A Favorite Project

A Favorite project of mine. This was a couch that I slip covered last summer and as I was going through my pictures I was reminded of it and thought I would share.
This was done for one of my favorite clients who always comes up with great stuff for me to do
The slip cover itself was constructed of a super sturdy brushed cotton and the pillow were constructed of a combination of fabrics which included a couple of quilted throws from T.J. Max.
I just love the blues so calming!!!

Just an Idea

This is one of the things that my Mom does ( not the best picture ) but she paints on glass. While she was doing it lots , she made this set for me and I just love it the original set came with 8 glasses and this is what is left of the set after about 5 years. One of the great things about this set is that each glass was painted just a bit differently some had red berries, some yellow, some had little pair looking things well, you get the idea....
I'm thinking I would love to have some replacement glasses for this set. Christmas Maybe? Just an Idea.

Lovin the new bag

Loving my new knittin bag! I decided that I needed something to tote my knitting around in so I whipped up this bag out of my new favorite fall fabrics. Now I have room for all my new knitting "Stuff" and a place to keep all the patterns that I have been printing of projects that I want to try ( and there are lots of them!!!!!_) And yes that is the newest project sittin in there, Hope to post completed later this week .... we'll see

Wanting to make a bag for my new Knitting partner ( My Mom) but having a hard time deciding what fabrics to use. May have to post some choices for you Mom, so that you can decide for yourself.

Progress in the Shop

Well after about 6 months in the new shop we are finally making some progress with some of the functional details like shelving and hiding the big ugly heating system.

Hubby started this shelving unit the other day now all we need is doors and paint and it will all look much cleaner then the old medal shelves that I was using before. I have found that I work much better when things are clean and organized. I can not work in a mess. That's not to say that I don't make a mess when I'm working.

Second Project.. But There is a Problem!!!!

Finished with my Second Knitting project and I'm pretty happy with it. This is a hat and scarf for my oldest Daughter ( getting a head start on Christmas ) but as I mentioned there is a problem!! All I want to do is knit. I all ready have about 6 other projects all picked out that I want to work on. Oh well I will just have to create more time in my day for it.

Slipcovering Again

I don't know about where you live but here in Minnesota it feels like fall! so for my next Hog Shed project I went with this beautiful fall fabric for Septembers Slip covered Chair! I love the way that it turned out and the throw is as soft as it looks!!
What a fun chair for a cozy Cottage this fall.

Starting at the Begining

OK so I am determined to figure out how to knit again! I see all of these wonderful things that you ladies are making and I want them all!! I used to knit when I was a girl and had my grandma at my side to help me when I got stuck, but now I'm on my own except for one friend that I see about once a month so maybe if I get stuck I will have someone to help me out. so for my first project I started with the first project in t he book. I love the yarn and cant wait till it gets a bit cooler so that I can wear it with my favorite fall jacket.

A Settee for Sara

Back from my little "working Vacation" and much needed family time in Sunny California, I am back in the work shop full force with a fun Project for a very Sweet family. A Slip covered Settee in a fun mix of fabrics which include a Ralph Lauren Quilt along with a washable leather and a nice muted red quilting cotton for the trim and pillows I just love the way this one turned out!!! I hope they like it too!

Back From a week long Summer Vacation with hubby and The kids dropping in at will.
We had a wonderful time and are ready to get back into the swing of every day life.
We had a cabin on the lake where we were free to swim, bike, boat, fish and EAT!
Lots of fun but its always nice to come home. Yeah, it doesn't look like he's working just too hard right?

A Little Amy Butler Comfort

Well here is my Latest Project for the Hog Shed. So here's the deal.... Country Living Magazine is going to be at the Hog Shed on June 11th and 12th Taking Lots of Pictures and do an article on the shop, so I wanted to have something done that would catch there eye. and after looking at all my books and magazines from Country Living it became very obvious that they have seen pretty much every possible variation of a slip cover!!! so maybe a little Amy Butler will get there attention. I Hope I hope I hope !!!
I am Happy with it and am glad that I am done with it. Now on to other projects. I will keep you posted on when they tell us the article will be out all I know is that it will be sometime in 09. Other then this we are getting ready for our middle child, Autumn to Graduate. Only 3 more days of school!! and enjoying beautiful weather !!! I Love it and it's getting harder and harder to be in the shop working on Slipcovers.