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garden tour
good afternoon…i only have a couple minutes before dinner with monica tonight. with the summer upon us…we are getting outside and digging in those flower beds, planting our gardens, and taking in the farmer’s market. we are on our 2nd pan of Strawberry Rhubarb Crunch…it is my new favorite…especially with a little vanilla ice cream…
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Lucy Boston Week 98 & 99
good afternoon! the day is almost over, but i couldn’t take off for dinner with monica before popping on here and sharing some progress…yes…some progress! first off…here is all my stuff! i am not very organized usually but i when it comes to working on something like this i strive to have everything in its…
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sweet christmas
good morning! i’m sure some of you popped over on tuesday for a lucy update…mom switched her day off this week to thursday which throws my whole week off. therefore, when i got home tuesday, i realized that it was tuesday and i had not done a lucy update. so…i’ve decided to work extra hard…
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Lucy Tuesdays week 97
happy tuesday! it has been a whirlwind since last week…we spent the weekend at the Festival of Quilts in Fergus Falls…we had a wonderful time! the quilters were wonderful and i haven’t really been up in Fergus since i graduated from FFCC in 2001. Now we can relax for about a month…then off to Rochester…
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Lucy Tuesday week 96
good afternoon! i haven’t put any rows on, but am working on getting all the sashings and cornerstones stitched together so once i start adding on the rows i can add them all on. we had an eventful life since last tuesday…both happy and sad. Dad started work on May 2nd…Mom and I missed the…
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Lucy Tuesday week 94 & 95
I’m halfway! i had originally planned on having it done by my birthday (today) but that didn’t really work out…however, i do have all the pink around all the 4-patch cornerstones and 18 or so sashings stitched. I’m getting impatient now when it comes to the sashings and cornerstones so i think i’m going to…
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Box O’Scraps
good morning! Hopefully you are feeling right as rain today…i prefer days that are cloudy, rainy, and cool…so it is the perfect day! Last night when i couldn’t sleep i was thinking of what i can do with all the shop scraps…we have so many scraps and older patterns, threads, odds and baubles, bits of…
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ribbon.embroidery
our order of ribbons and a couple ribbon embroidery kits arrived today…just in time cuz i just finished up row 4 of Lucy’s Summer Cottage…(you can see it in my instagram stories). i might try my hand at a little ribbon embroidery this weekend…tina has done it so if i run into any issues i…
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wildflowers & ice cream
happy friday! it’s looking like the easter weekend will be a nice one…perfect for easter egg hunts, maybe a little grilling, and if it’s dry enough a lawn game or 2. well…we’ve finally finished up Wildflowers & Ice Cream. it has been well worth the wait. the soft, fresh florals, the scrummy stripe, and flowing…
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a few things new
good afternoon! it looks like the rain has left for a few days…it was nice being home yesterday with the rain falling, windows open, and a little bit of stitching. i’m trying hard to get row 4 done by next tuesday so i’ll have some progress to report… i’ve finally gotten the Treehouse Textiles patterns…
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lollipops and low volume easter
good afternoon! hope you are having a wonderful weekend…the snow has finally stopped and is definitely making it a little sloppy outside. our Lollipop Garden order arrived yesterday and our cherry-picked prints are so sweet and blend right in with Garden Variety…and have us thinking of summertime! i couldn’t resist whipping up a bundle of…
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Lucy Tuesdays week 92
good afternoon! hopefully everyone has had a wonderful weekend and Monday. i had an impromptu monday at home due to a morning migraine…too busy of a weekend getting ready for Melany’s baby shower on Sunday. But now that is over and we had a wonderful time and have lots of candy from the candy bar…
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Susanna’s Scraps
good morning! what a wonderful day…i just love foggy, rainy mornings…a most perfect lazy day, however, i have some things to do before i can sit back and relax. First up…Susanna’s Scraps arrived thursday and i set to work cutting bundles and getting it online. yardage made it online yesterday…the custom bundle today…you can see…
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anthology quilt…breaktime
good afternoon! hopefully you have had a wonderful start to your April. we are still trying to get all our ducks in a row. new fabrics, precuts, and notions are arriving along with new Brazilian Embroidery and Ribbon Embroidery kits. it is all these things…plus back to back big shows in both May and June…
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Lucy Tuesdays Week 91
good afternoon! i hope you have had a wonderful start to April…we had a little snow and rain today…and at one point i thought i heard thunder or maybe just a loud truck or a train. i’ve been working on Lucy for over 91 weeks now. how is it possible i have been working on…
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Scrumptious 4-Patch featuring Chantilly
good afternoon! i finished up our Scrumptious 4-Patch yesterday and ran it through the wash…and let me tell ya…it is scrumptious! Chantilly is Fig Tree’s newest collection and Chantilly is the most perfect name for this range. A soft white (chantilly) is the backdrop for most of the prints we cherry-picked. Tones of luscious melon,…
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Lucy Tuesdays week 90
My mini break is over…i did finish up my Le Poulet pincushion and the stitching on the Sashiko style pillow cover…haven’t gotten it made into a pillow yet, but all in good time. *** Lucy Boston week 90…how has it been nearly 2 years since we started this trip to Lucy’s Summer Cottage? Seems like…
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simply vintage spring 2019
the title of the post says it all… Simply Vintage Spring 2019 has arrived and it is full of wonderfully fresh projects. Chickens, birds, hearts, embroidery, barns, mice, pincushions, punch needle, quilts, Dresden plates, and more birds fill up this spring edition. that super-sized star with the embroidery in the top right picture…love it! we…
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