Wash Day

It's raining here today...

so it can't be wash day.

 

 

I finished this flour sack towel and dish rag on our last camping trip.

There is never a shortage of dish towels and rags when we are camping.

 

~b



barn wood

When  Mr. b goes out to his woodshed

 and I don't hear from him for a bit...

I can always count on something fun when he comes in.

 

 

This little barn wood box really came out nice.

 

 

 

 

 

He is out of barn wood which means a run to the country soon.

 

~b

 



Friday post card

 

Keep cool...

 

~b



green thumbs up

 

It looks like daughter knit and pearl may have inherited

 the family green thumb.

Her flowers were beautiful when we were there...

and raising anything in North Dakota is NOT easy.

 

~b



a stack

My star quilt blocks are beginning to stack up.

 

 

She said "just 15 minutes a day" makes a block.

 

 

 

Now if she would just tell me to exercise 15 minutes everyday....

 

~b



where's my groove?

After five days in the Black Hills I am trying to get back in my groove.

 

 

We pulled the camper there and just laid back the whole time.

We are so lucky to be only 3 1/2 hours from this beautiful vacation spot.

 

 

~b



good dreams

 

These rhubarb dream bars may have convinced me

 that rhubarb is my favorite fruit.

(Well...until peaches are in season anyway.)

 

 

They are just as good as mom's rhubarb custard pie

and easier to make.

 

 

I found the recipe on Pinterest.

 

SO GOOD!

 

~b



Bug Off

Summer in South Dakota means big mosquitos.

Which led me to dig out my citronella oil and make candles last week.

 

 

I know this looks like more of a commercial for salsa

 but that is a candle in that jar.

I like to recycle containers for my citronellas.

(I also prefer my own salsa.)

 

 

When you're outdoors and the candle is done

it's easiest to just throw the container.

Don't we all have enough junk sitting around?

 

We are headed to the Black Hills in our camper this week

 so I'll be taking this candle along.

 

~b



Friday post card

 

~b

She's got too much time on her hands

Have you ran across smash or junk journals online?

(I've been told I spend way too much time on Pinterest!)

 

 

Go find yourself a notebook or an old hardcover book like I did...

some scissors and glue and get started.

 

 

Remember making a scrapbook?

Well...this is the 2000's version.

Every generation likes to change things up

and declare themselves the inventor don't they?

 

I will eventually decorate the cover of my book

but I want to study that a bit longer.

 

Have fun...I am.

 

~b



denim

I'm attracted to anything denim.

So yesterday I dug out my denim box and went to town on this bag.

 

 

Sewing over those thick seams was pretty hard on my sewing machine

but we did it with a lot of rethreading.

 

 

I used Tim Holtz musical notes fabric to line it.

 

 

I love it that these jeans worked hard

before they were turned into this tote bag.

 

 

Recycle...Reclaim...Upcycle

 

~b



AMERICA

…the beautiful.

 

North Dakota is a fun place

 to celebrate the 4th of July!

 

~b



Friday post card

I think I may need to start collecting some old windows?

~b



the juggler

I am juggling two quilts at the same time

in my little sewing sweatshop.

Have I mentioned that I am a huge multitasker?

And that I love scrap quilts?

They are both being made with strictly scraps.

~b



June recap

Goodbye June...

Hello July!

 

 

~b