Spinning Stars Quilt

 

 

 

Here is the quilt that I worked on while pregnant with my second daughter and completed when she was about 8 month old...lol. I truly do love the color and the simplicity of the hand stitching.

 

I received my inspiration for this over at  Anna Maria Horner's site. There you can find the free pdf pattern for this beautiful quilt. I used the Lou Lou Thi fabric from her line, matching anchor embroidery thread and died the backing a muted grey/blue to compliment.

 

I hope you enjoy this pattern as much as I do. Just wanted to update what I've been doing since I've been away from soap. (couldn't handle the scents while pregnant...boo)

 



No looking at these photos, I can tell just how loved this quilt has been. My family has used the dickens out of it. Now, nearly 3 yrs later...needing a repair here and there, it still holds the place of honor on the family room couch. : )

Much love,
spb

Tisket-A-Tasket...It's an apple basket

Here's what I was working on yesterday. I had some old, vinyl placemats that I only had 3 left of and rather than throwing them out, I was wondering what I could do with them. Finally the idea came to me that I could make the old vinyl into a liner for a cute little storage 'box' by cutting around worn areas and saving the usable remnants. The outside was made of fabric from another project and the vinyl on the inside acts as a wipeable liner. I inserted cardboard in the bottom for shaping. All in all, I think it turned out ok. The perfect size for storing the lunch sized apples I keep in the fridge for the kids.
It occured to me that this little pattern might be utilized for other storage uses, that it could be made into magazine storage or for the loose crayons all over my counters...the possibilities are limitless!!

Soon I'll post a tutorial on this one, I'm positive I'm not the only one that has an old vinyl placemat or ripped table-cloth begging to be used, lol! Let me know what you think?

Out and About--And the Hanky Panky Dress

Last night my hubby took our family out to the West Nugget Rib Cookoff in Sparks, Nevada. The event was on its wind-down, but you really couldn't tell by all the people attending chowing down on some of the best ribs ever!! 

West Nugget Rib Cook-off 2009

We did some sampling of a new-to-us vendor called "Maui Wowie", a nod towards our summer vacation in Maui that ended a month ago. And, OH WOWIE!! It was superb. Their sauce was perfectly sweet and tangy, absolutely finger-licking good! We also tried the fresh squeezed lemon ade which were also top rate. I love being so close to a city that has so much to offer.

What a welcome break after spending a good part of the day piecing together a new "favorite" dress for my daughter, made solely out of bandanna's. She absolutely loved her new dress, mainly because it was so easy for her to pick out the colors.  She decided to wear it to the cook off and had to be one of the most festive girls there!

More of these will be appearing on etsy. I plan to put together more fall color selections and add a few embleshmints here and there. You can check it out at Sugar Pine Boutique

Thanks for stopping in.

The Eye Pillow

Mmmm...to thine tired eyes, you are such a blessing....

I was searching and searching for something unique to send my sister for her birthday this year. Generally I'll put something together from the bead shop, or consider her yoga/running routine, but I wanted this year to be different.

After receiving my grandmothers vintage sewing machine (wooden desk included) I've been playing with new patterns and fabrics. Then it dawned on me that I could make something with this machine and my sister could benefit from my new found passion.

The eye pillow was born, made from dried lavender, lentil beans and pinto beans. I created an inner casing for the pillow components and a colorful, washable cover. Then I figured it would be nice to have something to house the eye pillow in, no dust bunnies here! I looked around and found a pair of super soft khaki pants I had destroyed at my day job. They were perfectly fine for making a super cool cover though. So I made a fabric 'envelope' for the pillow, flower applique and all. It really rocked!! The one witht he green/brown/grey flower was sent to my sister.

I of course couldn't stop at one, so I have more listed on etsy! ; ) There's lavender, chamomile/lavender/rose and rose scented pillows available right now.

I do believe that her mantra will be more of the tune of 'inhale...mmmmmm....inhale...mmmm.

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