Upcycled!

This one is a hodgepodge of thrift fabric w a garage sale quilt top! Cant wait toll Jer + Liz take it out for a spin!

I think this year I want to teach Finn about all the stars so I've been researching meteor showers to get us off to a really exciting start. Here is a good link I found with this year's calendar. Anyone interested in some evenings in the woods this winter?

Meet...can-man!

This is what is happening to all my canning supplies as they lay fallow. It was all Finn's idea and I'm pretty proud of how clever it is!

Hottie pad!

Love making these. I quilted/embroidered these in the car--oh and sewed the bindings on by hand. Oh dang! Handy pioneer road tripping. And they're gone as fast as they came--a gift for an after the fact wedding party, kind of like me and Tyler.

First hand quilted project!

I finished this last year, but never photographed it. All stash-scraps, of course!! Lots of pieces from grandma and the Kirkland seamstress.

Tyler's Birthday wall is up!! I used some cool scraps from work. Check 'em out here. It's called Picnic Pals. So darn cute!

Solo Show at the Old Rainier Brewery: August 11

It's been a little while since I played by myself in town so come on out and hear my tunes! (I've included a special sneak peek just for you guys.) Here are the stats: Old Rainier Brewery (3130 Airport Way South)--it's gonna be out front, I think, so very easy to find! Saturday, August 11th. 12:30 show start (30-45 minute set) with 9 other bands to follow I think it's a $5 door and that probably comes with some perks. Hope to see you there!

Library tote #???

Sweet new tote for Finn using Penguin + Fish's fox embroidery pattern!

I'm guessing I'll want to make at least a few more of these in my life. When I do a estimate of how many of these type of bag I have made in my life, you'd think I'd be sick of them. But, I'm not. I still love making little tote bags. And pot holders. And stretch pants. And the thing all of these items have in common, besides requiring a sewing machine, is that they are all quick and easy. Yup, quick and easy. So, why don't I LOVE the longer, more difficult projects as much? I do love them just as much, even more, but I don't enjoy them as much. To finish a long project, I have to go through some moments when I think the project is stupid, that I suck and that it's a waste of time of to even bother making anything. With a shorty, I don't even enter the woods because the reward is immediate and it motivates me to complete it. To complete the long ones, I have to be able to talk myself through some tough spots and then return the same project the next week that caused me so much frustration--and there's usually a couple of rounds of this. So, I'm starting a big project w Aly and it's gonna be great to have a partner to stick it out together with! More on that later!

Making Memories on the record!

Tyler's awesome project is starting to get some pretty sweet press. Learn more about it by listening to this interview with Marcie Sillman of KUOW/NPR fame!! Hot digity!!

After school= more farmin!

Finn at "school"!

Library bag, part 1.

Got this pattern from a clothworks designer, Alyssa Thomas! F is for Finn. It's gonna be a library tote.

Happy birthday Fionna!

Veggie pride!

Having my own pride parade over here. Our garden is actually feeding us--a lot! I've even given away some food. That is pretty exciting. My new years resolution is comin to fruition--hardy har!

Brinnon winds

What a big boy! Flying his own kite!