I have fallen in LOVE

I have fallen in love with granny squares!  They look so pretty when you put them all together.  Here is a sneak peek at my purse so far.  I think I would like it a bit bigger so I just might have to make another one when this is all done.

Here are some of the handles I have picked out.



 
 

Compleated Blanket #2

I am so thrilled with this project.  It came together so fast and I couldn't be more happy with the outcome.  This is my second big blanket and I am really proud of my self for completing bigger projects other than hats, purses and what not. 

This was a really great stash buster.  Even really small scraps I was able to get a granny square or two out of them and all the colors mixed together great.  I still have a few random balls stashed away in my handy ziploc bag of  scraps that I think I just found the perfect project really quick for. 

Great video tutorial by Bobwilson123 on youtube!!!

Yarn Bandit

 My little yarn bandit, he loves Red Heart yarn just as much as I do.

 

After all the squares were made I had to contain my little one so I could get them all in place without him destroying them. I got right to joining them together using a great tutorial I found here.  I love how seamless it makes it look.  There was a slight miscalculation with the outer squares and I had to add a filler row to match up the outer squares.  I was a little disappointed but I am over it now.

Its almost done :)  Mr T is napping and I am working on the last few rows.  This was surprisingly a very quick project for the size.  It should fit a twin bed when I am all done. Thank you Carina for a great tutorial :) 

Pretty pillows

 

Just Daydreaming

Yarnaholic

 What a weekend!  Like many others we watched the Superbowl game and snacked the day away.  With all that fun going on I was able to finish my husbands much awaited bobble blanket.  When I first started it I was planning on having it done for Christmas.  Oops! Just a little off schedule. Oh well it's done now.  He is happy the blanket is done and sad that football season is over.

 

I like to have a lot of yarn on hand.  I normally keep a nice stock so I can make whatever I have in mind without having to go to the store for each project.  But with Christmas and all my hat orders I used up all my yarn.  All I have left was a few small bits and pieces left.  So I went on yarn spree and stocked up.  My basket is now full again.  :)  But I could always use more. A girl can dream right.  Maybe Mr T wont mind if he shares his room with my yarn.

 

Happy Friday

Just a few things that make it a very happy Friday :)

Granny square progress
Happy little succulants
Vintage vase collection
My new green birthday pottery
Mushroom art
and of course my little Monster Man!

Teething Crib Bumper

 I saved Mr T's crib from his alter ego the teething monster today!

I was looking online for a product that would save the cribs railing and didn't see anything I really liked.  So I googled the DIY methods and saw how easy it would be.  So I got right to it today and made a simple Minkey cover

 It was three simple steps.

1- Measure the railing, mine was 53" So I cut a rectangle out measuring 59"x8" and cut 3"x1" out of each end.  I layed some batting down the center and pinned it to the minkey.
2- Fold in the minkey and bind it to the edge of the batting. I also sewed a zig zag stitch quilting the layers together.
3- Measure the spacing of the rails for the ties and pin and sew them in place.  
   

Bing bang boom the railing cover is a perfect fix!  The bows didn't last long, Mr.T had them all untied in seconds.  So ended up tucking the extra ribbon into the cover.