18 years..where did they go?

Yesterday was my son's birthday.  I can not believe he is 18 already.  Those sleepless nights seem like yesterday.  He didn't like to sleep.  He wanted to be up where the action was.  He would cat nap.  I don't think I slept for those first 2-3 years either.  But I wouldn't change a thing.  He has been such a blessing to me and my family.  So in honor of my grown up young man, here are a few pictures of him as a baby.

I am so proud of this boy.  I can't wait to see what the future holds for him and me.

Happy Birthday Samuel Richard!

Blessings

Amy

Little things

Hello friends,

I have been on technology overload for a couple weeks now.  I broke down and got a smart phone.  So I'm trying to learn  how to sync everything.  I'm not doing to well.  You see I have multiple accounts on everything, Facebook, blogger, pinterest. It hasn't been easy to make all of this work.  So before I show you so pictures of what I have been making I want to let toy know I now have instagram and you can follow me @theturquoisebutton. 
I have had a little bit of time to sew.  I lost a lovely fellow sewist and friend last week.  She was 91 and had a great life.  Her daughter is my coworker and she blessed me with her fabric stash.  I can't wait to tear into it.
So when I had time I sewed a little.  A friend asked me to make some coin purses for her kids.  She wanted them for their lunch boxes.  I decided to use oilcloth and I think they turned out pretty good.

 

Then I made a jewelry roll for a coworkers birthday but the picture wasn't that great.  Then my boss found a pattern for those big blue Ikea bags.  Since I had a big piece of the oil cloth left I decided to make one for her to try out for me.  She wanted to pay me but I really want her to be the tester.  Sometimes if you sew too much on oilcloth you can tear it so I want her to try it and let me know how it holds up.

 

 

 

 

Then I thought I would try my hand at paper piecing.  I have done some EPP(English Paper Piecing) and I really like it but I had never done Foundation Paper Piecing before.  My friend Charisma was doing the Wild and Goosey pattern by Bonnie Hunter in the Quiltermaker Magazine.  I decided to get the pattern and print off the papers. Bonnie has the best patterns.  Please check out her website.www.quiltville.blogspot.com. I love it!  I could teach a class on this if asked.  It is so fun and an easy way to get crisp creases.  The pieces are small, I am only using 2 inch squares for most of it.  The 2 big corners are 3 inch squares.  The finished block is only 3 1/2 inches.  I have a lot to make (320) but I am using scraps and just doing a few here and there.

 

 

What are you working on?  Do you ever see something from a blog you follow and decide you would like to try that?  How do you get your ideas?

 

Blessings

Amy