ListEn iN

Quilt & Tell...

ha ha get it?! I know it's late, but I thought I would do a little show and tell, or like my title says, "Quilt" & Tell. I've had so much fun at work lately sewing with all our delicious fabrics. This is quilt one of my very favorites, it's from our Chamberry collection. A few months ago I would have said I despised it. This is the most intricate quilts I have ever pieced. I am very much a hurry and slap it together kind of sewer, so this quilt took several weeks to piece. I never spend that much time on a project.

And because I love the texture of those flowers, here's a close up...

I love having frayed edges on my applique because when they wash they will fray and look even more lovely and vintagey (is that a word?)

It wasn't a difficult quilt, I kinda made it sounds like that. Just took some time, but definatley worth it! You can find this fabric and the Chamberry pattern book (with this quilt pattern) at your locat quilt shop or on www.adornit.com. Happy Sewing!

I Love My Sisters...

I adore this cute photo we snapped at my Red, White and Blue party. I don't know what I would do without these beautiful women in my life. I love them.

Behind the scenes...

I just came across these funny photos and thought I would share. I do a lot of the photography for our pattern books. This pillow was a last minute project we added so I was home on a weekend and needed to quickly get the photo taken. Wilson kept crashing my photo shoot so that he could sit on the blanket, and the funny thing is that he brought a book along for the fun. Oh boy, what a kid! You'd never know looking at the photo above that I had such a great helper :)

Project Shoebox...

I have a super talented friend, Wendy Smedley. When I received an email with her new online project I didn't hesitate to jump on board. Wendy has teamed up with Studio Five to help us get our old photos out of the shoebox and into the digital world. I'd love for you to join us!

What is Project Shoebox?

Project Shoebox is the incentive you need to empty that shoebox of old photos. Heirloom photos to forgotten prints, everyone has photos to reclaim and rediscover.   The Project Shoebox community, curated and hosted by Studio 5 contributor Wendy Smedley, is a safe place to learn how to archive and share photos, collect old stories, and organize treasured images in a safe place.

The Project Shoebox challenge is simple.  Just scan one old photo.  Then share it.  Collect stories.  And feel the satisfaction.  You will have created a memory with a memory.

Find our community of Shoeboxers on Facebook.  We’ll answer questions, and help you dive into your stash of the past!

Project Shoebox launches at 11am on Studio 5at KSL-TV on January 30^th.

the subsequent dates are 

• Tuesday, February 5       
• Monday, February 11     
• Tuesday, February 19     
• Tuesday, February 26    

 

This photo is more precious than gold to me. It's me and my Grandpa Clell. I have no idea what year it was taken or what we were doing. What I do know is that it's the only photo I have of just my grandpa and I. My grandfather passed away when I was only in the second grade. I didn't get a lot of time with him but yet I can still remember so many wonderful things about him. I also remember silly things like my Grandma making eggs and bacon for him or that he would take naps in the basement.  It's hard to write down in words the love I feel for him. Now this photo no longer only lives in a picture frame, it's on my phone and my computer.

Now I challenge you to dig out an old photo and get it scanned in, you'll be so happy you did.

FREE Princess Quilt Pattern

I love our new Princess fabric collection! The pinks and gray jump right out to me. This line was recently featured in the Winter issue of Quilt Trends magazine. I am so excited about the new line that I thought it would be fun to give you a free quilt pattern. It's a great quilt for beginners, it may look complicated but it's a very easy disappering nine patch quilt. The Princess fabric is available here on our website. Happy Sewing! And don't forget to share your finished projects at www.facebook.com/adornit

Download 2012 Princess Patchwork Quilt Pattern_revised

Christmas Pajama Tradition...

I LOVE our Christmas pajama tradition. Every year our elf, BOB brings the kids Christmas themed pajamas at the beginning of December. It brings a lot of excitment and really helps set the mood for the holiday season. I of course, must document the occasion with photos. Here's some fun photos from the other night...

my three cute boys

And let's be honest, this is what the photo shoot really looked like

follow me on instagram...

my oh my, I love Instagram! Pictures are worth a thousand words, right? I love the fact that I can quickly scroll through all my friends photos throughout the day and have a glimpse into their happenings. You'll find me posting quite often, well more than here ;) on Instagram. I invite you to follow me @georgana

{ Back to Blogging }

Let's face it, the third child changed my priorities quite a bit. The first to go down the drain was regular exercise and second my blog, I'm sure we could throw a few other things on the list. My husband would probably say my housekeeping skills, but let's face it I've never been good at that. Time has flown by and my baby is over a year so I thought I should probably try to get back to blogging. I can't promise how often but hopefully a lot more than it has been. First up, I have to show you my cute kiddos - taken last month.

Yup, I love them to pieces!

Father's Day Cards with a Card Sketch...

Hey Friends! Father's Day is just around the corner and since I haven't purchased a single present yet (I'd better get on top of that) I decided I should make some handmade cards. I am a guest designer this month at Sketches: Creatively Yours and they provided me this great card sketch:

I put a few twists on the sketch and here are three Father's Day cards ready for Sunday. I used the new ADORNit Father papers. TFL!

Sketches: Creatively Yours Guest Designer...

I LOVE to use sketches when I am creating layouts, it makes scrapbooking so much faster and simpler. I am thrilled to be guest designing this month at Sketches: Creatively Yours. If you're new to their blog, take some time and be inspired. Here's the first sketch along with my interpretation.

And since I love a double page...

Come back next week for a new sketch!