A Few Finishes and some Art Smock Gifts!

I have not been sewing a ton this summer (maybe once a week) but I did make Indie and Hazel paint smocks for their upcoming birthdays.  One small, one medium.  I have a large one in progress for the future.

We planted a container garden again.  Mostly so the kids can enjoy watering it and collecting the vegetables.  They love it.  We have tomatoes in two or three types/sizes and tiny cucumbers as well as green beans that are thriving.  Our sunflower is looking good.  Our zucchini died fast and the yellow squash is slow to grow.  We also have basil and oregano that are doing great and I am cooking with both. The radishes came up quickly and the kids loved pulling them!

I did whip up another Streak of Sunshine quilt.  This one is most likely going to Maggie Lou and Jair for their upcoming baby boy.  (My cousin Carla's youngest daughter's kiddo). 

My new long Armer, Lora put I love you hands on this Princess Crown quilt.  It has a pink back so it is waiting for a baby girl.  I did recently send two quilts to California since Hailey had a baby girl (Sterling) and Physicity will soon have a baby boy.  

Lora also quilted my modern quilt from a few years ago.  This one is called New Day and I am super proud of this one.  I really worked hard to get the edge of the curve right and the colors from my scrappy fabric as well.  I love how it came out!

 I do have the Secret Agent quilt back from Lora and need to make the binding and attach it and get pictures.  Mom and Aunt Nancy are coming to stay for a few days and to attend Indie's birthday on Saturday (how is she two already?) so may try to get it in before they get here.  I jacked up my knee and am hobbling around and struggling to walk.  Makes me crazy!

May is Pink!

I finished my blocks for Princess Crown #2 and was so excited I started sewing them together.  About three fourths of the way through I realized I had forgotten to add the already cut sashing and cornerstones!  I decided to just keep on keeping on and cut another whole quilt to use the sashing and cornerstones in.

I am loving my Clearly Perfect Slotted Trimmers for trimming up all the hst's for the A Quilting Life BOM/Rainbow Scrap Challenge block.  Here are my pink blocks for May.  Linking up with Angela .

 

A Few Finishes, Finally!

My second Moth in the Window quilt is a flimsy.  I love it!

Winter Blues aka Packer Bliss is also finally a flimsy!  So happy to have that border done and added on.  

I started working on my second Princess Crown quilt last week since it is cut and waiting.  Got about a quarter of the blocks made.  

 

Princess Crown and More!

Here is the new granddaughter's Princess Crown qult top.  She should be arriving on August 9th.  She is breech and will be getting turned and induced (or C sectioned) on August 9th.  Hoping she turns herself and comes on her own before that, but soon she will be here!  Hazel is beyond excited (I am going to be a big sister!) as are we!

I started this Eye Spy just before we moved, and discovered it in the tote when I went to start another one.  So quick finish on this top.   

I quilted two of my tops yesterday.  I always put the quilting off since I am not great at it, but I am now procrastinating Chillhowie so I decied to work on the long neglected quilting!

 

Princess Crown and More!

Our daughter and son in law got us a long weekend together in Door County for Christmas and we picked up this little goat for our Christmas ornament this year to remember the trip.  We did many fun things with Hazel that we had not done when Hannah and I went five years ago, including the goat parade in Sister's Bay.  We did play a new game called Mantis which we really enjoyed.  We took the long way there because Mom and Dad (now in Marshfield) watched the dogs.  We played Nine Golf the night we spent with them as it is Mom's favorite!

A few weeks ago I sewed the June A Quilting Life BOM.  Love how it came out.  I also spent the last few weeks cutting two and sewing one Princess Crown quilt.

Sunshine loves it!

It is quite scrappy. Plan is for it to be for Hannah's next daughter..due mid August.  We cannot wait!

Picked up this fun Grease fabric at a Goodwill.  The price was right!

                                                 

This is the HUGE tree in our front yard.  It is a Capella tree.  It has pretty flowers but they fall all over and stick to everything!  Then in the fall it will drop huge pods all over too.  Good thing it is gorgeous!  I sat outside one day and read my book and enjoyed the view and the shade.  We have no trees in the fence in the backyard but have two huge spruce trees--one is a blue spruce and the other maybe a white spruce just outside of our fence.  We had to get an umbrella for the table because there was no shade back there!