Projects to share...

I realize I am not very good at sharing my projects along the way...in fact I almost always wait until I have a completed quilt (or project) to post it on the blog.  I want to change that...so today I'm sharing some of my WIPs!  Now that I look at them, only half are actually in progress, a couple are just waiting to be started!! Ha!  Oh, and if you're wondering we'll have a great feature on Wednesday :)

1. Modern Strip Quilt

 Monaco by Monaluna

This bad boy is all pieced, just needs to be bound and quilted.  I am hoping to finish it in a few weeks!!  It is cute, modern and will become a pattern.

2. Robot Factory Quilt

Robot Factory by Caleb Gray for Robert Kaufman-look for this collection late September

This quilt is further along than pictured, some of the blocks are done already.  This is my top priority and I am really excited about this one.  Such adorable boy fabric!!  My boys and I spent 10 minutes looking at the fabric together the other day :)

3. Yet to be named...

Circa 60 Beach Mod by Birch Fabrics

I am in LOVE with the colors in this line, that is my new favorite blue/green (what would you call it? They call it "mineral")  Paired with the oranges and yellows, yummy.  This is another upcoming pattern, all the blocks are done I just need to put the top together, bind and quilt :)  Not too hard, right?

4.ADORABLE Rain Jacket! 

Storyboek by Birch Fabrics

Schoold Days Jacket and Coat by Oliver and S

I am madly in love with this collection, madly.  I am really excited to make this up!! I volunteered a local friend who is much better at sewing clothing than I to help me for a few hours to do this, I'm a tiny scared :)  The blue whales will be on the outside and the yellow school fish for the lining.  I also got the iron on vinyl stuff for the outside (I don't want this getting dirty!!)  Have you ever used it before?  Does it work well?

Heather is using the girls version of Storyboek for a couple of darling projects...oh my goodness they are cute.  And she made her Weston darling pants and hats with the same boy line too.

That's what I've been working on, can't wait to show you the finishes now :)  At least now I can say in the post "remember this pile of fabric..." :)

PS OH AND A PERSONAL NOTE...my husband has been gone for 8 weeks and comes home this afternoon!!!!! I am so unbelievably excited!!!!!!!

Gorgeous fabrics, cute photo shoot, fun patterns!

If I could express my happiness properly in this post, I have done a good job!

Meg and I got a darling stack of fabrics from Birch organic fabric, storyboek line. CUTE!!! I remember seeing this fabric line in Fat Quarter Shops upcoming lines, and I said " I must have that fabric!" We made sure to run into them at Market, thank goodness we did!

Moose, yes, that is what we call him...(my head is hung low) has his pants and hat made up in the line. The shirt was a Gymboree one that I used this winter, it had long sleeves, but since I knew it wouldn't fit him next winter, I chopped them off!  

Are you in LOVE with his pants??? These are the made up from the cutest Oliver and S pattern:  Sailboat Top, Skirt and Pants. I thought I would need my mother, (because I am not the most skilled at clothing construction) but this pattern is so much better than those ones from your average fabric store, with the confusing instructions. This is laid out so nicely, with diagrams for every step of the way. Super easy! I even did the buttons all by myself, I am so proud when I tackle a project like this! More pants to come for sure!

I made them a little big so next year I can cut down the legs, and add new elastic, then I will have shorts!

Just love this photo of Moose head (often we call him that too) He looks like such a little man!  Oh, and if you were wondering, the keys are his security blanket, seriously! He LOVES them. We called 10 dealerships for his birthday to see if they had scrap keys, and found a little stash. It was his favorite present of all! Problem was, within a couple days, he realized the keys did nothing to our cars or doors, and he hates them. So we have to give him our real keys! It has been fun!

Oh, and to top it off, this Birch fabric is SUPER soft! We just kept petting it!

 Details of the photoshoot...we went to the salt flats in western Utah, miles and miles of pure white salt flats, something to do with the salt like, I don't know how they got there, nor do I care. Anyhow, I had been wanting to do this for a while, but turns out it is FAR! It took Meg and I 2 1/2 hours from my house.  

We planned one day before, I knew Wes' outfit, but didn't shop for plan anything else. I had the girls go through their clothes the morning of and said blue, yellow, white and grey.  They did good! To be honest, I wasn't very excited about it. My kids let me down BIG TIME for photoshoots. They never work out. The babies cry and make funny faces and ruin almost every photo!

I was worried because we were going in the noon day sun, and I was worried of proper exposures with all that white salt.  When I came home and we looked through them on the computer, I cried! They are the most beautiful photos I have taken of them all together! I have dozens I can choose from, and I usually can only hope for one! The exposures were almost perfect, the children were super sharp and in focus (due to the high shutter speeds from all the light)

I got darling individuals too, (but only one good one of Addie) lots of squinting from the sun. I will definitely be making this drive again, I will just plan the day better. 

I hope you are in love with Weston's clothes, and the photos as I am!

The cute hat pattern is from Izzy and Ivy, darling for boys and girls, I have made up several!