Happy Fall to you all!  Thought I would post some pictures of my latest project!



Our mailbox has been in some need of TLC for some time now and I finally managed to pick one up on sale at TSC (sorry that was a lot of abbreviations!)


So, a mailbox, some white rust-proof paint, a paintbrush and your're ready to go!

The reason I haven't put it up yet?  We are MOVING!! At the end of October we are moving just down the road and into the woods.  We are SO excited,  The mailbox is getting packed up and is moving down the street with us!

Well I liked the first Resolution so much (see here) I'm reinventing it with a small edit...

2. FABRIC STASH!  I have to organize my fabric stash and NO buying more fabric until I have completed 10 projects. (Deja Vu or what!)  I will NOT be posting a picture of what my stash looks like now.  The last thing I need is to be  nominated for the next episode of HOARDERS. But, this is what I would like it to look like.....

I’m out to deliver some yoga bags I just completed.  Here are a few images.  It’s amazing what you can do with recycled jeans!

These are made with jean legs.  You have to open one of the seams to apply the fabric designs and then stitch it back up again. (All of my appliques are made from quilting scraps and leftovers from other projects.)  Add a round bottom, a strap and fold over the top and make a channel for a string to tie the whole thing closed!  Happy downward facing dog!

I think my next project will be a table runner using these blocks.
Do you have a favourite quilt pattern?  I would love to hear what it is…

My kids are not the most gentle creatures when entering and exiting a vehicle.  So it came as no surprise to find my thin cotton seat covers ripped to shreds.  It was just a matter of time.  So when I started looking around for replacements I knew I had to go much more heavy duty.  Do you know how much those things cost to buy??  I mean REALLY.  So I was going over some old posts here on the ol’ blog and fond memories stirred when reading THIS ONE.  So I put the same idea to use and came up with these ……..


Overall I would rate these as a pretty easy project.  I had to run out a few times to make sure they fit and pin them for adjustments.  My old seat covers only covered the back and not the butt, so these go that extra mile by adding a flap of material to cover the seat as well.  The great thing about using jean is I just cut around objects like the seat belt hardware and didn’t bother to finish the seams. I didn’t attach the two seat covers together but I might do this at a later date to make sure they don’t shift around. I did a bit of a his & hers theme by appliquéing some elements on each one.  I got some flowers, hearts and patches.  HE got a big sun, waves, and a barefoot print.

My friend Wendy sent this to me and I have to say I'm lovin it... try it out, it works, and we can all use more bags to lug our mommy stuff around in, I mean really.

In honour of my 100th post I thought I would ramble about my weekend.  My husband has been away for three days and it rained for two of them. Nice. In case he doesn't believe me I took a few pictures....
I learned that I seem to get WAY more done when he's gone than when he's here.  Odd.  I had a few unfinished projects I decided to tackle in his absence.  The first was a chair that I bought at a junk shop (for lack of a better term) at least 10 years ago... OK 15 but who's counting.  I was inspired to do this by Brenda.  I read THIS blog posting the day Dave left and was completely in awe of her ability.
I learned that I can break my own rules...I have  a rule against painting wood.  So I stained it with blue milk paint.  You can still see the grain and details through it... but it's blue.  I consider this a fair compromise.  I learned that boys are a great help sanding.  Staining.. not so much.  Going with the grain seems completely and genetically beyond them. I blame my husbands DNA for this.
I learned that tea tastes better in my new mug.  No.. it's not all in my head.  It really does.
I learned that once I start to paint it's REALLY hard to stop. 

I learned that when trying to fix your plastic dog head with expanding foam because your adorable sons smashed his nose in...... less is more.  There's a reason they call it expanding.

Finally, I learned that I really miss my man when he's gone.

**Update I used a size 8 knitting needle for these hats!