Ladybug Lane

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Work in Progress Wednesday

Well, this past week has been a blur. I was all set to go visit my parents while my husband went hunting. When that fell through we decided to take Claire to the beach. Yes, in January, we took her to the beach. We had a great time and we will visit again with my parents this weekend.

Now onto business.

Completed:

Claire's Birthday dress in her party theme:

New Projects:

Car's beding set for Claire's birthday. Claire got way to many toys for Christmas and most of them are in the garage because all she does is throw them around. So for her birthday I am making her a new bedding set for her toddler bed. I am doing a disappearing nine pattern in nine fabrics. So far I have found these fabrics:

I have 4 more fabrics to pick out. The blue print will also be the flat sheet, fitted sheet, and pillow case.

I linked up with WIP at Freshly Pieced.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Birthday Dress!

One more thing to knock off of my to-do list, Claire's birthday dress. I used The Party Dress from The Cottage Home. If you remember, I used the same pattern to make an Easter Dress and The Princess Pea Costume. This time I only made a few changes. I lengthened the dress by a few inches and made the sash a few inches smaller.

Now onto picking out some fabric for her quilt and bedding.

LInking up!

Monday, January 9, 2012

Trip to the Beach! (in January)

What do you do in January in Texas? Go to the beach and build a Texas Snowman! My husband and daughter did such a great job making her.

Claire has been begging to go to the beach for months now. So we packed up the car on Friday and drove to my parents who live an hour away from Galveston Beach. Saturday morning we loaded the dog in the car and drove to the beach. Claire was so excited:

Here they are making their snowman.

They even went swimming. I thought it was too cold and wouldn't go in past my ankles. Claire decided it was so much fun and ended up chest deep.

They had such a great time and slept all the way back to Grandma and Grandpa's house.

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Invites Finished!

If you have been following, you know that I am planning a Car's: The Movie themed party for Claire's 3rd birthday. Jay and I finally sat down with his schedule so we could set a date for the party. With a date set I started to make invitations.

One of the easiest programs to make posters, cards, and documents with pictures is Powerpoint. It is great to use with existing images and photos. Just drag and drop the photos in and insert a few text boxes and you are set.

I set the size of the "slide" as a 5 x 7 so it can easily be printed at Walmart, or your favorite online print shop. To make it even cheeper, set the size as a standard 4 x 6.

My first attempt was met with a "Where's Mater?" from my daughter.

So I came up with the following option:

Which one do you like best? I will have to take another picture of Claire in her birthday dress when it is completed.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Blogger's Choice!

If you have been over to Quokka Quilts you have seen a giveaway with The Fat Quarter Shop. The Fat Quarter Shop is offering a whole half yard of 15 fabrics of your choice, 12 prints and 3 solids.

So, after much deliberation I give you my blogger's choice:

I am in love with the mix of bright colors and fun prints. If you have a chance go to Quokka Quilts and enter in your own bundle.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Announcing the Opening of my new shop!

Do you have too many t-shirts that mean so much to you and you can't get rid of them? If you do, check out my new custom made t-shirt quilt shop, Classic Memory Quilts.

After making my husband's t-shirt quilt and seeing his reaction, I am opening my own business to make more. Please check out my shop, join my Facebook page and get the word out. If you know anyone who would like a quilt please refer me.