Thimble Summer Tumbler Quilt Finished!!!!

Front 

Back 

The shaped edges 

I just treated myself & purchased these pillows last week. I found them last year but couldn't bare to pay the price. Ouch! So I've watched them in hopes of a sale or markdown & it finally happened last week!!! I was so happy. I bought two & they fit perfectly with the flow of our home. Cozy & eclectic.

I love how the quilt compliments the pillows. All of my favorite vantage colors together in one blanket. 

 Our walls are still unfinished & we still don't have a bookshelf built yet but the colors that we have throughout will stay the same. I really think the quilt helps to pull it all together. I know I have a quirky sense of style but I try to fill our home with things that bring a smile to our faces & cheerfulness to our home.

Crinkly goodness 

Just a sneak peek of what else I've been working on. I've been a quilting fool! Teehee! Can't wait to share these two little quilts with you very soon!

It's hard to believe that it's taken over a year to finish this quilt. It was my very first attempt at making my own pattern & I am so tickled with how it all came together. I didn't do any fancy cut outs on the back like I had originally planned. I wanted so badly to finish the back with giant fabric tickets to match the tickets on the fabric but sometimes I have to scale things down or I'll never get them done. I really wanted to finish this quilt up so I'll try my ticket idea on another project in the future. 

Tumbler quilts have been around for a long time. I still plan on offering this pattern in my shop in the very near future. Susannah of An Art Nest & I are teaming up to write the pattern.  It's a very simple quilt that I feel a beginner could make or a novice sewer would still find a fun project to whip up.

I'm starting to feel a little less nervouse when quilting these days. I'm learning to trust my instincts & have fun with the process. I've been watching some fellow bloggers getting ready for quilt market. I can't help but feel a little twinge in my heart. I think I'm starting to relaize what direction I want to take my art & creativity. Now I just need to do the work & figure out how to get from point A to point B. I'll share more very soon :) Hope you all are having a great week!

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Before & After

Little Mo & I have been talking about cutting her hair for the past week. 

She went back & forth on the whole idea. 

The weather is getting warm & her hair was getting harder & harder to comb. 

She was waking up every morning with her hair looking like mice had played in it all night. 

& when she came home from school her crazy messy hair (the same hair that looked nice that morning after combing it) made her look like a homeless child. Not to mention the dreadlocks that would creep in from time to time. We talked it over & she decided she wanted to cut it & donate it to locks of love. She told me she wanted the little kids that don't have hair to be able to wear hers. So cute.

So she donated 10" & looks oh so cute. I love my sweet little Mo & I'm grateful she is already very aware of what kindness is & how helping others is such an important part of who we are. She is really enjoying taking a bigger part in fixing her own hair in the morning. I really only have to help her with her part & she does the rest. She's growing up & turning into the sweetest little person. I just love it!

Life's Been Full Of......

Super Hero's

(Drawn by Zoe) 

Wookiee lunches 

Playing in the afternoon sun 

Naps 

Finishing unfinished projects

Goofy faces

& Dear Friends

Halloween Mini Quilt

I had every intention of posting pics of all the neat projects I finished up last week. Truth be told I only finished up one. This cheesy little mini Halloween quilt. Do you ever have those projects that you start & things just don't "fit"? This was one of those projects for me. It just didn't feel right the whole time I made it. Because of that it took me forever to get it done. I tried several layouts & nothing seemed to work. The night before I had to take it to the Gala I HAD to finish it. They were expecting it. So I put together what I had & dropped it off in the morning. It's my least favorite thing that I've quilted so far. I think having a better selection of fabrics to choose from might have helped. It's slim pickings when it came to finding Halloween/fall fabric. Lot's of fabric for other holidays but Halloween.....hardly anything. 

Note to self:: Buy cute holiday fabric when its in season because it's really hard to find when it's not.

The good news is they liked it & the package it was put in sold in the first few minutes of the auction. My sweet friend Melanie made a purse for the package too (One of the projects I wanted to make but ran out of time). I sort of felt like I had a fairy godmother helping me out on Friday & Saturday. Melanie helped with the purse, my friend Marielle did my makeup & my sweet friend Rachelle fixed my hair. Dean gave me money to find something to wear. I even had a little left over to get a pedicure. My feet still feel relaxed! We had a blast at the dinner. Deans boss Mike & his girlfriend came with us. It was fun to listen to the band they had playing & the dinner was really yummy. I really enjoyed visiting with everyone. I'm not quite sure how much money was raised total this year but the live auction raised close to $100,000. Afterward we went across the street to the Silver Legacy & listened to another band play cover songs from the 70's. There were some super interesting people at the casino. People watching proved to be super entertaining. I'm so grateful that so many people come out to support JDRF. My hope is that a cure will be found very soon.

Sloan's First Concert or WE SAW THE SHINS!!!!!!!!

So by the most amazing stoke of luck a sweet friend of mine had a friend that didn't want their tickets to see......wait for it........the SHINS!!!!!!

So after some brief craziness & some shuffling around my sister & I took Sloan to her very first official concert! The Shins has been one of my favorite bands for years & I love the fact that Sloan enjoys their music just as much as I do. We heard they were coming back in January but tickets were so expensive. It's hard to justify spending money on concerts when the budget is tight. Seriously, going to this concert meant so much to us!

To say Sloan had a blast would be an understatement! Have I used enough exclamation points yet? We had the best seats in the house. In short we were standing right by the stage. 

The Shins put on an amazing show. They played a good mix of older work & songs from their new album. 

The keyboardist was our favorite. He was very entertaining to watch.

I took almost 100 photos so I really skimmed it down but couldn't help myself. I just had to post my very favorite. Susannah & Cristin these photos are for you. Wish you could have been there. It's the only thing that would have made this even more perfect than it was. 

Brennan & Sloan after the concert.

We ended the night by having a midnight snack at In-N-Out. 

Sloans thinking:: My mom ROCKS for taking me to see my first concert!

Teehee! So happy that all three of us got to go together. My little sister is heading to college in just a few short months & although she is so excited about her new adventure we are going to miss her so much. Especially the kids. Omri won't even pay attention to me when she's around. He just wants his Nennan. I really hope Sloan remembers this night for years to come. I know I will.