i ♥ granny!

Have you seen these lovely granny squares popping up all over blogland!?! I think I've pinned a half dozen of them in the last month!! I absolutely LOVE them!! So of course, it had to go to the top of my list!! Last week I started cutting all my squares... lots and lots of squares, like a bazillion!! Then this last week-end I started sewing some blocks together!

The granny square block is from Blue Elephant Stitches and she has a fabulous tutorial!! If you'd like to make some too, Old Red Barn Co. is having a quilt along that starts in March!! I can't wait to see other peoples versions!! I love how there are tons of possibilities!! For my quilt, I decided to go with Essex natural for the background instead of white...as it is always fun to switch it up a bit. Though, I really do love it both ways!!

Here are some of the individual blocks!!
Aqua and White

Red and Yellow

Pink and Aqua

Red and White

Yellow and Blue

I really love this block!! I think it may be my favorite so far!! I'm a bit surprised as it isn't my normal favorite color combo!! ;)

Red and Aqua

So, I've done 12 so far, and have 8 more to go!! Whoo Hoo!! I would definitely advise cutting all your squares first, as I think it really helps with being able to put them together pretty quickly!

Hopefully I'll get the rest of the blocks done this week!! It has been hard to stop sewing them, as they are quite addicting!! :)

a winner!

Thanks to everyone who entered my Shabby Apple giveaway, and THANKS to Shabby Apple for giving away such a lovely dress on my blog!! It was fun checking out all your favorites!! There are so many new items on my wish list now!! :) How about we get straight to the point now...would you like to know who won?

Jen, you are the lucky winner!! Yippie!!

#7 Jen@thecraftingfiend said...

I like shabby apple on facebook

Thanks again for everyone who entered!! Jen, make sure to email or convo me with your address so I can pass it on to Shabby Apple.

Hope you are having a lovely week-end!!

shabby apple dress giveaway!!

First, I want to thank everyone who has been so sweet the last couple weeks with all the comments in my last few posts about my valentines handmades!! Your comments always brighten my days!! Thanks, my friends!!

I'm so excited about this giveaway!! Last year when I was searching for bathing suits I happened upon Shabby Apple!! I absolutely L O V E their website!! They have the most beautiful selection of vintage inspired dresses and skirts, bathing suits, childrens dresses and maternity wear!! Oh, I am in heaven!!! Here are a few of my favorites!!

From their new Mad Hatter Collection, the Alice Dress!

The Venezia swim suit!! Love how vintage and classy this looks!!

I just love these fun bow skirts!! They are simply the sweetest!!

The Apron Strings Dress!! I would have loved to have this with all my pregnancies!! :)

The Little Girls Bubble Dress!

Now to the fun part!! Do you want to see what I'm giving away from Shabby Apple? I thought you'd say yes! ;)

The Da Vinci Dress!!

The dress is a lovely grey jersey knit! Take the guesswork out of dressing with the soft and simple Da Vinci dress. One part sweatshirt, one part puff-sleeved perfection, this easy-wearing number has a flare for the informal with its drop waist, A-line skirt and kangaroo pockets. Pack it for your next weekend getaway or make it a part of your everyday routine.

The dress comes in sizes XXS to XL. The dress fits generously so they advise on a size smaller than you normally wear from a regular retailer.

Doesn't it look fabulous paired with some boots!!

Would you like to win this lovely dress!?! Here is all you have do~

You have 4 chances to win.

1. Visit Shabby Apple, and then come back and tell me what your favorite item is!
2. "Like" Shabby Apple on their Facebook page.
3. Have commented on my blog before, and/or a follower of my blog
4. Have bought from my Etsy shop.

Make sure to leave a separate comment for all the ones you qualify for. I'll be using random.org to pick the winner so if you don't leave a comment for the ones you qualify for you will only get one chance instead of up to four.

Shabby Apple is also offering all my blog readers a 10% off for the next 30 days!! Yippee!! Just use coupon code lovelylittle10off to redeem!!

This giveaway is only open to US residents. Also please note, the giveaway is only for the Da Vinci Dress and there isn't any exchanges for the dress.

The giveaway will be open till Friday February 17th, and I'll announce the giveaway winner soon after!

Good Luck!!!

string of hearts

O.k. at this point I think I am a little obsessed!! But, how can I not... hearts, red, pink and aqua, birds and cute little buntings!! Just too much cuteness in one month!! This time I had to combine it all into a valentines pillow! The hearts and birds were inspired by these on pinterest!! I went a bit simpler but you get the idea.

String of Hearts...Pillow!

The hearts hanging from clothes pins!!

I just had to add some pretty pink pom poms which I also heart!! :) After putting my noel pillow away, I needed one that could replace it it for a little bit!!

I really love fun and quick projects!! Aren't the the best!!

This week-end I had the loveliest package arrive from Australia. Kylie sent them to me as it was much more expensive for me to buy them directly from the online shop...so she did the shopping and shipping for me!! :) Aren't they the cutest little tins!! I can't wait to put them to use!! THANKS so much Kylie!! I am so lucky to have the sweetest online friends!!

Happy Tuesday, my friends!!

PS. Make sure to come back later in the week as I'll be having a giveaway for a lovely dress from Shabby Apple!!

my heart sings for you!

Have you seen the adorable birdie quilts that Erin of Why Not Sew? has made!?! They are simply the sweetest!! On Monday she made a sweet valentines one, that totally inspired me!! I had to make one, and it couldn't just go on my list, I had to make one now!! Though I have a kazillion other wip's, they could wait!! :)

I did a version of her sweet valentines one but changed it up a bit so it could go above my piano. One thing about me, I heart music, and really have a special place in my heart for it... so a birdie quilt mixed with a music theme is what I went with.

A bit of a close up of the quilting. For the border I tried loops for the first time which was fun!!

My daughter instantly wanted a picture with it, as it matched her new panda sweater!! :)

In its new home above the piano!!

I hope you are having a wonderful week so far!!
See ya next week!!

sweet {hearts}

This weekend I had some fun sewing up some sweet little hearts!! I had gotten some scalloped pinking shears several months back with the intention of making some cute little candy canes like Amy, but never got to it with all the craziness during the holidays. So I did a little spin on Amy's candy canes and made some cute scalloped hearts so we could decorate for Valentines Day!!

I used the cute little hearts as a garland and used some clothes pins to hang them on a sweet polka dot ribbon.

Some of my favorites!! :)

A Sweet Valentines Subway Art!

I have to show you these samples that just came in the mail last week!! Aren't they the sweetest!! I can't wait for these to arrive in the next month or so!! :)

My kiddos have the day off from school so it will be a busy day. Better get to those sweet little ones! Hope you have a lovely day!!

a shabby pinwheel quilt

This month on !Sew WE Quilt! they have the theme "Tool Time". I'm a guest blogger tomorrow and will be sharing a simple tutorial of my favorite quilting tool, and can you guess what I chose!?! I'm sure you know what my favorite new tool is... the Lil' Twister (I'm out of them now in my shop, but you can find there here). Yep, I'm sure you were right!! :)

I had lots of fun making a fun little lap quilt with most all of Atsuko Matsuyama's fabrics...also a new favorite!! Oh, simply some of the prettiest fabrics, how can you not love them!! And, it was perfect timing as I got my first shipment of her fabrics for the shop!! Yep, I did say first, so there will be more soon.

I used 42, 5 inch squares, so this would be perfect for a charm pack!!

I did a few borders in some Moda Bella solids and the aqua is Astuko Matsuyama's Elegant Bouquet.

A close up of the quilting.

The binding is the new flower sugar, floral stripes in red, and the backing is a soft vintage sheet!!

I have to share one of my favorite, Hey Girls!! If you haven't seen them they are the funniest!! My hubby and I have had quite the laughs over them!! As I had my hubby holding the quilt up like usual this one came to mind as it is a favorite. :)

Make sure to stop by !Sew WE Quilt! tomorrow and say Hi to me!! :)

Hope you have a fabulous day, my friends!!