ss8Jop_LbJctBhTB78PB5nFX9Dho_wR1V5T6XVSU75ZXE9ei4lN4tQCFCKtzqyV93KqtGJZ1_UFxGTM2etyXQxuI8LaRCUMpJwq0DlZQgq4VNY1pLJpWPQJKgvBFv8/s1600/CastlePeeps.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 424px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKWuJG7a7eAub2ss8Jop_LbJctBhTB78PB5nFX9Dho_wR1V5T6XVSU75ZXE9ei4lN4tQCFCKtzqyV93KqtGJZ1_UFxGTM2etyXQxuI8LaRCUMpJwq0DlZQgq4VNY1pLJpWPQJKgvBFv8/s320/CastlePeeps.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484235573611438482" border="0" /></a>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-76008027178416679862010-06-15T12:23:00.000-07:002010-06-15T12:32:32.697-07:00Spiderweb Quilt Blocks - Follow-UpI have heard some requests that I post the tutorial I created for the Spiderweb blocks for my month in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1333462@N21/">{Bee Mod} Quilting Bee</a>. The ones I have gotten back are gorgeous and I can't wait to make the quilt.<br /><br />So I made a PDF of the tutorial, partly because I have trouble reading and printing other blog tutorials, and think PDFs are easier and partly because I have the most trouble getting pictures to be where I want in blog posts on blogger.<br /><br />So here is the tutorial, let me know if you have any questions/need some help with it. I would love it if you left me a comment or became a follower because of this tutorial.<br /><br /><a title="View Spiderweb Quilt Block Tutorial_nonbee on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/33084985/Spiderweb-Quilt-Block-Tutorial-nonbee" style="margin: 12px auto 6px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Spiderweb Quilt Block Tutorial_nonbee</a> <object id="doc_685605047685198" name="doc_685605047685198" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf" style="outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: medium;" rel="media:document" resource="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=33084985&access_key=key-1d9rb0l85g50z3k0pwgs&page=1&viewMode=list" media="http://search.yahoo.com/searchmonkey/media/" dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" height="500" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="FlashVars" value="document_id=33084985&access_key=key-1d9rb0l85g50z3k0pwgs&page=1&viewMode=list"> <embed id="doc_685605047685198" name="doc_685605047685198" src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=33084985&access_key=key-1d9rb0l85g50z3k0pwgs&page=1&viewMode=list" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="opaque" bgcolor="#ffffff" height="500" width="100%"></embed> </object>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-67307671948521518662010-06-07T10:20:00.000-07:002010-06-07T10:33:38.380-07:00MiniQuilt (and Mexico too)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3F2N9bdUVUKv6867nBouTmCNIVeU_YGe7oiwtllQ_89An6Az1VTh2syzoBikWt06mPD74zx56udh6MGxrd42gYIAzolOQ1ecig8UwNT2pCSda4GiNuoaMVUSscikrPZ9iJphR0jzqzc4/s1600/DSC_0040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeER3KWqjvliInheedJpFS7t21fQ0uERoRF6IfQbauCu6gYTpVcgqKd2hrAiXJtMUxkMkvY6M8wK1X7Tb8x6YesrfGmBz7lZmrw28vMnFN_IyMYob3yNdnn1SJuuvgCpH_gyF7YlOim8/s320/DSC_0552.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480083517826564098" border="0" /></a><br />LAMQG has a mini-quilt swap tonight, and I wasn't sure I would get it done, but I did, and although the pictures don't do it justice, I really love it. I made the center square while sitting on the beach in Mexico over the past week and then whipped out the quilt yesterday, thus the not so perfect bias tape binding. I rushed the pictures this morning and they didn't turn out so great, but you should get the gist.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-73676924351955464402010-05-27T07:19:00.001-07:002010-05-27T12:06:20.508-07:00What I've been sewing lately...<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOoESADOxjs02_dURgeMdGCWSQp6k0m2HjW90-N5b9PaRidh9gsJrEwu1kcrtAC_EqF-EHwyz_7S_tb6zOsTNQnOCPcgo8TtG_ecHHxmj3Vfi3-9soyXW3k8wld9ryv-ivJ-kQ73jzA4A/s1600/DSC_0011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px; display: block; height: 213px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475954780657304482" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOoESADOxjs02_dURgeMdGCWSQp6k0m2HjW90-N5b9PaRidh9gsJrEwu1kcrtAC_EqF-EHwyz_7S_tb6zOsTNQnOCPcgo8TtG_ecHHxmj3Vfi3-9soyXW3k8wld9ryv-ivJ-kQ73jzA4A/s320/DSC_0011.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1jqMZSjsCNgoNRSTufX40uCn14ndjDxeYSM6ZSW0FbCsN8N6bRlquB_tN_XyjYywkcD__hY4Fx_WAZtf6DjM7xU8MnQm1a5En0AUzsWQMAEmxbnAT4e6jzcHjErVF7wkfJ8VEqMfZHY/s1600/DSC_0008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px; display: block; height: 213px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475954515203952738" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1jqMZSjsCNgoNRSTufX40uCn14ndjDxeYSM6ZSW0FbCsN8N6bRlquB_tN_XyjYywkcD__hY4Fx_WAZtf6DjM7xU8MnQm1a5En0AUzsWQMAEmxbnAT4e6jzcHjErVF7wkfJ8VEqMfZHY/s320/DSC_0008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzaa-WUBrh1IrjBr4RIxxoroqi8K5PqeQOo4ZRMLRW4SQAcNKqGLePUlxnflWUYINWth69vwPvLLfe0O3GpVmByN0Aa9MCbvD_PHFSjm8o9T8bOFnZVpfQfEvnheeQT_iVvj5LFk-f_k/s1600/DSC_0007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px; display: block; height: 213px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475954369848903346" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzaa-WUBrh1IrjBr4RIxxoroqi8K5PqeQOo4ZRMLRW4SQAcNKqGLePUlxnflWUYINWth69vwPvLLfe0O3GpVmByN0Aa9MCbvD_PHFSjm8o9T8bOFnZVpfQfEvnheeQT_iVvj5LFk-f_k/s320/DSC_0007.JPG" border="0" /></a>Due to a relatively hectic schedule lately, my sewing has fallen a bit by the wayside. In fact until last week I hadn't sewn since my trip to Hawaii almost three weeks ago. Needless to say I have a pile of projects waiting to be made (including several Mother's Day gifts) that need to get finished sooner rather then later.<br /><br />Tomorrow we leave for 8 days in Mexico, for a dear friends wedding. I offered to make this dear friend her Out of Town (OOT) gift bags for the wedding guests, just the bags mind you, not all the contents. I made 26 drawstring bags that are lined with laminated cotton. The idea behind these bags is that they can keep items dry at the beach, like and IPOD or camera, or can nicely carry your wet bathing suit home, without getting all the suitcase contents wet.<br /><br />I loved making these, didn't have too much trouble with the laminated cotton, and I think the labels I ordered look really lovely. I hope the wedding guests love them like I do.<br /><br />Maybe thats another thing to add to my yet created etsy store, OOT gift bags for weddings.<br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001018640659793828.post-32754511951393573912010-05-27T07:18:00.001-07:002010-05-27T12:09:02.323-07:00The best thing so far this week...<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnCtNNp_44Id5gBWgujtXHhHOX1WFLgVWXqx5bH0at7bymaN30vHwTaNUrNEpGA_Z3dK3tL88VBOw37DMcyrzZ0H7Cw5V7S2EAwTdFjzR2Uc4U8k5XMJfe5XVEy9QyuH1bN5GzUNrZ50/s1600/DSC_0004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px; display: block; height: 213px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475954098411548162" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnCtNNp_44Id5gBWgujtXHhHOX1WFLgVWXqx5bH0at7bymaN30vHwTaNUrNEpGA_Z3dK3tL88VBOw37DMcyrzZ0H7Cw5V7S2EAwTdFjzR2Uc4U8k5XMJfe5XVEy9QyuH1bN5GzUNrZ50/s320/DSC_0004.JPG" border="0" /></a>Although I didn't make these delicious pieces of chocolatey, oatey, deliciousness, I just had to write a little post.<br /><br />A friend of mine who lives in NYC made these once during a trip we took, this was 2 years ago, I have been think about them ever since. I told said friend about my craving for them, and yesterday a box of them arrived on my doorstep. For a girl who is going on 4 days being sickly, these brought the biggest smile to my face.<br /><br />Yum, yum, yum.... I may only give Skywalker one of them!<br /><br /><div></div></div>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993879350619390133noreply@blogger.com0