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Red, White, and Blue (sort of...)

I hope every one had a safe and happy Fourth of July.  Before we left for the weekend, I finished this pencil roll. I must have been a little more Fourth-of-July festive than I thought, because the pencil roll is red, white, and blue (sort of??).  I used some bits and pieces of Amy Butler that I had in my stash.  I really like the french wallpaper print in Amy's Belle fabric.  At one time, I had it in three different colors!  I only have one piece of it left.

 

 

The pencil roll is a birthday gift for a friend of the triplets.  Emily, Becca, and Libbie  were sure that this little friend would love a pencil roll full of colored pencils since she likes to draw.  When they went to the party, I had to issue a gift certificate since the request for the pencil roll was made two nights before I left on my China adventure (That's a valid reason for an I.O.U, isn't it?).  I am pleased to report that I am making good on the gift certificate well within the bounds of reasonable time (applause appreciated, haha).  Some of my girls are still waiting for me to complete projects from Christmas gift certificates.  Oh, well...all in good time.

Thanks for stopping by.

Wishing you a happy day,

Cassie

Finished!

The fourth pencil roll is done.  Yeah!  Now Libbie can stash her pencils in style. 

I think I am turning into a binding nut.  I guess that's better than turning into a nut in a bind. For this project, I used Heather Bailey's tutorial on continuous binding.  It worked like a dream!  A continuous binding is truly easier than what I was doing before.  The results are much more polished, too. I love it when that happens.  I encourage you to give it a try if you haven't already done so.

I just received a little slice of heaven from Fabritopia.  Six yards of fabric that I ordered when Jona had her fantastic sale.  Who can pass up fabric at $7 a yard?  I'm not sure what I will do with this fabric.  I have so many ideas floating in my head.  Hopefully, I will not be psychotic about cutting into the fabric paralyzed by indecision.  Sometimes I have trouble cutting into a piece of fabric because I don't want to spoil the fabric's potential.  It's so fun to dream about what it could be.  Silly, I know.  But I can't help it!

Well, I'm off to dream up something fabbity-fab-fab to stitch.  What a great day.

XOXO,

Cassie

PS-- I want to write a personal email response to the lovely comments some of you left on a previous post.  Until the computer gets back from the Computer ER, I can't.  I don't have access to email messages that I opened up prior to the big crash.  I will be getting back to you soon, though.  I treasure your comments ;-)!  cj

Shelves of Love

The ball started rolling when I decided to raise my cutting table by placing an upside down flower pot under each table leg.  The results were good for my back but unsightly to look at. I decided the table needed a skirt.  A few yards of fabric and a little time was all it took to make the table look lovely. But we all know what happens when you change one little thing in a room.  Suddenly everything needs a lift. My supply desk looked hideous, my chair looked tired, and my ironing board looked pitiful.  Not for long, though.

Supply desk before...

Supply desk after...

It's amazing what some fabric, a little spray paint, and some time can do.  My desk got an overhaul, the ironing board has a new cover (Can you see it on the right side of the 'after' picture?), there's a valance in the window, and a pink "embellishment center" on the wall that holds all my beads and baubles and what-nots. I can't forget to mention the newly stiched slipcover for my old and comfy chair.

After all these changes, Lady Laundry Basket was not cutting it as a proper home for my fabric friends.  Enter the Shelves of Love ( bells ringing, harps playing, angel's singing...).

   

These truly are Shelves of Love. Here's why:

1.I love this shelf unit.  Color. Style. Everything. What makes it special, though, is that my true love gave it to me on the day that celebrates love, Valentine's Day. 

2.The shelves are full of fabric I love. I'm not sure I have the art of fabric sorting and folding down to a science but I like it anyway.

3.I love having my fabrics in front of my eyes when I am designing.  I come up with things I never would have thought of if my fabrics were still stored in the sad little laundry basket they used to reside in.

You could say that my new shelves are Love from my love that I filled with love on the day of love. Does it get any better?