Marie Antoinette Crazy Quilt Block #8

Being that today is the first full day of Spring, I thought I'd better get a move on with my Marie Antoinette Crazy Quilt!

After running into town this morning and doing some paperwork, I took several hours for myself and started stitching.  This is the block with the lace & trims:

And here it is with the seams embroidered:

Can you find the borders that are from my Elegant Crazy Quilt Seam Treatment book?

New Boutique Items

Just a quickie post for today ladies!  My "to do" list is a mile long!  Thought I'd share our new Boutique items.  First, mom's new Easter Tussy Mussy's:

I just love mom's tussie mussies!  Next are my little Wedding Bells:

I took vintage bell ornaments, added some tulle, pink ribbon and vintage millinery flowers.  I thought these would be pretty as a Wedding Gift decoration!

Cats & Quilts Counted Cross Stitch Series

No, I'm not coming out of retirement!  But I've had a lot of requests lately for my Cats & Quilts Counted Cross Stitch series so I've made them available again for a limited time:

These are only available as set which includes all 12 of the Cats & Quilts designs.  One for each month of the year.  They can be found in my Cottage Boutique.

Guest Blog Post at Scarf It Up!

Good Morning Everyone!  And Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I am thrilled and honored today to have been asked by my sweet friend Louise Giordono to be a guest blogger on her Scarf It Up blog today.  Please hop over and read my post on Crazy Quilting!

New Boutique Items

I thought for today, I would share photos of our newest Boutique additions.  First, are mom's new Embroidered Door Pillows:

Are these little birdies on the teacup too cute or what?!!!

And then mom's Purple Heart Shaped Door Pillow:

This one reminds me of an old sampler! 

My newest creations are these sweet little vintage crocheted Easter Eggs which I I of course had to embellish with flowers, chicks and glitter:

So that's what new in our Cottage Boutique!

In other news, I'm working on a few more I Phone pouches.  I spent some time this morning in my craft storage room.  Geez, I can't believe I let it get so messy!  I spent some time refolding my lace pieces, organizing my ribbons and trims and I still have a lot more neatening up that I want to do!  But I'll do a little at a time and in a couple of weeks, it'll be nice and organized again!

For now, I'm making Homemade Beef Soup!  Click the link for the recipe!