Old Wood Jar Box

My hubby made this jar box for me today. I love, love, love it! He had some old wood left from the tool box he made me, and ta-da, he surprised me with this box. The man does know the way to my heart! My old jars fit into it perfectly! What a happy day!

Art Club Pillow Update!

First step: Sewing the front pillow panels! Next step: The kids draw and color their pillow tops. Last step: I sewed the pillow backs on and the kids stuffed their pillows and stitched them up!

Once Upon A Time Baby Quilt

It's the same 'ole story! I was cleaning on Saturday and I saw this quilt panel in a stack of fabric. I realized that I had fabric border strips ready to go, and they matched the panel perfectly! You guessed it...I grabbed it all up and started sewing! I completed the front of the quilt and was ready to look for fabric for the back. I had enough of the little flower print from the border, but it needed to be washed. Ok, I did that, but it wasn't fast enough. I started milling through the fabrics again, and came across a quilt piece that I had cut up because it got stained when I was quilting it. I won't explain that story. Anyways, there was just enough quilting to do the back of this little quilt. I got it all sewn together and the little flower fabric was through the wash. I ironed it, cut strips and decided to use it for the binding. Next week is Fall vacation and I can finish this little quilt up then. I have enough fabric left to make a carrying bag to match. I just love days off!

Antique Tool Display

I went in a different direction with my crafts today. I wanted to hang some of my antique tools to display them. I found a piece of wood, sanded it down and the decoupaged a poster from our annual Gold Rush Day's onto the wood. I took a piece of sandpaper and hit a few spots here and there on the poster to make it look older. I used a distressed ink pad to give it some age and depth. I laid out my tools, and placed them on the board. The last step is attaching them to the board and putting a hanger on the back of the wood.

Quilt Top #3

Star Quilt Top

Can you believe it..I found this star quilt top at the same shop that I found the sun bonnet quilt top. I am crazy about it! Are you wondering how in the world are all these quilt tops going to get finished?! Where there's a will there's a way. This one has to be hand quilted because all the pieces are hand stitched. I guess that's why they found a way into my home. Can you keep a secret? There is another one that I will share tomorrow!

Sun Bonnet Quilt Top

Today I found this Sun Bonnet quilt top, and I couldn't believe how much work had gone into it! It is really quite beautiful. Each girl is appliquéd onto the block, and all the flowers are appliquéd and hand stitched. Most of the top is sewn together. I will stitch a few rows up on the side, and put a border around 2 sides of it. I think I will quilt around each block when I make it into a quilt. Isn't it a beauty!? It is so big I had to hang it off the balcony to take a picture. Sorry for the sun shining though part of it, but it is Arizona, and there is no stopping the sun here!