New For Sale Items!

I have just listed some new items on my sale blog! Go take a look!

Suburban Wishes

Thank you in advance!

Simple Abundance Giveaway!

Lanie Jane is having a giveaway on her blog! You must RUN immediately to check it out! It's for...you guessed it...Simple Abundance...and it looks like maybe it's one of those charming jelly cakes (charm pack, Jelly Roll, Layer cake). I think that it would definitely make an awesome scrappy quilt for my living room! So...like I said...RUN over there and check her out:
http://laniejane.typepad.com/see_jane_run_go_jane_go/2009/05/a-sunburn-and-sand-in-my-pockets.html#comments

Happy Stitching...and good luck to you!

Stash and XS Project Update

I hope that you all had a LOVELY Memorial Day! The Brown household had a great day of Rock Band, eating, Rock Band, eating, basketball, eating...and then finally, nighty night! A good time was had by all!

Now to the business at hand. First I HAVE to acknowledge Joanna from Fig Tree Quilts. She had a contest/giveaway on her blog here...and wouldn't you know it...I was one of the lucky winners! Part of the contest was to come up with names for new projects/fabric, etc. and she picked one of my suggestions...Petite Fleurs. She used it as a name for a new quilt pattern...just released at market! In return she sent me some beautiful patterns and a kit from her line. Here's a pic:
Here's a close up of my favorite of the lot. I'm definitely thinking that this one is gonna involve a Jelly Roll of Mill House Inn...due out this Fall!

Thanks again Joanna for such a fun opportunity!

On to the stitching! Here are some stashy pics...just a *few* things over the last couple months that were purchased. I can't remember if I've already posted some of these, so if there are repeats...SORRY!
I also purchased Tuscan Rose, by Sampler Cove. The story behind this one is sorta long...but long story short...my mom designed an overdyed silk on Hand-Dyed Fibers website...which then in turn inspired this beautiful pattern! I love the colors, love the saying...and the fact that MiMi had a part (sorta!) in creating this...I knew I had to start it! So...

Next up (and this reminds me...I also purchased Ida Mae Crow...but obviously she didn't make it to the picture for some reason!) is The Bird Keeper by Good Huswife. Something about this lady really intrigues me. I think it's the skirt...like "so that's what they kept under there!" I don't know...maybe something like that. So, in that vein...all I've got done on her is the skirt! Here she is:
And, last but certainly not least, my progress on Geranium House. I stitched a good amount this weekend (Thanks Daddy!) and here's where it stands as of today.

Well that's it folks! Hope it was worth the wait! Just a sidebar...I'm still learning this new camera and all of it's settings, so I took a few flower pics just to really test out my Macro setting. I have a barely surviving Geranium in a pot in my backyard (referenced here), and there are surprisingly still a few buds managing to survive amidst the neglect! I kinda think that they look cool surrounded by all of the dead leaves around them :) Good thing...

OK peeps...that's really it...nothing else to say!

Happy Stitching :)

sewing table projects

As I mentioned previously...I've REALLY been enjoying me some quilting lately. I got two jelly rolls of Berry Delicious from FQS on sale. I also got a cute cute jelly roll pattern. Well, I started cutting the squares and triangles for this little quilt last weekend, and all I'm sayin' is that it's gonna be CRAZY. Here's a little pic of my sewing table now:
And no, you're not imaging it...those are big Lightning McQueen eyes staring out from underneath that ruler. So, the story is...when I finished the MiMi Blanket (as Nicholas calls it), he said "mommy, I want a MiMi blanket." What mom in their right mind could say no to that! So, as I'm thinking about which cool new fabrics to use...and we just happened to be in Hobby Lobby at the time...he sees this fabric...and just about CAME. UNGLUED. until it was in the cart. SO...not just any blanket for Nicholas, no no, has to be a Lightning McQueen blanket. Anyway, it's almost done now, just have to do the binding. So, I'm envisioning a finished pic of that up here soon.

Cross Stitch stash and progress pics are coming...I'm waiting for some good lighting later today. Gosh, this is the best present that I've given my husband in a while :)

I'm Back!!!!!

I'm back.
For better or for worse! (If you're reading this, then hopefully you think it's for the better!)

Hubby got a new camera today (from me...for birthday that's coming up, and also for early father's day) so that means that you get updates from me again!

I finished the quilting and binding on the Patisserie quilt top, and it's AWESOME! Nicholas and I have already given it the "official" cuddle test, and it's a keeper. MiMi...you're one lucky gal :)

Because of my little quilting bug here lately, not much stitching has taken place...and when it has taken place it's involved new starts...hmmm... I'll try and take some pics of all of that later. For now I'll show you a bit of my progress on Geranium House. These are DEFINITELY taken with the new camera...and the colors and details are so right on...
That's about it for now, peeps. Make sure that you keep comin' back now. I'll have updates daily of what's been happening during my blogging hiatus! Oh, and make sure to check my sidebar for some new blogs. I've found some great ones over the last month!

Happy Stitching/Quilting/crafting...or just Happy Day!