Happy Earth Day

 

and two finished projects

Two “Make Life”  charm packs made this quilt perfectly.

I used every scrap in my pieced back.

 

Very pretty and fun fabric…

I adapted this Apron kit from Sweetwater a little to suit me, I need a bib on my apron, I’m  kind of messy when I cook/bake.

I had some vintage cotton ric-rac to use around the bottom.

I ordered a cute patch for the bib top.  I’ll be happy when I wear this and feel pretty in it too!

These two are watching every stitch I take while enjoying my morning coffee…

Happy Earth Day ~ I love azaleas

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xoShawn

Make Life

Quilt top and a perfect way to use two charm packs. Poo I think I better take my time a little more with block placement. Oh well …... I really like this fabric.

Make Life Bloom

 

xoShawn

More pinwheels

I only have two more to go and also the 12 small ones for the inner borders, Rachel  composed a wonderful tutorial for the blocks!  I really like the framed pinwheel blocks and would love a whole quilt made from them…..I found another sampler I may have to join, these pinwheels are so much fun!  the twiddletails blog

 

I thought these two photos went well together, both taken on a pretty Spring day after a rain.  Mr Doll built this potting shed for me about 15 years ago and I love having a place to play in the dirt!!  Azaleas, absolutely one of my favorites. I like my gardens formal in the front of our home and more natural and informal in the back.

 

Sunday was our first trip out on the river near our home, such a natural beauty   (my daughter and the river)

xoShawn

First Day this year to

Hang some linens out to dry, oh they smell so good!

Sit outside, get a little sun and hand stitch a binding (heaven)… oh and take a closeup look at a couple new charm packs, 12 days of Christmas and Make life, yum.

Take a picture outside without freezing my buns off.  Progress so far on Rachel’s Pinwheel Quilt A Long.

And do some weeding, but that’s not a pretty picture….

xoShawn

Woodland Bloom

 

Stacked coins quilt

This sweet quilt measures a generous 47"x50". It stitched up very nice and is soft and cuddly, it has already been washed and dried.

The stacked coins are so cute.

Fabric is "Woodland Bloom" by Lila Tueller for Moda.

The quilt is machine pieced and machine quilted with a swirly - loopy - design, the double binding is a Hoffman paisley and is sewn on the edge by hand.

The back is white with two rows of 4 and a half inch blocks down the middle.

 

I really enjoyed stitching this quilt

xoShawn

A little sewing and a little walking

Stitched up some nautical flags for the porch, 5 or 10 more to go, they turned out pretty well, I need to look up the exact meaning, I do know pendants are numbers and the others are phrases or letters.  I should know since I’ve been boating my whole life, just never used signal flags.

We have been walking each evening, trying to work off some winter weight……

Come on let’s go?

 

Chocolate is always way up ahead of us.

The stream is a long way down, such a natural beauty.

And a long way backup the hill too (of course I didn’t say I was walking up and down these hills/cliffs, we either start down at the bottom by the stream or at the top).

I stitched up a couple pillows and I love both patterns. I found  this one from Moda Lissa, a really fun pillow with prairie points, this is my first try making them and it won’t be my last, thank you Lissa.

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The second tutorial is from You go Girl and I cheated and added a ruffle instead of the crocheted edge. I love the style of this pillowcase because it has a pocket to keep the pillow from sliding out, thank you Cassie ~ love it and I plan to make more!

Yes Spring has sprung and it is amazing.

Happy Thursday

xoShawn