Flirty Girl

This quilt top is super simple....I thought that was perfect for the Innocent Crush (by one of my most favoritest designers Anna Maria Horner) fat quarters that I had sitting around. 

The resulting quilt top of simple bricks and smaller pieces thrown in randomly.  I think the simplicity really allows the vibrant flirty femininity of the fabrics to shine.

I haven't decided on a backing fabric yet...I'm thinking something simple maybe a solid with just a pieced line...what color would you suggest for the backing??  orange, pink, purple?

Vintage Fresh

I finished this quilt a while ago, but hadn't taken pictures of it...today seemed like a good evening for a quilt shoot...so Ry and I headed outside to snap some photos...

I love this quilt....it's such a gorgeous vintage color palette....

when I first saw this line, Dream On by Urban Chiks for Moda, I could not wait to get my hands on it....it reminded me of the old sheets we used to use out on the lawn and to build forts over chairs in the play room when we were growing up...

I added the scrappy middle border on a whim and think it really makes the quilt work....

I love all the colors in these fabrics...especially that deep yellow orange....which I used for the binding and is included in large stripes on the back...the backing fabrics were my two favorites from the line which i stashed quit a bit of, the blue and white stripe and the floral on blue....

Quilting is mirrored lines along the seams of the tumblers and straight lines in the inner and middle borders...

the outer border has a free motion quilted daisy chain which is really sweet and perfect for this quilt....

this quilt makes me smile and gets a lot of use...I've dubbed this quilt Vintage Fresh since those are the first two words it brings to mind....it's the perfect bright summery quilt!!

Happy 4th!!

Hope everyone is having a fantastic Fouth of July!!

I got to enjoy some beautiful fireworks last night and I'm sure there will be more this evening!  And today I'm getting to work with this fun pile of fabric that just so happens to be perfect for the holiday!!

Happy BBQing and Fireworks everyone!!

Well Hello There

It's been a while ya'll....a long while since I've been blogging....

well I'm back...and I'll be trying to blog more regularly...

I've had this idea for a breakfast nook floating around in my head ever since I saw this chair...

I thought it would look really great with a modern round table and banquette seating with coordinating upholstery.  While I love this chair...it's a little bit more than I'd like to spend on a couple chairs and truth be told it doesn't look all that comfortable.  I prefer my chairs with a little more padding than this beauty looks to have.

But I still like the breakfast nook idea...so here's my breakfast nook idea board so far...

I love the idea of the Docksta table with a pair of Nils arm chairs upholstered in Amy Butler Soul Blossom Night Tree in Cilantro.  Then having an L shaped banquette made from Akurum wall cabinets built in for storage and topped with cushions upholstered in Waverly Tobago.  I'm alternating between thinking the Hampen rug is too much or just perfect to tie it all together.

What do ya'll think???