Love this color combo. Makes me think of yummy treats.
See…I have been working a on few things. Just slower to finish any of them during the summer. Too many other fun things to do like go to the beach with the kids.
(etsy)
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I never realized that I’d be busy over summer.
Honestly, I don’t know where the times goes.
I’m afraid my Tea Tuesday friends from Kimmie’s blog may have forgotten about me or worse, thought I forgot about them.
I’m skipping the tea for today and going for a big glass of ice water.
We’ve had so much rain here. Now high temps and humidity…with more storms due tonight.
My garden is mud…
Luckily the plants aren’t seeming to mind.
I’ve got tomatoes on every plant.
In addition to gardening, I’ve been “home-schooling” this summer. Trying to keep the kids brains engaged so they can retain the info they’ve already learned.
Other craft goodness has been on the agenda as well.
We just came home from knitting group…
And I’ve been sewing as well.
So I guess when you add up everything going on, it’s not to difficult to see where the time went.
What’s keeping you busy this summer?
After having to take a couple weeks off from Darcy’s challenge, I’m back with my…or shall we say…Maggie’s postcard and page.
Maggie continues to send her drawings or paintings to Thadeus.
She writes:
Thadeus-
Please let me know that you are alright. You haven’t responded to the letter I sent from my Aunt’s home. I had to skip my adventure to The Netherlands to care for the poor dear after her fall.
I am having a wonderful cup of coffee here in Istanbul. Next I am off to explore the Grand Market. I know it will be a feast for the senses.
Please write. Warmly- Maggie
So that’s why there was no postcard from the Netherlands.
*wink*
My page has a small “mug rug” and some stained shipping tags. Maggie must have found some fun things to send home at the Grand Bazaar.
The pocket is from a chunk of altered fabric given to me by Belinda Spiwak years ago. I think it adds just the right pop of color and texture.
That today is George Washington’s Birthday?
Little J did…found on the fridge this morning.
I also thought I’d share another
American Girl sleeping bag.
I can’t stop sewing.
I’ve been sewing like there is no tomorrow.
I’ve managed to make a tiny dent in my fabric stash.
Little J picked out colors for her American Girl doll sleeping bag. Her doll came with a lavender outfit so she has decided that lavender is “Rosie’s” favorite color.
I have one more ready to go and 2 more that are just in need of finishing.
I’m partial to this red patchwork one myself.
(etsy)
For Christmas this year, our daughter received an American Girl Doll. She’s been wanting one for years. My only issue is that all the American Girl brand accessories are really spendy just because they have the logo.
Yesterday I decided that I’d try to make a sleeping bag for her. I grabbed my box of blue scraps (once intended for a boy quilt) and started piecing.
With a few measurements of the doll herself, I decided on my size.
I’d say it fits pretty well.
Little J liked it a lot with the exception of the colors. I figured that would be the case so this one will be a gift and I’ll be making another in the colors of her choosing.
I got to go crazy with my free-motion foot.
I had to stop after breaking 3 needles and read up about what in the world I was doing wrong.
Turns out I was moving my hands to quickly and pulling the needle out of alinement so it would smack down onto the footplate and snap.
Gosh, it’s already Wednesday evening! Time seems to be getting away from me lately.
I did want to show you why I missed tea yesterday.
I was learning to knit the top onto a kitchen towel. Isn’t it sweet…the towel I mean. It’s a vintage towel from the box of linens I’ve been working through. It now hangs proudly in my kitchen.
I also wanted to show you that I’ve started on the pages for the Postcard Challenge.
This is the page for France.
I made a pocket to hold the postcard from a label which I believe is from some sort of alcoholic beverage. Beer, ale, wine or spirit…not sure…
I have a couple of extras laying beside that I plan to include once I put the page in it’s proper place in the book.
I also have my postcard for Friday completed!!!
Of course, I can’t show that now.
But I must say, I do love it!
Hopefully, I’ll have enough time after my volunteer duty in the school library tomorrow to complete the page to hold said postcard before posting it on Friday morning.