nurturing hope, creativity, family
I need more blue in my life.
I miss the ocean.
My house gets dirty faster than I can clean it.
Painting is therapeutic.
I felt like changing this mirror.
Here’s the before:
What do you think? I like it!
Hopeful Homemaker
Last night I traded sleep for a finished quilt top. I’m happy to have this pieced and ready to quilt. This was my first experience participating in a quilt along, and although I quilted late instead of “along” it was fun.
I love the way the Rural Jardin collection works together. It’s red, white and blue but in a subtle way. I had intended to have it completely finished for the 4th of July, but I’ll take what I can get.
I also love the little pinwheels in the sashing. They finish at 2 inches square and they really pull the whole thing together. I’m so glad I took the time to make them.
The question now is, how to quilt it? It’s been such a good experience to quilt my own quilts this year that I’m going to keep doing it. I’m going to fold this one up and think about it a bit before I dive in. I also intend to do some piecing for the back. Any suggestions?
Hopeful Homemaker
A fun little package awaited me when we arrived home from vacation:
I’ve been anxious for the release of Laurie Wisbrun’s Tufted Tweets collection, and it doesn’t disappoint. I ordered some in the blue and green colorway, along with a few other pieces to coordinate. I can’t believe how cute it is. I’ve loved chairs for a long time, and birds as well. To have chairs and birds on fabric? A definite hit. Judging the way it’s flown off the shelves of all the fabric stores, I’m not alone in my opinion.
Check out the chairs:
The sofa is so much fun.
After a grueling May and several weeks of bouncing in and out of town, I’m itching to do something creative. I want to sew, paint something, organize my house, decorate for the 4th of July…. all kinds of stuff. First I’ve got to climb out from under my dirty laundry and find a creative way to help my children remember that summer vacation involves both work AND play. Wish me luck. Oh, and if you’ve got any great tricks for accomplishing that, please share!
I hope you’re doing something creative today!
HH