Sally's Angelworks

{and we have an apron winner!!}

Sooooo super excited about all of the entries into this Apron Giveaway!! Thank you to everyone who checked out my blog and Julie's store! I can't wait to order this fabric and create this sweet apron for the winner...

and that winner is...

drumroll, please!!

#28 was Jennifer Gail!! Yay!! Congrats!!

I totally can't wait to make this apron with this fabric for her!! Yay!! 

Fun, right????

You can get these fabrics, too, over at Julie's store!!! :)

Thanks again for everyone joining in!! 

Off to get these aprons into the store!! :)

happy weekending!!

{quilts, quilts, and more sheep!!!}

(i just love this picture!!)

Yep, I've been at it again!! Creating like a crazy woman! And I wanted to share what I've been working on...

I went to my LQS (Quilter's Emporium) with a dear friend, and she picked out these FABULOUS fabrics so I could make a twin quilt for her brother's bed!! I'm soooo excited about how the top turned out!

Now, you wouldn't think that we would need a pattern for this simple patchwork, but I grabbed Alicia Paulson's pattern, Ollalieberry Ice Cream Quilt. It was the perfect pattern to help me not get overwhelmed by this task! With all of the fabric requirements and perfect instructions, it made this top very easy to put together!

My darling friend says she's hoping her brother hates it so she can bring it back to her house!! I told her that was only if I actually gave it to her! teehee!! 

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Check out my new listing in my Etsy store:

It's fun and picture perfect for the farm girlie in you!! :) 

I was going to embroider "the funny farm," but I thought it wasn't quite appropriate!! or maybe it was for me!! LOL!!

Grab this OOAK (one of a kind) quilt right here ON SALE this month only!!

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I got a little bit of mail this week...

I have loved this line since it came out last year!! I had little scraps of it that came from a kit I bought last year at Fall Quilt Market. So I decided to just whip something up. I love doing that...randomly sewing and seeing where my creativity takes me...

This is what I came up with...a little mini art quilt that needs some applique!! (my design wall is a bit wavy this morning!)

So I decided to get a charm pack to make little shapes to applique in the white blocks! You can bet there'll be some embroidery on there, too!! :) Can't wait to see the finished project!

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I also got a little sweet package from Amanda!!

Now, bottlecaps? you are asking? Stay tuned here for a very fun party that launches on October 16th, and you will find out all about the bottlecap fun!! yay!!

And I get to create something very special with her pattern, "We're all MAD here"!! I can't wait!! Be sure to follow me here to find out my little secret project plan that I have for this pattern!! yipeeeeee!!

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a couple more picture teases!!

This is coming along...isn't that just the best?? Nothing better than gorgeous fabric, a new embroidery hoop, and a new skein of thread...*sigh* I'm very THANKFUL!!! :) (*snicker*)

...and, nope, much to my children's chagrin, I'm not doing dishes!! (they are!) But I am using this for something VERY special!!! :) Stay tuned to find out what!!! :)

Have a blessed day!!!

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared,  he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,  whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior,  so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.   Titus 3:4-7

{flirty girl aprons, embroidered aprons, and an apron giveaway}

Ohhhhh are you ready for the surprise????? 

Did you guess aprons????

If you did, you were right!!

Make sure you wade through this whole post to the end! I'm excited for the ending of this one...for sure!!!

Lately, I have been creating a bunch of aprons for the shop! I am in the middle of a bunch of projects, so it will be this weekend, before I get them in the shop. BUT you can see them today!!

Enjoy the picture show!!

And introducing...

my Flirty Girl Promenade Apron (below!)

Here is the second best news of the day...

You, too, can make this apron!! 

I've got a free tutorial over on Julie's blog at the Intrepid Thread today with a detailed set of instructions on how to make the Flirty Girl Promenade Apron!! Isn't that sweet of Julie to let me invade her blog???

BUT WAIT...that's not all!!!

Here's the BEST news of the day!!

I'm having an APRON GIVEAWAY!!!!

Comment on THIS POST right here with two fabrics that you like from Julie's store, the Intrepid Thread over on Etsy, and I will make you a little half apron out of two half yards!! :) Be specific (unless you want me to pick...I'm okay with that!!)

(Only one entry per person, please! You can comment as many times as you want, but i"ll only count ya once!)

I will keep the comments open until next Thursday, Sept 22nd! Get those comments in...this would make a wonderful Christmas gift!! Or it can protect your clothes while you do your Christmas baking!!

THanks for letting me show off my aprons today!! Be sure and stay tuned to the Store to be able to purchase every single one of these babies!! :)

Blessings!!!

are you ready for a surprise??? I have one for you!! But you don't get it until Thursday morning!!! I will give you a hint...

{quiltfest}

So last Friday, we had a girlies' afternoon...and where did we go??? 

To a quilt show, of course!!

Lillian, Mom, and I went to the show, A Quilt Odyssey, put on by the Quilt Guild of Greater Houston.

We got the chance to vote for our fave quilts, buy stuff, and eat snacks...

and so, as we wandered down the aisles filled with fun quilts and fun booths in which to spend our money, I took pics of my faves so that I could figure out which one to vote for...

Fair Warning! These are cell phone pics, and even though I have a great cell phone, they aren't the greatest quality...just sayin'...

I am always drawn to square patchy-type patterns...

Some day I WILL make a crazy quilt!!

{this is a bit blurry, but with both of my parents from Kansas, I had to take this!!}

love love love!!!! 

This was Lil's fave!! It is called "You can't hide your lyin' eyes"...cute, huh?

and here's my fave...

(the top)

 

(the bottom)

We finished off with this sweet quilt...aren't these appliqued angels wonderful?

 perfect ending for a Sally's Angelworks post, don'tcha think???

 

{monday, a day of fabric love}

Truly, I love Mondays!!

I love Mondays because I need a fresh start! Actually, every day poses the opportunity of being a fresh start, so yep, I pretty much love every day! LOL!!

And today for me is even more of a fresh start! I have NEW FABRIC to dig into! Actually, I will be a good girlie and do my work first. I have a couple of advent calendars to finish up and a big custom quilt to cut out! eek!! But after that, I'm going to play, play, play! I have a bunch of giftie ideas for early Christmas presents, so I can't wait to dig in...

wanna see????

Here are the fabrics for my darling friend's custom quilt she wants for her brother. I am using Alicia Paulson's Ollalieberry Ice Cream Quilt Pattern. (you can see that on top!)

So my mom and Lillian and I went to the Greater Houston Quilt Guild's A Quilt Odyssey Quilt Show on Friday, and we had a great time! (I'll post pics from that tomorrow)

 At the show, there was a store with a booth that was filled with bolts of some of my fave fabrics, including these!!! Jennifer Paganelli's (from Sis Boom) Honey Child line! I got the designer roll and the charm packs! yummmmmy!!!

Why is it that cats find the weirdest places to take naps?

I've never had any Kaffe Fassett fabrics and my LQS (Quilter's Emporium) is now carrying them! I'm trying them out in fat quarter form! wow!! What should I make???? Tell me your ideas for a fun modern quilt!

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THIS is AMAZING!!!!

Amanda's new line, Delighted, has made it to TEXAS!!! Sooo excited!!! Don't you love those blues??? (see the first Angel pic! yum!!)

I do have a gob of ideas for this pack of fat quarters...oh yeah, baby!!

And the banner panel...*sigh*...I'm doing mine on burlap!! It's gonna be sooooo sweet!!! 

pure awesomesauce! (as mr gorgeous would say...)

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Here's a little something I did today. I did an Ohio star signature block using this tutorial here:

Little Treasures by Amanda 

Isnt' it fun??? I need to do a bunch of these for a fun quilt!

Okay, I better get going on all of my finishing!!

Let me know what you are loving today!!!

{we remember}

Wow! What a day of remembrance! Ten years ago today, a great tragedy occured, which, instead of tearing apart our great nation and instilling fear, brought us closer together regardless of race, religion, and political views. 

I will say that what I remember most is my little 7yo Cora going into the music room with a tape recorder and recording a slew of original music as her response to the stress and tragedy. The one song that came out of it was a song we have since done in church. The chorus says this:

God loves us, and He loves our country. He loves our whole nation and everybody in it.

That's it...simple and wonderfully to the point! I just love that girlie...

...and i will always remember!

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{quilting progress}

I just have to share some quilting fun I've been enjoying!!

Guess what time it is???

Advent Calendar time!!!

I've started taking orders for these, so if you are thinking of getting one of these this year, ORDER quickly!! 

And if you order this month, you will get these little felt guys FREE!!! I just picked up a load of them today! Soooo cute!!! :)

Yesterday, I made an apron. I did it from scratch...and it is one of the cuter aprons I've made lately! The best part was I used my second sewing machine (which previously had been declared dead, yet it has been resurrected! yipeeeee!!) and my ruffler foot! I did a ruffle in less than 10 minutes!! ohmy!! No more gathering stitches!! Toooooo cooooool!!!

I totally forgot to take a pic of my very cute apron, but I hope to do a VLOG (video log!) soon and I'll include it in that so you can see it, too!! Did I mention how cute it was???

How absolutely cool does this look???

For my birthday, my dear momma gave me a GC to my LQS (local quilt store). yipeee! One of the things I picked up with my GC was a Kalidoscope Ruler. This is what it creates!!! wholey moley!! I love love love this!!! It was a little tricky at first to cut the pieces, but once I figured it out, I was good to go!

I used some of the FQs from Farm Fresh from Riley Blake Designs! I got mine from Julie's store, the Intrepid Thread! (thank you, Julie!!!!!) yipeeeeee!!!

I really, really, really love this look!! Can't wait to add some sheep!! :)

I'm just adding this pic to make you jealous!!! 

This is going to be in my mail box really soon!!!!!!!

This is Amanda's newest line, Delighted! I'm Delighted to be able to work with it!! I'm seeing half square triangles, kaleidoscope quilts, little dresses for my baby girlie, maybe a stuffie or two...ohhhh the ideas are endless!!!

What do you want to see made out of this gorgeous fabric???? I'd love to know!!

{gnomes + quilting = WIN}

 

Yesterday, I got caught up in a bit of fun quilting and didn't take the chance to post this fun post:

As seen on www.welovefrenchknots.com, Guest Stitcher Sally Keller

I was showing off these fun quilts!

So in celebration of gnomes, I made biscuits for breakfast yesterday!! 

Don't you love that gnome cookie cutter? I adore it!! :)

I had a couple of little hungry helpers...

Yum!!!! (love the Texas ones, too!!)

and my little gnome!!

add some freshly whipped cream...

a bit of honey...

and a gorgeous plate from an antique store and some strawberry jam...

and you get...

one very yummmmmmmy gnome!! :) 

What is your favorite part of gnomes???

 

{FUN squared - the quilt version}

{isn't my new blog button cute??}

Tonight, I have two big things to tell you!! 

I'm sooo super excited (and this isn't any caffeine talkin'...I'm strictly on sparkling water right now!!!) about two things going on in my store right now!!

1. This month's theme: SHEEP!!!

Are you surprised??? Nah, I didn't think you would be!!

Basically, what that means is that everything that I've listed that has a sheep on it is 15% off!! wow!!!

Right now, I have three mini quilts listed, but keep checking back, because I have some stuffies patterns of sheep and some little bags with sheep on them in the works!! You will want to grab these products asap, because in October, they are back to their original price (if they aren't sold by then!! yikes!!)

Here are the three quilts I have listed! 

The Lord is my Shepherd

Buy it here!!

Sweet Nursery Sheep Mini Art Quilt with Vintage buttons!!

Purchase this here!

Sweet Sheep Baby Wall Hanging Art Quilt

Buy this here!!

Check back to this category, Put a SHEEP on it, often to see what other sheep creations I have created!!

yay sheep!!!

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and now for #2...

2. Brazos Wood Academy, our homeschool, is having a FUNDRAISER!!! yipeeee!! 

You know how everybody's child brings a catalog filled with wrapping paper and/or the world's best chocolate?

Well, we're doing it a little different here...I've got a special category in the shop filled with goodies. All of the proceeds (minus the shipping) go toward our cost of our books. This is our first year to have a fundraiser, and I'm excited about it!

The fun part about it is that you don't have to have wrapping paper that you don't use! Or chocolate that makes you fat!! We've got fun stocking stuffers that you can pick up early!

for example...

 Coffee Cozies!!! 

I have 8 up in the store right here!! Grab these quickly...I'm making more!!

I also have lovely little mug rugs...again, perfect for a little hostess gift or just for yourself! I use them all over my craft studio. I feel great about drinking my pom juice in a glass that is sweating onto my little mug rug! They work perfectly and keep my sewing machine from getting cup sweat on it!! :)

Here is my fave mug rug...my collection of 4 of them...

I used Tula Pink's Prince Charming! I adore this fabric...and how fun is using scraps like this???

way fun!!

I also have several table runners, too! 

This was such a fun way to use scraps! 

To see all of the items in the Back to School Fundraiser, check them out here!!!!

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To really understand about Brazos Wood Academy and our family homeschooling philosophy, check out my homeschooling page here!

(last year's atom creation!! by Lillian!)

Thank you so much for supporting our little school, Brazos Wood Academy!!

Stay tuned for other fun news!!! And tomorrow night, I'll finally be sending out that newsletter with a FREE shipping coupon! so sign up now!!

Happy Labor Day Holiday!!!