Guess What This Will Be!

 
I hope that my swap person will like brights, because that is what I am making. This is the first time I could get my camera to work. It is turning out cute! It took about 2 hours to machine quilt the fabric!!! It must be evident to everyone who looks at my blog that I have a love affair with bright colors, mainly primary colors. But it is interesting that I also like pastels for the bedroom! I am pondering having a giveaway. Could someone tell me how to set it up in this blog? Thank you.

Christmas List!!!!!!

I thought I would make a list of things I would like for Christmas.

1. Striped scraps so I can make the quilt below. The one with the circles.

2. Fat Quarters that are pale blue and would go with my 15 yards of white
Essex cotton and linen blend.

3. A big bag of remnants or scraps from Denise Schmidt, Heather Bailly, Heather Ross
or Kaffe Fassett.

4. Sheets of steam a seam.

5. A really really good book about Paris, maybe a cookbook, or something with
great photos.

6. Needles, assorted shapes and sizes.

7. Carl Larson prints like the one shown with this post.

8. A year's supply of emails that would keep me on track to keep walking every day.

9. A cookbook devoted to breadmaking.

10. A great pair of dangling earrings. Artsy and really uptown!!!!!!

Happy Fourth of July!

I spent all day sewing on my Christmas Swap and just have a few touches left. I can't retreive my photos off of my camera, thus this Christmas picture. Tomorrow I will ask a friend to give you a sneak peak!!!! Today, I made my bag so big I turned it into another item for the swap. If the swap director is reading this, aka. Linda, thanks for the call. Tomorrow is my last day to get this project ready to mail, except I need to find tome white organdy. Stay tuned for my next project.

Fourth Of July

I saw this sleeve today and I just love it! It would look great in other colors too. It would look great as a sleeve when I play my cello.

Too Many Irons in the Fire!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I thought I had better add the logo for the Christmas In July Swap. I am working on the project, I will take a few days off to actually sew up my things. These poppie would make a wonderful waterfolor painting, like I have time to whip up one of those! Practicing the piano every day is what I am doing, I am going to play the prelude again in church this sunday, it takes me forever to get 4 or 5 songs ready. See you again in a few days.

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due~

I want these earrings!!!! I also want the necklace and bracelet to match. I am going to order them. They were shown on the website, www.shoppassementerie.com . I also need a good looking outfit to wear with them. The kite quilt is called Spare Change from www.2ndavenuequilts.blogspot. Rachel is a dream to help out in answering questions and does great work. It seems like this small quilt is taking my forever to put together.

Now, I cannot for the life of me remember where I saw this cute small striped quilt. If you are the owner, please let me know and I will give you the credit. You did a wonderful job.

More Pictures of the Quilt.

The cute quilt was one at the quilt show in Morden, Manitoba. I don't know the name of the person who made it, but it sure is cute. I want to make a pillow like the green one. It will look great in my bedroom in another color. When will I have time to get all of this done????????? The sewing fairy will be coming to my house.

Didn't Fall Off the Face of the Earth!!!!

I have been away from my posing for quite some time. Here is the scoop, been busy with the yard, in one week helped a friend with graduation, a trip to Fargo, 300 miles, Grand Forks 150 miles, two baby showers, one wedding shower, a trip to the dentist, church and played the cello, entertained company at my house in addition to the cooking, cleaning and laundry. It is tiring. I must say that I am doing my Christmas exchange, and my camera also died!!!!!! Sorry all! I will try and borrow one and put something on here soon.

I was working on a small wallhanging and it is awful! IT is stretching and looks absolutely awful. If any of you have any suggetions please let me know! I am still walking for those of you who are interested. It really makes a difference on how good I feel afterwards.

Inspiration for my Bed

I saw this photo a few years ago of a this bed and I fell in love with it. I am hoping to create one just as inviting with my bedframe and room remodel. Isn't it inviting?

Lots of Stamps on Envelope!!!!

 
 

 
 
 

Swap Package Arrived

My swap package arrived today all of the way from Finland. Thank you very much Jeanette Saari,www.patchespiecesandme.blogspot.com !!! My favorite things arrived; very pretty purple napkins, a heart. and table runner which I think is great and with linen in it!!!!! My husband was busy sampling the chocolate bars and finds them to be very good!!!!! You can not see the stitches on the tablerunner but it was hand stitched, very nicely done, as was a cute bag with machine free motion quilting!!!! P.S. He just came in and was asking for the other candy bar!!!!!!!!! He was wondering where he could get more. LOL I took the tea bags out to my friend Ruth's house, her mother-in-law is staying there because of the flood, we talked and visited across the table and really enjoyed ourselves over cups of tea. Thank you so much again Jeanette and thank you for the nice email I also got today. I appreciate your efforts in making this such a good first swap for me. Best Wishes and Happy Spring. Barbara Gunderson

Spring Swap

Norwegian Bed- Painted Pure White