This is the good stuff I wanted to post yesterday. First off a layout I did that I love:
Maybe because I love the quilt so much. I’ve been wanting to try these strips of punches I’ve seen all around (definitely not my original idea), and I love how it turned out layered over fabric scraps.
I also used fabric in the title:
To punch “quilt”. I did this before a long time ago, but forgot about the technique. It works best if you run a strip of fabric through a xyron first (I use this little guy) and punch with a lot of pressure.
Side note about Quickutz. I love mine and got the revolution on a whim right before I had Tuesday. Needless to say I haven’t had a chance to use it much, and it sits there giving me guilt. I thought I would get more big dies to punch, but I only got one, some cool branches, so I really just need my squeeze, not both. So if you want it (with the case, branch die and everything it came with) I’m asking $60 plus shipping (email me: [email protected]).
And now for some fun stuff I didn’t make.
A few weeks ago I bought some cards off of Sarah’s shop because 1. when you make things people expect homemade cards, 2. I’d rather give her the $3 over Hallmark, and 3. they are awesome. Then I had her do a custom order of a set of five “t” cards for me to send “from” Tuesday. Didn’t they turn out sweet? Now I can scrapbook away and not feel like I should be making cards. My box is nice and full:
Thanks Sarah!
Oh I also wanted to say I updated my Amber Love’s list on the sidebar with some really cute links. The book list is slightly updated (not as much reading time as I’d like!) and I finally managed to update the dailies (I don’t know if anyone looks at these, but I love looking back on the year like this, so I maintain it… usually!). Also there is a link to my twitter over there (you’ll have to hop out of google reader if you’re in there). Check it out.
Celebrating crafts, kids and the everyday through photographs.
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That title is my PSA for today. I never have photos lingering on the memory card of my camera unless it has already been downloaded on the computer, but alas my time to loose a few (luckily not too precious) photos was today. Today was a crazy busy, long day and I started by taking pictures of all the things I was going to blog about. Later Tuesday and I played for over an hour in our muddy muddy yard (good times). Bj took a bunch of photos and went to put them on his computer—poof! They were gone. Not sure why or how, the cards seem to be working fine now. But I know people who have like a years worth of photos on their cards, not backed up, so beware! And download them like it’s hot! I also get prints, like in the stone ages, I do not want to loose my photos. Anyway…I do have some iPhone pictures for you:
From a few days ago. Now the whole yard is getting trenched for sprinklers. The trenches are full of water, so we are a bit behind. It is raining like it’s March, crazy wet. I went with the “if you can’t beat them” mentality today and took Tuesday out in the mud. About 15 minutes in she “got it” and started stomping in puddles and really getting dirt under her nails, so sweet.
Last night we went to meet Sarah and have dinner and sort out the swap stuff.
I’m not sure how else we could have done it, but we sure got ourselves confused! We decided NOT to do it random, but we didn’t want to know who was who so Bj kindly numbered the players for us. Sarah is the designated secret keeper/match send-outer. I think matching like this will make it more fun than just random, because you will at least have one craft in common, usually more. So check your (e)mail boxes!
Ok, hopefully back tomorrow with some actual content… and a little sleep (Tuesday = up before seven, 2 hr nap, sleep at almost 11, NOT COOL!). -
Well I was going to scrapbook last night, but first I thought I would file away the layouts I’ve been scraping lately. I guess I was in denial about how much space I had left in my albums and how many layouts I’ve done lately (lately is relative, but I did have about 50 in a pile!). My scrapbooks are a disaster, I didn’t quite finish the library of memories class at Big Picture Scrapbooking, so I never made the rest of the title pages I need to be more organized. I’m out of page protectors and albums, so I’m off to order some (while trying not to put to many other things in my cart!).
Meanwhile I thought I would share this awesome quilt my mother in law brought back from Florida when she was there caring for her dad.
I believe this was one of the last quilts that her grandma (lovingly called “granny” by all) quilted. She is still alive, but is nearly blind. The cool thing is this is a cheater print!
One of the coolest I’ve ever seen for sure. All hand quilted.
I hope you can see the pattern of quilting on the fun back, Kathy says she did all her quilts in this pattern. The whole quilt is so so soft, I don’t know what kind of fabric the back is (but Abby I think it might be flannelette that you often speak of!).
The quilt is bringing Kathy much comfort after the passing of her dad, I love how handmade things can do that.
Have any handmade items brought you comfort in times of loss? I just found out my dear friend’s grandma passed away and want to put something together for her.
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