Sew up some Love

From birchberryfarms

A holiday is always a good excuse to make something pretty. Valentines Day should be no exception:

• The Purl Bee's Heart Pouch
  
• and Valentine Pins
• Martha Stewart Heart Potholders
• Craft Magazine's Heart Pins
• How About Orange's Heart Garland

Other sweet ideas... I know the time of mixed tapes is long gone (does anyone else really miss doing that besides me?), but how about a custom CD or songs downloaded to your Sweetie's iPod? Melt different shades of pink and red crayon and pour into a heart mold. Pair with some coloring sheets and give to a young child. Any sort of flower besides a rose. Roses are gorgeous, but during the week leading up to Valentines Day they are so over-priced and cliched. What about Peonies? Tulips? Daffodils?

Craftstravaganza 2.0!

Version 1.0 (aka Spring 2009)

If you will be in or around St. Paul, MN this May, come check me out at the Craftstravaganza indie craft show! Here's the low down:

• Saturday, May 1
  
• 9 AM - 5 PM
  
• MN State Fairgrounds - Fine Arts bldg
  
• free admission!

This show is so fun and easy to navigate. There will be crafters selling jewelry, prints, ceramics, clothing, soaps, toys, and so much more.

So Cute!

I sold this dress a while back on Etsy and Kate sent me a picture of her absolutely adorable daughter Carolyn wearing it! At the time Carolyn wasn't big enough to wear it so I'm stoked to see it on her now. I love that fabric. I have a little stash of it left, but not much. I'm deciding if it should go into a quilt or another dress. Tough decision....

Gorgeous Quilt PDF

I stumbled upon this lovely quilt on Etsy's front page and had to share it. Etsy shop kellymccaleb offers this wonderful pattern and it looks like at one point she sold the quilt as a kit. Her red and aqua color combination is beautiful!

Quilt Show Goodies

I had a bit of time to pull some older pictures from my camera. These were my fabric purchases from this past fall at the Quilt Show.

I was lucky to find these Moda Swell fat quarters. The colors are so vivid. These will be turned into a quilt.

A very pretty retro print. I'm starting to see a trend...

I have a new appreciation for Kaffee Fassett. I bought several yards of the bottom print for dresses. His colors are just lush and down right happy.

A few Moda pieces. Not quite enough for a quilt, but this collection may grow. I love the basic primary colors.

My wonderful stash!!

You say hello and I say goodbye

Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010. In 2009...

I went from a part time student to a full time one. Yeah! I can finish school by 2011 instead of some far far far away time.

I sold my first quilt. In 2 days.

My first nephew - Lucca - was born. I absolutly adore that little boy.

I did two major craft shows. I'm now hooked.

Fell more in love with my husband.

In 2010 I hope to...

Clean my sewing machine. I keep promising to do this.

Eat more fruits and veggies.

Do more crafts shows. As I said, I'm hooked.

Sell more quilts.

The Coolest Thanksgiving Runner You'll Ever Make

image from the Purl Bee

This runner from the crafty chicas at Purl Bee is so cute and is such a cool way to dress up your table without pulling out the fake turkey or the gourds. I love that this could be used any time of year as well. Plus, since it's quilted you can put hot plates and bowls directly on it without damaging the table! Follow the instructions here.