Posts from — July 2008

On Sunday I had a friend’s baby shower to attend, so last Wednesday (or was it Thursday) I picked out some fabric for the gift and waited until Friday (!) to actually sew up the gift. Very last minute, which I suppose went along with the project I picked to make since it was from Last Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts. I spent most of Saturday sitting in my studio on my chair in the sunshine hand stitching the binding, which was not a terrible way to spend a Saturday. I think this might become my new baby shower gift, since I have a few more baby showers to attend in the near future (although I might try to make those a little less last minute :)

Some lovely things from last week (because I seem to be about a week behind real life when it comes to blogging)…

I received a coupon in my email last week for Sew, Mama, Sew & I just couldn’t resist using it :)

Beautiful new fabrics from Anna Maria Horner’s new line Garden Party… What can I say about these, other than that the colors are simply gorgeous!

Lovely orange + green from Erin McMorris’ line Park Slope. I have never really liked the color orange, but lately I seem to be drawn to it. Although I still have a hard time buying anything orange, but this fabric is the perfect shade of it…

Fabric from the Ginger Blossoms line by Sandi Henderson for finishing a quilt I have been working on… (Although I have yet to decide how big I am going to make this quilt & what to do with it when I am done, since even though the colors are beautiful I am not sure it is really going to work anywhere in my house…)

A bit of fabric for a summer top or two (although summer doesn’t feel like it is going to last much longer - oh well :)

Some very lovely shades of grey & blue linen from a shop that will remain nameless. (Unless you want a tip on where not to shop! Which honestly I have no problem giving, just shoot me a little email :)

A couple new crafting books… I don’t normally buy crafting books, but after hearing so many great things about the two on the bottom I decided I had to get them for myself. I wasn’t disappointed either, both of these books are wonderful.

The “Cotton Time” was from the local Japanese bookshop. Last Friday, Ahava and I went and did a little shopping together. Mostly it was window shopping since I had already bought enough fabric & such last week, but I did pick up the latest cotton time magazine (which I don’t think should be called a magazine, it really is more of a book.)

Ahava also gave me this lovely homemade strawberry jam! Wasn’t that so sweet of her! :)

And if you actually read all the way to the bottom of this, well that was so sweet of you! :)

There is actually a bit of crafting/sewing going on around here, but no photos yet of any of it… Partly because I cannot figure out how in the world to photograph one of the projects & partly because a lot of the projects I have been working on are still works in progress. So instead of a bit of crafting I thought I would share some photos of the cats :) These were actually taken weeks ago, but have just been sitting on my computer. I am loving the black & white (and the color photo too:)…

I’ll be back tomorrow with either some sewing or maybe all the lovely mail I got last week…

A few posts ago I mentioned that I had my birthday during my little blogging break, but I didn’t mention the best part which was my birthday present from Ben. I wasn’t really expecting anything this year, but Ben surprised me with wanting to get me something. I was definitely surprised alright when I found out what I was getting for my birthday! My sweet husband bought me the camera that I have been talking about for months… the canon 40d.

I am absolutely in love with this camera! My previous camera body was the canon rebel xti, which is a wonderful camera too but the 40d has so many little things that make it even better. I shoot exclusively in manual & aperture priority modes and the 40d makes shooting in manual easier than with the xti. Have I mentioned that I love my new camera & my husband! (Although not in that order of course:) I have dreams of becoming a bit more serious with my photography (that is a topic for a whole other post:) and am so thankful for a wonderful husband who is supportive of those dreams. So thanks to my sweet husband, Ben, for a wonderful birthday gift!

(This post also explains why things have been a bit slow on the sewing & crafting front lately, although I still do have a few projects in mind that I want to start so I am sure some sewing will happen soon:)

Thanks for all your lovely comments on my new studio! I wish I could invite you all over for a little tea & sewing, wouldn’t that be fun :) Thank you though, it made my day to read all your lovely comments! :)

I was tagged me awhile back by Sew Spoiled, so I thought I would share my answers to that & a few photos at the same time today…

What was I doing ten years ago?
Let’s see, 10 years ago I was still in high school. (See 2 posts ago where I mentioned my birthday if you are ever so curious about my age ;) So trying my hardest to enjoy the summer most likely :)

What are five (non-work) things on my to-do list for today?
Catch up on some emails
Work on framing the photos I had printed to hang in our living room
Write a couple thank you notes
Cuddle the cats
Watch an episode of the old tv show “Bewitched” (I am addicted thanks to netflix…)

Five snacks I enjoy:
Mint Chocolate Pirouette’s, Norfolk Lemon or Ginger Biscuits, apple slices, and to be honest those are the only 3 snacks I can think of that I enjoy… I am not a big food person really.

Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
Since I can’t comprehend ever being a billionaire that is a tough one… I would buy a house in the country (but near enough to the city) and get a dog + 1 more cat (I am convinced right now that Pounce & Axel could use a kitty sister - which isn’t going to happen anytime soon since we are only allowed 2 pets where we are living) + 2 horses… I would also save a bunch & give some to our families. I would also give a bunch to my favorite charity’s (or is it charities?)…

Places I’ve lived
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, and Washington (my favorite place by far! :)

I am not going to tag anyone, but feel free to consider yourself tagged if you want to play along.

All the photos are just some of my favorites from a walk I took a couple weeks ago… I was trying out one of the lenses I had rented & had fun just walking around taking photos.