i have to say...

tutus for the guys

Yesterday was tutu making day!  This weekend I am running a Color Run and I made these for some friends who are running with me.  

People like costumes for this type of thing, you know!

The funny thing is that these are for four guys.  Husbands of my friends, who are willing to be silly. I love that!

I am wearing more of a where's waldo looking outfit.  Well, my socks are like where's waldo.  My running shorts have popsicles on them.

It should be a fun time!

I hope your weekend is filled with some silliness!

and the winner is...

...pink flowers!

The comments on yesterday's post favored the orange cherries, while Facebook comments favored the pink flowers.  Kind of funny how that works!

The pink just seemed the way to go for me.  I love those orange cherries, but not for this quilt. Maybe next time around...

Have a lovely day, Friends!

show and tell tuesday

Hello, Friends!

Welcome to SHOW AND TELL TUESDAY!

My quilt is all pieced and quilted and ready for binding.

Have I ever mentioned that binding is m y least favorite step?  

For some reason I always dread it.

So, I am going to ask for some help.  I certainly wish I could have you come over and actually do it for me, but I will just ask for your advice on which fabric to use.  

Initially I was going to go for more modern and use black stripes, but I have officially changed my mind since I like the vintage-y look that the Bluegrass Kona adds.  So, which of these two do you prefer?

Pink flowers:

Orange cherries:

I am leaning towards pink flowers.

What about you?

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.

Happy sewing!

so, i have this friend

So, I  have this friend.

Well, I have a few of them.

We like to do ridiculous things together.

This time we went to the Manitou Springs Coffin Races.

Such ridiculous fun!

 

There are 60+ teams of five people

Each one had a theme: Wizard of Oz, Legos, Steampunk, etc.

Anything goes!

 

 

Each team races a coffin (pretty much like a soap-box derby) up the main street in town.

The coffins ranged from outhouses to helicopters to coffins.

And, yes, a couple of them either crashed or ended up where they didn't need to be.

We had lots of fun.

Got lots of sun.

And came home tired.

I love my friends!

sale of the week---bundles

This week in my shop all bundles are 15% off through Sunday!  Bundles are a great way to build up your fabric stash, or an easy way to start a beautiful quilt!

Click here to see what's in stock!

Have a lovely Monday!

quilting, coffins and football

This is one of those weeks in which I am very happy to greet my weekend!

It's not that it was a bad week, but just a week full of things to deal with.  And I am little bit tired.

My hope is to fit a little bit of quilting in. 

Tonight is dinner at a friend's house.  She is a great cook, so I am looking forward to it.  Plus she is a gem of a friend!

Tomorrow I am going to the Coffin Races in Manitou Springs.  Never been, but I have always been curious.  Hopefully I will have some fun pictures for you on Monday.

Sunday is the usual: church and football.  

It's funny, because this football thing is getting addictive!  A friend that I watch football with texted me the other night that she watching Sports Center and she relayed a Peyton Manning story to me that they were reporting.  We had to crack up because a year ago we knew absolutely nothing about football, except that there are a lot of great snack recipes to make while you watch it!  Now I have a lovely and fun group of friends that I get with on most weekends and we scream at the TV and eat those great snacks. Life just keeps getting better!

How about you?  What does your weekend look like?

 

coffee cake muffins--a recipe

We love these muffins!  So very yummy!  

These ones are worth a double-batch...to freeze or to giveaway.

Really, anything with struesel is a favorite in my house. I could eat it by the spoonful!

Click here to see how these are made!

Happy baking!

show and tell tuesday

Hello, Friends!  

Welcome to SHOW AND TELL TUESDAY!

I have made small progress on my quilt top.  Another 1/3 is finished, although I had thought it would be done by now.  Tomorrow will afford me more time at my machine, I hope!

The more I sew this one, the more I like it.  The green background color gives it a vintage-y feel, I think.

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.

Happy sewing!

sale of the week---free shipping!

This week in my shop, all orders over $40 will ship for free in the US!  Just use code freeshipfun at checkout to apply this to your order.  All international orders will receive an equivilant refund towards your shipping.

Click here to see my shop!

Have a lovely day!

shop notes: lulu roses

Lulu Roses is in my shop!  This lovely, sweet and vintage-y line is just gorgeous, and the feel of the fabric is perfection!  I have always been a fan of Tanya Whelan's collections, and this one is no exception.  It's simply adorable!

Click here to see all that's in stock.

Have a lovely weekend!