My "Turning Twenty" Quilt Project Part 1

I am going to start a quilting class! I am so excited. I will make a "Turning Twenty" quilt which means that I will use 20 'fat quarters' of fabric. I have chosen the colors brown and lime green and here are my fabrics. The bottom piece will be the backing! I will document my progress here! I am so excited. I have just been enjoying this bundle of colors on my table, waiting for next Thursday to come!!

Welcome Autumn

Just finished this fun little "Welcome" sign! I love the colors. I just used various jars and bottles I found in our barn, some spray primer, spray paint, a sharpie for the letters, ribbon then raffia for the jar mouths and then some cute flowers. I hot glued the bottles to the shelf to keep them secure. Heavens I love this little happy piece of Autumn in my living room!!

Inspiration

So I got a flyer in the mail with this really cool bedding advertised. I dreamt about if for weeks. I kept it and hung it on the wall, but we just could not afford this pretty stuff. I went to the store and looked at it, and indeed it was as cute in real life, as it was in the flyer. Then I spotted a set of sheets in the same base color, and my mind began to work. I thought, "I can replicate this, I think!" So when I got a gift card for my birthday, I went for it!! I bought the sheets, some pillows and one of the pillows from the flyer to use as my 'guide', (which I returned afterwards for a refund) And voila!!! I changed the idea a little, but I think that I like it this way. I may change my mind later, but for now I am not going to paint the comforter. My bedding is exactly the same color as the one in the first flyer picture, not sure why it does not show up that way in the photo?!

The flyer picture. So springy and fresh looking.

My version.

Better 'color' in this pic.

All finished in the nick of time!

Well, The advent calendar is finished and I am so excited to get it filled up with special poems, treats, activities and Bible verses. I am going to do a mixture of things, a conglomerate of ideas that I have gleaned from other people. Joshua said, "It looks beautiful Mama!" He does not quite know the purpose yet!!

Advent Calendar: The next phase

The squares are completed, now on the next step: attaching them to the tree!

Latest Project:: Advent Calendar

Okay, I realize as I logged on that it has been a year since I last posted here!! Just passed Joshua's 5th birthday!! YIKES!

Oh well, here is my latest project that I thought would be fun to share. A Christmas tree advent calendar.


This is the idea, which came from Pottery Barn.


Close up. And following are my finished 'pockets'.

Thomas the Train cake

Here is the Thomas the Train cake that I made this morning for Joshua's 4th birthday!! So cute!