melted plastic

New obsession - melting plastic bags. Tutorial from Etsy Labs

Our House...

...is still a work in progress. This little ugly white one is the one I bought about 6 years ago. It is ugly, but it was a good price for being so ugly. And underneath all the aluminum siding, styrofoam ceilings, cheap wood paneling, linoleum, dirty carpet and stick on gold mirrors, was a farm house built in 1883, with lots of charm.

Here is the house about a year ago when we finally got the rest of that nasty aluminum siding off the top. Underneath is the original siding and even a cute little detail at the top.Here is a snowy photo (thank goodness the snow is gone as of now) but it was the only current house photo I have.

Quilt Love

I worked on this little baby for much of my spring break. I initially thought it's destiny was to be a queen sized quilt. But that turned out not the be the case!

It will be just a smaller quilt for the couch. After 81 of these squares (324 of the smaller ones) I didn't have it in me to continue. But I loved making it, and I really like how it turned out. Although I still need to buy the batting and the back, and quilt...and bind. But it's pretty to look at for now.

I still need to figure out how to take better photos though. I took the above two outside today, but I suppose it's too gloomy for a good photo.

The wonderful design came from Greeting Arts

Double Wedding Ring

I went to a flea market this weekend and found this antique (I think) wedding ring quilt top. It cost me $40 (to my husbands horror), but he just doesn't understand. It's about a queen size and it all perfectly hand pieced. I mean 8 or 9 stitches an inch and perfectly 1/4 inch seams that match beautifully. Now I am trying to figure out a few things. Like when it was made, from what I can gather the Double Wedding Ring design was first published in the late 20's, so sometime after that I suppose it was made. It looks like what others describe as depression era fabric. But maybe it's from the 30s and maybe it was made in 2007. What the heck do I know. I am also trying to figure out if I can handle hand quilting it. It would be my first time and I don't want to butcher it. I did wash it in the bath tub which is why it looks a little wrinkly. It was very stinky and dusty. I can't believe the dirt that came off in the tub, it hadn't looked that dirty. But now it smells nice. But still has some little stains. I think I'll quilt it first and then wash it a little better.

These were my other two finds for the day:
A tablecloth - $8.50

A crock - $20 (my husband bartered this deal). It's very large, hard to tell in the photo.

Crayon tote

I made a new crayon tote, this time lining up the colors of the crayons with the color of the fabric. It turned out to be 5 inches by 12 inches. Each background piece was 2 inches by 5 1/2 inches including a 1/4 seam allowance. Each front pocket piece is 2 inches by 3 inches also including a seam allowance.
I am also trying to take better photos. My husband recommended taking the photo outside, which is what I did.

flickr tool

Discovered this today:quilty, 2. green scarf, 3. crayon roll, 4. Tree Ornament, 5. Hexagon closeup, 6. blankie, 7. granny done, 8. DSC02040__2_, 9. lamb softie, 10. seersucker dress, 11. felted beads, 12. pillow

Neato

Seedling Update

The plantings are coming along well. I've expanded my set up to two grow lights. Here is a little photo tour:

These guys are pumpkins and are huge already. You can also see the sunflowers right behind them. Awww:

Corn. Very exciting:

And a close up of the Suttons's Harbinger Pea: