Charlotte and her Baby Quilt

Charlotte, a satisfied customer in Massachusetts

Charlotte Quilt 1

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Charlotte’s pastel colored quilt was made with reproduction fabrics from the 1930’s and 1940’s.

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Charlotte’s beautiful smile proves she is still a happy customer three years later!

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Butterfly Garden

While skimming through a magazine the other day I came across an article about butterfly gardens. Since it was such a beautiful day, my husband and I went to our local nursery with a shopping list.

Butterfly Garden 1

We bought Coneflower, Aster, Gailardia and Wee Willie Mix. We also purchased some Curly Parsley in which butterflies like to lay their eggs.

Butterfly Garden 2

Other choices for our garden could have included Black-Eyed Susan, Gayfeather, Orange Butterfly Milkweed and Bee Balm but sadly I could not find all of these.

Butterfly Garden 3

Dill is another option for butterfly eggs. Some of these plants also attract hummingbirds as an added bonus!

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Ashleigh’s Wonky Quilt

I recently had an order from my daughter Sarah’s co-worker Alecia. She wanted to surprise her daughter with a quilt for her 16th birthday. I decided the wonky pieced pattern that I had made for Sarah would be perfect for Ashleigh as well. This pattern is very young and contemporary in my opinion. I chose blues, purples and limes for my palette.

Wonky - Step 1

The center square is cut slightly on an angle on two sides. Then as each strip is sewn onto the center piece, it too is cut at a slight angle. Ergo, a wonky pieced block.

Wonky - Step 2

Here is Ashleigh’s completed quilt!

Wonky - Step 3

Hope she loves it. Happy Sweet Sixteen Ashleigh!

A Gadget Bag for your Digital Camera

My husband Eric bought me a new digital camera for Christmas. Since I like to carry my camera in my pocketbook and did not want the LCD screen to get scratched, I made myself the perfect little gadget bag to protect my camera. The best part of this project is that I only needed to use scrap materials! Here are directions that I used to make a bag that fit my camera snugly.

1. Cut (2) 5 ½” x 3 ¾” pieces of batting, outside fabric and inside fabric.
Gadget Bag - Step 1

2. Layer one piece of batting, on piece of the inside fabric right side up and one piece of the outside fabric right side down creating a fabric sandwich. Do the same with the remaining pieces.
Gadget Bag - Step 2 Read more