It's a new year

Happy New Year all. It is always exciting to start a new year, a new month, even a new day.

I would like to share with you a very special gift I received from my Internet friend Deb. She knows I love pink & Civil War fabrics, so she made me this beautiful pillow. Look at the tiny half sq. triangles! I have it sitting on a living room chair so I can look at it every day. From the bottom of my heart, Thank you Deb.



Now look at these darling scissors she also gifted me. The black filigree is so pretty & goes so
well in my pink sewing room





Gregg & I took a ride up to Reno on New Year's eve to see what the huge storms left. We heard there was lots of snow and boy was there. It looked like a picture post card, absolutely beautiful. As we drove through Truckee, the car thermometer read 4degrees. FOUR! I didn't get out of the truck there. Reno was a little warmer, it was 12. ha ha. We were toasty in the stores though. Next post I will show you goodies I found at The Windy Moon quilt shop that Gregg takes me to when we go to Reno.
It was such a fun day, just wish we would have remembered the camera. I know, silly of me, guess I was just so excited to get on the road.

That's it for today, Hugs to all,
Rebecca

Decorating time

Like Many of you I have been slowly getting my little house decorated for Christmas. I have to say, I just love Christmas. Pulling out all the special ornaments we have collected though the years, and reminiscing of when and where we bought it.

I do have one wall hanging I made a couple years ago. When I saw this pattern by Betty alderman I knew I had to make one for myself. I wanted mine to be softer reds, more towards the rose color which goes so well in my home. Isn't he wonderful?

In between making Christmas presents, I have been working an an Angel wall hanging. She is going to be so pretty when I or if I get it finished. You will have to wait for a photo though.






Happy weekend to you all.
Hugs,
Rebecca

One finished

Have I been busy? Hum, let me think..... Yes! I like other quilters & crafters have been busy making Christmas gifts. The bad thing is. time just seems to run too fast. I can't believe Thanksgiving is this Thursday. Thank goodness we are only having 4 at our table because I am not ready.

On the forum Quilt & Needle, I signed up for a Secret Santa gift exchange & made this cute apron & pot holders to match. I loved the pattern & later might make one for myself. Of course mine will be pink. he he.

Also, I have been working on the quilt below as a Christmas gift for Gregg's niece. The pattern was designed my a nice lady DebbieAnn on the forum Quilt & Needle. I just love the pattern. There is ALOT of cutting, but once that was done it goes together quite nicely.
Now imagine those stars in PINK, yes, that is a plan for the future.








This little star is only 3 inches. Now those are tiny pieces!


I don't know if it will be quilted by Christmas, but we will see if Mr. Time slows a little for me.

Hugs,
Rebecca

Happy Halloween

Boo!!!

A wonderful giveaway

Hello everyone,
I would like to tell you about a wonderful giveaway at A Gathering Place. Rebecca does such beautiful work & is giving away some beautiful pink Santa cards. Go check out her beautiful blog by clicking the photo on my side bar. You will be glad you did.

Pink, pink, I love pink

I wanted to share with you the little project I did last weekend.

I have had this little chest on my sewing table for years. It is perfect for

holding sewing needles, buttons, & fancy trinkets for my different sewing projects. However, as perfect as it is, I have not liked the color it is. It just didn't go with the theme of my sewing room. So one day I thought to myself, “I wonder if I could paint it?”

So I took a trip to Joanne's in search of some spray paint. Well I found the isle of spray paint, & look what I saw on the shelf …....

This is the most glorious color of pink!!!!!! It's called ballet slipper pink, how perfect is that. I would buy a case of it if I could.

Well I headed home so happy with my find. Then started to work of

preparing my little chest for it's new color.

Now it looks like this....

Isn't it pretty? Now I need to find something else to paint with the wonderful color.

In the mean time, I joined a pincushion swap on Block Central's forum & found this cute pattern by Anne Sutton at Bunny Hill. I made one for my partner, & love the cute little owl so much, I had to make one for myself. I made the little owl with minki & she is so soft. Of course the pillow she is sitting on had to be PINK.

Happy October everyone,

Rebecca

What Bed & Breakfast is this?

Hello my friends,

Ha, ha, this is not really a Bed and Breakfast bedroom even though it feels like being in one. Mr P. and I went out & purchased a new bed because we felt it was time for a larger mattress. It's funny how through the years ours seems to have gotten smaller & smaller. Could it be because or kitties feel the need to sleep with us & stretch themselves out to their full existent? Could it be I have grown taller and wider? That is very unlikely, considering at my last measurement, I am still only 5 feet. What ever the reason, we have upgraded to a king size bed. Which means we had to get a new head board to fit our new mattress. Oh darn, shopping for furniture, ha ha. Now what women doesn't' love to shop?

I knew I wanted a taller headboard, & fell in love with this one the moment I saw it. I was afraid it would look too small for the bedroom, but I think it looks fine. Interesting thing, it goes so well with our antique dresser that we bought & refinished during our first year of marriage.

While visiting my bloggy friends sights, I see they have been so busy getting projects finished for Fall. Well this has inspired me to pull out a Fall project I started last year but had to put it away because other projects needed to get done first.

Now I am not a Sun Bonnet kind of girl, but when I saw a book by Betty Alderman with these vintage looking Sue's, I knew I had to make it for my wall for the Fall season. The little black kitties make me smile because they remind me of my little Warwick. Now just need to get it quilted & hanging up.

Thanks for dropping by, have a lovely weekend,

Rebecca