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A quilt for Julia
Sweet Julia was finally born last week and I got to meet her today. I brought along this quilt for her. It wasn’t a real surprise since I had already assured her mother months ago that she would be getting a special quilt. Since Julia’s parents waited until she was born to find out if she was a girl or a boy, I decided to wait too. I wanted fabrics that were nice and bright. I fell hard for the prints with the robots and the planets, especially because they weren’t only offered in traditional boy colors. The oranges and yellows make me so happy and I loved being able to work in some blues from my stash as an accent. Now I jut have to patiently wait...
Read MoreI finally did it!
I am so happy! My awesome sofa was in desperate need of some recovering attention. It is 6 years old and had seen better days. It was sun damaged, stained and generally abused. The sofa frame was also scratched and worn, mostly from my evil, but so cute cat. Here is a Before picture – it doesn’t look too bad but that is because you can’t see it too closely. And here it is in all of it’s finished glory! I found the fabric online, actually from a link in my gmail account. I purposefully found very inexpensive fabric; it was about $5 a yard. I have never recovered a large piece of furniture and knew that it could go very bad and I didn’t want...
Read MoreThe Secret Wedding Quilt, Part 1
So my absolutely adorable brother-in-law is getting married in May and I couldn’t be happier with his choice of bride. She is so cute and just perfect for him. As much of a catch as he is, he totally scored with this lady, for sure. And since my cute brother-in-law is also responsible for setting me up my my husband, I owe him, BIG TIME. I knew immediately that I would make them a quilt for their wedding present because I really wanted to give them something personal and from the heart. I decided on a Denyse Schmidt inspired design. It was her quilting book that sparked my brain and made me want to try out quilting. Initially, I shied away from doing something...
Read MoreA birthday present
Here is a little make up bag I made for my too cute future sister-in-law. I am loving the combination of turquoise and red, so much so that I made another one just like it for me. I added some fun little lip balms, breath freshener and a gift certificate to Sephora to round out the...
Read MorePretty Storage
I bought this unfinished wood storage box at Ikea a while ago in a desperate attempt to keep my growing stash of ribbons and buttons somewhat organized. Here it is, all boring and plain. I picked up some craft paint and Modge Podge at Michael’s down in North Carolina when I was visiting friends over Thanksgiving. (Thanks again Jess!) The frame of the box is painted a lovely cream. For the drawers, I used some cute Snow & Graham wrapping paper and Modge Podge. Sadly, I have never used Modge Podge before and I couldn’t be bothered to read the directions so I just flew by the seat of my pants. I think I got it right though. I cut the drawers out of a...
Read MoreAn Easy Breezy Skirt
There are two little New York fashionistas that have very strong opinions about what they will wear. At ages 4 and 3, these sisters know what they like and know what they don’t. Luckily I passed the first test when I made them these dresses, which are now referred to as the “Made Dress” as in the dresses were made for them. I know! So stinkin’ cute. Of course, I crave their approval so I spent the past couple of months collecting swatches for them but couldn’t find any winners. I went out on a limb and picked up this print since it had the requisite pinks, purples and oranges without prior approval. Yup – I am a risk taker. Keep your...
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