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Stitched Redwork Quilt

November 25, 2013Christmas, Decorating, For the Home, Gift ideas, Patterns, Quilts, SewingChristmas, Christmas quilts, Christmas quilts and piillows, for the home, gift ideas, homemade quilt, homemade quilt and pillows, how to make a stitched redwork quilt, how to sew a redwork quilt, quilt, redwork quilt, sewing, sewing a Christmas quilt, sewing a quilt, Stitched Christmas Quilt, Stitched quilt blocksRita

I finished my redwork quilt last weekend and I am so excited to put up all my Christmas decorations now! In fact, I had all my kids and grandkids haul up all my boxes with my decorations from the downstairs, so they are scattered in boxes all around the house! It usually takes me 2-3 days to put up all of my decorations, but for the most part, I take my time and just enjoy it. I usually have a little helper or two, so it goes up pretty quickly.

Here is my newest redwork project, to add to my collection:

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Thanksgiving Table Quilt

November 12, 2013Fall, For the Home, Quilts, Sewing, Thanksgivingappliqued blocks, fall, fall quilt, for the home, give thanks quilt, In all things give thanks, in all things give thanks stitchery, KimberBell Designs pattern, pieced quilt, pieced quilt block, quilt, sewing, stitched blocks, stitichery, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving quilt, Thanksgiving Table QuiltRita

I finally got my Thanksgiving Table quilt done last week! It took me longer to get to it than I anticipated! (But isn’t that how a lot of things go?) I am very happy with it, and it is on my kitchen table now, where I can enjoy it every time I walk into the kitchen!

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Witch Boots Table Runner

September 9, 2013Decorating, For the Home, Halloween, Patterns, Sewingdecorating, fall decorating, for the home, halloween, Halloween Table Runner, Halloween witch boots table runner, Ms. Bindweed Boots pattern, pattern, sewing, table decor, table decoration, witch boots table runnerRita

Hey everyone, today I have my first Halloween Project! I realize that this is early, but decided to post it now in case any of you out there want to make one, you will have plenty of time to get it done! I bought this as a kit at one of my local quilt shops but I have seen the pattern around in several different quilt stores.

Isn’t this just the cutest!!!!

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Red and Yellow Quilt

August 9, 2013For the Home, Quilts, Sewingfor the home, pieced quilt, pieced quilt block, pieced quilt top, quilting, quilts, red and yellow quilt, sewingRita

Have any of you ever had a project that you worked on so much or for so long and had so many problems with it that you were sick of the project before you ever got done with it? Well that describes this quilt perfectly!

I sewed this quilt top 5-6 years ago in a Relief Society class that we did a block a month. I was learning how to do some of the different quilt blocks, so I can’t say that they were my best work, but I always have loved the colors in this quilt and I finished the whole top and the sashings, but I felt like it needed some borders, but I just never got the fabric, so I just never finished it!

Fast forward 6 years- I got this quilt top out a few weeks ago and found some fabric for the borders and the back. I put it on to quilt and the tension on my quilting machine was way off and it took me several attempts and phone calls before I finally got my machine working right, I was just about ready forget about this quilt, but I finally got it quilted only to find that when I loaded the quilt on the machine, I was 1/2 inch short on one end, after it was all quilted! So I had to trim the outside border all the way around! But after I got the binding on and hung it up to take pictures, I decided that it turned out OK after all! I still love the colors in this quilt, which is it’s redeeming quality!

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Mason Jar Roundup -15 Top Ideas!

July 16, 2013Candy, Cookies, Crafts, Decorating, Drinks, For the Home, Gift ideas, Parties, Tutorials15 uses for mason jars, candy jars with mason jars, crafts, decorating with mason jars, doilies and burlap mason jars, drink glasses using mason jars, for the home, how to make mason jar apothecary jars, how to make mason jar candles, how to make mason jar pin cushions, how to make mason jar soap dispensers, how to make mason jar solar lights, how to package cookies with mason jars, ideas for mason jars, mason jar roundup, mason jars, practical ideas for mason jars, ribbon storage with mason jars, tutorialsRita

Today I thought it would be fun to do a mason jar roundup! I love, love, love the versatility of mason jars. I also love that they are not just for canning anymore!

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Wedding Subway Art Picture

April 16, 2013Crafts, For the Home, Gift ideas, Printablescraft, for the home, free printable, gift idea, printable, wedding subway, wedding subway art, wedding subway printableRita

Love is in the Air!

Last week I promised you a gift idea that you can use for all those spring weddings that are coming up!

This is a fun subway art picture. I buy a nice frame to put this in and add a note that they can change out the picture later for one of their wedding pictures when they get them back! Although a lot of the recipients like the subway art and say that they are not going to change it out! :)

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Storage Made Easy!

April 7, 2013Organization, Sponsored Postfor the home, organizing, organizing garden tools and supplies, organizing ideas, organizing totes, Rubbermaid, sponsored postRita

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Rubbermaid® All AccessTM Organizers for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

With Spring in the air it is time to start my spring cleaning and getting my house organized! I love anything that will help me get organized and yet keep my things where I can see what I have. That is why is am in love with these new Rubbermaid® All Access™ organizers.

Rubbermaid® All AccessTM storage containers

They are perfect for storing all kinds of things like all my gardening tools and supplies because you can stack them on top of each other yet you still have access to all of the bins! I love this idea and whoever came up with this idea is a genius! I can put my gloves and tools in one bin and my fertilizers and plant foods in another stack them on top of each other and still have access to both bins at the same time!

These Rubbermaid® All Access™ organizers come in a variety of colors, so you can even color code your organizing efforts! These would be great in kids playrooms, garages, closets and storage areas! They look great and they make it easy to organize any room.

The Rubbermaid® All Access™ organizers can be found at Walmart stores around the country, so they are easy to find.

What storage area needs helps in your home? Why not let the Rubbermaid® All Access™ organizers help you? I know they will help me!

April Calendar Ideas

April 2, 2013Calendar, Crafts, For the Home, PrintablesApril calendar ideas, bottle cap flowers, bottle cap magnets, butterfly garland, calendar, craft, for the home, free printable, magnet clothespins, magnet printable, printableRita

Here are my ideas for my calendar for this month.

Most of these things were just purchased. Not a lot of homemade here this time, but when you can buy cute things that are already made there is no sense in making them, right? I did add my own touch to a couple of the items.

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Block of the Month Club

March 19, 2013Crafts, For the Home, Quilts, Sewingarbor window quilt block, block of the month, crafts, for the home, granny square quilt block, Just Sew quilt shop, pieced quilts, quilt blocks, quilts, sewingRita

I am so excited! I joined a block of the month quilt at Just Sew in Highland, Utah!

I absolutely love the colors and the patterns in this quilt.

The pattern for this quilt is called: Sew Classic Sampler.

This pattern is designed to teach three kinds of piecing (regular, paper and template piecing) as well as a little applique. It is a very stunning quilt and I am SEW excited to be doing this!

These are my first two blocks that I have finished for this month:

Name of this block is: Arbor Window (aka Granny Square)

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Sweet Succulents!

March 18, 2013Flowers and Garden, For the Home, Gift ideasflowers, flowers and garden, for the home, gift ideas, how to plant succulents, planting succulents, succulentsRita

I am getting anxious to start working in my garden but it is still too early to plant most things.

I planted some some butter crunch lettuce which is one of my favorite things, but that is about it for now, so I decided that I would plant some beautiful succulents! These are great to plant, because they do not take very much maintenance! You only have to water them every once in awhile when the soil dries out! I don’t have very many houseplants, because I don’t take good enough care of them! But these are easy and they are so beautiful! These plants make great gifts, because the person receiving the gift does not have very much maintenance to keep them looking beautiful!

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