Olive 1

I finished it

I finished my quilt

I LOVE it

I was really unsure about the colors to begin with,

But really like it now

I used an Olive green for the sashing

which is where she gets her name from

Olive

The Fabric was a charm pack

Beach House by Moda

as I said in my last post

I used a free pattern I found on Pinterest

from Moda Bake Shop

I also got my hands on some old kitchen chairs

Love them too

Great for photographs

See

nice chair huh??

not a bad quilt either

I used flannel for the backing, the flowers are very close to the front colors

Quilted it in a simple rectangle pattern

used the backing fabric for the binding

I Like it

Now just to decide where she gets to live

Happy Monday

Quilts

I have been doing some sewing this summer

I am not new to sewing

I like to sew

I made a new camera strap cover

then gave it away to a friend

Made a new cover for my e-reader

place mats and table runners for my kitchen

mug mats for my water glasses

Have I mentioned I get lots of ideas from

Pinterest

I Love Pinterest

I made a quilt for each of my children a few years ago

for my daughter

my oldest son

funny how I never looked at the pattern before

looks like an old video game

and my youngest son

each of their quilt had pieces

of my old flannel pajamas

so that way

mommy was always with them

cute huh

anyway

back to Pinterest

I found this quilt pattern

the patter can be found at Moda Bake Shop

I fell in love with it

loved the pattern, it seemed easy enough

loved the colors

I can make that!!

Of course in Saskatchewan

we don't get all the fancy fabric right away

I found this instead

it is Beach House from Moda

the pattern uses Charm Packs

which are already cut fabric packs

can't get much easier than that

here is my quilt front

looks pretty good

can't wait to get the batting and backing and get it quilted

it is not quite big enough for a queen size bed,

I already did the math for the next one to be the right size!!

I will show you the finished product when I get it done

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Happy Monday



Mug Mats

a summer pet peeve

a nice cold glass of water

on the counter, it sweats

leaves a nasty wet ring

again one morning on Pinterest

(I love Pinterest)

I found these

at Lella's Boutique

It made me think

I could make little mini place mats

Mug Mats

basically a mini quilt

and if you know anything about quilting

you can tell I DID NOT pin my work

it is an original

I love it

I can see more of these in my future

for my counter

my desk

my friends :)

Here is another set I made

and shipping off to a friend already

she also got a matching cup cozy

Cool huh??

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Happy Thursday!!



Summer Placemats

When we move into our new house,

almost 2 years ago already

(wow time flies)

We got my Husbands Grandparents

Solid Oak Table

We refinished it

got chairs to match

and use it daily

But I want to take care of it,

it is over 60 years old!!

I bought some placemats,

but they were boring

One morning on my daily brouse of

Pinterest

I found this

at Diary of a Quilter

I know how to sew

I like sewing

I can make one of those

Off to the quilt store

I went

Came home with some great summer fabric

and this is what I made

nice and bright and summery

 but what is a table runner

without placemats to match

 again, nice and bright

and all different, none the same

My trip to the fabric store

some fall fabric followed me

for a nice fall set too

Happy Monday

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Summer Birthday

One last Birthday this summer

I think I am good now until fall!

Which is good because my sewing area has taken over my craft area,

but more of that later in the week ;)

nice bright summer colors

and Pin Wheels are all about summer

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Happy Tuesday

More Birthdays

My Sister In Law turned 30 this summer!!

When my daughter seen it,

she asked if I could make the same one for her friend,

who turns 16 this summer

So I did

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Happy Sunday