The owls came back and had their babies in the same saguaro cactus this spring….. They are so adorable! And the cactus have all been blooming. Here are a few blooms from the walkway up to my house…… Spring has come and gone….. Now it is getting hot!!!! This week I will [...]
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Sometimes it doesn’t take much to inspire….. I found these small packages of ribbon at Target, in their $1 bins as you go in the door. I thought that they were so sweet, I had to have one of each color! Each reel is only 1/2 yard, but I thought that they would [...]
Filed under: Artfire Shop, Baskets, Crafts, Etsy, Seasons | Tagged: Artfire, Etsy, fabric baskets, ribbon, spring | 1 Comment »
I have been growing my own pumpkin patch here…. This has been keeping me busy this past week. I took a couple into work that I had left from the batch that I had made last year (I think that I had sold about 8 of them last year)…… These are just a few. I [...]
Filed under: Crafts, Holidays, Seasons, Sewing | Tagged: Crafts, decorations, fall, fall crafts, pumpkins, Sewing | 2 Comments »
I keep waiting for fall to appear here. I thought that I had a peek at it last week, when the low temperature was about 42° for a couple of mornings. But here it was in the 90′s today, and it’s November 3! Arghh! So I am looking around the house for some way to [...]
Filed under: Quilting, Seasons | Tagged: fall, pinwheels, Quilting, sunflowers, wall quilt | 2 Comments »
I am participating in another mini quilt swap. It is run by quiltinkimmie on Flickr. These quilts are small, up to 15″ square. I feel so fortunate to be a part of this talented quilting group. I won’t show you the mini quilt I am working on for my partner (who happens to be quiltinkimmie!!). [...]
Filed under: Holidays, Quilting, Seasons, Swaps | Tagged: Halloween, mini quilt, pumpkin, STUD | 2 Comments »
Yea!!! I am calling this the Indian Summer mini quilt. I love the Chevron pattern in this. It was a challenge for me, I really need the practice making those exact 1/4″ seams. It comes down to the pressing and cutting as well. As careful as I try to be, I think that practice is [...]
Filed under: Quilting, Seasons, Swaps | Tagged: Good Ol' Summertime Mini Quilt Swap, quilts | 5 Comments »
