Retro Fun

Check out this awesome material my mom found waaay in the back corner of her sewing room...

Apparently her mom (my Oma) bought it years and years and years ago for $0.75/meter.  Could you imagine paying that little?!  Think of all the fabric I could buy!!

She selflessly gave it to me, and since the pattern is so large I think I'm going to make a skirt out of it.  I was happy to stumble across a great tutorial on Noodlehead  that is simple and cute all at the same time.

I probably won't get to it this week.... or next week... but check back in a few weeks to see the completed project!

Pink & Green Quilt Front Done!

Finishing my camera bag made me motivated to complete something else!  I rushed home from church on Sunday morning and got to work on my quilt.  Since I had the house to myself, I worked and worked and worked and lost track of time.  I didn't even eat lunch!  Part way through the afternoon I noticed I was shaking.  I couldn't tell if it was the caffeine from my tea, excitement about seeing progress, or from starvation.  But I just kept going!  Here's how it looks:

Sorry the pictures are dark and faded... I took them around dusk last night and I guess didn't lighten them enough after.

Here's what I'm going to use for the back.  A vintage sheet from the Goodwill store!

Oh yeah, my in laws came back from a Baltic Cruise this weekend and brought us back this little box.  Again, sorry for the poor quality picture.  By this point in the evening the mosquitoes were out and I just quickly snapped a shot and ran inside.

Does it remind you of a certain whiny cat you may have seen before?

She's yelling at me for being outside without her.  How dare I have all the fun while she sits and whines inside all by herself!

Apron Giveaway

The other day I was perusing through the Goodwill store by my house and found some really cute sheets.

I really liked this orange stripy one...

...and it had such a pretty hem on it!  I wanted to do something special with this, so I hemmed the two sides, 

put ties and a waistband on (using fabric from another vintage sheet),

and added a pocket!

And this is how it turned out!

I'm not normally a huge orange fan, but I love how the fabrics work together and look so sunny and cheerful!  As my friend Jessy said, it's "a super thrifting win!"

So now on to the giveaway part.  I'd love to be able to share my apron with you!  Here's how you can have a chance at winning it - just leave a comment, and on June 15th I'll pick a random number and the author of that comment will win!  Only one comment per person, please!  But I will give you an opportunity for a second entry.  All you have to do is post my giveaway on your blog, come on back to my blog, and write a second comment telling me you did that!  Please make sure you either provide your email in your comment, or have it linked to your account.

Good luck!