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.

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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:

Little Quilty

I started this little quilt last night. Our school is having an auction and I decided last night at 6pm that it would be fun to make something to auction off...but I think I am going to keep it. Maybe I'll make another one.
Here is the quilt top before:

Here is the quilt after I finished, after the free motion quilting. This was my first time machine quilting.

I added my little tag:

And just testing it out:

Vegetable Medley

The onions have sprouted. Can you see them?The seeds have all been planted. I disregarded the directions for how soon to sow the seeds. I need greenery and I need it now. Before I receievd my new seeds I was impatient and searched through old packets of seeds and started: Sugar Sweetie tomatoes, along with Pumpkins and Walla Walla Onions purchased at the organic grocery store last year (or longer?)
Then my exciting package from Seed Savers Exchange came and everything was started last night. The seed type is all new to me, all heirloom. But the corn, gourds, watermelons, and bell peppers are a totally new thing for me. Ususally I only plant tomatoes and cucumbers and even then the dogs get a hold of everything. I made the mistake of teaching the smart one to pull pea pods off the vine. Last year I sectioned off a part of the back yard for the garden. It was great, except I located it under a huge maple tree and right next to a 6 foot fence. So lack of sun was an issue. This year I will relocate to another part of the yard, a sunnier spot.My future harvest:
Bushy Cucumber
Sutton's Harbinger Pea
Miniature Yellow Bell Pepper
Grandma Einck's Dill
Blondkopfchen Tomato
Mexico Midget Tomato
Lettuce Mixture (Amish Deer Tongue, Australian Yellowleaf, Bronze Arrowhead, Forellenschuss, Lollo Rossa, Pablo, Red Velvet and Reine des Glaces)

A few plants I am starting from seed:
Titan Sunflower
Lamb's Ear

And a few things to plant on my parent's 40 acres of land.
Golden Bantam Corn
Birdhouse Gourd
Golden Midget Watermelon

Did I mention my back yard is about 20 feet by 20 feet and I have 3 large dogs?

Yippie

The only good part of my day was that my pumpkin seeds have sprouted. That was before a challenging day at work and before my dog ate (stole) a tablespoon of wasabi and we ended up at animal emergency. (he's fine, just a little stinky)

Coconut Coir

I bought a brick of compressed coconut coir in the reptile section of the pet store (a non dog and cat "selling" pet store that is. Cost = $4.00

Next I soaked the brick in warm water until it EXPANDED in huge proportions. Look how fluffy it is.
I am waiting on my vegetable seeds from Seed Savers but for now had a few seeds left over from last year. Waiting on these pumpkin and tomato seeds to sprout.