road trip + hexies = fun!!

It has been a bit crazy lately with arriving back home and having family in town.  We had such a lovely trip to Yellowstone & Iowa!  I'd never been to Yellowstone so I was in complete amazement the entire time.  I truly loved it.  We then went onto Iowa so we could visit some of my family.

One of the best parts of taking road trips is being able to work on hexies.  I finished my June block and then also started on my July block.

My June block!  

 My July block!  I think I'm going to really like this one.  Some of these fabrics are my favorites!

 While in Iowa we went to the pool a couple times so brought along my hand stitching.

I also was able to start on my Sewing Room Swap project.  I love pretty hexie flowers and these will make a great wall hanging or pillow.

Since we've been home we've gone to the beach several times.  Now I'm stitching the hexies flowers together.  :)

A geyser at West Thumb.  My kiddos didn't really like going and seeing the geysers as they have a very strong smell.  I hope they eventually remember their spectacular beauty.

Old Faithful

This giant bison came into our campsite.    He really was huge, and fun to watch!  What an amazing animal!

The grand canyon of Yellowstone!  It was beautiful!!

Mammoth Hot Springs

I loved going to a couple of my favorite antique shops while in Iowa!  It made the trip complete.  :)

Here are some of the lovely vintage finds.  I see there was an aqua and pink theme with what I ended up purchasing.  Hee Hee!

  I found a couple vintage quilts.  I love the feedsack one!  

A close-up of some of the pretty feedsacks!

I also found a fabulous rough postage stamp quilt!  

 When I got home I found this lovely antique gate.  I love the rustic red and aqua paint!

There is nothing quite as fabulous than to return home from a long trip to find some pretty fabrics and a lovely gift in the mail!

This pretty pouch is from my sweet and talented friend Amy!  Thanks so much!!  It is so lovely!!  

There was much more that we did but it is hard to get it all in one blog post.   Though, I'm glad I was able to share a little of my trip with you.  :)

Hugs,

a little late

It has been a little quiet on my blog lately!! We've had lots of family in town the last little bit, and have enjoyed all the time we've had with my husband family and some of mine!!

I started this fun little pinwheel pillow back in November for the Savvy Seasons swap, but ended up going in another direction. I set it aside for awhile but got it done right before Christmas so we could still enjoy it. I really love how it turned out and how it has just a little touch of winter to it.

To make the pinwheel blocks I used the Lil' Twister tool!! It was sure a fun way to make them. All you do is use 5 inch charm squares (I cut my own), and then sew them as a patchwork. Then you take the tool and place it on the seams and rotary cut around it, and voila you have your blocks for the pinwheels.

I also got our Little Miss Winter all finished up right before Christmas too. I did a few adjustments to the pattern, but am thinking I need to do a few more before I post a tutorial. So hang in there...it will come. :)

I also added a cute little crochet flower and button as a little hair piece. I wish I would have thought of that for my first one. For the lace I used some vintage lace that came off a sheet!! :)

Now that we are back to a normal schedule, it will be nice to get more sewing done! At least I hope so. :)

Happy Tuesday, my friends!!

embellishing with hexies!

eek!! i can't believe it has been over a week since i posted last! we had a fun filled labor day week-end with family and now it is back to all the busy work!! :) i have to say it is wonderful having 4 of my kiddos back in school. i've been able to work on my urban home goods projects, and a few smaller crafts with some of the red and aqua hexies i had on hand.

first, a couple cute little tea towels. after seeing my bestest friend heather make a couple tea towels, it went straight on my list! i have a couple more in the works too! i just love the cute addition they are to the kitchen!!

then i embellished a red tee that had a stain on it with a grandmothers flower! isn't it cute!! jeni had made a bright and cheery one awhile back, and i thought it was the CUTEST!! i think i need a couple more! :)

better get back to my urban home goods projects as the deadline is friday!! :)

a pretty little pincushion!

yesterday i worked on a sweet little pincushion for my partner for the scrappy pincushion swap. she asked for something cute, and first thing to come to mind was the new japanese hokuou, and flower sugar collection that i just picked up from lecien. hope my little pincushion has enough cuteness!! i sure think so. :)

See ya next week!