Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts

Thursday, August 4, 2011

I've come SEW far...

I have finally finished my third quilt.
(Just in the nick of time, only 1 and 1/2ish weeks of island life left)

It is another bright and colouful tribute to the Caribbean.

Island Time Quilt, Made by Me!

The Pattern is "Sexy Hexy" by Amy Butler.
The back.

This quilt concludes my sewing days in the Caribbean.
It is hard to believe just one year ago, I didn't even know how to thread a machine!
I have truly LOVED our weekly sewing group.
Thank you to the SOS sewing ladies for making it so much fun!
A very special thanks to
Sally for opening her home and heart to us each week
and teaching us the love and art of sewing and quilting






Friday, May 13, 2011

Party's Over

Although
it's only been two weeks...
Vacation
seems like a lifetime ago...
hi ho, hi ho, back to the books we go...
A pile of our books...We look fun;)
Nathan is back to
long days at school
and studying



And
Although I have LOts of my own studying to do
I make time for my weekly Sewing group
Prior to our vacation
I got a huge head start
on this semester's sewing project.
It's another Quilt!
Sexy Hexy by Amy Butler 

All laid out...waiting to be sewed together!

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Sew...

Sew...
The countdown is on until Spring Break
And I could't be more excited!
Things are wrapping up for the semester
(Because our lives are now measured in semesters)

I finished my classes (Whoot Whoot)
And Nathan has final exams next week...

Sew in my spare time I have finished my second quilt!
This quilt is based on the Free Amy Butler patten
It is a really fun modern quilt design.
Combine that with the bright, bold, patterns and you get...


Tropical Paradise Quilt 2011


I can't take any credit for the label (Thanks Sally)
Broadening my sewing horizons 
in an impromptu Friday night sewing party
two lovely lady's (Anne and Leslie) and myself put our heads together 
And made these super cute clutches
   

Mine is the ivory and pink one on the right
Aren't we talented...

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

~*Sew Much Fun*~

Sew, I have officially completed my first quilt and I love it! 

It was lots of fun making it. 

Quilting may not be the most obvious hobby to take up while living in the Caribbean, but we have lots of fun!

The Fabric is called Breakfast at Tiffany's by Moda


The Final Product!

Sugar and Spice Quilt, Saba 2011

Now it's time for me to get ready for Mom and Dad's visit (thursday) I am very excited to show them around Saba and visit St. Martin

Sunday, January 16, 2011

~*Our Reality Under the Sun*~

 We'll it's official, we are back into a Routine...

 Nathan is in FULL study mode....
Oh and while I was out Friday night he shaved his head...
I'm quite as a mouse;)...Yet, he still wear's earplug!
 This week I started classes again. They seem like work, but now, I am prepared to deal with it! New semesters are fun, exciting, and kinda scary... This semester I feel much more prepared, I know how the classes work. I also 'know' people in my classes, which is, actually a lot more fun:) 

New curtains! SOoooo much Better:)
This week was busy getting things started! I went to my first sewing day of this term... I am almost finished my first quilt! I can't wait until it is done. I LOVE quilting...In fact, last week, (before my classes started) I busied myself 'playing' with my new quilting toys:a cutting mat and rotary cutter (Thanks Rachel and Nathan). I had so much fun cutting, I was able to cut all of the fabric for my next quilt! 

Fabric

My new tools:)

Tea, Murder She Wrote (thanks Chris), and Quilting= Perfect Afternoon

The Bulb Cutouts get appliquéd onto strips of the coordinating fabric...You'll See!
 The pattern I am following is a free patter from Amy Butler designs

No dish cloths+feeling resourceful= Crochet my own! 
 I started getting creative with the dishcloths and made some prettier ones too!

By some miracle, my garden didn't totally die and I have some cherry tomatoes! 
Other new starts include: Zumba class started, great workout! Friday night, we had a welcome dinner at the Ecolodge for new SOS (significant others of Saba) members. The Ecolodge restaurant will always be special, I love that you need to bring a flash light and hike into the rain forest to eat at this eco-friendly candlelit restaurant! Saturday morning, the SOS had our first monthly meeting and planned many fun SOS events. 

That's it for now... Life under the sun is not always full of excitement and adventure...