My Happy Nursery
Herbal-Dyed Fabric
Expected: December :: Beach Mod by Monaluna
Expected: October :: Handloom Shirting
Expected: November :: Marine by Dan Stiles
Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 11:56AM 
I thought I'd show you some of my recent thrifty finds from my favorite area thrift store. I used them to practice close-up (indoor) shots with my camera! Above (and below), Pig Ribbon!
Next up: Green and Gold Fabric Ribbon
Next: Harvest Colors Star Ribbon
Lastly: Fabric covered button kit
Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 12:31AM 
I completed another block for my Project Imrov quilt. I decided to challenge myself by using all patterns and no white. I also added yellow to the color palette because this fabric was screaming to me from my stash that it belonged with these reds and blues. I am very pleased with the result! Now I'm wondering if it will work with the first block... It could, I have to think about which direction the quilt will take and if it will follow one block or the other or will incorporate both.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 1:15PM 
As gifts for teachers. Based on this tutorial: Nordic House Ornaments by Orange Flower: Sketchbook - I used the templates for the roof, windows and doors. However, I wanted to make them look more whimsical (and, I was avoiding embroidery because time was an issue), so the final look is inspired by Tallgrass Prairie Studio's Little House Table Topper (a very loose interpretation!) I let the girls choose fabrics from my scraps (I pulled out reds, greens and whites to keep things simpler). Also, for my 3-year-old (who has 3 teachers) I gave her white backgrounds for her houses to prevent too much craziness!
Crafting, Creations of Children, Sewing Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 4:27PM 
Finished and mailed today (thankfully, the deadline wasn't too strict).
Sewing Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 11:20PM 
Right now most of my crafting revolves around some charity projects I have going. Above is a scarf I'm knitting for the Special Olympics. The principal at my daughter's school wants to donate a bunch from the school, so I thought I'd knit one (or two, if I'm lucky!).
Also working on cutting fleece for blankets for Project Linus. This is a Girl Scout project. Myself and one of the other leaders are cutting the fleece and the girls will do the tying.
Finally, I hope, hope, hope to be able to complete a few hats for the Mama To Mama Caps to Cap Haitien Project. I haven't started this yet, but will be looking for some colorful shirts from the thrift shop tomorrow. By all accounts, the hats sew up fast so I look forward to contributing a few (though there's not much time left...!)
