red white and blue

We will be celebrating the 4th of July in North Dakota...

where the big mosquitos live.

This morning I poured citronella candles to take with us.

Nice to reuse some of those tin cans

 that otherwise end up in the landfill.

I wrapped them in burlap ends and pieces and a bit of twine.

Mr. b provided the cement bowls...love them!

More Great Race pics.

I want this road runner for Mondays parade!

I spent a couple days piecing

 this table runner for a hostess gift.

It was a labor of love.

Have a safe 4th!

~b is for BLUE



Summer Lemonade

 

 

ICE COLD LEMONADE -5 cents

 

~b is for brisk



home sweet home

I wanted a butterfly house...

 

 

then I wanted two...

 

 

and then I got three!

 

 

Mr. b provided the woodworking

and I did the painting.

 

Just when the caterpillar

thought the world was over,

it became a butterfly.

 

 

~b is for butterfly

 

 

 



The Great Race

We drove over to the next town to watch as

The Great Race participants drove down main street.

112 vehicles...all rare and vintage...
driving from California to Illinois.

What a sight!

 

 

 

No air conditioning with the heat index in the upper nineties...

 these drivers and riders were still having a good time.

 

 

 

 

I seriously want this pickup...

but maybe in a celery green.

 

These gangster type cars parked in front of the bank made me laugh.

 

 

 

 

The presidents were there also.

 

 

When we got back to town we parked on a remote interstate overpass

and watched as they drove by.

 

 

I loved this 1918 American LaFrance Speedster...

chain driven!

The chain had to be oiled frequently

 and replaced every three days of the race.

 

~b

 

 

 

 



fussy cuts

This morning I was thinking it might be fun to hit a rodeo this summer.

 

 

Which led me to digging out these fabrics.

 

 

It took a little fussy cutting but I got the best of it

 for this notebook cover and zipper pouches.

 

 

 

~b is for bronco

 



Farm Girl Vintage

I finished the last quilt square

 for my Farm Girl Vintage quilt this weekend.

 

 

I splurged and bought the pattern for the milk cow

by the same designer...Lori Holt.

 

No farm is complete without a milk cow.

 

 

Now I will begin adding the sashing and corner squares.

It has been a fun process.

 

~b is for bovine

 



Dory

Finding Dory...

 

 

in my little sewing sweatshop and theaters today.

 

And if Disney's Pixar would like to throw me a little money for this endorsement...

ya right.

 

 

monsters under the bed?

 

 

~b

 



let's play gnome

A place to call gnome...

 

 

Mr b. made the sweetest little gnome house for play.

 

 

It looks right at home in our fairy garden doesn't it?

 

Children will be allowed to use their imagination

 when playing with it.

Isn't that the way it should be?

 

 

~b is for basics

 

 



raindrops

Early morning rain...

 

 

...so thankful.

 

b is for blessed



bee

The bumblebee that has been buzzing around our patio

reminded me that I didn't show your these little cuties.

 

 

I love the screen print!

 

 

I made them pencil pouch size but of course they

will look good with anything you want to put in them.

 

 

~b is for bzzzzz

 

 

 

 



life

 

You must have control of the authorship of your own destiny.

 The pen that writes your life story must be held in your own hand.
 - Irene C. Kassorla  

Beanie Babies

Groovy, Fuzz and Curly were going camping...

which called for sleeping bags.

 

 

There was also a request for Beanie Baby clothes.

Granddaughters = lots of doll clothes sewing.

 

 

~b is for bears

 



kids

I had kids on my mind when I put these notebook covers together...

 

 

 

I just love a fun scrap project!

 

~b

flowers

Mother loves flowers...

 

 

and I was feeling a floral table runner.

 

 

 

After a quick trip to TE Fabrics @ Quilters Inn

(Please check this place out online...great prices!)

for some Kaffee Fassett prints

I was ready to sew flowers.

 

 

This was a great project to practice my

free motion quilting skills.

You know we're getting lots of nice rains

when my Weigela bush is flowering.

 

~b

 

 



Jenny Wren

 

How To Build A Nest:

 

 

1. Find yourself an uninhabited house in a safe neighborhood.

 

 

2. Check to see if it is warm and dry.

3. Pay your rent up front.

 

 

4. Be sure you can squeeze in through the doorway and start building your next.

 

 

5. If your building material is flexible it makes it easier to move in.

 

 

6. When you are done moving in...

 relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

 

"Love builds The Warmest Nest"

 

~b is for building