11-3-13: Two more new quilts

I cannot believe November is already here.  Halloween is now over and Thanksgiving will be rolling right into town.  We have two new quilts to show off.  Maybe one of these will be a good Christmas present for someone you know?

Vintage chenille in pink and teal - and white!

 

 

 

Kensington fabrics from Riley Blake:

 

 

Large Bottles: 19
Hotel bottles: 24
Samples:  10
Thread Spools: 2

Grocery Bag Garbage: 25

I hope you're having a great Sunday!

10-27-1968....I mean 2013.....

Today is my birthday!  :-)

It has been a great weekend and day.  And I'll get to do some sewing once the Giants add another "W" to the record.  My fingers are crossed!

Another good part?  I have a brand new, bright, colorful BEAUTIFUL quilt done!  This is with Loulouthi fabrics:

I also have two vintage blue quilts to show off:

 And this brown and blue batik set was sold right after I posted it - now I have to make the second quilt!

My updated numbers on the "paring down product" is......

Large Bottles: 19
Hotel bottles: 23
Samples:  10
Thread Spools: 2

Grocery Bag Garbage: 24

I hope you're having a great Sunday!

9-22-13: New in our Shop...Vintage Chenille Quilts

Hello!  Sorry for my absence again....but I'm not too sure too many people have missed me judging by the number of "comments" I get on my posts!  ha ha ha

Wanted to show-off four newly finished vintage chenille quilts that are now listed in our shop.  These are truly a one-of-a-kind gift....maybe for that friend who decorates in shabby-chic decor?  Or something to cover your lap while on the couch?  Or a nursery?  Who would you say would be a good recipient?

 

And my civic-minded garbage, clearing out the stash tally update:

Large Bottles: 17
Hotel bottles: 20
Samples:  9
Thread Spools: 2

Grocery Bag Garbage: 18

Happy Sunday!

"Crafty Garden Mom" blog-post on Quilting

This is a GREAT blog-post on how Quilters, with all the time and craftmanship put into quilts, get undercut by mass-marketers.  This focuses on the retailer "Anthropologie", which I agree with the blogger, is NOT a cheap retailer as I would not shell-out $350 for a sundress. 

This is a sad-state-of-affairs for the quilters, but it is true....check out the post and please leave a comment!

8-5-13: Been too long

Hola!  I didn't realize it was back in May that I last updated my blog.  I get lazy with photoing in the summer because we do a couple nice craft fairs, so I'm usually sewing and saving as stock.  At the end of the fairs, THEN I will post to Etsy and our own web-store.  I figure, "why go through the effort when it could sell without?"

But, in the meantime, I did complete and post these two new items.  First, a table runner in RUBY fabrics designed by Bonnie and Clyde for Moda:

 The second is a vintage feedsack fabric quilt.  Great for a retro or farmhouse-chic baby nursery.....or as an accent quilt in your home:

Little Olive looks nervous because she was watching a bee and hoping it didn't get her while I was taking the picture! 

I also want to update my bottle count.  It is amazing that I still pick up a bag of garbage when I walk the dog!
Large Bottles: 13
Hotel bottles: 20
Samples:  6
Thread Spools: 2

Grocery Bag Garbage: 12

5-9-13: A New Batik Quilt!

Hello Quilt-fans -- Happy May!  And a Happy Happy Birthday to my niece Emilia who is 6 today!

I have not yet sewn with batik fabrics, and saw a gorgeous strip batik quilt that I instantly liked.  I then had the bee-in-my-bonnet to make a batik quilt.  I wanted beachy-batiks so I found "Tonga Treats" with blues, teals, and yellows.  I then went to Joanns to find a border and back fabric.  Here is the resulting top:

I will head out to my mom's this weekend so I can get the batting and finish it up.  Yay!  I'm hoping it sells at one of the beach fairs we do.  I think it would be great for a baby or toddler, but it is big enough to also work for an adult - or as a wall hanging.

I also want to update my bottle count:

Large Bottles: 11
Hotel bottles: 18
Samples:  5
Thread Spools: 1

Grocery Bag Garbage: 10

4/21/13: New Gift Sets!

Hola to those still reading me in Blog-Land!  The past few weeks I've been to Florida twice - and finished up those quilts I had posted the pictures of the tops - and then visited a friend.  I have no sewing to show for the weekend - boo!!  But I do have some new gift sets to show off....

I also want to update my bottle count:

Large Bottles: 10
Hotel bottles: 15
Samples:  4
Thread Spools: 1

Grocery Bag Garbage: 9

It's already 6:30 EST - no idea where this weekend went.  I'm hoping to be more productive in 5 days time!