Sewing Something Sweet

As I said in my previous post, we were invaded by lovebugs last week. It was so bad I couldn't get outside to work in the yard.

So I decided to sit at the sewing machine and make a shirred dress for my little granddaughter. I got the pattern from Whimsy Couture Boutique. She has the cutest patterns and very good instructions.

I had never shirred anything before--it took me almost 4 hours to get the hang of it-


And as you can see--

Several practice swatches--

The first one didn't really shirr at all--

I started to get the hang of it--

Finally I got the elastic thread wound correctly on the bobbin.

And my practice swatch looked like it was suppose to--

Now here is the dress--

This is the front--

 And this is the back---

It's a little blurry. But it is adorable.

I'll be mailing it off to Georgia-

I can't wait to see it on her.

The Love-Bug Invasion

No --


I'm not talking about the cute little Volkswagon "love-bug"

You remember it --

From the movie--

No -- I'm talking insects--

Swarming insects --

Hundreds of them--

Can you see them--

It has been horrible the last few days-

They only live a few days--

"making-love" the whole time--

The female lays her eggs--

Then they die.

I  spent this morning sweeping their little carcasses off my porches.

But the eggs will hatch and  we'll have a whole new batch. Usually in September. Something to look forward to.

And you thought Florida was all beaches, sun-tans and oranges!

Shellelicious Giveaway!!!

Wait till you see this shell-fabulous giveaway at tales from an oc cottage. I have never seen such delightful shell creations as hers. And she's giving them away to some lucky person.


Go check it out---I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!


I love all that glitter and this Birdhouse is too die for!!!

Good Luck!

The Quilt--the work continues---

I've been working on getting my quilt pieces together

I've finished the quilt top-

I wasn't sure I was going to like it but once it was all sewn together I like it alot-

This isn't really a very good picture but the colors of the blocks and the border really make me think of fall.

This is the fabric and the pieced strip for the back. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this fabric. I might have to go back to JoAnn's and buy some more.

This is the binding--all 240" of it!

I still need to sew the pieced strip to the backing--

After reading Care's last post about putting the quilt together I'm starting to get worried.

I've come this far--
Hope I will be able to make it to the finish line--

May Flowers--

I've been busy working in the yard this past week--

So have the bees--

I've never had roses before but last year Publix had little pots of miniature roses--

So I bought a few--

I can't believe they made it through the winter but here they are blooming in their pots on my patio--

There's a white one--

And a yellow one--

 
 
And a red one---

I think they are so pretty and delicate--being so small--

Maybe my "green thumb" is coming back--