Bias

I haven't got much done this week, especially compared to my very productive Sunday. I have been reading Eragon and Eldest by Christopher Paolini. I am not usually a fantasy fan, but I love a good book... and once I am hooked on the characters I am good to go in a book. My dad LOVED them and was excited for the third, so I borrowed them from a girl from work. I have enjoyed them and I am looking forward to book 3 but I found out their is 1 more and I am annoyed because now I have to wait again.... God has decided to teach me patience through all possible angles :) Oh well. I will probably have to check out the movie, but I haven't heard good things.... The book does set the standard high it reminds me a lot of Lord of the Rings and Star Wars.

Today wasn't totally productive, but I made some progress. I have had a bunch of WIP (works in progress) that I couldn't finish until I bought some stuff. So today I went shopping with a specific list of what I needed for the works in progress and some gifts (that are already late) :)
So I bought what I needed, but I also got most of my bias tape finished. (It's not sewed together, just folded) So here is today's progress:
both have ready made purposes, so watch for them again in the next few days... And I have another plan for the gold when I get around to it.

And my roses again :) They smell amazing and they look even more pretty today. Hope you have a fabulous Friday! Do you feel like you've made progress this week?

Happy Wednesday to me!

I worked a food show for my MIL's company from 7:30-4:30 and then worked at the craft store from 5-8 it was amazingly wonderful to have a full day and not sit around, but my feet and lower back aren't as happy. But... when my husband picked me up from work at 8 there were roses and a wonderful card waiting on my seat. Aren't I lucky! They are beautiful and smell amazing. (And I got the vase for free from some neighbors who didn't sell it in their garage sale. I have had lots of garage sale reject luck, but that's another post. So... Thanks to my amazing and wonderful husband and best friend for making me feel loved.

Fall Leaves Swag

I saw various fall garlands and decided to create my own. I was pretty proud that I didn't buy a single thing! I used my brown, orange, maroon, gold, drk. green, and lt green felt and cut out 8 different leaf silhouettes. 30 some odd leaves. I thought the orange and lt. green were too neon and so I soaked it all in coffee. It didn't totally fix it, but I do like it better and with the colors spread out I think they look pretty good. I used contrasting fall colors of embroidery thread and added veins? and lines to all of them and then I used fabric glue to glue them to green ribbon I had.


I have 4 garlands and I used 2 of them to decorate at my inlaws. (one on the mantle and one on the seasonal side table). I am not sure what I am going to do with the others. I hope to keep 1 or 2 and maybe give one to my mom and one to my MIL... We'll see. I am trying to get up the guts to sell things on etsy but I am not sure exactly where to start.

Fall Walk

I am going to blog a little more about life amidst the crafting :) Hopefully It will help me post more often. :) I finally talked Britton into going on a walk with me on this lovely little path that the "Papa John" built near his parent's house. It is almost exactly 2 miles around (we only had time to do 1 mile) but it was beautiful and hopefully he'll go again soon... (or I'll go anyways :) )

Chi home

Today, I made a pouch using left over insulator for my chi (hair straightener). I used some of my firework fabric that I bought in Vegas on sale as a fat quarter. ( I love it even though its random) It has fireworks (which I love) and bold colors (which I love).
I quilted the fabric with the insulator, added the ric-rac and ribbon and then added the infamous bias tape. I wanted it to kinda match my chi which is royal blue and I think it looks good. Now he has a home. :) I am almost done with another fall project which I will hopefully post tomorrow :)

vote for me! :)

I have been considering making potholders after seeing some lovely tutorials (here and here). I was procrastinating as I don’t really know what colors I want in my kitchen. But my local quilt shop was having a contest so I went for it. I made them patchwork and that added a while and I love the bias tape I picked but I cut it pretty narrow trying to be conservative with my fabric and that was a mistake! I ended up having to attach it by hand because I couldn’t get it straight through all the layers. ( top, batting, insulating layer, bottom fabric) ARG! It was so not worth “conserving fabric”.
Oh well. So I finished two in time to enter them in the contest (to win a tote full of quilting fun worth $75)! There are 10 other entrants and I am #10 so if you go by Among Friends quilt shop on Taylorsville Rd. (next to Kingpin bowling) make sure and vote for me! ☺ I like how they turned out but I was so over them because they took a lot more work than I thought. My mom would really like them so they might get sent to her…

So exciting!

I love blogland! ☺ I won a yard of fabric from Chaletgirl in Australia! It has brought great excitement. (when I found out and when it arrived) I am not sure what I am going to use it for- It is beautiful. I love the colors!! I am saving it for something good. She also sent me a adorable tissue cover. I am thrilled to have a present and a new friend. Thank you!!!