Monthly Archives: November 2011
Country By Design quilt and jeans pocket purse
I listed two more items on Etsy today. I hadn’t made a quilt for a week or so, so I put one together using some homespun and vintage denim squares that I already had cut out. It is a baby … Continue reading
Vintage denim garland and duffel bag
I’m still figuring out how to use my vintage denim stash. I used pieces from several different pairs to make this duffel bag. I stitched all the seams to the right side and clipped them just like I clip my … Continue reading
Two more jeans pocket purses
I’m having fun making the jeans pocket purses. Most of them are made with two pockets stitched together, and those are fine, but I have to be different! On mine, the pockets are stitched to a continuous loop created from … Continue reading
Jeans pocket purse, baby quilt, and garland
I have gotten a little quilting and sewing done with all my running around. I had an order for a pink and grey baby quilt, so I have spent quite a bit of time on that. The bigger quilts take … Continue reading
Going to Branson
Last week, my SIL and I went to Branson for a couple of days. We went with a group from Prime Time Tours from Jefferson City, MO. It is a small agency that arranges about one or two outings a … Continue reading
Quilting news from Country By Design
I’ve been gone about as much as I’ve been home recently, but I have been working on a couple of projects. This is the duffel bag that I made from the pattern and fabric that I picked up while I … Continue reading
Page oranges and other growing things
While we were in Florida last week, we visited an orange grove and picked some Page oranges. I think the link will take you to the grove we visited. Page oranges are very good. Small and sweet! We didn’t get … Continue reading
We’ve been to Florida!
Our daughter moved to Florida this year, so we went down to see her and her family. Here are a few shots from our little vacation.
Missouri Botanical Gardens, Part 3
It is cold, windy, and rainy here today, not at all like the weather we’ve had for the past several days. Think I’ll try to post the last of my Botanical Gardens images. They sell fish food at the lake … Continue reading
Missouri Botanical Gardens, cont.
Here’s some more of the photos I took a week ago Tuesday at Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis. My daughter and granddaughters and the kids got ahead of me while I was taking pictures of something else. I like … Continue reading
