I hate January...

really I do, I hate the cold, I hate the grey skies, I hate the post-holiday letdown...

I hate January!!

so, I try to keep myself BUSY doing stuff. crafty stuff.

so here are some random, beat-the-january-blues crafty projects I've been working on!!

Happy Nerdy Halloween!

We had a great Halloween, hope you did too!

I'm bringing Etsy back...

I decided that I miss my spending money, so I am adding a few items back into my etsy shop!

I added a bunch of fun ipad cases made from my favorite Echino fabrics-

you can find them here:

thefunkybaglady

pink and brown is always a good thing

I seem to love pink and brown together! and I especially love them together in baby quilts!

I made this quick and easy quilt a few weeks ago using some of my beloved Flea Market Fancy pink fabrics. I hear that this line is being re-released soon so I feel that it is finally okay to use some of my most-loved, most-hoarded fabric!

I quilted random wonky lines over the whole quilt and I love it!

ahhhh pink and brown you have made me happy yet again!

The Sewing Summit

Last weekend I had the very fun experience of attending 'The Sewing Summit" it was GREAT!

I was so lucky that it was held in downtown SLC so I could just drive down!

It was a great time- I attended with my trusty partner in all things crafty, Shannon!

we loved it!

We shopped- and met some great ladies while we went to our favorite shops!

We sewed- a LOT!

check out the sewing room:

I'm pretty sure this is what Heaven looks like- sewing machines & Chandeliers!

as you can see I will be sticking with my usual straight line quilting since I stink at free motion quilting- yikes!

I had such a great time- I learned some new techniques, tried some different things, met a TON of great people, laughed a LOT and enjoyed every minute!

diagnosis=QMADD

I'm pretty sure I have QMADD-

Quilt Making Attention Defecit Disorder~

I start a project, I'm all into it, plugging along, nearly finished and I lose interest in it..

or I see something somewhere that looks fun and I just have to try it out and the previously started project gets pushed aside!

I was plugging along on this one-

I love it, only one print and a whole bunch of yummy solids in blues and greens- all I have left to do is add the borders and the whole top would be done...

but I keep seeing all these cool starburst blocks online and I just had to make a few-

so the cute little 'blues' quilt has been tossed aside!

QMADD for sure!

One of our favorite Summer treats

During the Summer my nearly 12 yr. old girl and I love to go out for frozen yogurt,

there is a fun place close to our house where we like to go.

She likes everything chocolate on hers- and I mean everything!

I usually get the same every time- tart yogurt with fruit!

Yummy!!

Flea Market Fancy 'birdbath' quilt

Flea Market Fancy 'birdbath' quilt, a photo by ann-marie s. on Flickr.

Another quilt I've been working on. I finished the top now I need to baste it and quilt it!
I will never get sick of this line of fabric-
Flea Market Fancy is my all-time FAVE!
I used the 'Birdbath' pattern by Elizabeth Hartman

Back to Blog Land

finally time to blog-

Summer is such a great time of year, I love the slower pace.

Summer is a good time to craft, I have been sewing, quilting and even doing a little bit of scrapbooking!

here are a few of my latest projects-

this is my 'Castle Peeps Plus Quilt' made using a great tutorial found here:

http://incolororder.blogspot.com/2010/09/plus-quilt-tutorial.html

crafty fun...

I am the most boring blogger ever. I forget I even have a blog!anyway...here are some of my latest projects! I've really been enjoying quilting and sewing again after burning myself out in my etsy business last year!
here are some of my newest projects:

*binding for my 'wonderland' quilt
* my new 'dotty circles on grey' project
and a new little owl to sit on the shelf here in my sewing room!

I just can't get enough...

RED AND AQUA!!!!

I just love these colors together!!

I have been working on fun, wonky, quilt blocks this week- in red and aqua of course-

I really like how they are turning out:

back to quilting...

new year, new project-

I love this fabric! it's called 'Wonderland' it's so funky and I love the

colors!!

yarn, yarn, and more YARN!

enjoying a little yarn therapy this week:
these headbands are so fun and easy to make-

many people on my Christmas list will be getting these :)

Zig Zag quilt

I finally finished my Zig-Zag quilt- I really like how it turned out!
I'm not usually a fan of all solids, but this was a fun change!

I picked it up from the quilter and now I'm giving it a binding!'

p.s.- beware of the quilt guard dog- he is ferocious! :)

fun little projects

it's time for my 'winter sport'...

that's what my husband calls my knitting and crocheting-
My 'winter sport'! he is right- as soon as the weather turns cold I crave yarn!

here are a few fun yarn projects-

I've also made some really cute mary-jane slippers for me and my girls!

I need to take pictures of those :)

munki munki

I've finally cut into my precious 'Munki Munki' stash and have had such fun making little quilt blocks!

here they are:

I'm baaaaaaaaack!!

I decided to bring my old blog back!
I've missed it and have decided not to let one psycho person get me down!!

so.... I'm back to blogging again!!

recent projects:

the butterfly bag is a new pleated style that I made, I call her 'LOLA'

the other is a 'POLLY' bag with a fun flower pin accent!!

String Quilt

this is my String Quilt, or as I like to call it, "My Rainy Day Quilt".

I have been working on this one for several weeks, during all the rainy days here. This has been the rainiest Spring/Early Summer here in Utah that I can EVER remember!! This has been the perfect project to pass the rainy hours!

I think this quilt will be a favorite, I just love the scrappy feel it has!

big betty, big betty, BIG BETTY...

that's just plain fun to say...

and make!!!

2 new bags for the old Etsy shop: