yeah for babies!

my friends billy and meghan are expecting a baby boy in November! i wanted to make a quilt for their first babe. i am super excited how it came out. a fun, easy and cute project! i used Lizzy House's Castle Peeps and made my first wonky log cabin blocks for the corners. i am sending it off just in time for megs baby shower on Oct 3.

Red Rocks!

yeah for jumping shots!

aw, barf.

after seeing vampire weekend at Red Rocks last friday, john and i decided to go back and check out the hiking at Red Rocks. it was so beautiful, lots of desert plants, wild flowers and the huge red rocks of course! we did the 1.5 mi hike but there is also a 6 mile hike. we will definitely be going back to explore some more!

South West!

the fabric for the front of this tunic shirt is from Alexander Henry (one of my faves!) called arrow and Kona cottons for the yoke and back. i used new look 6775 pattern. it was super easy and only took a couple of hours. everyone thought i was nutty when they saw the print, i loved it from the get go and loved how this tunic turned out! *i am also wearing jean leggings from the Gap, loves!

what's cookin' good lookin'?

here is carly's first adventure in sewing! we created a super cute forks and spoons apron so she can cook yummy meals for her boyfriend! she did all the sewing and i just helped along the way! good job carly!!!

fail!

i worked on this top tonight, super easy working with jersey. i just think the cut of this shirt isn't right for me. i think it photographs okay but the fit is awful! it kind of looks like a chopped sweatshirt from the 80's...i suppose everything old is new again. i used jersey fabric and think maybe with a different type it will be better.

i have a whole new load of fabric to work with (thanks momma!) so i will be working on some new things soon!

The Ruffle Shuffle...or something like that

whipped this up this morning, or shall i say fought with it for an hour or so and then everything went smoothly. i am trying to use up my fabric stash, so i picked through a ton of weirdly cut left overs until i found something that worked!

i love the wireless remote i got for the camera. now i can do jumping shots! (dont judge us for the dead grass, its been hot here in denver!)

conquering my fear

i spent all night conquering one of my silliest fears. sewing clothes. i know, so strange. but i figured the pattern out and finished it! i wore it to work today, it fits and it is comfy! hello new obsession! (brody didn't help, she is just needed to be in all the pics)