Another give-away

this time is from quiltqua she is offering this fat quarters bundle. go an visit her it ends July 31 so you have time

An the winner is...

Hi, everyone I am pleased to announce the winner for the wallet and is Veronica from Chile. Congratulations Vero!
I'll contact you for the details.

Hola a todas les anuncio a la ganadora del sorteo del monedero y es Veronica de Chile. Felicidades Vero! Te contactare para arreglar todos los detalles.

Feliz fin de Semana!
Erika

Happenings around Blogland

I mean to tell you about this: go and visit this amazing designers. Also Helen is having a giveaway stop by and good luckHave a Great Day!
Erika

Oops!

I said that today was my blog anniversary oops! it's not, It actually happened on June 21 (last Sunday) but oh well, we still have a celebration and all is well.
On Saturday the girls and I went to the 7th Peteetneet Quilt Show. It was a great expirience, some of those quilts are breath taking. I have to apologize because Alana decided to take the pictures and I did not get very many good ones to show you.
Did you made a comment for the giveaway yet? I will send any place in the globe, a couple of weeks ago Lavinia received her table runner, so do not be shy. For those ones that already comment (more chances to win!)
Dije que hoy era el aniversario del blog ups! no, cuando revise me di cuenta de que fue el domingo 21. Creo que no hay problema detodos modos seguimos celebrando.
El Sabado las hijas y yo nos fuimos al 7mo. Peteetneet Quilt Show. Fue divertido ir, disculpas por las fotos Alana decidio tomar las fotos y no tengo muchas que mostrar (a menos que les gusten fotos de sus zapatos)
Ya dejaste tu comentario? animate justo hace un par de semanad Lavinia recibio su camino de mesa hasta la Argentina asi es que no se preocupen.

Happy Quilting!
Erika

Wallets and a Giveaway

I had a hard time trying to think about a good title post. so maybe you will find out it has nothing to do what I am going to show you.
I have been trying to make some unique things to sell on my etsy store. I came up with an idea of a wallet with a check book space, cards space, coins and bills and I created this:
He tratado de crear algo para vender en mi tienda Etsy y he creado estos monederos:

This is the first I made
Este es el primero que hiceAnd this is one I made for Darlette to match with the purse I made for her, she loved it.
Y este blanco, negro y rojo lo hice para Darlette para que combinara con su
bolsa que le habia hecho antes, a ella le encanto.
And this is the one I made for Monika for her birthday which is today. I send it to her last week and received on Friday, but she was a very good girl and opened her package this morning. She was so cute to call me and scream I love it! That was the best thank you I have received.
Este ultimo se lo hice a Monika para su cumpleanos que es hoy, se lo mande la semana pasada y lo recibio el viernes pasado pero ella como una muy buena nina abrio su paquete esta manana. Le gusto tanto que me hablo super temprano esta manana ritando cuanto le habia gustado.

In another note my MIL received her table runner and some pix of the girls and she called me on Saturday, She also like what I made for her! I think one of the best things that a crafter can receive is a grateful thank you from those recipients. It feeds or soul.
En otra nota mi suegra recibio el camino de mesa que le hice, y me llamo el sabado pasado para decirme que lo habia recibido junto con fotos de las ninas. Creo que lo mas lindo que uno puede recibir es el agradecimiento de las personas por lo que uno hace.

I will post some of this wallets for sale on my Etsy store tomorrow. And because I am going to have my 1st blog aniversary in just 2 more days here is a giveaway for you, live a comment from today until Friday 26 at middnight MST and to the winner I will made a wallet of her choice.
Pondre a la venta unos monederos como estos en mi tienda Etsy. Y como el 1er aniversario de mi blog es en solamente 2 dias aqui les doy un sorteo deja un comentario en esta entrada de aqui al Viernes 26 a la media noche MST y a la ganadora le hare un monedero personalizado a su gusto.

Have a great week!
Erika

Lavender

Darlette made this lavender bathroom set for my birthday (she send it way after that) I guess we always take our time LOL. I just love the way It has change the whole feeling of my bathroom, like if I had a mini makeover!

Darlette me regalo este juego de bano Lavanda como regalo de cumpleanos y aunque llego muchotiempo despues (creo que es de familia) me encanto el detalle que puso en todo el trabajo . Mi ban o hasta parece otro!This is an Ikea clock, she just replaced the face.
Este relojo lo compro en Ikea y solo le cambio la cara. This is a beautiful face towel holder all the little towels are embroidered.
Este es un lindo porta toallas para la cara y cada toallita esta bordada. Can you believe she even embroider the paper towel!
Pueden creer que bordo hasta el rollo de papel! A cute sachet filled with lavender flowers
Un lindo sachet rellenado de puras flores de lavanda. And finally the towels.
Y finalmente las toallas.

Have a great day!

Erika

Lots of Quilting

I haven't show any quilting done lately but that does not mean I haven't been working. I am actually hand quilting my first big quilt that I started about 3 years ago or more than that, Last year I finished the top and now grandma and I are hand quilting it. Hubby took this picture a couple of days after we started. I hope by the end of the summer I can have it done. did I say I am slow?

No les he ensenado nada de acolchados ultimamente pero eso no quiere decir que no he hecho nada, sino todo lo contrario estoy acolchando a mano mi primer acolchado grande que hice y que me ha tomado ya mas de 3 anos en hacerlo. Mi esposo tomo esta foto un par de dias despues de que empezamos a acolchar. Espero tenerlo terminado para el final del verano, les he dicho que soy lenta?

Happy quilting

Erika

PS we are now half way through

PD ya llevamos la mitad

My present for Grace

Last week was Grace's birthday and we kind of celebrated all week doing special things for her. she was happy when the real day came and all day out of the blue we started singing Happy birthday to her. She even started to sing to my parets and my sister whan they called her. My special contribution to her birthday was this dress I made for her and I had the chance to use our newest menber of the family I did not say her name but is "sergy" (not very original but it kind of fits LOL.) I also used Darlette's zipper tutorial and the dress turn really cute. I think I am falling inlove with the invisible zippers.

La semana pasada fue el cumple de Grace, celebramos toda la semana haciendo cosas especiales para la pequena Grace. cuando el dia llego nos la pasamos cantandole feliz cumpleanos cuando menos se esperaba y se sentia muy feliz. Aun ella empezo a cantarle a mis padres ya mi hermana cuando le llamaron por telefono. Mi regalo para ella fue este vestido, y aproveche para usar a "sergy" por primera vez. Ademas que use el tutorial de Darlette para los cierres invisibles y el vestido de atras me quedo muy bien. Creo que me estoy enamorando de los cierres invisibles.


Darlette send them this beautiful horse skirt and guess who is in love with it?
Darlette les mando esta linda falda con caballos y adivinen a quien le encanto?

Have a nice Day!

Erika

A new baby in the family

I adopt her last week, her old mom did not need her any more and I offer her a new home with lots of love. It seems she likes it here because she was a little sick (one of her needles kept braking) but after daddy checked her she was all fine (mommy was too she just saved $100+ on the doctor) daddy tune it and she is just happy. Do you wanna meet her...

La adopte la semana pasada, su antigua mama no la nesesitaba mas y yo le ofreci un nevo hogar con mucho amor. Parece qie le gusta aqui pues estaba un poco enfermita (una de sus agujas se rompia) pero despues de que Papi la reviso esa se puso mucho mejor (mami tambien pues me ahorre la visita del doctor mas de $100 USD) Papi la ajusto y la puso a tono y ahora ella es muy feliz. La quieres conocer...

My new (just new to me)Huskylock 535D

Happy serging!

Erika

A new purse

One of my favorite things to have are purses, mom used to say that it was the only thing I wanted her to buy me and I haven't change at all. I still love purses. Many of you have seen Elizaneth's tutorial of her Margaret's purse. Well, I felt in love with it and decided to make one for myself and here it is:

Hay personas que les gusta tener zapatos, pero a mi me gustan las bolsas, mucha probablemente han visto el tutorial de Elizabeth, su bolsa Margaret. Bueno pues me enamore de ella y decidi hacer una para mi aqui se las muestro: Happy sewing!

Erika

Wing Needle

Have you ever use a Wing Needle? Well is so fun and I will show you just a nice trick.

Alguna vez has usado una aguja con alas en tu maquina de coser? Bueno pues es muy facil y divertido y a mi me gusta porque me recuerda cuando mi abuela me ensenaba ha hacer deshilados. Aqui les ensenare unos trucos.

There are different sises of needles that mean how big are going to be the holes.

Hay diferentes tamanos de aguja y eso significa cuan grande se haran los hoyos.


Use Iron in tearaway stabilizer (interfacing that you can iron and then pull off) and Iron on a piece of fabric medium heat and no steam.

Se usa un pedazo de pellon o entretela que se puede planchar y despues quitar con solo jalarlo... no es permanente. Planchalos a temperatura media sin vapor.

Mark a line where you want your stitches and start sewing.

Dibuja una linea donde quieras tus puntadas y con ella guiate.


After you done just tear away the excess of your stabilizer.

Cuando termines del diseno que quieras solo jala el exceso de entretela.

And you are done. I like to use tone on tone thread and fabric looks fancy to me.

Y terminaste. Me gusta usar el tono en tono de la tela y el hilo el cual se me hace mas elegante.

Potty Training 102

I have meaning to write this entry for a few days now but I just haven't had the time to do it. What sometimes amazes me about being a mom is how much I can learn from my girls. When Alana first started potty training it was such a difficult time for me. I was so scared and I did not want to do it. It took me a year to fully get her the first six months we work hard on every day training and the last six on nights. One night after coming back from California, Alana told me that she did not want (to sleep with) a diaper anymore. At that moment I knew this was the day (yeah!) so she slept as a big girl, the following night she had an accident at night and she was quite worried. I thought about it and decided to tell her not to worry, accidents happen and that she was just fine. I am glad I did ever since she hasn't have any accidents. Alana started training a few months after her second birthday.

He querido escribir esta entrada por ya hace varios dias pero el tiempo no me lo ha permitido.

Aveces me sorprende cuanto apreno como mama y cuanto me ensenan mis hijas. Cuand Alana empezo a entrenarse para ir al bano fue sper dificil para mi. Estaba tan nerviosa que simplemente no queria hacerlo. Nos tomo un ano para que ella pudiera aprender totalmente, los primeros seis meses fueron dedicados al dia y los ultimos seis a lograr dejar el panal por las noches. Una noche poco despues de haber ido a California Alana me dijo que ya no queria mas panales (yeah!) asi es que desde ese dia dejo los panales, al siguiente dia tubo un accidente y aunque estaba super preocupada, le dije que no se preocupara que habia sido un accidente y que a todos nos pasaba y que no se preocupara. Me alegro por haberle dicho eso pues desde ese dia Alana no ha tenido ningun accidente. Alana empezo a entrenarse para el bano meses despues de su segundo aniversario.

As many of you know first Born's are the ones that suffer the most because they need to learn form an adult the ways. On the other hand second Born's and the rest get the learning easier as the older ones teach the little ones the ways in a simple kid manner. Well that is what is happening here with Grace. My little girl is learning everything from Alana and believed or not she is the one that pushed me to start potty training her. Honestly I wasn't ready for one year training. But as always kids are amazing and way more intelligent than I expect.

Como muchas saben los primeros ninos son los que sufren mas pues tienen que aprender todo de un adulto y para uno es dificil explicar a un pequeno que es lo que se espera de ellos. Por otro lado los segundos y demas hijos tienen el camino mas facil pues sus hermanos mayores les ensenan todo de la forma mas simple y sencilla pero la mas eficiente. Y eso es lo que le pasa a Grace. Mi pequena esta aprendiendo todo de Alana y aunque no lo crean ella es la que me empujo a empezarla a entrenar. La verdad es que no estaba lista para dedicarme un ano mas de entrenamineto. Pero como siempre los ninos son increibles y mucho mas inteligentes de lo que uno supone.

The first signs were at my sister's home when she saw that all other four girls were on the potty that is when we had two accidents like the picture bellow. For the last couple weeks we have been potty training (I think she is training me lol) and It has been amazingly fast. she was so ready that now she does not even wet her diaper for nap time. and yesterday that we went to do some errands she was all dry (with a few million trips to the restrooms) but dry! who would guess retaking the same curse will be easier!. Grace will celebrate her second birthay nex week.

Las primeras senales que me dio Grace de que queria aprender a ir al bano fueron en casa de mi hermana al ver que ella era la unica que no iba al bano y todas las demas si. alli es cuando tubimos un par de accidentes como muestra la foto de arriba. Por las ultimas dos semanas hemos estado entrenando a Grace (creo que ella me esta entrenando a mi) Y ha sido asombrosamente rapido, no tiene accidentes y ahora hasta esta seca despues de su siesta. Ayer que salimos ha hacer algunos mandados estubo todo el tiempo seca (con unos cuantos miles de visitas a los banos) pero seca! Quien iba a pensar que el tomar el mismo curso iba a ser muchisimo mas facil! Grace celebrara su segund cumpleanos la proxima semana.

Happy Day

Erika