Wedding Album Series #1

WOW I can't believe I have not posted in over a month.  I have been very sick with bronchitis and maybe asthma.  I never had trouble with asthma before but there are times I cough so hard I wheeze and can't get my breath.  Very scary.  I am on my third round of steroids and I am still coughing.  I am so tired of it.  Anyway I will see a pulmonologist on Friday. 

Today I just wanted to do something more, so this is why I am posting. 

In October I started a wedding album for my daughter and her husband.  I presented the album to them at Christmas, not finished.  Well last Wednesday the 27th of March, I finally finished it and gave it to them when we went to dinner to celebrate her birthday. 

I really enjoyed doing this project, I had a lot of fun.  She really likes it so I am so glad I did it for her. 

I will do a series of post over a week of all the pages.  Just because I am such a show off!

 You may have seen some of these pages before but this time it will be in sequence.

 

 

Title page

 

I found a fun font to use called Slasher Heavy.  I used it for any journaling or labeling I did that wasn't in my handwriting.










The invitation.


 

The happy couple made their
own invitations. 

 

The night before the wedding the two families meet for dinner to start the celebrating.  We meet at Tao Asian Bistro.

 

 

The bride and her Dad and Richard and I.  Sometimes I look at this hair cut and I think I should cut my hair.

 

 

Kierra's brother and his former wife.  Kierra's Mom and her husband.  We sat right by the Buddha.

The groom's parents and everyone at the table.  We all had a nice evening after our long drive from Mesa AZ to Las Vegas, NV.

 

 

Some Hand Stitching

Yes I have been doing a little hand stitching.  Mind you it isn't a lot but it did seem to take a long time.  And it isn't really quilt related but it is stitching. 

 

Ready???

 

Web Page

 

Yes that is a spider web on a scrapbook page covered in spiders.  I think the spider who made this web was a little dizzy.  I used the  Sew Easy scalloped piercer tool, and the Sew Easy Circles tool.  I am sure with practice I could make it all line up better but done is better than perfect. 

 

I buy a lot of my scrapbooking supplies from Scrapbook.com.  They have local pick up right here in Mesa which I really like.  No shipping and if I order early in the morning it is same day pick up.

 

Finished page.

This is my daughter's wedding on Halloween and there was a lot of fog in the chapel.  This is for her wedding album I am making. 

 

Kierra's Flowers

This page I used the same circle tool on the edges only and the heart piercer.  There are three flowers in each corner, the third one is black.  It does show when you have the page in your hand.  Her flowers were black, perfect for her Halloween wedding. 

Well that has been the extent of my sewing.  Now I have to work on my EQ 7 lesson for tomorrow. 

Happy Stitching!

 

Just a Little Quilting

And I mean little in more than one way. I made Barbie Doll Quilts for those sweet little girls that are living with me. They even helped me quilt them. The sat on my lap and I let them push the go button. I don't have a foot peddle. I had the machine on very slow speed and they guided the fabric. I told them when to stop. They are both very happy about the little quilts.

 

Here they are side by side

Each quilt also has a matching pillow.  The pillow is propped up on a spool of thread.  These little quilts I made match their pillowcases I made them for Christmas.

 

Princess Quilt on a Barbie Bed

Frog Quilt on a Barbie Bed

That is some cute bed they have for their Barbies!

Happy Stitching!

 

 

Christmas Top Secret Project

Now that Christmas is over I can reveal the top secret project.  It isn't complete at this time.  I still have about 20 more pictures to add to the wedding album.  Three years ago last Halloween our daughter Kierra was married in Las Vegas.  About 2 years ago I started scrapbooking.  So this year I decided to make her a wedding album in a Halloween theme and in her two favorite colors. 

 

She was so surprised when she saw it and really liked it a lot.  She is excited to post the pictures and feels very special that she has parents that do this for her, none of her friends' parents do such wonderful things. 

 

I am not posting them all here today just a few.  They are 12 x 12 pages and too big to scan.  So I am taking pictures of each of page.  She hasn't seen some of these pages because I have made them since Christmas.

 

Title Page

I did blot out their last names for privacy.

Invitation

 

 Friday Night Family Dinner

Kierra & her Dad and Mr. B & me 

  Well that is all I am going to show off for now.  I have about 22 pages done.  I used lots of different papers and techniques.  I even weaved two different papers together.  I haven't taken a picture of that page yet. 

 

It has been a fun project and I am so glad she likes it. 

 

I wish all of you a Happy New Year and may you be blessed with the righteous desires of your hearts and may you be up to your challenges.

 

Block Base Sew Along 6

So I am not sure what is going on with my sewing but this is the second thing I made recently that I am not happy with.  I think the brighter pink should go in the center.  So I think I will remake this block.  Maybe it is because I am rushing to get thinks done in the few minutes I can steal away to quilt/sew.  There is a time and season for all things. 

 

I made three of these little ornaments, one for a friend for her December birthday gift and one for each of the little girls living with me, so they can remember the Christmas with Aunt Mary. 

 

 

 

I also made the girls their own pillow cases.  I hope they like them.  I have some extra of the cuff and I am going to make a little doll pillow and quilt.  It might not be for Christmas but maybe for New Years. 

 

 

I have also been working on the Top Secret Project which I will unveil on Christmas or shortly after.  Not sewing related but very top secret!!!

 

Well if I don't check in before Christmas, please have a Blessed Christmas or a blessed holiday and may the New Year start off with a bang and may you be up to the challenges it brings you and may those challenges be handled with dignity.

Block Base Sew Along 5

WOW time is flying by so fast.  Taking care of two girls is keeping me busy and happy.  My sewing has been limited but what I have finished has been good. 

Here is my version of block 5, I am happy with it. 

 

Block Base Sew Along 5

 

 

I also made a block from Barbara Brackman's blog called Grandmother's Choice.   It about the women's right to vote.  There are wonderful articles and lovely blocks.  I made one I really liked to add to my Farmer's Wife Sampler.

Brick Pavement: March on Washington

 

I also made one little ornament as a Birthday gift but forgot to make a picture of it. :-( 

But I plan to make two more one for each little girl, so I'll take a picture of one of those. 

 

Happy Stitching!!  Have a wonderful Christmas season!  

 

Block Base Sew Along 4

Do you know how sometimes life can throw you a curve. Well on November 15th I was thrown one.  It has been a good thing but  very time consuming.  On Friday the 16th I retired from work and became the guardian of a 7 and 9 year old girls.  I wouldn't go into any more details but they are as cute as can be but busy.  So I didn't finished my Gratitude series but people are more important than writing and sewing a lot of other things. 

 

So this block represents all the sewing I have done in 2 weeks.  Yup I have been that busy. 

 

 

This block reminds me of a crocked house all the seams are crocked.  I might have to make it over but not today.  Of course no one will see it in a quilt with 140 blocks all 6 inches.