A Sew on the Go Project

I brought this fun kit called Cool Coasters or Marvelous Mug Mats at the quilt show in Duluth from a vendor called Woolylady. The really cool thing about it is that all the wool was precut and everything you need, including the needle was inside the kit. The only thing I did differently was use different colored pearl cotton to buttonhole around the designs. I started with the thread they provided and it just didn't look jazzy enough, so I set that thread aside and used it for attaching the top and bottom together. Luckily I just happened to have some different colored pearl cotton along with me so I started working on them on the way home. I don't really need coasters so I may put them on another piece of wool and frame them or make a pillow.

Happy 4th of July

Here are a few more flowers from my garden.

Birthday fun and more

We had to take a quick trip to Mpls yesterday and I found myself in Brooklyn Park once again. I previously talked about an insane place called S R Harris, but didn't have my camera. Well this time I went back with my daughter and camera in hand.

Here are a few trims.

Sometimes you find exactly what you are looking for and have to pull with all your might. Some fabric was on rolls and Shele stood on one side and pulled and I went on the other side and pushed. Sometimes she pushed and I pulled.

Most of the fabric you cut yourself.

It's not for the unadventurous or ill at heart type.


It's more fun than a barrel of monkeys. But the fun didn't stop there, we took Shele out to celebrate her 21st birthday. We went to a wonderful Italian restaurant called Zelo and sat on the terrace.


She ordered a cocktail and much to her disappointment, didn't get carded.

We had to splurge and get dessert.

It was a wonderful day.

My Kitchen Window

I don't dare take a picture of anything in my garden until I get out there and do some work. So here is a picture of my kitchen window. The two bigger vases in the back are 2 inches high and I got those from a second hand store. The smaller ones I got from a previous neighbor.

Happy Birthday Shele

My baby is 21 today. She is a bit of a shoe horse so in honor of her birthday I made this quilt for her.


I had extra fabric so I made a matching pillow case.


My furry friends thought they had to help.
Smokey never misses an opportunity to mess up quilt blocks. She is a terror in my sewing room and is rarely allowed to come in.


Sofie Mae, on the other hand, wants no part of those shenanigans and is always welcome.