Swoon Blocks 5 and 6

Swoon Block #4

Well, shoot! I didn't finish two blocks last week. Due to a nasty root canal and getting caught up on some Downton Abbey episodes, I only got one block done. It's a pretty one, though. That red looks very bold compared to my other blocks, but I repeat it again in a couple blocks to come, so I think it will work out in the end. This is a new kind of quilt for me actually. Usually my quilts are very matching and most often I stick to just one line of fabric. Though the style of my prints all seem to be the same, they aren't as prefectly matched as I'm used to. It's making me a bit nervous, but it's good to try new things.

I also finish a Pinterest project last week that turned out great! Have you seen the pin of the t-shirt turned cardigan? I'm not comfortable unless I'm wearing a cardigan. My husband teases me that I even own "sleeping cardigans" (which is more true than I like to admit) I picked up this t-shirt at Target a few weeks ago for 3$. It was an XXL so I had to take it in in the arms and sides alot, but it gave it that great long length. Doesn't it feel good to use Pinterest for real motivation, instead of just an incredible time waister? Love Pinterest!

Valentines Day Craft {Heart Pockets}

We do a lot of little crafts at our house. My kids love them and it's my way of interacting with the kids without having to come up with conversations between a Barbie and a stuffed dog (which I notice the older I get the harder it is to imagine things for Barbie to say. How was it I could play with my dolls for hours as a little girl?) The key to kids crafts is simple, simple, simple. I didn't always follow that rule. I used to get overly excited and create projects that were way to complicated and expensive. It finally occured to me that even though I may have spent my childhood glueing cottonballs to construction paper and find it incredibly boring now a days, my kids haven't grown tired of it yet. They love to be able to do projects themselves...the simpler the better.

So even though this project is an oldie, it's a goodie. My girls were excited to see it laid out for them when they got home from school, they enjoyed putting it together and from start to finish we spent about 15 minutes, which was 15 minutes of one on one time with a mom who was relaxed, happy and not overly concerned with the constuction of our project.

I gathered all my supplies from good ol' Walmart. Red paper plates, a bit of ribbon, a stapler is nice and some stickers, paper hearts, and glue.

To make the heart pocket, fold 2 paper plates in half and slide one inside the other. Staple the bottom of your heart together and the top, one staple on each side so your heart pocket can open up to store Valentines inside.

Then we stapled some ribbon to each side so it can hang on a door knob or a little shoulder. Decorate your heart with stickers, glitter, dollie hearts, or markers.

Fill it up with Valentines and treats for your friends and you're all set! Simple.

Swoon blocks 2 & 3

Well, here is this weeks blocks. I stuck to my plan of making two blocks this week(so proud!) I'm not sure I really love either one of these though. I may even redo the one below, those curvy blue lines are really throwing off the star pattern of the block. But then again, all together in the quilt it might not bother me so much, I'll have to wait and see.



Add I apologize for the dark photos. Anyone looking though my blog would be able to tell what time of year it is, not by the date, but by the quality of my photos. Winter is so dark and dreary.

Free { mustache } Valentine printable

My son once told me that his greatest ambition in life was to grow a mustache. He's a funny kid. At 10 years old he's not quite able to fulfill his life goal yet, but him and his friends should have a lot of fun pretending to have some pretty awesome mustaches this Valentines Day.





I had so much fun creating the mustache valentine that I wanted to make another...

MUSTACHE VALENTINE PRINTABLE

KISS VALENTINE PRINTABLE

My first Swoon block

As in, the first block I've made from Thimble Blossoms absolutely gorgeous quilt pattern Swoon. Do you like it? I sure do! Want to see the rest of my Swoon quilt?...





There it is, all neatly organized into little baggies :) My goal is to finish 2 blocks a week, and then show you and share on THIS flickr pool. This block took me about 2 hours to make, so I figure 2 a week sounds do-able (depends on the week, I guess). I'm hoping that the completion of this quilt and this years tax return fall roughly at the same time because I have a feeling it's going to take the whole thing to get this baby quilted! The pattern is for an 80 X 80 inch quilt, but I'm going to add a border or two so that it fits our queen sized bed. And once I have such a beautiful quilt on my bed, I'll want to paint the walls to match. A project for 2012... I'll be sure and let you know how it goes.



The fabric I'm using is mostly fabric designed by Sandi Henderson, Meadowsweet and Meadowsweet 2.

Sweet Valentine

Isn't this little quilt sweet?! I'm so happy I finished it before Valentines day. I love it so much I really don't think I'll be able to put it away after the 14th. I'm going to find a spot to hang it up and add a bit of sweet romance to our bedroom. The pattern is called Love Line and was created by Sandy Workman (Pine Mountain Designs). You can find it HERE.







Lots of LOVE!