WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE SUMMERTIME WHEN ALL THE WORLD IS GREEN ...

Whenever I talk to my friend CiCi she asks me, "What are you looking forward to?" I've found making lists of things I am looking forward to can help me get through a rough patch (and honestly, the last 10 months have KICKED MY BUTTOCKS).

I saw this over at Eighteen25 earlier in the month and knew this crafty was a better way to display my summer plans, instead of a page in my planner ... haha!

("Planner" makes it sound like I PLAN stuff!)

I finally finished mine up. I didn't follow her craft exactly. For one thing, I DON'T HAVE A COSTCO (thanks for asking) to get fabulous prints but I had clearance paper from the WalMarche that matched the list topper so I just cut strips and glued them on. I wrote on the paper, not the glass.

And I'm planning on updating this in the "Fall" which comes around in January, with winter things to do, too.

So, that's a few of our summer plans (and yes, I even put on the stuff we've already done, as soon as I find my dry erase markers, I'll mark them off.

Because I do like to check things off. Me and Franklin Planners used to be REAL TIGHT.

Oh, and by way of warning, go to Eighteen25 at your own risk. They have TONS of cute stuff!

BIKE BASKET FOR THE LITTLES

This is Joseph's. Matthew's has an orange top and inside.

I saw this tutorial and thought - that is so for me! Little cost. Little time. Little boys. Perfect!

I made it, and this is what I think ...

It looks great on the outside but the inside? Bleck.

The problem is in the double sided heat fusible interfacing. I just cant get the corners and bottom of the fabric hot enough from my iron barely reaching to make it fuse. So the inside is all sloppy.

That said, it went together fast. It holds a water bottle, a water gun, and light saber so my boys are hooked up. Best of all - it cost $2. For the velcro.

I'VE SEEN THAT SMILE SOMEWHERE BEFORE

One year ago I stumbled across some amazing embroidery patterns from AllSorts. I knew instantly what I wanted to do!

I decided to make quilts for my daughters using these as the center of the blocks!

I finally got around to it. I had my girls pick their favorite twelve, out of eighteen patterns and I embroidered the girls from different countries on white cotton over the winter.

Last month when my mom came to visit she brought me some stuff from her basement. Among some treasured vintage sheets was this:

I started to laugh. I had COMPLETELY forgotten that 33 years ago I had done a similar project!

Here's another one:

I can't believe that I basically made the same quilt for myself! Looks like my mom had my great idea years ago! I remember working on these blocks and I think I even painted some in our white camp trailer with the orange stripe down the side.

Any ideas for Rachel's quilt?

Anyone recognize the song in my title?

TOLD YA I WAS KNOCKING THEM OUT

I made this table runner from my beloved and protected Hunky Dory by Chez Moi stash.

The only thing that would make it better is if I painted that table. Or stained. Or something. I am so over orange oak.

I not only LOVE the name Hunky Dory, as it turns out, the fabric like butta.

I asked Sari to take a picture of the runner and here's what she did. Always an artist's eye, that one.

AMY BUTLER BIRDIE SLINGS

I made four of these Amy Butler Birdie Sling bags for my graduating Laurels.

Then I realized I had THREE graduating Laurels.

I took Math 97 FIVE times in order to graduate from BYU.

Anyway, I did my own thing on the inside. Like a key loopy above the slide in pockets. (Large enough to hold an assortment of pens, because REALLY, I need at least 4 colors of pens to function.

On the other side I put a LARGE zipper pocket (because sometimes you have a secret) and a cell phone pocket.

Looking at these pictures, I realize I need to iron the bag.

More to come! I am knocking off projects at an astonishing rate.