A Good one!

Even though this getting older thing isn't my favorite

I still had a great birthday!

My hubs treated me to this fun bedding....

Gee, how did he know that I've wanted new bedding?

Probably because I curse my current bedding every time we make the bed!

I'm thinking it will coordinate nicely with my Bella...

Oh I'm so excited!

I can't stand it!

and I might have bought myself a present...

I bought this KitchenAid Food Processor just so I could 

make these Sweet Potato Hash Browns 

They are to die for!

My Mother in Law's birthday is the day after mine.

She is the most lovely woman.

She has been a wonderful blessing in my life.

Since she's tricky to shop for

I sewed up one of these fun Jane Market Bag's.

They call her the "Broccoli Lady" at her local grocery store.

So I filled it up with all kinds of fun produce and a loaf of artisan bread.

The leaves are starting to change colors here.

The nights are cooling off and I think I'll be 

wearing a sweatshirt to tonights football game.

I'm so excited for fall!

Birthday Sale and Vomit Remix

Hey everyone!

My birthday is coming up.

And since I'm somewhere in my 30's....I won't tell you where....

I am offering 30% off all patterns in my store.

Enter coupon code: BIRTHDAY

Today Natalie treated me to a celebratory lunch

and this stack of squares for my scrap vomit quilt.

She's the best!

I am making good headway on this quilt.

Read about this particular piecing method here  

I have, however, swapped out Block B for a pixelated heart that I drew up.

I'm super crazy about it!

I have enough scraps to make 2 quilts.

So I will definitely stay close to the original design in the next one.

I sort of had this silly idea of making 

his and hers Vomit, hee hee!

Here is a rough draft of my design.

Feel free to use it in your own Scrap Vomit quilt 

if you feel so inclined.  

Square's are cut 2"/finished at 1.5"

Each completed block measures 22.5" square.

And just ignore my odd scribbles and numbers.

They don't mean anything.

P.S. Sale ends Sunday night!

This coupon code is valid in my Big Cartel shop only

Inner Dialogue

I have been working on my Scrap Vomit quilt here and there

as bits of free time pop up.

The cutting is addicting!

I find myself saying "oh I'll just cut a few more...and a few more...." 

I have strictly stuck with scraps from projects that have already been made.

It's been a little tough to stay away from my yardage!

I didn't realize just how much all of these little pieces would mean to me.

I have racing thoughts the entire time....

"oh, that's from the boys bed quilts"

"this one is from Sasha's baby bedding"

"wow, I used some of this in my grandmother's quilt 

when my grandfather died."

"and this one is from Cait's quilt when I was 

giving her sewing lessons"

A lot of these fabrics are from the last few years.

I think I might go down to the storage room and 

try to find some older goods!

I sized my squares down to 2" rather than 2.5"

These squares finish at a whopping 1.5"!!!

I have been using Oh Fransson's Stamp Collection technique.

It's pretty fabulous!

You can learn all about that here!

Just look at these beautiful intersections!

There is no way that I could have achieved such perfect lines with such 

tiny squares without this method.

No way!  None!

Making a Dent

I have been cutting....and cutting...

and cutting!

I am beginning to make a dent in my scrap bin.

These little blocks are for my Scrap Vomit Quilt.

I'm not doing any strip piecing on this one because 

I am using up odd bits and pieces of my most beloved scraps.

But I can tell that this will be an "inbetweener" project.

After a while today I started to go brain dead. 

So I quickly threw together some instant gratification!

In the form of some fun burp cloth set's for my store :-)

Tomorrow I'll get back to the vomit.

What a great name for this quilt since that is exactly 

what my sewing room looks like right now!

*not sure what Scrap Vomit is?  Go here *

The closest I've gotten

With all of the mini trips that we've been doing 

I managed to get some hand stitching done.

I did a whole cloth quilt for one of my most favorite ladies!

Her baby is due in a couple of weeks

and we just might be throwing her party.

*I'm not allowed to say "shower"*

I would have loved to have made an heirloom quilt 

but her kids all love the simple minky blankets.

I also whipped up some quilted burp cloth's as well.

they're fun and fast.

And I quite enjoy making them.

I'll also be throwing in some of my fave Burt's Bee's baby products.

In other news, I passed by these lovelies the other day

and I just had to bring them home with me!

I have decided to try my hand at indoor plants, yet again!

I've not had the best luck the past zillion times I tried.

But they look so pretty :-) :-) :-)

And lastly, Tackle Football is officially in season!

Both of my oldest boys are playing.

Let the games begin!

Grand Finale + a really long wish list!

Well, I survived our busiest summer EVER!

Phew!

We closed out the summer with a trip to Park City 

and our annual Wake Up Party.

What started out as a fun way to haul my kids out of bed

 before 11:00 a.m. has now turned into a much loved tradition!

I actually tried to skip it this year but my kids busted me, ha ha! 

I lay out a ton of old quilts and chairs.  

We set up tables in the driveway 

and we nosh on yummy food in our pajamas

We didn't have our usual turnout this year.

Many people were squeezing in one last getaway before school starts.

School starts tomorrow and I can just feel peace and quiet on the way!

At least until 3:30.

I have missed my sewing machine so much!

I have an ever increasing list of things that I'm dying to work on.

These 2 are tops on my list!

Scrap Vomit Quilt

LOVE that name!

My scraps are taking over.  This would be so fun!

Go here for more info

Giant Star Quilt

I already have the perfect fabric for this one!

More information here and here

I've missed you guys!  

I can't wait to see what fall sewing you have in store :-)

Just me rambling....

Well, things have been a wee bit crazy around here!

We came back from a wonderful week in Bear Lake on Thursday

Only to hop back in the car and drive down to St. George 

to see my Mom in the hospital.

She was walking her dog, who is the equivalent 

of a really hyper and happy grizzly bear, 

when the dog in question pulled her feet 

right out from underneath her and she landed 

smack in the street.

She broke her hip good!

Now, my Mom is 56 years young.

She's not your average hip patient.

She was ever so lucky to receive 6 lovely screws 

and one metal plate in her hip and femur.

She'll be down and out for quite some time.

In fact, I'm pretty sure she'll be moving in with me

whether she likes it or not.

In the meantime.......

my kids go back to school in 2 weeks!

Two weeks!

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Part of me wonders where all of the time went.

The other part of me is more than ready to get back 

to my sewing machine.

Feel me?

Tell me if you do this....

Every year I get so very excited about packing lunches. 

sending my children on their way with good food 

in their bellies, in their backpacks and a kiss on their cheeks.

It's very romantic isn't it?

I can keep it up for a good long time but then I begin to burn out.

By the end of the year my kids lunch boxes are filled with cookies and chips and junk.

Gah!  I'm totally confessing now!

Last year I did Bento style lunch boxes.

I ordered them from Laptop Lunches.

These are really nice!  

They are a bit pricey (and I'm missing some lids and stuff).

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I also found this amazing blog ...

She posts links and resources for everything that she puts on her blog.  

PLUS lots of lunch ideas to keep your kids from being bored

PLUS PLUS it's all so cheap!  

like $3.50 per Bento!

After ordering replacement lids and containers from here

And a whole truckload of supplies from here 

I am just crossing my fingers that the Hubs isn't home when UPS shows up at my door :-)

Does anyone else have very idealistic plans for the school year besides me???