Quilting with Sophie ~ episode 1

                                 Happy Memorial Day. Wishing our troops a safe trip home
                                 and big thank you's to those who serve or have served.

I'm Back!

Here is me with my new hair !!

Sorry about the lack of posts lately. Blogger had some glitch that wouldn't let me log in to use my blog or even comment on other blogs. I am putting together some pretty fantastic stuff around here and cannot wait to share. Missing you all dearly :)

Anyone else get locked out of blogger??

Skinny Girl + Irons = Fun

There is noting better then a few girlfriends and a bottle of skinny girl Margaritas to make a Tuesday night so much fun. Over the weekend my etsy shop swarmed with hundreds of orders. The ladies came over to iron all my interfacing to product and give me a good head start on everything.

Although we did get tons of work done, we also posed for funny pictures and had lots of laughs.

Thank you friends for one fun night! It almost felt like our younger days :D

Lynn and Nicci, you are truly the best! Way to mix margaritas and rotary cutters .

(today I have an appointment for a major new haircut and look, wish me luck)

Happy Sewing!

Back to Crafting

Sometimes it seems as though I let things get the best of me or maybe I just make to many commitments. However the best part about catching up, is starting something for no real reason at all but to just have a little fun.

I pulled out some charm packs the other day and asked little Sophie to pick one that she wanted to see in a quilt. Of course she picked the butterflies from the Just wing it collection by Moda.

We mixed two charm pack with a few scrap pieces of Kona, and did a simple patchwork quilt. It's not very often that I make a quilt like this anymore but this was a fun project for sophie to help with. It really has been fun doing these much simpler quilts and having her join in. Maybe someday she will be a quilter to.

It turned out so fun, and she loves it.

I ended up piecing the back a little with a few leftover pieces, but came up a little short so I will have to make a quick trip tomorrow and get it finished so that we can quilt it.

I am excited to share Sophie's little beauty after it gets quilted.

While out the other day I picked up these to. They are titanium quilting needles. Made to endure the heat from quilting better. I have heard good things about them so I thought I would give them a try.

Has anyone tried them yet?

It has been quite the busy week here at our house, but we are happy to have had much family time, a finished quilt or two, and a brand new 3 year old. (Check out that cookie cake )

HAPPY SEWING!

{Bittersweet }

Being a mother is surely the best gift ever. This year is so bittersweet to me, as me and my daughter Sophia get to share the day. Happy birthday my sweet sweet girl. You are the best gift I have ever been given and I love watching you grow up.

Here is to many more years of playing, laughing, sewing, and just being together.

Happy Mothers day, and Happy 3rd  birthday all in one fun filled day. Thank you for being my daughter, and for choosing me to be your Mommy.

Happy Mothers Day everyone!

Bravo! Our Military Bravo!

Although this is BIG news already I have to put in a bit of two sense here.

I am not of military in any way, nor do I have family over their serving. But I do have friends of the sort who deal with that hurt every day. As well as family who has served in the past. To me it's unimaginable that someone could let their loved ones serve in the military, go to war, and be away from home most of their service lives.

After coming to terms with how and why, I began to see the honor and accomplishment that comes from those same people. They are proud, and supportive, strong, and brave all in the same package.

I could not do it, I am not that brave or strong, so I respect those people in every way imaginable.

I guess I just want to say thank you to all of our servicemen, and servicewomen. Those people who fight everyday, who spend years aways from their loved ones and family, friends and children. Today was a huge accomplishment for the people, and I hate that this comes to you on such a day when it should be acknowledged everyday. Thank you! Thank you thank you, for everything you do. You are Brave everyday even if we don't tell you. You are thought of everyday and every hour even if we don't mention it. We do know that because of you, and because your family allows you to serve that we are free, Free to speak our mind, free to be who we feel we are, and free to to LIVE everyday without being completely scared of the outcome.

Thank you to all who serve!

Thank you to the families who allow them to serve and deal with the pain of having them so far away.

Thank you to the world for supporting our troops, and everything that they believe in!

Thank you !