hand bags

Here are Susan and Melissa trying on some bags to see which might suit them~

This bag features Tweety Bird with a floral print, lining is silk, with leather handles and a heart shaped magnetic closure

The above bag is an abstract with a linen lining and suede handles along with the heart shaped magnetic closure, sure to carry any of your needs

This bag featured here is a self lined tote with leather handles

A spacious Plaid Wool blend with a linen lining and a button closure that will fit most anything you could carry

A beautiful Linen floral bag with a quilted contrast lining, leather handles, and a heart shaped magnetic closure

This is a Linen Floral bag with silk lining, a heart shaped magnetic closure, and suede handles

A spacious and deep Denim tote with a contrasting stripe and handles lined with an old fashioned mini rose floral any gal would love

A bag for the young or the young at heart! This bag features grasshoppers covering the bag, has a silk lining and leather handles, with a heart magnetic closure

A wonderful cotton blend with a linen lining and suede handles is what this bag is made of

Beautiful linen floral with a solid linen lining along with a heart magnetic closure and leather handles could be just right for you

A sweet wool southwest style tote with a little welt trim, a contrast ticking lining and quilted handles resembling tooled leather

a very sweet mid sized bag Crewel embroidery on linen with a contrast welt at the top, dotted cotton lining, cotton dot and linen handles with a heart magnetic closure for you or it would make a great gift

left to right The wool Southwest bag, center bag is a chanille multi colored with sewn sides and a linen lining, nicely sized bag to the right is a wool southwest style with a quilted lining the handles being the same and has a heart magnetic closure. A very fall winter statement is said here

left to right A red linen tote with silk lining, center bag is a red ticking with a linen lining and a macrame' leather strap with beads. This bag has a magnetic closure! Fab for the young or the young at heart! A great spring/summer bag Bag to the right is a floral linen tote with extra long handles to sling across the body if wished and has a mini plaid lining

a linen floral with a fine yellow linen lining featuring the magnetic heart closure and leather handles. floral linen tote sits beside this bag

A deep and rich embellished textile with a silk lining and leather handles along with a contrast button closure is to the left, the right bag is a floral tote with a silk lining

a fun ready to be filled fish print with a canvas lining , ticking canvas lined handles and a large outside pocket! Great for the boat, the cabin or a shopping tote that makes a statment

finished bed ensamble for Ellen!

My neighbor had bought an unfinished quilt top she wanted backed without adding batting, a summer coverlet she wanted. Reluctantly, I backed this with muslin and tied the top to it with quilt floss. I made pillow shams and the green pillow with the blue inset and stripe flange trip instead of a ruffle. The duster is a lightly ruffled natural muslin, the chaise in the corner is a blue, cream and yellow stripe that matches in color. Another fun project!

A quilt for Dad

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I love all the fabrics I used in this. Scraps from work that I fell in love with and saved for a purpose. Dad had a birthday coming up last August when we went to the lake. I brought a tin of his favorite cookies,oatmeal raisin just for him, and this lap quilt and feather pillow! It was a happy birthday for Dad~

Bridesmade Dress reworked!

A friend, Elena, had a dress she wore in a wedding. The bride since has had a baby girl. Elena called asking what we could do with the brides maid dress. She bought a soft terry polka dot, sent that and the dress to me as some batting for stuffing. I made the ruffle on the terry polka dot, the pillow all made from the dress, a pillow insert made with the bamboo batting and the doll! The doll has a pinafore made from the dress also! She wanted a garter for a gift when the child grows up and marries one day! A fun project, the dress was tea length and a size 6, so not much to work with! What a fun project to work on! Thanks for the challenge Elena!

New Old Wing Chair!

So, I was able to acquire this beauty last December after falling in love with it at work. Since the shop was moving to a smaller place, my boss offered this to me for a deal to good to pass up! Mr man had to clean out our barn recently and Chairie came into the porch! Well, since I had the fabric and some 'extra' time, I got to it! I probably pulled 1000 tacks from this as well as dirty rotted MOHAIR velvet that was almost 100 years old! This was original upholstery! Even the arms are sprung. Thankfully, the springs were still intact and did not need retying or replacing. I left the old straw and cotton batting and placed a layer of dacron over it. Then stapled the fabrics onto it! In some places I used welting, and I did use cardboard welt tack to keep it all even. I did replace the cushion with a foam wrapped with dacron. In the future I will probably replace that with a foam feather wrap cushion.
Chairie has made it to the living room, but the wood rack had to be moved out, as well as a few other things. It fits in perfectly! What a comfy piece! Mr man and Jackson love it!

Grilled Parmesan Tomato

These were yummy! I grated some fresh parmesan cheese and chopped fresh basil, parsley and oregano from the herb garden! Topped the tomato halves with the mixture and a sprinkle of salt and put them under the broiler for a few minutes! Great with a side salad, and a slice of crusty bread!
Matt and Bruce stopped in for something while on patrol and they also had one, they smelled so yummy!

Last of Summers harvest...almost

So we have Butternut squash, zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, peppers, and a screwy looking acorn squash in the last 2 frames. The next is a pot full of beets and greens, the last is a trug full of potatoes the nice thing about the butternut squash and the potatoes, they were volunteers this year! Left over baby potatoes not harvested last year as well as squash seeds from the compost that made it to the garden in spring!