FabricMom

I just love Sunflowers. Everytime I see one I am taken back by their beauty. So this week I am giving away one of my favorite prints. Just leave me a comment between now and Thursday evening @ 11:59 central time and you will be entered in the drawing. Good Luck and happy blogging.

And the winner is Brenda @ The Quilt Journey.

Here is what she won.

Today was the first day of school for the boys. Tyler started 8th grade and Joshua started kindergarden. They were both excited and nervous. Tim took Tlyer and I took Joshua. I was so anxious and worried for him. All the kids meet in the gym before school starts and the teacher walks them to class. He looked a little nervous when it was time for me to leave. He was such a brave boy. He didn’t cry. I was worried that he might.

I didn’t even pay attention to the fact that they both wore blue striped polo shirts. Too cute. Joshua said he had a great day when I picked him up from school. He is excited to go back. His teacher said he had a good day. One day down 13 more years to go.

Tyler said he had a good day too.

Okay here is my latest quick and easy endevor. Fabric book marks.

I cut a scrap peice of fabric 4 1/2 x 6/1/2 inches. Folded it in half length wise right sides together. Sew across the bottom and up the side. Turn it inside out. Use a pen or chop sticks to press out the corners. Cut a piece of heavy card stock or a manila folder into a 1 7/8 inch piece. The length will need to able be at least 6 inches. Insert the paper into the bookmark. Cut off the excess paper. Turn the raw edge into the book mark and sew it closed. I used a heavy duty needle and some embroidery thread to add tassels to the end of some of them. You could also quilt them with a machine and a heavy duty needle.

Mom(Aka:Gramma),

These are for you. We miss you.

Look Gramma mommy feed me green beans. Yummy.

Smile Gramma I love you.

I was playing around with the camera yesterday taking some black and white pictures. The boys decided they wanted their picture taken too.

Here is a picture Tyler took. I was feeding Andrew and Josh wanted to sit with me. They are so sweet. I love my boys.

I made this cute little art quilt yesterday. I hand drew the design on a piece of super muslin. I used a black fabric marker to color it in. I looked through my stash and found this vibrant red and black material. The quilt measure a little over 10 inches square. I just love it.

I set up an Etsy account this week. I have been wanting to for a while. I figured maybe I should try to make a little money off my hobby. I have put 20 items on in the past few days. Today I made my first sale. I was so excited I had to run in the other room and tell my hubby. I have so many ideas and not nearly enough time to do what I want to do. The wheels are turning.

Brenda over @ The Quilt Journey is hosting a fabric postcard swap. It is so much fun. There are 4 of us so far. If anyone is interested in joining visit Brenda’s site and leave her a comment. We would love to have you join us. It is so easy and rewarding. Here is an example of one I mailed last time.

I made this log cabin candle mat this morning for one of my aunts who just had surgery. It measures 9 x 9 inches. And the best part is that it is made from using scraps. I didn’t have to buy anything. Yeah. Now I want to make some for myself.

I received this fabric postcard the other day from a swap partner named Dorothy. Isn’t it adorable. I love it.

Here are a few pictures of Andrew that I took yesterday. He is getting so big and fast. I put this bouncer together yesterday. We got it as a baby shower gift from some o the ladies at church. He seemed to like it.