One of the first things I did with Sapphire was make some gifts for my a little girl in Bulgaria. Niky is as cute as a button and she loved ladybugs. The gifts passed inspection.
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| A portable chalk mat |
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| A ladybug purse |
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| Checking out the pockets in the purse. |
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| An art bag |
The next project I took on was a jean quilt for a grown nephew. I had been packing old jeans around for years to do a project. It was a matter of finding the project. I did find a project for a Blue Jean Quilt from
http://www.allpeoplequilt.com.
It was definitely the right project as it used up my old jeans. I did a few changes such as using some of the back pockets of the jean. It was definitely a success and my nephew did say he liked it.
As I do not give gifts to family members on birthdays or Christmas as there are too many of us. So when I went into the quilt making I decided to do a journal with each quilt.
Spring and summer was spent building a screened in porch to replace our deck. The project had it's moments but the outcome has been worth while.
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| The new porch |
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| Complete with daybed |
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| And porch rules. |
Our view from the porch.
The "Porch Rules" sign is similar to one I had seen on someone's Facebook page. When the porch was completed I salvaged a piece of plywood that had formed part of the forms for the footings. I cleaned it up and my husband sanded it. I then crackled some black and white paint for the background. The letters are vinyl from a company called "Beyond the Wall". Check them out as I am sure you will be impressed with their products.
http://www.beyondthewall.ca
With the smell of fall in the air, Sapphire and I have been working on another quilt. It started out to be a Superman quilt for a great nephew but is evolving as his interests evolve. We are not sure what it will be when we get it finished.
We do hope you check back to see how it looks.
