i have to say...

check!

So, I can cross another thing off of my summer to-do-list.  This one is my good list: the one with goals and fun stuff to do!

I climbed a 14er on Monday.  If you are wondering what a 14er is, here in Colorado we take great pride in our mountain's elevation, and a 14er is a mountain peak measuring in at 14,000 feet or higher.

The mountain I climbed is called Mount Bierstadt, and it is one of the easier peaks to climb. I definitely wanted to start on the easy side of things, so that I can work up to a more difficult climb next time.  

And there will be a next time, for sure. Hopefully before summer and fall are over!

Still on the list for this summer?  Go dancing (coming soon!), climb the Manitou Incline and learn to swim (just gotta add the coming up for air part).

All do-able!

What is on your to-do list this summer!?

show and tell tuesday

Hello!  It's SHOW AND TELL TUESDAY!  And I have something new to share.  It's for an upcoming quilting class I am teaching.

I used Thimble Blossom's Spools pattern.   This is such a fun and simple little block to put together!  I will be hanging this in my own sewing room as soon as I teach the class.  There is a perfect little spot on the wall for this one!

If you are participating in Show and Tell Tuesday,  here are a few simple guidelines:

1. Post about your sewing-related project on your blog, or other sharing site.  Then link up here by adding the post's URL (not the URL to your main site) to the link list below.  Also, please link back to this Show and Tell Tuesday post in your own post.

2. Feel free to browse and comment on the links added below. It's a fun way to get to know people and find inspiration for your next project!

3. Add the sidebar graphic to your own site, if you want to.  The code is found in this post.

If you have something to Show and Tell this week, be sure to link up below.

 

shop notes: lush uptown

Lush Uptown prints have arrived in my shop! I am in love with the paint-by-number prints.  So cute!

Have a great day, friends!

show and tell tuesday

Welcome to SHOW AND TELL TUESDAY, my friends!

This week I got some sashing added to my Pow Wow quilt.  It's coming along slowly but surely, which is typical for me and a quilt.  Today I am hoping to get some samples done for my sewing classes.

We well see...

If you are participating in Show and Tell Tuesday,  here are a few simple guidelines:

1. Post about your sewing-related project on your blog, or other sharing site.  Then link up here by adding the post's URL (not the URL to your main site) to the link list below.  Also, please link back to this Show and Tell Tuesday post in your own post.

2. Feel free to browse and comment on the links added below. It's a fun way to get to know people and find inspiration for your next project!

3. Add the sidebar graphic to your own site, if you want to.  The code is found in this post.

If you have something to Show and Tell this week, be sure to link up below.

shop notes: new pre-cuts!

New SCRUMPTIOUS and AMERICAN JANE pre-cuts are in the shop!

And don't forget about Briar Rose and new exclusive pre-cut bundles!  

A whole bunch of fun, new stuff!

Have a great Saturday, friends!

shop notes: briar rose is in!

She is here!  Briar Rose in the shop!

Oh, the prints in this line are just perfect.  So sweet.  And the colors?  Perfection!

You can find yardage as well as bundles here in my shop.

Have a lovely day!

beauty from ashes

I have a new post up on the BEAUTY FROM ASHES blog. It's about running my own race.

Have a great day, friends!

a little list of things to do

1. Pow Wow quilt top. Finish it!

2. Patchwork curtains.  Need to get these hung up in my sewing room.

3. Aubry's quilt.  She is getting impatient!

4. Mending and Resizing pile needs to be tackled this weekend.

That's it.  

:)

 

show and tell tuesday

Hello!  It's SHOW AND TELL TUESDAY!

And I actually feel like I got a lot done!  49 blocks down, 7  to go.  And I am pretty happy with how this one is shaping up.  I still need to add the sashing and a border, but I feel so, so close!   The blocks still need to be mixed up too, but I was interested in seeing how it was coming along and just threw them out on the design wall.

If you are participating in Show and Tell Tuesday,  here are a few simple guidelines:

1. Post about your sewing-related project on your blog, or other sharing site.  Then link up here by adding the post's URL (not the URL to your main site) to the link list below.  Also, please link back to this Show and Tell Tuesday post in your own post.

2. Feel free to browse and comment on the links added below. It's a fun way to get to know people and find inspiration for your next project!

3. Add the sidebar graphic to your own site, if you want to.  The code is found in this post.

If you have something to Show and Tell this week, be sure to link up below.

Have a lovely day!

 

 

a little bit of adventure over the weekend

My girl FINALLY worked up the nerve to jump off of the rope swing into the river this weekend!  It was right after she talked her brother and a couple of friends into standing in the water to wait for her...just in case.

This just reminds me that in life, things seem a little bit more do-able when a friend lends a hand and watches out for you.  It makes jumping off into the unknown a little less scary!

Have a great day, friends!  And don't forget to be a friend to someone who needs it!  :)