Left Overs & Sneak Peek

Jodi over at Simply This That and The Other was recently featured on Moda Bake Shop.(Congratulations Jodi!) Jodi made a darling Pinwheel Baby Quilt...go take a look!!

After I finished my All Dressed Up quilt I had pinwheels left over. I posted about it here. So when I saw Jodi's quilt I started skippin' to my Lou! I knew exactly what I was going to do with my pinwheels!!


Are you ready...I'm so excited...I just can't hide it!!!....


Thanks Jodi!! I love it!! And thanks Nanette for the leftovers!!


Here's a sneak peek on what I'm working on next!! Stay tuned...

Piece & love,
Dawn

Time For Tea

I was invited to participate in Stephanie's Time For Tea Swap. I had a grand time too! Stephanie was the perfect host. Every Tuesday she would post tea time treats especially for you and me. She posted fantastic pictures of the most unique teapots from a teapot exhibit, tea related ideas and sneak peeks. Can you imagine a teapot exhibit? I was so happy to attend thanks to Stephanie!

Now it's time for me to talk about tea (even though it's Wednesday)! I'm not a tea drinker, but I do love tea sets and teapots. I want to show you a few of my tea sets!


This is all that is left of my tea set from when I was a little girl! I remember having many "chocolate milk" parties with this set. I am sad this is all that is left. It is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. On the back side it is stamped "Marx Toys, made in Japan, Walt Disney productions".


The top tea set came from "China Town" in California. When I was about 10 years old we took a trip to the LA area and my mom really wanted to go to "China Town". I spotted this tea set and I wanted it really bad, but my mom said if I wanted it I had to buy it myself. If I purchased the tea set all my money would be gone, so I decided to pass. My mom bought it and said it was hers! What??? I was soooo MAD!! Her favorite color was pink and mine was blue and she bought the blue tea set! I thought maybe she was buying it for me!! I waited till after vacation....no tea set! I waited for my Birthday....no tea set! Christmas....no tea set! Years later...like after I was married with kids...she brought me this box. Inside the box was my blue tea set! My mom forgot all about it! She intended to give it to me for my birthday, but she put it away never to think about it again!! We had a good laugh! I love this blue tea set! Oh, and the teapot is musical!

The bottom picture is my mom's tea set from when she was a little girl. It is a complete set. I don't think she ever had chocolate milk parties because not one piece is broken. It is stamped "Homer Laughlin, Eggshell, Made in the USA". My mom gave this tea set to my daughter a few years ago for Christmas. My daughter wasn't impressed but she will be when she gets older.

Now for the swap!!


Isn't this the cutest tea bag holder!?! Stephanie made each of the participants one! Thanks Stephanie, you're the hostest of the mostest!!

Now are you ready to see what my swap partner sent me???...

Ulla from kotkarankki was my swap partner! These lovely gifts came all the way from Finland! Ulla sent me the sweetest letter and here is what she sent especially for me!! Isn't the table runner the cutest? On the coffee mugs is stitching of steam. She also made me a wall hanging with my blog name. She said the calico is tea dyed! Ulla's stitching is beautiful! I love it and it is hanging in my sewing area. The third item is a Tea Tree Oil hand wash...that goes in my purse! Thank you Ulla, I love everything you sent!


Now for posterity sake...here is what I sent to Ulla! I hope she liked what she received!

Piece & love,
Dawn

All Dressed Up

I finished my All Dressed Up quilt!! I absolutely love this quilt! As you might remember from a previous post, I used my mother's fabrics for all the dresses. With each dress I tried to remember what my mom used her fabrics for. She made a few quilts in her day. Mom gave away most of the quilts she made to family for wedding, baby or graduation gifts. She didn't particularly like to quilt...she enjoyed embroidery and crocheting.


It was so much fun to "design" each dress by adding the trim and bows!


I really like this one because of the little patchwork applique. It is Little Red Hen! My mom often read me the story of Little Red Hen when I was a little girl. I think it was her way to try and get me to help more with the chores. It didn't work!


Here a few of my favorites!!


I chose this border because I just finished the Time For Tea Swap with Stephanie. I thought it was appropriate to be all dressed up and off to a tea party. (Although when I was a little girl it was chocolate milk parties!)Plus it looks vintage!

If you would like a copy of the pattern, you can get it from the lovely Nanette!


I forgot to post about this great big bag I made!! I made it to carry my mat and rulers when I go on retreats or just quilting with friends.


On the back I put that silver iron on fabric so I can put it on a table and use it as an ironing board.

Piece & love,
Dawn

Weddings and Crates

We were invited to three weddings last month and of course I was behind in the gift giving department!! So I made up for it this weekend.


I made six of these!


And put them together like this!! A pie plate, pie crust mix, a can of pie filling, two handmade potholders and a serving knife. All tied up with some ric-rac made a fine gift! Don't you think?


I also covered a crate for Dancer to put her shoes in! You can get the directions on how to cover your own crate here!

Piece & love,
Dawn

Journey of a Quilter

Monday was my Pink Ladies class at Christmas Goose. The Pink Ladies meet the first Monday each month to work on various stitchery projects. The Journey of a Quilter designed by Leanne Beasley was last year's project. I just got Journey back from Andrea who long arm quilted it. I love it!!


This was a fun and enjoyable stitchery quilt to work on because every block reminded me that making a quilt is a journey. Sometimes it is a smooth sailing journey and sometimes I hit rough waters...like when I make a mistake and have to pick out more than I sew.





The last photo expresses how I feel when the binding is complete!! Time to celebrate!!

Piece & love,
Dawn