Guess Who's Back...

guess who's back...back again...

i totally heart me some Eminem...so i just had to use that line...

hope ya'll have been well while I was away on my bloggy break...

I thought a LOT about my blog over the last week or so...

I had decided to take a break and think about my blog because my posts were getting fewer and there was more time elapsing between posts...

I'm an over-thinker....I over analyze and over think everything...it's one of the things that I think makes me really good at what I do for a living and has helped me in my career....looking at everything from every possible angle is a great asset in a manager...but it makes me doubt myself in other arenas...

being the over thinker that I am I started by looking at why I started my blog in the first place...I had just taken a class and learned about quilting...I was in love with quilting...and also just discovered this online world of quilty and crafty blogs....which were so full of unbelievably talented and amazing women that create them...and I realized that I wanted to talk about the projects I was working on...but I really wanted to be part of this world of these amazingly talented and kind women...

then I needed to look at where I was at this point in my life and in this journey....I've mentioned that I just got a pretty big promotion at work and that I'm a bit of workaholic...I also have a lot of pride and can be an all or nothing type...if I do something I want to be the best and give it my all...and I'll be the first to admit that my blog was suffering in the battle between work and blog...

so I thought and decided that I still love quilting and still want to be a quilty-bloggy rockstar like the amazing women that I rush to read everyday....

and again being me the over-thinker....I had to think of a way to be able give my blog the attention that it needed...and so I devised a plan...it would be easy for me to post more regularly if I had pre-planned post themes for different days...

so here we go on a new adventure here in Red Dirt Girl World....so Wednesday will be Well Read Wednesdays....which for me being a very avid reader this won't be difficult at all...

hope ya'll will continue to take the time to read about me, my projects, and my life here in Red Dirt Girl world...

Blog Break

If you haven't noticed...I've been a little absent...

life has kept me from my blog...but soon i will be back...

on June 15th...to be precise

Springy and Bright

Spring is in full swing here in North Texas

it's been beautiful weather wise

I just love the bright happy colors of spring

All the bright spring blooms had me inspired

I've needed some color to spruce up my gray and white bed linens

so I dug out some of my all time favorite fabric

included some solids to coordinate

and came up with these

they are so bright and happy

and the dark gray ties them in with my bedding

i echo quilted the flowers and leaves

then some stippling in the open spaces

then quarter inch spaced lines on the borders

oh...did i mention these are going to become pillows

bet you were wondering huh?

i can't decide though exactly how to do the backs

I'm wavering between simple envelope backs

or grommets and laced up with grosgrain ribbon

Patio Spruce Up

I have been spending a fair amount of time on my patio lately...

even with all the bright plants...there seemed to still be a lack of color...

and my patio chairs are not all that comfortable...

so I was a Joann yesterday...

and guess what was on sale....yep...outdoor canvas...50% off!!

so here's what I made yesterday...

here's a closer shot of the print....it's absolutely adorable...

and the colors are perfect for all the colors of my planters on the patio..

so cute right??

and my plants are looking good....

lots of buds on my impatiens...

I had never seen this sweet potato vine before...but it's got really deep dark foliage...and then this week...an added bonus...these perfect little purple blooms...



I just love these bright coral geraniums....and apparently so does Ry....his nose is blocking the big bright blooms....oh well...

Happy weekend everyone!!

A relaxing space

Spring is in full swing here in North Texas...

the weather has been absolutely beautiful....rain in the early morning, but then lots of sunshine and really mild temperatures...

making me want to spend what little time I have in the evenings outside...since most days with the new job I'm cooped up inside these days...

so I decided to spruce up the patio...so bright and early Saturday morning found me headed to Lowe's and straight to the garden center....

I had picked up a book at Barnes&Noble a few weeks ago about organic container gardening...so my plan was some bright vibrant colors...and veggies and herbs to enjoy through the summer...

so here's the progress so far...

I love bright blooms of a Hibiscus...this one is a really vibrant coral and it has tons of buds just waiting to pop open...and these grow so tall...I thought why not hide some crisp white little shade lovers on the back side...

more little white Impatiens with a favorite of mine Lantana.....this will probably turn out to be my favorite container on the patio..


and the rest of the containers while in progress...that's my little jalapeno plant in the green container on the left.....Roma tomato in the beige container in the middle...cilantro in the small coral container to the tomatoes right...and my garlic is pictured...but I'm thinking I'll be able to keep everyone in salsa this summer if these little guys produce for me...

we also have rosemary, lantana, snapdragons, sweet potato vine, and creeping jenny in containers...we had to take a break to relax....

but we'll post some more pics when everything is all in place...but for now Ry and I have some sun and a nice breeze to enjoy!!

Hope you had a great weekend!!

What I'm working on

I decided I need a wall hanging for my office as the walls are just way too plain...

I've had an Oz jelly roll on my sewing table for a while now...

Julie's hexagon quilt-a-long had me decide that is just what that jelly roll needed to be..

can't wait to finish it....it's going to be fanatastic...

it's going to be bright and cheerful and fun...

I'm still here...

things have been crazy at work...

but i'm still working my way thru those holiday quilts...

so here's the work in progress for the Easter quilt....

and can i tell ya'll how happy i am that the weather is warm and sunny...

i'm enjoying it...

and i'm sure it'll be too hot way too soon...