Scripture Cover and Bag

Since the end of March we have seen the miracle of reading, yes that magical thing that happens sometime in Kindergarten and first grade. We have been working with miss A all the school year and it finally happened. While visiting Darlette we were reading the scriptures and it was miss A's turn and I told her to try to read and she did. She was so happy and excited that she wanted to keep trying, the next few days she got more excited about reading and I told her if she wanted to have her own scriptures, She said yes! so did miss G so I gave them each her own and I promise to make them a tote to take to Church. I was a few days late from Easter, but since I did not said it was their Easter resent it work out Okay.

I also decided to make them a book cover. I took the girls to the quilt shop and I let them choose one print (they both chose the hot pink fabric) and I complemented them with two more prints.

   
Happy Sewing

Erika 

little Guy's Ties

My Parents are safe home and we are getting back to normal, I usually send presents to family and this time I made something very special for our little guy. He is the youngest grandkid and the only boy. Since is kind of hard to make things for boys I struggle until I found this pattern and I just imagine my nephew. the Ties turn very cute and I made 12! not all for him but for a couple more little guys that still my heart too.
Have a great Day!
Erika

Potato Baker Bag

I had this kit for a while and last weekend. I finally decided to make it. It is a super easy and fast project if you are making just one. But, when I bought the kit I also bought all the materials to make several more to give as gifts. So That was the reason I did not do it earlier. Anyway I spend Saturday afternoon making them and with the permanent ink and some stamps I made mini tags.Tenia este kit ya desde hace tiempo. Finalmente decidi hacerlo, es un projecto super facil y rapido si haces uno. Pero cuando compre el kit tambian compre todo para hacer muchos mas para darlos como regalos. Asi es que esa es la razon por la cual no lo habia hecho antes. En fin me pase toda la tarde del Sabado haciendolos ademas de hacer unas mini etiquetas con la tinta permanente y unos sellos que tenia.

Have a great day!
Erika

Darlette's Christmas present for me

She probably thinks that I did not like my Christmas present, but I was waiting for permanent ink to show you what she made me.
First she made beautiful paintings that she turn to cards and she gave me some as stationary I just love them. Also she made me this amazing stamp.
I will be using it to sign my projects.
I do not have much time I have been quilting for the last few days and no way near finishing.
Cheers
Erika

Felt Embroidery Cookies

Darlette made this beautiful felt embroidery cookies for the girls.
Alana got this cute cookies with this cute tea bag. Darlette put them in actual cookie containers and look very cute.
Grace got a gingerbread man cookie set ready to decorate and have lots of fun pretending.

Funny thing is that my girls love to bake they prefer to make cookies and this year they helped my with our neighborhood presents.

Have a great day
Erika

Twins Dress

I made a dress for the twins, the same design i made for miss G.
Darlette says the girls like them. I am glad, my girls love the fabric.
Cheers,
Erika

Teacher's Gift

Did you have a nice Christmas? We did, our little family enjoy each other and we had a wonderful time. Now I can show you all the things I made. I'll start with the Teacher's gift I made for Alana's class.
Back in August when I visited Darlette we went to a quilt shop and I saw mug organizers. I asked for the pattern but they said they got them from a magazine and they did not had the magazine anymore, so I looked online and I found this tutorial.
I like the organizer so much that I decided to make one for me too. It really works quite nice. One thing I did is I went to a Thrift store and got the biggest mugs I could find. I got 3 for the teacher, the aid and me.
I kind of practice my free motion quilting skills and I made snowflakes. totally inspired by a Christmas wrapping. too bad it does not show at all on the mug but non the less great practice. Here is a picture of a detail.
Cheers,
Erika

Joy Banner

With the leftovers from my believe banner I made this Joy banner.

Erika

Doll Beds

Darlette made this beautiful doll beds to give her girls for Christmas. She just show them to me and I ask her if I could share with you. They are just beautiful!
Darlette hizo estas lindas camitas para muneca para regalar a sus ninas en la Navidad. Me acaba de mostras las camitas y le pregunte si podia mostrarselas y dijo que si, creo que estan simplemente lindas.
She made the mattess, Sheets and quilt I think they are adorable.
Ella hizo los colchones, savanas y colchita, estan adorables.
She got the idea and plans from here.
Ella encontro la idea aqui.
A funny story is that when we were in middle school I took wood shop class and Darlette Accounting. Last week mom call me and asked me what I was doing I said "doing the books for Hubby" then she called Darlette and mom asked the same question, Darlette answered "woodwork." Mom laugh the accountant is doing woodwork and the carpenter is doing accounting. Darlette clarify, "yes but Erika studied accounting in College, and I am just trying first time." I think she did great considering it is her first time.
Una anegdota sobre esto es que cuando estudiabamos en la Escuela Secundaria yo estudie carpinteria y ella contabilidad. el otro dia mama hablo y me pregunto que que hacia y le dije "haciendole la contabilidad a mi Esposo", despues ella le llamo a Darlette y le pregunto lo mismo y ella contesto "haciendo las camitas para mis hijas" mi mama se rio y dijo "mira la carpintera esta haciendo contabilidad y la contadora carpinteria" Darlette le aclaro, "Si pero Erika estudio contabilidad en el Collegio y yo apenas estoy aprendiendo carpinteria" En fin creo que le han quedado hermosas las camitas.

Anyway as I said I am working on Hubby's business and I haven't done much crafting that I can show you right now. Hopefully soon I'll be free.
For now...
Enjoy the Holidays!
Erika

Happy Birthday Banner

Last month I made this happy birthday banner for my step grand-son, I enjoyed doing it and the colors were just right for a boy.
Cheers,
Erika

Miss G

Miss G turn 4 this weekend. Last Friday I started sewing a Hat for her using this tutorial. I bought enough material to make for all girls using Sweet Water fabric; the other material was a repurpuse a kaki skirt that I ruined with a highlighter. Miss G saw the material and asked me "mommy are you making me a dress too" So I felt very obligated to make her a dress. so here is the result:
Miss G cumplio 4 anos este fin de semana. El viernes pasado empece a hacerle un sombrero usando este tutorial. Compre suficiente tela para hacerles a todas sombreros, use tela de Sweet Water un rosita muy lindo con estrellas, la otra parte del sombrero es tela que reutilice de una falda de lona que se me aruino con un marcatextos. Cuando Miss G me vio cosiendo me pregunto si tambien le iba a hacer un vestido. asi es que me vi obligada a sacrificar mi projecto para hacer a una linda nina feliz y esto es lo que salio:

I love the picture Miss G had no problem posing for me!

Me encanta la foto Miss G no tubo problema en posar para mi!

Have a great day!
Erika

What makes this b-day the best?

That was the question my hubby asked me after my answer Saturday night. And it wasn't because he gave me an expensive gift, or I had a birthday party, or anything like that. It was because I got the best thing, love from the people I care about.
Every thing started with this...
A few days before He and the girls started acting kind of suspicious. suspicious cute. At first Grace came to me and we had a little conversation like this:

Grace: Mammy, I just want to tell you that we do not have a birthday present for you, daddy bought some chocolates for you but he try them and they were all bad so he throw them to the garbage.
Me: ok (now I know what is my gift) it's ok Grace. I am sure daddy will have something for my birthday.

Two days before hubby came with this (see pic) singing Happy pre-birthday to you. I thought it was crazy and cute.

The next day Grace comes again says kind of the same thing about the chocolates.
me: It is ok Grace Daddy gave me a can with chocolates last night thank you.
Grace: oh no mammy, there is more chocolates for you more!
Hubby: Grace quiet is a surprise.
Alana: we are not planning any thing mammy, we are just planning... Kaylee's birthday (which was a month ago)
me: ok (thinking this is cute)

So until my birthday I had little people and hubby "secretly" planning mommy's birthday. That was the best thing to me. To see the excitement form Alana and Grace and Making tons of pictures and gifts for mommy.

Then my dearest sister send me this beautiful painting. Maybe you do not know this but she has been painting since we were in High School and usually making and giving away her creations, since that time I have asked her for a painting and finally it's here. It was worth the wait. She is so talented I wished I could have a bit of her talent.

I also receive lots of phone calls from family and friends and emails. That made the day so special. and since I was so sick with the cold just a low key birthday celebration was the perfect thing for me.

Isn't she awesome? here is the "original" model.

Lo siento no Espanol el dia de hoy, muy cansada...

Have a great week
Erika

Christmas Gifts

I have been so lucky with dear family that know what I love, Monika and Darlette send me these presents. Darlette made me a beautiful stocking (one for each of us), the book Simplify by Camille Roskelley, and a Bliss charm pack. the book is wonderful, truly a perfect gift for me. Now the rest of the things you see are from Monika, she went to Japan in November and thought I might like all this things. She wraped them each one separately so I was truly feeling like kids happy happy! Monika send me a beautiful patchwork book, a crochet book and a craft Magazine so cute, two fat quarters, silk buttons, wood handles and wood beets. I am already planning all the projects I want to make form all this books. Happy for my family and their kindness and love for me.

He sido muy bendecida cun una linda familia que me ama, Monika y Darlette me mandaron estos lindos regalitos. Darlette me hizo la bota (a cada uno de nosotros), ademas el libro de Camille Roskelley Simplify y un charm pack de Biss tambien disenado por Camille. El libro esta lindisimo lo recomiendo en verdad un regalo perfecto para mi. El resto de las cosas en la foto me las regalo Monika, Ella fue a Japon en Noviembre y penso que me gustarian estas cositas! imaginen la sorpresa pues envolvio todo separado y me sentia parte de las ninas abriendo regalitos. Monika me mando un libro de patchwork, uno de crochet, y una revista de crafts ademas de dos fat quarters, un paquete de botones de seda, cuentas de madera y unas agaraderas de madera. Ya estoy planeando que es lo que voy a hacer los proximos meses. Feliz por mi familia que son tan especiales y me aman mucho.

Mini quilt

Last week I made this cute mini quilt for my future nephew. I used some brown and blue minky, and part of a charm pack from Lily and Will by Moda. The pink fabric will be for a mini quilt for KayLee.
La semana pasada hice este mini acolchado para mi futuro sobrino. Use cafe y azul de una tela de punto y parte de un charm pack de la line Lily and Will de las telas Moda. Las telas rosas seran para una colchita para KayLee.
To be honest I did not like working with a mix of knits and cotton it was a pain, but the end result is worth the battle. I quilted it using the lollipop design by Leah.
La verdad es que no me gusto mucho trabajar con la combinacion de la tela de punto y el tejido plano de algodon realmente fue una batalla, pero el resultado bien valio la pena. Lo acolche usando el diseno de lollipop de Leah.

Saludos,
Erika

A lunch bag for Alana

This week has been a hard one. On Monday I spend all day cleaning after family visit. just to end the rest of the days cleaning after my girls illness. washing sheets twice a day is not my idea of spending my day. Grace was first on Tuesday and last night was Alana's turn. Is not fun to have sick kids.
Do you remember this post? I love it so much that Darlette offer me to make one for Alana's b-day if I give her all the material, so I got the material from the new Bliss from Moda. The green is Kona solids.
Se acuerdan de esta entrada? Me gusto tanto que Darlette me ofrecio hacerle una lonchera a Alana para su cumpleanos si le compraba todo el material, asi es que le compre de la nueva tela Bliss de Moda.
Our Alana is 5 now and ready for school (too bad we have to explain to her that she has to wait 10 more months :( !) Nuestra Alana ya tiene 5 y esta lista para la escuela lo malo es que tubimos que explicarle que tiene que esperar 10 meses para ir. :(
Happy Fall
Erika

Baby Pillow

Darlette made this cute pillow for a friend...
Darlette hizo este lindo cojincito para una amiga...

Happy crafting
Erika

For Mom Part 6

Dralette use every bit of fabric and created this cute coasters with he salvages, they are a bit small but I think they are very cute.
Darlette utilizo cada pieza de tela que pudo y creo estas porta vasos con las orillas, son un poco pequenos pero a mi me gustan.
In total Darlette made 8 runners and a set of 9 coasters.
En total Darlette hizo 8 caminos de mesa y 9 porta vasos.
Mom should be happy to have such a good daughther... (did I tell you mom does not sew at all, She says that she does not need, she has daughters to make it for herLOL)
Mama debe de estar feliz de tener un hija tan buena... (les he platicado que mama no cose? Ella dice que para eso nos tiene Ja ja ja)

Happy October
Erika