tate, coe & grace

a little quilt

2014-02-12T20:00:00.000-08:00

It was a joy and a delight to watch Izza select fabrics from my scrap basket and then sew her first (of hopefully MANY) quilt top!

an apron

2014-02-12T19:54:00.000-08:00

I have made many aprons, including this one for my mom (being modeled by Hannah), but never one for myself..... perhaps it's time :)

wacky

2014-01-12T20:09:00.001-08:00

I made this wacky log cabin table runner this summer as a wedding gift, wishing the couple wonderfully wacky life together.

This freelance log cabin block has also become one of my new favorites.

hymnals

2014-01-06T20:20:00.000-08:00

I have had the wonderful opportunity to help with assembling mission quilts at Good Shepherd. Several of the women complained of sore backs while hunched over tables, so wha-lah! this OT asked if there were any OLD hymnals. What a difference a few inches can make.

scrappy

2014-01-06T20:13:00.000-08:00

This is a quilt that I made this summer out of precious scraps. It now covers Izza's bed.

I spent nearly the entire weekend working on a quilt for our bed. I am thankful that I was able to devote precious time to work on it, and I am now starting to assemble the top!

I can see that quilting could become a bit of an addiction. :)

happy new year

2014-01-02T17:57:00.000-08:00

It's been ages since I have blogged.... I'm now back and anxious to share what I create! I am kicking myself for not taking pictures of everything that I have made since I left off last. I may go back through old pictures and will make every attempt to capture & share my creations.

Izza is wearing her Christmas dress that I made out of super soft red corduroy.

bittersweet good-byes

2012-06-03T20:15:00.001-07:00

June 1st was the last day of my career as an occupational therapist at Gundersen Lutheran in LaCrosse. I made a little something for each of my dear co-workers: jewelry pouches for the gals and coasters for the guys.

Not just any dress

2012-05-21T20:48:00.000-07:00

I made this dress for Izza for Easter... and had grand intentions of taking a picture of her in it.

She wore it yesterday for Chris's graduation from seminary and again I did not get the perfect shot to feature the dress, but this picture captures everything that I wanted her dress to be!

Here she is peering over the balcony in Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, MN watching her daddy walk down the aisle after he received his Master's of Divinity degree!

Now what should she wear for her daddy's ordination? If only my sewing machine wasn't packed up quite yet!

Mother's Day gifts

2012-05-21T18:59:00.001-07:00

Baby Gift

2012-05-15T07:21:00.000-07:00

I made this for a sweet co-worker of mine, who is expecting a baby boy.

Mod Log

2012-04-08T16:42:00.000-07:00

I had so much fun making these table runners.

The pattern is a modern twist on the log cabin quilt.

Perfect fix

2012-03-05T06:04:00.000-08:00

Our dear Eli has been blessed with a love for yarn crafts. He loves to crochet, weave, braid, and anything else you can do with a skein of yarn.

His latest creation was a hat. As he made it, it seemed to get smaller and smaller. I suggested that he increase his stitches to make it bigger BUT his solution was better than any I could have come up with! A chin strap!

Scrappy Part II

2012-03-04T21:27:00.000-08:00

My sweet niece, Mica, helped with some stitching

I used pearl cotton to quilt this piece. I love how the circles look!

I am using this runner on an old thread cabinet, how fitting! And here are two of my most recent book purchases:
"Girl's World: Twenty-One Sewing Projects to Make for Little Girls "
"You Can Still Wear Cute Shoes: And Other Great Advice from an Unlikely Preacher's Wife"

Scrappy

2012-02-29T19:19:00.000-08:00

I have so many fabulous scraps! I found a wonderul pattern in my book, "Fresh Quilting: Fearless Color, Design, and Inspiration" to use some of them. This was such a fun project!

We LOVE teachers!

2012-02-14T20:57:00.000-08:00

As the mother of three, I have a GRAND appreciation for all that teachers do for our children!

...and the bus drivers, speech therapists, para-educators, cooks, and the list goes on!....

I had fun making these Valentine's gifts with love and appreciation. I covered soup cans with fabric, filled them with goodies, and even made a laminated bookmark!

Apron

2012-02-07T21:25:00.000-08:00

I made this apron for my dear mother in law for Christmas. I wish you could see the details more clearly, as the pleats are so sweet. The fabric is from Amy Butler's Lark Collection. I used Amy's Domestic Goddess apron pattern.

A smock

2012-02-07T21:19:00.000-08:00

(My camera was never found, but was reluctantly replaced. Ugh. I am now able to share what I have been busy creating and completing!)

This is an art smock pattern from one of my favorite children's sewing books, oliver + s little things to sew. It was too cute to use as just a smock. Izza shows how functional it is! I will definitely make another.

Oh where, oh where could it be?

2012-01-03T12:31:00.000-08:00

I am sooooo sad.... my camera is missing. I am cleaning one room at a time with hopes of uncovering it! I am anxious to share some more pictures....

Dolly

2011-12-13T19:58:00.000-08:00

I have had fun making Izza's American Girl doll a few outfits. I have a great "modkid" pattern that I love! http://www.modkidboutique.com/patterns.html

Oh, and the reason that the outfit is not being modeled in that she hasn't gotten the doll yet!.... Christmas is coming!

(Ugh! I couldn't get these pictures to rotate!)

Pink Fig

2011-12-13T19:51:00.000-08:00

This darling dress is made from a from Pink Fig pattern, Vintage Jane.

Swoon

2011-11-10T14:27:00.000-08:00

I am taking a quilt class with my dear friend, Suzy, at Olive Juice Quilts in Onalaska, WI.

The pattern is "swoon", from Thimble Blossoms.

This is one of 9 blocks. I am working on #5 right now and will be sure to post when all are complete!

Twirl Power

2011-11-09T11:28:00.000-08:00

It has been a delight to sew for Izza and (so far) she loves what I make.... especially if it twirls!

Flannel

2011-11-02T19:31:00.000-07:00

Wow, it's been a while since I have blogged. It feels good to be logged back in. :)

I am excited to share some of my recent projects, with my most recent one being flannel pillow shams to liven up my cozy new white flannel bedding. I took a paper-piecing class with focus on hexagons recently, so I took the extra liberty of embellishing the pillowcases with some hexes too! I am now debating about adding some to the bottom of the comforter cover. They are so quick and easy!

The flannel is from Anna Maria Horner's latest collection. They as luxurious as they look.

Productivity

2011-09-18T19:59:00.000-07:00

These pictures remind me of what it means to live "the good life".

I am one who loves to stay busy. I LOVE to create, to SEW, to DREAM, but the days we spent at the lake reminded me what it truly meant to love LIFE!

Idle

2011-09-09T19:11:00.000-07:00

Here is my sewing basket... sitting idle while we were on the most marvelous family vacation ever!