Scottie Dog

SNOW DAY PROJECT... COMPLETE

my oldest was really interested in doing a sewing

project, so i thought the SCOTTIE DOG pattern by

Denyse Schmidt would be a perfect

pattern to start out with.

he sewed all the squares together a few weeks ago and

today, thanks to the snow, we were able to finish the rest.

i quilted the top and bottom with a thin batting because

it is made out of his dad's old shirts and i wanted it to last.

i really like the way the quilting turned out. the minky

is soft and pretty but i think if i were to do it again i would try to

use a different fabric for the strip. i used fusible interfacing

to take some of the stretch out of the fabric, but i

still found it difficult to match up the front and back.

but he turned out SO cute!

it was a FUN way to spend the day!

i already have takers for a robot from my younger son.

one at a time... that way it doesn't feel to overwhelming

to teach them how and your able to spend

quality time with just them!

p.s. the snow is starting to melt!! yahoo!

PROJECT LAUNDRY ROOM **part 1**

i'm going to be adding consecutive shots of our laundry room

project over the next little while. so i thought it would be good

to see

the

BEFORE

there was a blizzard here last night...

yep! they were on their way to school but

are now stuck in the driveway...

SNOW DAY!

or should i say SEW DAY ; )

xo sandra

internal struggle

in every home there is always dishes to be done.

wether you are a person who doe's them after every meal,

or one that lets them accumulate until the point

that they have to be done.

guess which one i am ; )

DISHES : P ...

WELL, it was that time again... (they were coming dangerously close

to touching my fabric. lol)

SO to get motivated i cranked the music, got myself a large glass of root beer and got to it.

now that they are done, time to reward myself...

i think i'll finish cutting out my deer valley quilt!

that sounds like a good way to justify it, right???

HOW DO YOU MOTIVATE YOURSELF???

xo sandra

HAPPY BIRTHDAY...

to my better half !!

we LOVE you!!

xoxo me

(dinner is covered, now what to make for dessert... )

in transition...

With the new baby on the way, (6 weeks!) we are moving

my daughter back into her room.

which means i am moving my sewing room out of it...

needless to say, theres not much sewing going on around here.

i just haven't figured out where to move it yet ; )

wish me LUCK!

xo sas

vintage SINGER.

we were doing some running around today...

you know your typical saturday morning stuff.

it's SO beautiful out today!

it's nice to feel the heat from the sun. (thank-you spring)

anyway... we're driving i see a sign for a garage sale

and ask to make a quick detour.

so glad we did!

there were 8-10 old singers there. i didn't think that

i would be one for old sewing machines. i don't

really know much about them, but they are so pretty.

and it's fun to think about all of the projects that have been sewn.

it's missing the power cord so if anyone knows where to

find one, that would be helpful. i would really like to see

if i could get it working.

for $20.00 i just couldn't pass it up!

hope your having a GREAT saturday!

xo sas

blog giveaway!

just wanted everyone to know that over at

the decor 8 blog, Holly is

giving away 5...

yes 5,

$100 gift cards to Pottery Barn!!

what are you waiting for??? go over there and enter!

ohhh... and if you win, how 'bout sharing ; )

GOOD LUCK!!

xo sas

can i be on your blog?

while taking pictures of a quilt that i have been

working on for the baby, my son asked,

"can i bend over the quilt so that i can be on your blog?" lol...

what a sweety... i think he was feeling a little left out after

i took all of those pictures of his sister in her new dress.

LOVE that BOY!!

it just has to be quilted and bound.

i hope to finish it this weekend!

wish me luck! i might have to call in some backup

to help me pin ; )

xo sandra

belly thread...

my daughter asked me the other

day why i always have thread on my belly.

it's just something that happens

on a regular basis around here.

you can see how it happens "sew" easily!

hope everyone had a FUN easter

weekend!

i know we did!

xo sandra

P.S. 8 more weeks to go... crazy how fast it goes.

excited and scared at the same time. is that possible???

still no names...

all hemmed up!

here is the promised pictures of the project my mom and i were working on, on the weekend. we used the Sandi Henderson Claire pattern. it was such a fun beginner project. i would recommend it to anyone wanting to take the plunge into clothing.

i had a few questioning comments on my choice of fabric, but it turned out exactly how i envisioned it. my inspiration for the fabric choices came from Simone Howell, she makes the cutest bags and purses. i love all of the fun combinations she puts together. why go matchy, matchy, when you can SPICE it up a little ; )

i LOVED making this cutey an Easter Dress!

she looks so beautiful in it and i can tell she feels special.

which is all a mom hopes for when making something for her child...

xo sandra