Saturday, October 9, 2010

A NEW LOVE!

Move over Kona white and Kona snow...This is my new love - Kona carnation! This picture doesn't do it justice - it's the most gorgeous colour of pink, not too dark, not too light, jusssssst right! It's become my new favourite and I'm completely inspired and feel ready to branch out! I'm hoping to finish this little quilt tomorrow - I think I'll do some straight line quilting (I already have the perfect thread)! I'll post a picture when it's done! Hope everyone has a great long WE!

Monday, October 4, 2010

QUILT IN A DAY!!!

When I woke up yesterday morning, I challenged myself to complete a quilt in a day! Could I really do it? There was only one way to find out! I pulled out some pre-cut vintage charm squares and a leftover piece of Kona snow and got going! This little quilt came together pretty easily - no major snags except for a few tension issues with my free-motion and a mis-cut with the binding - oops! Measure twice - cut once! Anyway, I finished hand-stitching the binding at about 9:45 last night. I tossed it in the washer and dryer this afternoon.
It's a little on the small side (30" x 36"), but I think it's cute!
I have to give partial credit to Kaffe Fassett for this one. I attended a talk he gave at UBC on Friday night. When an audience member asked how he was able to accomplish so much, he replied simply, "The 'F' word," which he went on to explain, stands for FOCUS (which is what I intend to do)! Anyway, here is a picture of it...
I should also mention, I got three loads of laundry done, dusted, vacuumed, ate lunch (standing over the sink), changed the sheets, played with the cats, yacked on the phone, went out for dinner, and made my lunch for the next day! Not bad (considering I slept in until 7:30)!

Saturday, September 25, 2010

LATE NIGHT FINISHES!

I stayed up until midnight last night (waaaaaaay past my bedtime) to finish these. They're fresh out of the dryer and heading to my shop!!!






Sunday, September 19, 2010

I DID IT!

Finally, my lifelong dream of having my own shop has been realized.

I took the plunge and opened my Etsy shop. You can find it here!

Let me know what you think!

I'll be posting new items for sale as they become available!

Sunday, September 12, 2010

NEW FAVOURITE COLOUR COMBO!


This is my new favour colour combo. Now all I have to do is find a back. I can't wait to finish this one. This top is based on a pattern found here! I just made every second block with white rings! I think it looks pretty cute. I wasn't sure how it would turn out but I really love it!




Lissie wanted to be on the blog, too!







Monday, September 6, 2010

NEW SHOP GRAND OPENING!!!

My good friend Caroline just opened her Etsy shop! She sells jewellery as well as all sorts of beaded bookmarks, key holders, and stitch markers - "Beautiful items for gifts or to treat yourself." You can see a sampling of her gorgeous products below! Having seen a lot of the items myself, I can say they are absolutely some of the cutest pieces I have ever seen (and I've seen a lot)!
The GRAND OPENING SPECIAL is 25% off anything PINK for the month of September. In addition, anyone who mentions they saw PINK PAJAMAS on the Tabbiegirl Blog will receive free shipping on their first order. As well, the first FOLLOWER from the Tabbiegirl Blog who places an order will receive their choice of a SEWING bookmark or key holder FREE! You can find her Etsy site here!



















Thursday, September 2, 2010

I KNEW THIS DAY WAS COMING...


See that little wrench and screwdriver - yup, it's time for servicing!!! My poor baby needs some well-deserved TLC and R&R. The only problem is...it's going to take 2-2 1/2 weeks. Whatever shall I do....



These guys will just have to wait patiently for their binding. Time to break out the knitting needles!!!