What I Do.......

I thought I would share a little about what I do with some of my spare time! One of the items I create is handcrafted purses. I make each purse one at a time. I have never made two purses alike. When someone orders a purse from me it truly is one of a kind. It has taken me quite a while to create the purse that I am really pleased with. My purses have a consider amount of body so they hold up well and do not "flop over". I am happy to say that my purses are scattered all over the United States and I have shipped across the sea!

A little sunshine today!

The sun is shining brightly here in Ohio but it is still quite cold. My little granddaughter loves the outdoors so I let her go out for just a couple minutes to enjoy some fresh air. Addyson will be 15 months this week. Hard to imagine life without this sweet little girl. Jennie, a friend of Addyson's mommy made the sweet hat for her. Addyson loves the hat as you can tell in the pictures! Jennie's Etsy Shop can be found here. She also has a nice FaceBook Page that showcases her lovely items.

Quilting Buddies

On Saturday I had the pleasure of watching all my grandchildren while their parents had a few things to do. So, I had a couple quilt tops that I had made for them to help me knot rather then sew. The oldest two, Benji and Vanessa are old enough to help. Their brother Beau and cousin Addyson are not quite old enough to help with the quilting but Addyson did her best to get in with the action. We worked on the kitchen table with large needles and a couple pairs of plyers to pull the yarn through the layers. We finished one blue baby boy quilt. Vanessa is just seven years old but is really enjoying her first lessons in sewing. Thus making her grandma quite proud of her.

A new blessing soon......

My sweet little granddaughter Addyson will soon be getting a new brother! Her mommy and daddy are expecting a new bundle of love in the next several weeks! Addyson will be 15 months soon so we will have our hands full. Addy is such a delight...always smiling....love her so!

Starting on a new quilt

I have started on my new quilt. I am making it in a "Crazy Quilt" fashion. I am using Tanya Whelan's new "Delilah" line. I have never made a crazy quilt before, but it is really quite fun. I am planning on making a full size quilt to fit my bed.

The winter weather has returned after a couple somewhat nice days. It started sleeting late yesterday afternoon. Then it rained and got really windy. When I woke up this morning we had two inches of snow! Oh well, spring will come when it is ready. I am thankful to have a nice warm house.

The mail man brought my package!

My package from Marie-Madeline Studio had arrived! I ordered 12 different fabrics from Tanya Whelan's line Delilah The following pictures are the fabrics I chose to create a quilt for myself.



I just love these fabrics! I am crazy...I want to hold them and just drink in the beauty of them.



I want to make a crazy quilt using these 12 fabrics. Has anyone else made a crazy quilt? Got any pointers for me?

Sewing In Roses

Don't know if I am crazy, but I think I have a love affair with beautiful fabric. I am drawn to my fabric like someone that collects rare jewels. I just love my fabric stash. I love beautiful florals the best. I prefer soft blues, pinks, lavenders, and soft mint greens. I am drawn to soft colors and designs better then bold bright colors.

I love the way my bolts of fabric look all lined up neatly. The beautiful colors just warm my heart.....am I hopeless or what?






Yesterday I chose a beautiful medium blue cotton fabric with sweet pink roses. I turned the fabric into a sweet little handbag lined with a gorgeous pink striped fabric.

I buy most of my fabric from the sweet Long ladies at Marie-Madeline Studio. Marie-Madeline is a fabric store operated my a mother and four daughters team. They offer the most beautiful fabrics and a delightful array of patterns that they have created. Yes, I have to admit that I own most all of the patterns they have designed. They also have the sweetest blog

I hope to create someting new again today. Kind of helps the dreary days we have been having here in Ohio. I have a new quilt in the planning. I just ordered some new fabrics from Marie-Madeline Studio to go with some that I already have. I'll keep you posted about that project!

I received my Mug Mat Swap!

I recently join in a "Mug Mat" swap hosted by Donna at Brynwood Needleworks. If you haven't "met" Donna please visit her lovely blog. She is just about the most creative woman I have seen. She can do beautiful things with fabric.

I signed up do swap a handcrafted "Mug Mat" which Donna was hosting for her blog followers. My swap partner was Laura from Fun With This and That. This is the sweet package I received from Laura.






I have sent my package off to Laura and I hope she enjoyes it.