brrrr

as I sit here right now

in front of the window in my sewing/craft room

it is cold

I mean COLD!!

we are under an Extreme Windchill Warning right now, 

that is supposed to last until some time on Thursday

Temps are sitting at about -29 Celsius with the wind blowing

which makes it feel like -38

I hate winter

I HATE WINTER!!!!

good thing I have stuff to do inside my nice warm house

sewing, crafting, cooking, cleaning, sewing

I have a few projects I am working on

Got lots up in the brain,

ever since I finished my daughters quilt last week

I have been tossing a few ideas around

ideas on a few projects

But have not put needle to fabric

I got a great gift for Christmas, a build your own quilt, of sorts

fabric, batting and backing to make myself a quilt

.....

problem was the fabric really wasn't my style

luckily I was able to exchange it for some I liked better.

The colors above is what I have picked out

the pattern...

I am really liking the granny square quilts these days

I think that is what this will turn into

Now if you remember I told you I got a 

Silhouette Cameo machine for Christmas as well

The main reason I wanted the machine was to cut fabric

to make appliqués 

This was my first attempt

not bad huh??

I still need to add the batting and backing and get it quilted, 

I like it!

I have been seeing lots and lots of hearts these day

I guess because Valentines day is the next holiday of sorts

I had plans to make a heart wall hanging

.....

but after laying it out, 

I decided it was going to be too big for a wall hanging

but would make a nice quilt

So that is what it is going to be

so now all I have to do is actually start sewing some of these projects

Happy Tuesday

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Birthday (9)

My Beautiful daughter turned 17 yesterday

where has the time gone

She is supposed to still be about 3

wearing cute little dresses and piggy tails

Now she is 17

Beautiful

Confident

Smart

Talented

the list goes one

I am so proud of her

I made her a quilt for her birthday

I found a pattern from Bonnie Olafson

at Cotton Way

it was called Scrumptious

I used some fabric that I had in my stash

Pink and grey

the same colors in her bedroom

I have been quite taken with the chevron patterns lately

Love them

I think I will make more chevrons in the future 

I just love the look and feel of a new quilt fresh out of the laundry

all wrinkly and gathered, just makes me want to curl up with them.

This pattern calls for sewing the print fabric to be sewn on top of the basic fabric

so you end up with scruffy edges once you wash it.

Love the comfy look and feel of this.

I had every intention of just showing a few more unfinished photos

of the quilt, but seeing as it was her birthday I had to get it done!!

On a side note

I have a very talented friend who makes and decorates cakes

earlier this month was my birthday

this is my cake

and this is my daughters cake

the cupcake on top was an actual cake all its own

I picked up these cute little packs

2.5 x 2.5

I was unsure what I was going to do with them, 

then while spending time on Pinterest the other night

I see a granny square quilt, which need 2.5 squares

I think I found my next project

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Wednesday!!

twin nap beds

another Pinterest project

all to often I think people are pinning like crazy on Pinterest,

and then never making the projects

me on the other hand, I AM!!!

My favorite little set of twins 

were the recipient of another project

I found a pattern for nap bed

from Simple Dimples

I used polar fleece rather than minky fabric

The first day,

the girls had way more fun jumping around on the mats,

 rather than sleeping on them.

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Wednesday!

Owls for Felix (8)

Hey

Long time no talk

Been busy around the farm

Christmas came and went,

busy this year, lots of traveling in a short time

Lots to eat, lots to drink, lots of gifts!!

Followed by a weekend working with the cows

Followed by a week of moving a shed,

 from one location on the farm to a new location

Add in a birthday too

Some cold ugly winter weather

I am working on a few projects.

I received a Silhouette Cameo

for Christmas

Ideas going around and around in my head

wanting to use it to cut out some appliqués 

Did start one project with the help of my new toy 

started another project too

a quilt for my daughter

the colors of her room, pink and grey!

I will show you a project that I made as a Christmas gift

Owls for Felix

I made quilt for her twin sisters

and then when I asked her what she would like for a Christmas gift,

she replied "I would love it if you made me a quilt too"

So I did!

this one was just the right cuddle size not a bed size.

She loved it!!

I will try to get better at keeping up with posts

busy few days coming up here

never a dull moment at the farm!!

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Sunday