Too CUTE!!!

I just have to share one of the NEW PINcess pin sets
the girls just listed on their website.

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They are just too cute not to share,
and who can resist a cupcake???

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So many colors to choose from....

thank goodness I always get one of each!

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Take a look here to see more!

Baby Bracelet Blessings #10

The next addition to our project,

Snuggle.

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Same embroidery floss colors as before.

Only seven more blocks left to complete our quilt!

If you are doing both, you will be prepared for either one that arrives, boy or girl!
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Download the pattern HERE.
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...oh...and by the way... check out the home page on my website to see a sneak peek at my new project! I am getting so many "new" projects that it is getting hard to keep up with all of them!
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Some favorite shops.

Thimbles and Threads in Draper, Utah

I just adore this shop!

This is the shop that first took a chance on me.

They displayed and sold kits for my first quilt "ANTtitude."I guess there will always be a special place in my heart for this shop,

and for Arlene Shepard who ran the store at the time. I miss her.

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My favorite thing about this shop is the way my quilts smell when I take them home after they have been displayed.

It smells ........ hmmm, just wonderful!

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This shop is under new ownership. Cathie Zimmerman is the new owner.

I just can't explain the enthusiasm this little lady brings to quilting!

It is like a breath of fresh air. The ladies are always so helpful and nice.

It is just something you have to experience when you visit.
Cathie is absolutely amazing, and a dream to work with.

I love Cathie! Look at her cute little display of the tabletopper on the table.

I have to say this is the cutest tabletopper I have seen for the 4th of July!

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This is a picture of her shop hop quilt.

It is wonderful. I really love the piecing look to this quilt.

Sadly, there is no pattern yet.

Don't you want one? .... Me too!

Hopefully we can convince Cathie to make it up.

She used the amazing talents of the girls in her shop and herself to create it!

My favorite thing about Cathie's shop is how much work and effort went into her preparations for Shop Hop, it sure showed, and was appreciated. There is so much work that goes into preparing for this event. I can't even imagine all the work and thought that went into her store displays and products.

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Many shops have started to wane in their excitement for this event. I found it impressive that they took the time to offer something special to us as customers.

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Cathie rearraged her fabrics in Red, White, and Blue to keep with the theme.

I thought that was a really nice touch.

This shop had prepared and you could really tell.
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It's been a while since I have been to a shop hop that the winners of a door prize drawing would scream with delight when presented thier prize!
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Cathie gave away some wonderful prizes.

I spent the day with them on Friday demo-ing "Perfect Circles", and how to applique.
I hope I helped out someone who is struggling with applique!
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I think it was wonderful that they were offering demonstrations.
I think that is what I enjoy most about shop hop,
specials and demos that you just can't experience on a normal shop visit.
Thank you Cathie for making us feel special and appreciated as customers participating in the Hop!

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American Quilting in Orem Utah.
This is a great store. My favorite part is the way they use antiques for display.

The fabrics here are equally wonderful!

Whenever I am looking for a pretty pastel, this is the shop I come to.
I love the look of their scrappy quilts on display.
They are just beautiful.


I also love the way this shop groups fabric together.
It sure makes it easy to pick fabrics when they are displayed together this way.

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Thanks to Amy who allowed me to share her shop with you.

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There were a few shops I just didn't have time to visit this year,

Quilters Haven in Bountiful Utah - this shop is amazing, and I wished it were closer to me.

If you are in the area, it is worth a visit.

Quilts Etc. in Sandy Utah - I am at this shop more than I want to admit, I love this store. So much fabric and ideas, but it is always too busy with shoppers to take too many pictures.

It seems I am always in the way.

I plan on taking some pictures and sharing them with you someday.

Village Dry Goods in Brigham City - this store is always the most fun to visit. These ladies know how to throw a party! I am sorry I missed it this year.

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Thanks for visiting me, and have a wonderful day.

Baby Bracelet Blessings #9

The next addition to our project,

Soft.

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How are you progressing so far girls?

All the colors are the same as before.


Download your pattern HERE.
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Now I am off to visit my favorite shops as I participate in our local
Wasatch Front Shop Hop.
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I plan on posting some pictures of them in the next few days!
Can't wait to see what they have been busily working on!!!
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A slice of Summer!

What am I doing up at this hour?

Making Fruit Pizza of course!

Yum!

Sugar cookie crust, with strawberry/creamy sauce and all the toppings.

(Recipie is quite easy.. I'm not much of a cook but a few of you requested it so here it is.

Sugar Cookie dough - refrigerated - courtesy of the Betty Crocker cookbook

2/3 c. shortening

3/4 c. sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

1 egg

4 tsp. milk

2 c. flour

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

Cream together first 3 ingredients, add egg and mix till fluffy. Stir in milk.

Combine dry ingredients, then add to creamed mixture.

Divide dough and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Spread out the cookie dough like a pizza crust.. or giant cookie, and poke all over with a fork just like a pizza crust.

Bake at 375 for about 10 minutes, or until the edges start to brown then let cool.

Mix together one small container of strawberry cream cheese and a bottle of Jetpuf Marshmallow Creme (You can substitute Cool whip instead of the cream cheese mixture too!) then spread over giant cookie. Add fruit of your choice, we had raspberries, strawberries, kiwi, grapes, peaches, and banana's. Pineapple is amazing on this too, but we didn't have any! The longer this sits out, the softer the cookie gets and it is absolutely wonderful after about an hour.)

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I just love the summer, kids are home, life is carefree, sleeping in is wonderful!

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But. . . . . it comes with a price. . . .

My house looks as if you dropped one of these on it!

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Laundry is..., well unbelieveable, kids rooms are un-mentionable,

it is as if we had a fall out!

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I do have a little excuse for all of this wonderful chaos...

It is somewhat due to this little gal...
and mostly due to the thing surrounding her...
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GRASS!!!
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WE HAVE GRASS!!!
After eight years, we finally finished our back yard!
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It is a miracle!

Now I can send the kids out to "play", they mostly just run around in circles, but I really can't complain, at least they are out there, instead of in here!
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Hopefully I can make some progress on the inside.
Oh and by the way... the little puppy's name is Pepper.
This picture does not due her justice! She was very uncooperative, but so cute!

Baby Bracelet Blessings #8

It's Thursday again can you believe it?

I am so glad I decided to do this every week,

otherwise I may have never finished it.

Too bad my projects for our Local Shop Hop are suffering....

... but that is me, too many ideas, never enough time!

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Enjoy this new addition to our project.

You can print off the pattern HERE.

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This is how I did it if you want to embroider the image as you see it,

I satin stitched the roses in light pink before outlining them in the dark pink.

The candy stripes were made after the dark blue stem stitch was finished.
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All embroidery uses the same colors as before,

the fabric was chosen from my scrap pile.

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Happy Stitching!

A new project.

Last year I met Becky of Patchwork Posse.

She is a super creative gal and good at everything that I struggle with.

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She asked me to design a project for her online sewing group,

this is what I came up with.

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What do you think?

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Take a click to her blog and check out my interview with Mrs. Becky!

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For those of you who are not members of the Posse,

this pattern will be released in a few months.

If you just can't wait...

head on over and join! There are a bunch of wonderful designers

who have already done, and have yet to do projects for the group.
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Lots of creative projects to keep you busy this year!

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Thanks for the opportunity Becky!

Baby Bracelet Blessings #7 BOW

Just had to take a break from all the paper cuts and tired bottom

to create this week's BOW for you.

*CUTE*

What a nice break it was, stitching is so relaxing for me.

and who I ask is not a ladybug fan?

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For the boys, we switched it up a notch to add beetles..
Ladybugs are just too girly!

Hope you enjoy this free pattern available

HERE.

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Thanks for being so patient and waiting for me while I went to Quilt Market!

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Now back to the pattern creating for all of you wonderful shops out there

anxiously awaiting their arrival!

Drowning?... Me?.....Glub, glub....

So much to do... so little time... I am trying to keep my head above water!

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Market... it really drained me. I think I have finally recovered.

I only slept for a few days.....

My oldest daughter made fun of me,

she would tell the other kids, "Leave Mom alone....

She's recovering from "So-cial-iz-ing!"

How much sleep can you actually get with five kids who want your attention I ask?

...really....

Kids can be so mean... and when they are not in school,

they start to pick on me instead of their friends...

I wished I would have taught them to be nicer...

....sigh... oh well.....

Only a few days into summer vacation and I already need a pick-me-up ....

all of this teasing... kids.....ahhhh....

so I started to upack.

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Take a look at my wonderful bottle caps! And.... these great strawberry baskets!

I have big plans for them!

I found these goodies at an antique shop in South Dakota.

I was restricted to what I could fit in my purse!

Our car was so full of luggage that I reluctantly had to leave many wonderful items.

I am planning on returning with the "big" car, and maybe the camper.

I can fit alot in there! There are some great things at those shops.

it was more like torture to visit, because I couldn't take much home with me.

As our local shop hop looms ever closer...

I have really been focused on trying to finish up this little project.

I sure hope I can finish it in time!

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I have been so busy with recovering, filling market orders,

and working on this that I am sorry to say...

My kids already feel like they are in prison!

I think we are going to have to take a trip out today,

just to the printer, and the post office...

but hey,

at least they get out!

Maybe I can just reward them with a Slurpee,

you think it will work?

Gosh, what we do for a little "Mom, you're the best" comment!