a patchwork mothers dream

It has taken me a little bit to get back to a normal schedule since I've been back.  It will be a week tonight, and I finally feel like I'm pretty much caught up on everything.  I had such a lovely time with my family, and already miss them.    Though it is great to be back to see all my family here.  :)

This last week-end I was able to start on my Pillow Talk Swap pillow.  I'm doing little mini patchwork mothers dream blocks.   They are six inch square and are lots of fun to make!  I've got six done and only have 3 more to make.  

 I just love the colors!  I hope my partner does too.

With the pretty stacks I've been grabbing from.   

I'm not sure what I think of the two with the black background seed catalouge squares.  I'm considering re-doing those ones.  What do you think?  Is it too over bearing with those, or does it give it the right amount of contrast?  Eek, I always second guess myself with swaps.  Help!

I have to show you a couple of the photos I did of my sweet little niece with her new quilt I made her.  Isn't she adorable!!

 I just adore her big eyes and chubby cheeks!  I had lots of fun kissing on them.  ;)

We also took some picture of my sisters and I for my mom the day before I left.    Sisters really are the best, and love them dearly!   Here is my favorite one (I'm on the far right)~

I hope everyone is having a fabulous week and enjoy the remainder of it!

Hugs,

iowa vintage finds & antique flower in pastel!

I've been having such a lovely time with my family in Iowa. I'm here until next Wednesday and then fly back home. I've spent a few of my days with my sisters and Mom going to several antique shops. One of the days my sister and I went to the Amana Colonies which is a German settlement. I was able to find some lovely vintage finds on my little outings that are just the sweetest.

At an antique/quilt shop I found a sweet vintage nursery embroidered quilt!  It is all hand stitched and the detail is so beautiful!    It took my breath away when I saw it!

I showed my mom when I got back and she started to cry as she said it is so similar to what my baby quilt looked like.   I was born in Iran since my dad was working there for Boeing and that was one sentimental thing that got left when they were rushed out when the Shah was over thrown.  So I don't remember my baby quilt.   I feel so blessed to have found this special little quilt! 

It had several large brown stains and was able to work some magic on it.  I used some oxi-clean by putting a scoop full in a small amount of water and then spread it on the stains.  I left it over night and then did it one more time the next morning and laid it in the sun for a couple hours.  I can hardly even see where they were now.  It really was like magic!

One of my favorites parts of the quilt is the binding.  There are the most delicate embroidered accents on a beautiful solid aqua.

At the same shop I found these lovely vintage feedsack squares.  They are in the loveliest reds, aquas and pinks!  The numbers are stitched onto the stack that tells how many squares are in each one.  It makes me wonder what project she had in mind for them.  I'm planning on making some 3/4 inch hexies with them.

Here is one of the antique shops in the Amana Colonies.  They had quite a few antique shops...so much fun!!

A sweet vintage book and a couple vintage feedsack rag balls.  I want to make a small rag rug and maybe do strips of the feedsack with strips of a white solid.  Has anyone made one before or know of any good tutorials?

This is another one of my favorite finds...a vintage nursery rhyme brush-n-palette set.  It is in such lovely condition!  There are about 20 pages of nursery stories and only one has been painted on.  I thought I'd scan them and clean them up a bit and offer them as an embroidery set.  :)

I'm always looking for vintage hankies.  I really love these ones.

A pair of crocheted boy and girl pot holders.  Aren't they adorable!!

I have been working on my star hexagon paper pieces here and there too. It is the perfect project since I don't have my sewing machine.  :)

I only have one more to make and then add some diamonds to the sides to square it up.  I can't wait to see it all finished!

Earlier in the week we spent part of the day in Nauvoo.  It is one of my favorite places.  We got there a little later in the day so missed some of the activities I wanted to do so am hoping to go back once more before we leave.

My mom and my little guys in Nauvoo.  

Some sweet fabric has arrived since I've been out of town.  My husband and sil are helping with the shop so these pictures were taken by them.  :)   A few more Sweet Shoppe fabric to add to the ones I already had.

The beautiful Antique Flower in Pastel has finally arrived!  Yippee!  Doesn't it look so lovely!  I can't wait to see it when I get back. 

I hope everyone has had a lovely week and enjoys their week-end!!  Happy Friday, my friends!

vintage nursery quilt

We had a lovely holiday week-end and had more fun times with Tasha's family.   With all the kiddos enjoying their time with cousins, and the guys having fun with their toys; Tasha and I were able to squeeze in a little sewing again.   :)

I was able to finish up the sweet life blocks that I started the other week.  I'm heading out of town tomorrow and am so excited I'll get to hand deliver it to my sister.

These pictures I took are in Ava's cute nursery (thanks Tasha!).  Doesn't it looks so sweet hanging on her adorable crib!

And you have to get a walking quilted picture!  :)

A close up of the quilting and the binding.   I used Tanya Whelans, Sugar Hill, Plaid in Ivory that I just got in for the shop a couple weeks ago!  I love Tanya's sweet Sugar Hill collection!!

Again I used a sweet vintage sheet for the back.  I think this one was a perfect match for the quilt!

I better get to some packing and quick clean up before I head out of town.  I'll be taking my two little ones to Iowa to see some family for a couple weeks. We'll still have the shop open and my hubby and sil will keep up with the orders and shipping.  I'll try to get on everyday to answer convos and relist things.   Hopefully I can get on once for an update on my blog too, as I know I'll miss my sweet online friends!  :) 

See ya soon,

vintage granny square quilt!

This week-end while my hubby and boys were off camping with Tasha's hubby and boys we had a fun and relaxing time with us girls. I sure love my boys, but it is also nice to have some girly time. Shopping, eating out, watching pride and prejudice and of course sewing!! It was a lovely week-end, and am so excited I was able to finish my vintage granny square quilt!! I love how it turned out, and is a new favorite, for sure! I think I say that almost every time I finish a quilt! :)

One of my favorite places is the marina just down the road from our house.  It is a place I go often with my boys while the other kiddos are in school, so this morning I took my quilt along with me.  :)

I used a lovely vintage sheet for the back that I found a couple weeks ago at a thrift store.  I just love the pure softness and you don't have to piece the back to get it begin enough.  It is also much more cost effective which is a plus!

For the binding I used one of the Old New 30's, Floral Hearts in Red.

Here are a couple pictures from the other week of the boys at the marina!  I think they looks so sweet!

I hope you are having a lovely day and enjoy your week! 

xoxo,

petite petal pocket pillow

Thanks so much for all your sweet comments on my petal pocket pillow! Reading all your kind words really does brighten my days! :) Yesterday we had a fun little birthday party for my sweet adorable niece that is turning 2. I get to see her a couple times a week so we are quite attached to this little one! She is the cutest! Here is a post when she turned one. On Saturday I whipped up a mini petal pocket pillow so it would be a perfect size for her to carry around. It is a 16 inch pillow instead of 20 inches like my other one. I photo copied the pattern and reduced it by 20%.

I love the pretty blanket of petals that cover the ground this time of year.  It only lasts for a short time, so it is fun to see it with the petal pocket pillow. 

The sweet matryoshka doll is one I've had for some time from Emily of Ravenhill.  Her shop was a favorite, and sure do miss it!! 

All the fabrics are Lecien except the background fabric is Essex Linen in Natural (I have more on order that should be here later this month).  The petals are the Old New 30's, and the center pocket is Folk Heart.

I did some simple hand stitching for the quilting with some bright turquoise DMC floss, and the binding is a Lecien pink and red polka dot.

It was a fun one to whip up and loved working with the Old New 30's again!!  Definitely a new favorite!! I hope you had a lovely week-end too, and enjoy your week.  Hugs!