September Bucket List --

Lord, I believe I can do anything with Your help!.

Love Out Loud -- Joyce Meyer

My bucket list for September --

Sewing --
Bed Caddy
Embroider my clothesline flip-flop t-shirt
Americana Wall Hanging
Buttons & Bow Quilt
Blue Car Caddy - Mine
Purple Car Caddy - Laura
Black Car Caddy - Carl
Embroider Laura & Mine scrapbooking t-shirts for Scrapbook Crop
Turquoise t-shirt
Purple crepe skirt
Frying pan handle holder

Scrapbooking --
Finish Advent Calendar
Scrapbook Cake Pop Baking page
Carl's Ice Cream page
County Fair page
New Year's Eve page
Grayson's school album

Cooking/Baking --
Pink Lemonade cupcakes
Spice cake balls
Croissant roll cups
Orange cream cupcakes
Spicy Parmesan Chicken Breast
Pizza Poppers

I've loaded myself up pretty good this month.  But that's okay.  Laura & I are going to a Birthday Crop mid-September so I'm going to work on the scrapbooking projects there.  I have to get the t-shirts embroidered before that weekend so we can wear them.  I do have to get some bits & pieces from fabric store to finish up some of the projects I have on my list.

I just have to decide what I am going to reward myself with when I complete all the projects on my list and what will be my reward if I complete half of the list.  The reward for the whole list will have to be something really special so that I'm motivated to get everything marked off.  But I still need a reward if I get half done because that will be less projects I'll have to do later.  I'll have to think on this for a bit - it's a really big decision.  :)

Lord, I place my absolute trust in your power, your wisdom, and your goodness.

Love Out Loud  -- Joyce Meyer

I'm modeling my new pink top that I was extremely challenged getting completed.  I think it fits good and is flattering.  I really like how it turned out.  I do like that I lined it.  The bodice finished nicer than I think it would have if I had used bias tape.



I got a couple of more items done today.  I had journaling left to do on 5 page kits and got all 5 done. I got the page kits from Out on a Limb Scrapbooking.  They have really cute two page kits for a great price.  Check out the website.

 I also got the top of an Americana Wall Hanging I'm making for my mom for Christmas.  My brother, Mark is in the Air Force and I thought she would like something that is a tribute to him.

Each of the stars has a word written on them -- Peace, Honor, Freedom, Spirit, Pride, Life, liberty, Happiness, 1776, America, Faith, Patriotism, Virtue, Courage and Justice. 
The cream colored bordered has sayings written on it --
Across the bottom - (Star Button) Land of the Free - Home of the Brave (Star Button) Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. 
Down the right side - (Star Button) Red for Courage, White for Purity, Blue for Courage (Star Button) It's a Grand Ol' Flag (Star Button) One Nation (Star Button).
Up the left side - With Liberty, Justice for All (Star Button) The Red, White & Blue (Star Button) Long May She Wave (Star Button) Old Glory (Star Button)
Across the top - Stars and Stripes Forever (Star Button) America the Beautiful

The pattern is from a flyer I got from Jo-Ann Fabrics not long after 9/11.  I made one for myself and got it finished in March 2002 in remembrance of 9/11 and those that lost their life that day.

I also have some other projects I did beginning of the summer that I've never posted. 

My daughter Laura was going to be spending a week at the beach so I make her an album to put her memories in.  I just did the front & back but left the inside empty so she can make her own pages.  I used the Cricut Cartridge Life's a Beach and added glitter glue to the center of the sun and along the waves and sand.

I put together a pocket album.  I got the idea out of Cricut Cartridge Fabulous Finds cartridge booklet. I used the new punch I got at the Scrapbooking Expo to make the epoxy embellishments. The punch is made by Epiphany Crafts and comes in a variety of shapes.  My daughter introduced it to me. I gave the album to my daughter so she can have a brag book of my grandchildren.

I made a birthday layout for my grandson's third birthday.  I got really cool sketchbooks by Scrapbook Generations.  What's so great about these sketches is that it shows the breakdown of each page.  I don't have to do any guesswork.  It's great!!

And here's the page I did from the above sketch --

As I special treat for my grandchildren for 4th of July I made Cakes in a Jar.  I used store bought mix and frosting but turned out really good.  I cut circles out of scrap paper to cover the metal lid for decoration. I used red, white and blue sprinkles for decorations.  I got this idea from a website - I don't remember which one.  I have so many small mason jars around from jelly making.  These are easy to make and would be great for picnics - cupcakes are so hard to transport and baking them in a jar makes that so much easier. 

Sunflower Quilt -- Finished!!

It's been a busy month for me so I've not gotten as much done as I'd like as quickly as I'd have liked. But that's how life is. But t this morning I got some creative inspiration and set to work.  So here's one of my projects I got done today.

Sitching My Sunflower Quilt

I've begun to stitch my quilt. I've not gotten it done yet - I work on stitching a couple times a week. The hard part is not missing a spot to tie a knot. I have to keep going over quilt to make sure I don't miss a spot.

Sunflower Quilt --

I've had this quilt top done for a long time. I didn't have a place where I could lay it out and pin for quilting until last weekend - you probably can see pins in the picture. It's a twin size Lover's Knot Quilt in a Day by Eleanor Burns. My quilt did take longer than a day to make. This is the project I'm working on this week.  I'm going to use cotton floss and tie the quilt. Then I plan to machine quilt the borders and add the binding. I do have to get more fabric to make the binding with - I didn't get enough but since the backing is cotton classic from JoAnn's I should have no problem finding more - I hope.

Buttons & Bow Quilt --

I started this quilt a couple of weeks ago. The quilt top went really quick, got that done in one evening. Its 72" x 81", I guess that's close to a twin size . The problem I'm having right now is finding buttons. Each quilt block get a 1-3/8" button sewn in the center with ribbon. I'm having trouble finding the buttons in that size in the colors of the quilt. If anyone has ideas where I can find plain, plastic buttons in rainbow colors, please let me know. I'm using a bright pink for the backing, I've got that prewashed and ready to stitch to get the width. I can lay out and pin but can't quilt until find the buttons. I'm thinking of using flannel instead of batting to give my quilt a lighter weight. I've done that before with table runners and worked well.  The pattern is from Fons & Porter Love of Quilting Nov/Dec 2006. I'm planning on giving this to my granddaughter - it'll be awhile before she'll use it.  She's only 8 month old and still in a crib. I know I'll have to make a version in primary colors next for my grandson. It's so hard having grandbabies. LOL.

Here's the picture from the magazine to show you what I mean about the buttons & bows. The pattern uses  chenille but I made mine from calico so it wouldn't be as heavy (and to use up some of my stash.)