We've moved!
In real life and in bloggy land.
From Montana to South Dakota.
From "Grizz 'n' Dove" to "On the Banks of Frog Creek"
Please Join Us!
Showing posts with label Blog Stuff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blog Stuff. Show all posts
Monday, September 23, 2013
Saturday, September 21, 2013
The Time Has Come...
Since we are transitioning in our real lives, I thought it was time to transition here in bloggy land as well. You will continue to see our adventures 'n' creations, however, they will now be posted on our new blog. "Grizz 'n' Dove" will continue to reside here, and you can always come back to reminisce about the quilts, baby gifts and hiking trips if you like :)
But, without further ado... we introduce "On the Banks of Frog Creek!"
We want to thank you for following us when we were "Grizz 'n' Dove," and we welcome you to our new lives... hope to see you there!
Sunday, September 1, 2013
I Just Couldn't Resist
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
LAST DAY! Hexie Queen Blog Hop
Wednesday, August 28
And as always thank you Mdm Samm and Miss Debby for organizing and cheering us on!
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Hexie Queen Blog Hop - Day 6
Tuesday, August 27
And as always thank you Mdm Samm and Miss Debby for organizing and cheering us on!
Monday, August 26, 2013
Hexie Queen Blog Hop - Day 5
Monday, August 26
And as always thank you Mdm Samm and Miss Debby for organizing and cheering us on!
Friday, August 23, 2013
Hexie Queen Blog Hop - Day 4
Friday, August 23
And as always thank you Mdm Samm and Miss Debby for organizing and cheering us on!
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Hexie Queen Blog Hop - Day 3
Thursday, August 22
And as always thank you Mdm Samm and Miss Debby for organizing and cheering us on!
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Hexie Queen Blog Hop: The Hexie Skirt
Well, the day is here, and I am officially participating in my very first blog hop! Welcome to "Grizz 'n' Dove!"
The Hexie Skirt
With this project, I was able to kill two birds with one stone... well, really three birds with one stone!
- I love sewing scrappy hexagons, so I've had some hexies already stitched and lying around that really needed to be made into something.
- Peanut needed something fun to wear to a wedding rehearsal.
- I've been wanting to participate in a blog hop!
Don't let that bottom picture fool you; of course, Peanut just LOOOOVED her skirt!
Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to visit the rest of these Hexie Queens today to enjoy some Hexie inspiration!
Wednesday, August 21
Cheryl James – Sew We Quilt
Grizz 'n' Dove (you are here!)
Be A Hexie Queen Blog Hop Starts Today!
Tuesday, August 20
And as always thank you Mdm Samm and Miss Debby for organizing and cheering us on!
Monday, August 12, 2013
Another Win!
It really has been a lucky summer for me! Here is my latest win from bloggy giveaways!
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
A Win and a Hopeful Pouch
I won some fabric!
Knotted-Thread was one of Clover and Violet's "A Season by Hand" series, and I won one of the weekly giveaways! Jenn sent me a fat-eighth low-volume bundle - aren't the fabrics fun?! Since I sent most of my fabric home (we're moving back to South Dakota soonish), it is nice to at least have this bundle available incase I'm feeling stitchy :)
And guess what?! I've already used two of the fabrics!
Kristy at Hopeful Threads organizes monthly service projects, and this month is all about going back to school - lots of items can be donated (the main recipients will be students on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota), but if you want to sew, they're asking for pencil pouches!
I thought the animal fabric was just asking to be made into a pencil pouch :) I already had the matching zipper on hand - how lucky! I used the tutorial by Free Spirit Fabrics, but I had to cut my rectangles at 9"x10" instead of 10" squares due to the fact that I was using fat eighths. The tutorial was very easy to follow and I sewed this up in about half an hour!
Go check out the introduction post at Hopeful Threads for more information!
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
August Goals
I cut and pieced these blocks in June (I think... or was it May?!). Anyways, they now need to be sewn into rows and finally into a twin-sized quilt top for Peanut!
The blocks are 6 1/2" square.
The mini squares were cut at 2 1/2" to make the nine-patch blocks.
All of the fabric came from Grizz's mother who is trying to decrease her fabric stash (I'll never turn down fabric!)
I'm linking up with "A Lovely Year of Finishes" with Melissa and Shanna.
...and with Freshly Pieced for WIP Wednesday...
We're moving in September!!!
Peanut's things are now in the "dining room," our couches were sent home, so we're sitting on the lone lazy boy and a mattress :) The big TV has been replaced with it's miniature little brother and Grizz gets to study for his Professional Engineering exam on a desk made of boxes, milk crates and the filing cabinet.
Grizz's parents kept saying that we're "camping" in our apartment until we move back... all I can say is that we now have a lot more room :)
Monday, July 15, 2013
The Hexies are Coming!
Just a little sneak peak at my project for the upcoming blog hop: Be a Hexie Queen.
The top picture shows a piece of the project that I made for it (yes, I finished that this past weekend as well - along with my July goals!). However, I can't show you the completed project until the it's my day on the hop... you'll just have to wait and see!
As for the two bottom pictures - I wanted to share some hexie love!
I made the dresser runner (I may have made up that term) while still pregnant with Peanut.
I used to sew the hexies while substitute teaching (yay for prep periods!). I finally decided to do something with them, so I cut a rectangle out of them, quilted diagonal lines across it and bound it with some left-over binding made from vintage sheets. I wanted to use a dark yellow binding that I had laying around as well, but I didn't have enough of it... so the florals just had to work.
Sure, the runner is covered up all the time with baskets of burp rags, bibs and hats, but it was fun to finally make something out of all the hexagons that I had sewn together!
Sunday, July 14, 2013
July Goals Finished
I did it! I finished them the weekend before the wedding. I still can't believe I did it, especially since it was my first time hand-quilting! It feels good to follow through with a plan, even with a little one in the house... it can be done!
(Thank goodness for naps and Daddy-time!).
Easter.
My favorite part is the tone-on-tone white crosses.
Christmas.
My favorite part is the singing Santa (Dear Mr. Claus from Moda).
Fourth of July.
My favorite part is the wonky star of course - first time ever sewing one of those!
St. Patrick's Day.
Thank you Melissa and Shanna for hosting "A Lovely Year of Finishes;" it definitely helps to have a little extra motivation!
I also have loved the Summer Series at Clover & Violet - so many fun project ideas for when you are on the go and you can't bring the sewing machine with you! I've linked up two of these table runners with them (the Christmas one and the St. Patrick's Day one)... go check out what everyone else has hand-crafted!
Also linking up with...
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Thursday, July 11, 2013
Saturday, June 29, 2013
A Win and A Peanut
Just a quick share of something that I won! Jodi from Pleasant Home was a part of "A Quilting Life" Blog tour and I won! Sherri's "A Quilting Life" (blog) just arrived yesterday, and it was so fun to browse through the projects and dream about the time when I'll have time to do a few! I went to bed thinking about the fabric I could use for the patchwork tote and one of the quilts in the book. Sigh. Someday :)
And, just for good measure, here's a pic of Peanut's cute cloth-diapered-big-butt. She's wearing a pocket diaper from Softbums that arrived a few weeks ago. It was a gift from a married couple that I went to high school with - so sweet! As Peanut grows, the diaper will stretch out some, and her butt won't look so big. But until then, when she wears them, Grizz and I just smile at it :)
PS: the pink blanket is not covering Peanut's mouth; it just appears that way in the picture. I always make sure there's nothing covering her nose/mouth during naps and nighttime!
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Two Wins
Giveways are so fun... you enter and you enter and cross your fingers that hopefully you'll win something. Well, I'm finally getting around to sharing two wins I've won "lately." :)
So, there you have it... you just have to stay persistent and keep on entering... you will win something eventually! :)
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