Summer Paper Piecing

This amazing summer weather has inspired me to sew something bright and colorful.  I've had this pattern on my "to do" list for awhile now and decided it was about time to get started :)

Brights are not usually my normal color palette, and I haven't paper pieced in AGES, but I'm really enjoying the change of pace!

I have about half of the blocks completed, so stay tuned, more color coming up! :)

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Summertime

We've been soaking up the sun here in the Pacific Northwest...

Lots of visits here:

To pick

And

A girl could get used to this :)

Love you summertime...



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Happy July 4th!

Happy 4th of July everyone!  We're definitely in celebration mode around here...  The weather is BEAUTIFUL and we have family in visiting from out of town.

Our day will go something like this -

Parade in the morning + cookout in the afternoon + fireworks at dusk = the PERFECT way to celebrate :)

Then on to enjoy the nice long weekend, with hopefully some time spent in the studio!

Have a safe and happy holiday everyone :)

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View From My Art Journal

Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend!  We're having a heat wave here in the pacific northwest... got to 90 today!  As long as it's sunny, I'm good :)  

Spent some time in the studio this weekend (when I wasn't outside soaking up the sun), so thought I'd pop in to share a few pages from my art journal.  I really like how this color scheme turned out! 

We've been tackling some house projects recently, so I haven't had much creative time, but it sure felt good to be back in the studio today :)

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Vintage Love

Happy Weekend Everyone!  We're expecting company tomorrow, so I've been busy getting the house in order around here.  The weather is BEAUTIFUL, 75 degrees and sunny, whoo hoo!  Summer, now that you're finally here, you're more than welcome to stick around for a loooong while :)

After the house is in order, I'll be playing in the studio :)  I recently found this vintage embroidery sample and was also lucky enough to find a coordinating piece of vintage fabric.  Can't wait to see what they turn into!

Have a great weekend everyone :)

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Fresh Picked

I just love summertime :)

Been making a lot of these lately - my "go to" smoothie recipe...

Strawberry Smoothie
(makes 1 large or 2 small smoothies)

1 - 6 oz container Strawberry Yogurt
1/2 cup Milk
1/2 teas Vanilla
2-3 tbsp Sugar
1-1/2 cups Ice
8-10 Strawberries
(if using frozen strawberries, omit the ice)

Mix all ingredients together in a blender or food processor, and enjoy!

Hope your summer is off to a great start :)

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Happy Friday!

Happy Friday Everyone!  I love the start of the weekend, so full of possibilities...  It's supposed to rain here tomorrow - good day to stay in and sew.  I hope to make progress on some fun things I have in the works. Hope to have some "sneak peeks" for you soon!

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