whatchabuildin

drawings

This past February my mom turned 70. I wanted to make something special for her, well, because she is a special mom! Mom is in a couple quilting groups that she really enjoys a lot. She also loves birds. So I decided I would do a little drawing of a few birds quilting, chatting and well, when girls get together, we have fun! I think this is a fun drawing, that really shows the joy my mom finds in life!

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This other drawing was also drawn for my mom, for Mother's Day. She loves gnomes, and she said that when I was a young girl I drew a gnome for her and she put it on the refrigerator. I sure it just got torn off and thrown away with all the other "frig art" that was up on that frig. Apparently, all these years she has been thinking of that drawing, and wished that she still had it. So, this Mother's Day I decided to draw a gnome couple for her. She loved it..... 

"Mom, did you hang that drawing yet? Or, is it still sitting on your desk?"

"Mom?" Hmm....

 

more making

For Mother's Day my little boy (with those yummy toes :)) and me made these bookmarks for each mom. We got the great idea from Amanda, and can't wait until her new book comes out to try more ideas!

This is a great thing if you are short on time. I make my batch of cookie dough, and instead of baking them all at once, I shape the raw cookie dough on the cookie sheets and place them in the freezer. Press the dough down a little so they are flat discs. Place them really close to save space on the sheet. When they are completely frozen, I slide them into a freezer container. This way I can take just a few out for us to eat, or when we have company I can have fresh baked cookies for them. I bake them at 350 for 15 minutes and they come out just perfect! This also saves me from "knowing" that they are in the cookie jar, and going to get one...oh say, every five minutes! Just watching out for the waist line!

 

 

the weekend

wooden magnets

These little wooden refrigerator magnets were so much fun to make.

The wooden discs and the magnets were bought at a local craft store. I then took my wood burning tool and burned unique designs in each piece. I used a hot glue gun to attached the magnetics to the back. Simple and fun.

I'm really please with how they turned out. I think they would make nice housewarming gifts.

hi-atus

Hi, it's been awhile! I guess you could say I was on hiatus from this little place. It seems like my real life took over for the past....7 months? Wow, that has been a long time. I have been in the studio a lot, so that means I have been making things, and that is a good thing! So, I think to get myself back into the swing of things, I am going to start posting the little project I have been working on lately. 

First, is an ongoing project that I started way back, and finally, this spring I decided on colors and style. It's a quilt for our bed. The pattern I took from "Last Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts" It's the "Stacked Coins" quilt. I love how simple it is to make this quilt, no fussy quilt templates, just straight cuts. Fast and easy. Although, it is taking me awhile to finish it! For some reason, I get distracted with other projects, then another, and another.... it's endless really! My goal for a finish date is the first day of autumn, stay tuned to see if that happens!

I am using the assorted fabric you see above, and the main body of the quilt will be natural linen. The batting is made of wool. My mom had the batting made at Zeilinger Wool Company in Frankenmuth, Michigan. They do an excellent job taking your own fiber and processing it into batts, mattress pads, dying of wool, and much more. Check out their website.

As I continue on with this, I'll be posting the progress. After all, that deadline is getting closer!