sometimes i wish...

i was a poet. because then, i'd have the talent to turn yesterdays crap-tas-tic quilting adventure into a masterpiece of wisdom

( or some other such baloney ! )

all i wanted to do was prep my postage stamp quilt for my boy toy's Birthday today ( and yes, i actually did think i could whip this monster out with the help of my new serger... so naive of me! ) ... who knew, that it would take all stinkin day! ;P i really should have realized something was off ( and by something, i mean.... me! ) when it took almost an hour of pulling fabrics to decide on the sashing???

and since this quilt is very Deep in color, kinda Dreamy and Romantic looking to me... i grabbed my very favorite Ikea flat sheet to back it with! most of you know what a sheet floozy i truly am! i have to have a soft/ satin-ish feeling backs on my quilts... i just have too! i love it soooOOOoo much!

that's when the fun ended for the day though... because in a complete brain fart moment during a ridiculous sale at Joann's Fabric, I thought i'd try there 80/20 blend of batting! wrong move. real wrong. never again kinda wrong... ya feel me! now, maybe some of you all have the magic touch with this stuff, but i clearly do not. in fact, i'll give you the three words i was snarling all day while working with said batting.

Flat Cotton Ball!

now add some basting spray and you've got yourself... one big o'le cussing party of fun on a 70 X 80" quilt! Let's just all say a quick prayer of "thanks", that my children were at school for that little show!! can we??... good grief! Thankfully, i did beat that hurdle and my quilt is prepped and ready to be quilted... thankfully, i'm so thankful it's over... thank you quilt for being sandwiched!

now...  to go try to make a cake from scratch! and i'm so not a baker... i feel round two coming up pretty solidly for me today! sigh... hope's yours will be less challenging!! LOL

Xo, Heather

daddy's girl.

yep... that's me! i luv him, so i whooped him up some autumn pillows for his house! and being the funny man that he is, the first thing he did when he grabbed one...

was check the back for rotten tomato fabric! ha!! then he said,

" thanks dear! " LOL

cracked me up!

i'm off today to try and sew clothes! and yes, i'm quite worried, i'll look like a bag lady when i'm done!! ;)

Xo, Heather

Oaks Park Quilt.

Thanks for all your sweet messages towards the mini situation i experienced last week!!  hahaha... i wasn't in the car when it was hit, so really... it could have been so much worse, it's hard to complain about the inconvenience. :) 

however, i did get a minute to finish up my Oaks Park baby quilt this weekend, and i will admit... it's a bitter sweet ending for me. i rarely make baby size quilts, cause i have no babies!   but, i'm going to try to brake my rule more often to get a chance to play with my yummy Heather Ross fabrics!

now that this quilt is finished, and i'm loving it, but again... have no baby,  ( bleh )... it really would be silly to keep it. ;(   so, hopefully when i put it on Etsy... someone will buy it and love it as much as i do!?? hehehe...

i can't wait to see what happens this week! LOL

Xo, Heather

another week...

another start to a quilt! LOL this one has been a long time coming for sheba ( in want and in time ) :P postage stamp quilts are one of my all time favorites, since they have that lovely simple/ yet sophisticated effect when finished!!! sigh... i'm really going to love him.

sending out much love to my friend Elizabeth and her generous spirit with her friends... without all her lovely fabric gifts she bestows on us... this quilt would be lacking in contrast for sure! xoxoxo

i have a sneaking suspicion... this is going to be a really good week!

xo, Heather

OOohh... yeah!

OOohhh... yeah, it's party time over here! i truly don't think anything gets me more excited than redecorating my home! now mind you... i'm not a nick knacker per se, but i love me some { seasonal change } going up in the house!! my hearts already beating faster at today's play! LOL

man... i wish i new how to crochet! i'm missing a fab granny square afghan to go with all my efforts... sigh, maybe one day!?? :P hey, what colors are you using in your home this Autumn season???

xo, Heather

blue Autumn.

i don't know about you all... but, i know it took me a long time to be comfortable in my own style. it's actually really hard ( in my opinion ) because i have so many talented friends that are the most amazing color artists and i just simple want everything that make too! but, in the end try as i might... i still don't love reds, purples and pinks in my home ( love them for gifts though!!! ). however, they only last about 3 days here and then i pull them all out of my house and put back my blues, aqua, greens and neutrals. i've since deemed this style { Old Man Study Chic }... it's just my thing i guess, cause i lOVE it sooo much!!... ;)

anyways, autumn is now upon us and i'll be damned if i make the same mistake again and pull out my warm tones... hence my new plan of action... the blue Autumn... isn't she smart.

now to go pull some fabulous fabrics for some lovely additions to my home!!

Xo, Heather