Life Lately

I've been told it's time to update the ol' blog!  I really don't have anything too newsworthy to update, but I'll put up some of the projects I've been working on lately and want to do more work on!!  

I'm trying to update the look in my living room - from browns and reds to yellow's and blue's to match the painting that Ayla did for me..............

 So I've started with the simple stuff - like cushions on the couch.

This one I made from a pattern that Ayla sent me - it was actually supposed to be a doll blanket - I just made it a pillow instead.  It was very fun to make - this is what the pieces looked like:

Zig Zags

 This one I actually purchased at Fabricland - it's made of felt, would be easy to copy.  Nice textures.




And the ruffly one I just saw one like it at Pier 1 and thought I could copy it.  It was very fun to make, but it's not my favourite, I am just not a "ruffly" kind of person.  It might get sent somewhere else.  I am working on another blue one, maybe a round one?  Not sure yet.

Front

This one I made from little 2 1/2 " squares - lots of scraps I've been keeping in a little box in my sewing drawers.  It was very fun to do.

Back

 

Then I went through all my material and found that I actually have a lot of yellow material, so I made a quilt top and back with all yellows.  It is just 42" x 46", a lap quilt.  I haven't put it together yet, but this is the top and back:

Top of quilt

Back of quilt

I'm enjoying the yellow - and obviously it is a colour I like since I seem to have a lot of it!  I've been searching  in thrift stores for an old wooden coffee table  that I want to paint a pale yellow along with the cheap Ikea end tables I already have that are brown.  That should make a difference!  Maybe I'll post that in my next blog!? 

I have found a few treasures in my thrift shopping lately - this little red chair will be Wren's - I'm working on a little seat cushion for it too - $4 at MCC Thrift, my new favourite thrift store.

And finally I've been out in the yard - it took me awhile, but I finally got the plant "bug" again.  I'm not much for flower gardens, but I do love pots.  my colour scheme this year was red and purple together - I love it!! 

We've had so much rain that they really haven't done much, but if the sun every stays out longer than a few minutes, these will take off and fill up the pot.  I can't wait!

Here's a garage sale find - the old white basin

looking pretty water logged, poor things!

I found this little welcome pot at a selling out store downtown - $4 - the nicotiana plant cost more!!

I saw this idea of tiered pots in Pinterest - I got this set of pots from my Aunt a couple years ago, had been storing them in the garage - I love this one - and again, if the sun every shines, it will fill up nicely!!

And some from the front garden - chives and columbine:

Here's hoping that summer shows up soon!!