Science + Quilts

An update on the homemade soft scrub:
     Don't fill your container all the way to the top.  A fun science experiment with baking soda - yes.  Cleaning it off of the hardwood floors in the closet where it was kept - not as fun.  Give it a little breathing room when you fill your container with the magic potion.

The Yo Gabba Gabba quilt is complete and on it's way to the birthday girl!   I know I've said it a bajillion times but this quilt was so. much. fun.  Incase you couldn't tell by my profile picture, I love rainbow quilts!

And a stripey bias-cut binding.  YAY!  The only thing I wish I had more time for on this quilt was hand quilting in the rainbow colors around each block.  That would have made me keep it instead of sending it to the owner so I guess that's a good thing.

(Random off-topic rant - what is up with blogger?  All of my pictures look blurry and dark and I'm getting emails about people not being able to comment.  Sorry for the fuzzy images and disabled comments.  Hopefully it is fixed soon.)

Moving on, a lovely shabby chic rag quilt for a looooovely customer.  I wish we could have a big Etsy reunion with clients.  It's amazing the friendships that form just over chatting about quilts and babies.  I have had the privilege of meeting some of the nicest people under the sun.  To think that God opened up this avenue for me with a needle and thread is really unbelieveable.  

The soon-to-be mama is decorating her daughter's nursery with a shabby chic style and incorporating antique tea cups.  How adorable would that be?!   And why didn't I think of that!  Anyway I found the most perfect embroidery pattern by Catherine over at Bumpkin Bears & Friends on Etsy.  It's a cute little bunny peeking out of a stack of teacups.  So a very simple label turned into a 7" square on the back of the quilt.  I sewed and snipped it in a rag-style to match the front. 

I really hope your summer is lots of fun.  One of my favorite things about summer time as a mama is letting the girls stay up late, catching lightning bugs, and drinking lemonade.  They truly love the simple things which I am very grateful for.  These days are so wonderful, I am so blessed.

Summer Sewing

Whew, I have to get one blog post in this month by the skin of my teeth!

Yikes, between a totally adorable two-month-old and beautifully sunny Ohio days, blogging has been happening a lot in my mind. You know, talking to myself. I do have a lot of quilting deadlines right now as well which is not good for the "lazy days of summer" bit. But I am so thankful for family and friends who are helping with the kiddos and sewing. God continues to bless me and watch me go crazy at the same time.

Speaking of going crazy, a lovely young mama contacted me about making a quilt to remind her little girl of Yo Gabba Gabba. This sweet woman picked out the perfect fabrics to evoke such a strong feeling of the show. The bright colors, the bold stripes, and some spectacular Spoonflower fabrics really do the trick. (Do you see those awesome glasses?!)

Not many clients dump a ton of gorgeous fabric on my doorstep and tell me "be creative, I trust you". This has been so much fun to play with. I love bright rainbow colors and free-spirited wonky log cabin blocks. Really having fun finishing this quilt up and will post the finished product soon. (ish)

If you sew and you love summer I highly recommend making a picnic blanket. I take it everywhere with us and use it almost every single day. OR if you need an easy but thoughtful useable gift - totally do the picnic blanket. Our neighbors just got married and I have theirs in the works. They want to have a ton of kids right away (my kind of people!) so hopefully they will be cool with a picnic blanket as a wedding gift.

My super ornery two-year-old eating her 19th piece of watermelon that day. If you wear blue polka dots around me, you can get away with pretty much anything. Just sayin'.

You have no idea how much restraint I am exercising with just one baby picture. Here he is with his grandfather, or Nonno, that he was named after. He has the funniest old man look on his face which I find completely adorable (of course).

And finally a picture of a pillow I did recently. I love these. Hoping to start up on some boy themed pillows. Now that I have my incredible little man I am noticing how few things are out there for him. Finally I can over-indulge in blue and green. And dogs. And vespas. Oooh have I found the most adorable vespa fabric!

Boys are great! Especially when it comes to sewing. God really knew what he was doing when he gave me my sweet baby boy. I admit there was a bit of sadness at not having another girl. But really, what's not to love about frogs and snails and puppy dog tails? Looking forward to lots of new projects for the baby man.