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!

Jackson & Tigger

Jackson thinks he is hiding on me, Tigger gets a drink and then hangs out with his buddy! A very hot day today, instead of a dog day of summer it was a cats day of summer!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Summer Bag!

I decided I wanted a new bag and fell in love with a bag my daughter in law has, so i did what any mother in law would do, I copied the style but changed up the fabric. Susan's bag is a ticking stripe which I love, as you can see, mine is a floral. I also lined this bag with a complimenting fabric still used leather for accents and instead of a toggle I used an old big button! Other than my handle being a bit longer, they look similar!
I have enough for one more of the same, $75- is the asking price. Just send an message through the blog, thanks~