I am a painter

Finally I painted the guest room last week.
I purchased the supplies for almost two months ago; however I did not have chance to start it.

The reason why
- I was busy to do other stuff
- My husband did not have any two days off to watch my son during painting.

Anyways,

This is my first time to paint the drywall in my life. I did have no experience.
It was the challenge to me.
When I googled "how to paint the wall", it sounds not so difficult.

Original wall was close to white. I chose "blue grey color" called going grey(Olympic brand)
During the painting, my husband worked the back yard with my son. So I had to paint all  by myself.

Painting is not difficult. But I really needed the energy. It was kind like full marathon.

This picture is middle of the painting. I had to the brush for small area.
Oh! You can see my fabric collections in the closet. :)
I will share the room as my sewing room in the future.

I painted two coats. So It looks perfect. The color shows above is the day time. It looks like  more blue.

Th one is the evening. It looks grey which I desired.

I also painted the trim and door in white.
Next I will make the valence for the window!! I will show you another time.

flowers

I love the gardening as much as the sewing.
Here is the front yard, the path toward the entrance.

We have some mysterious plants on the side of the path and finally it has started to bloom!

It is yellow lilly!! What a cheerful color it is!
Additionally,

Azalea



miniature rose





heuchera



hosta

flower pot with annual flowers

I am really enjoying to stay outside to watch the flowers.
When I touch the soil, I feel peaceful and calm. :)

Happy Gardening. Happy sewing. Have a great weekend!

new child purse

new child purse : Age 4+

I had a oppotunity to make a child purse for the older kids last week.
The customer wanted the adjustable strap.

Also I have been thinking to make bigger bag with adjustable strap for my son.

Here is the result. :)
I am really love how it turend out! The adjustable strap works perfectly.
I made it long, so he will enjoy the bag for a long time. (probably until he refuse these bag.)

The both fabrics(print and blue) are from Japan.
Aren't they cute?

mini quilts

mini quilts 8.5"x 13"

I have just finished these mini quilts trio.
The size is 8.5" x 13".  I think it would be good for the mug rug, lunch mat, vase mat, kitchen accessory and more!!

red, aqua and cream

yellow and green

purple, pink and cream

Which one do you like?

They are avairable in my shop now!
Also I have another project that I want to share! I will try to post it tomorrow!!

Happy Sunday!

egg hunt 2011

I and my son joined the Easter event on Saturday. ( Daddy had to go to work.)
He got a balloon with jelly beans.

He ride the real fire engine driver seat!

This year, he is old enough to join the game, too. He tossed the egg with his pretty partner.

Then, he did high five with the Easter bunny.

Finally, it is time for the egg hunt!

GO!GO!GO!

He got a lot of eggs. Good job!

OH!!

Yeah!!  He got the prize basket!!

He picked this blue baskets. There are a lot of candies and small toy.
He was so happy.

He said " I enjoyed the egg hunt so much. Thank you mommy. I love you. " in Japanese.
Addition, he picked the flower(actually it is weed flower)  in the backyard and gave it to me.

"This is mommy's present."

I am the happiest mommy in the world.

Easter is the next Sunday. Right?  I hope everyone have happy Easter!!

new tool

mini quilt -  green

This is the mini quilt which I made almost two month ago.
I wanted something to put on the bathroom counter.
I picked green and beige color combination.

I love it! :)

the other side

My quilting technique was so much imporved!
Because....

I purchased this "quilting foot".  I bought it end of the last year, but I didn't have chance to use it until now.
This new tool is WOW!!
I can't beleive how smooth and easy to quilt!

It is little expensive. But worth it.

table runner

This is the table runner which I made with the quilting foot.

I am thinking to add these mini quilt or table runner on my shop in the future.
Also I am ready to make more bigger project now. I want to challenge the twin size quilt for my son!!

Help Japan! coasters.

I made some coasters from my scraps.
These are one sale in my estay shop now.
All sales will donate the american red cross to help Japan.

I got emails from my sister. My brother in low's family live in Sendai. (One of the city to hit the earthquake and Tunami)
They still out of the gas.... It meas they can't take a bath.

These green and brown patchwork coasters are slod out.
Thank you so much for your support.

This one made from all cotton kimono fabrics. The texture of the fabric is very unique.
It is cotton fabric, however it different from the regular quilt fabric.
I sew tiny piece of fabrics to make the coasters. Truly one of the kinds.

Thank you for stopping by!
Have a great weekend!