Purses? done!

I finished the purses for Leeann and Amy. Aren't they cute?

Amy's:
Inside pockets, a big one and a cell phone double pocket too.


Here are Leeann's purses.


Two cute purses, sitting on the bench, next to each other.... They just look like a girl and boy version of each other....

Something else got done yesterday! (they finally came to paint the front door! hum, I waited what... two years almost?)

Isn't it just beautiful? It just ties the whole house together, with the front red bricks that we have. I'm super happy with it! (even if the colour isn't a perfect match, it works great by adding so much more life to the house!)

J'adore ma nouvelle porte orange brûlé!

I gotta feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night

(yeah, you know, even my 4 year old sings it these days.)

Anyway, yes indeed it was a good night:

PRV'd The Real World Cancun last night and watched it.

Watched Big Brother 11.

Made some Florida Orange Iced tea. Yep from scratch, with real tea. A Rooibos tea from my friend Jacqui at Sisters Leap Tea. (which one of my friends isn't addicted to Rooibos Chocolate Mint yet? that's right, you know you all are! LOL)


After being at Amy's house on Monday, and tasting her iced tea, I decided to give it a shot.

I boiled about 7 cups of water and added the tea to that. (how much tea? about 6 or 7 tea measures I think). Then some sugar too (how much? well maybe 5 tea measures?) Got it all cold in the fridge too. There, we're ready for you Summer! Because The Weather Network tells us that you're finally coming back tomorrow for a while! hallelujah! It's about time!

Then of to the purses....
The "exteriors" are done.
Cutting the pockets for the interior.

In queue...

This is what I've been working on tonight.... Making three purses, two for Leeann and one for Amy. Using some beautiful material from Amy Butler and Erin McMorris. It's a very cute pattern too from Sweet Pea Totes!

Ready to iron:
My purses, Joel Dewberry's Sunburst and Sparrows and Amy Butler's Optic Blossom and Martini, are patiently waiting for me to get more interfacing from the store....

All pined, ready to assemble.

More patience needed.... I bought this last weekend. From the Sandy Gervais's Mix and Mingle (but not the solid marbled colours). I can't wait, I really can't wait to start this quilt! I will of course inspire myself from the Mix & Mingle quilt. But it will be a bit different. I want to try the whirlygiggles (aka scrappy cartwheels). Let's finish these purses this week, shall we?

I am still working on my two Ragged Square Quilts (a wonderful tutorial by Amanda Jean at Crazy Mom Quilts).

Yes, you've guessed right, one for my little twin boy and one for my little twin girl. For their toddler beds, which they are not using right now, but maybe in the fall (still in their cribs). So the quilts are all assembled now, and they are just waiting to be turned into sandwiches. Well, that's okay because there are some purses to be finished...right. The back will be flannel, warm and comfy for this winter.

I'm nervous to see how they will turn out because I didn't buy all good quality fabrics.... *shy* I started them in February 09, just after I discovered Amanda Jean's blog. I know better about fabrics now. Mistakes are part of learning, that's what I always tell my students.

Next project in queue: my first Christmas quilt... I'm not too rushed with this one. Although by the looks of it, yep it seems that summer never came here and we're skipping it altogether to go into Fall...????? in July ???!!!! Ok I know we live "north" but where are the sunny +32 Celsius days???!!!! (that's about 90 Fahrenheit by the way) Anyway, I'm excited to make a Christmas quilt and equally excited to try some pinwheels. (but not too soon.)

Well, gotta get going, 'cause that plate is getting full....