And the winner is...

Threadless!  I will be sending the tote in your direction!  Message me your address and I will be mailing it to you shortly.  Thanks for joining in the contest everyone!

Reading Pillow

This one is going to live in my room at the lake house.  I find it very cheerful!

I loved Meg's pattern for a reading pillow from the moment I saw it and have now had the pattern for about a year (maybe 2?)   I've had the fabric and supplies for 2 pillows for a while now too.  Of course I need one for home and one for the lake...  I was on a roll after finishing the Charming Handbag on Saturday, so I began scouring my fabric stash and low and behold, the reading pillow popped out at me.  PERFECT!  I finished one on Saturday night and the second on Sunday.  I was so proud of myself that I took them to book club on Sunday night to show off my craftiness and my girlfriend bought one off me on the spot and requested 2 more!  Hence, the single pillow in the picture...  Oh darn.  I have to go to Joann's AGAIN and browse through fabric...  what shall I do?  

Here is the pillow in use.  It's holding Amy Karol's Bend the Rules Sewing.  I may be making these napkins soon...

Oh, and our Reubens on Saturday night turned out yummy too.

Charmed, I'm sure...

I am absolutely charmed by this adorable little handbag from Bend The Rules Sewing.  I've had the Charming Handbag (p.64) on my to-do list for ages and it has been on my mind all week.  I am in love with the dots pattern. Seriously.  It's a bit on the tiny side, so I think I will make it a bit bigger next time around, but for the first time, I'm a happy camper.  I did use the Bend the Rules Sewing Flickr group a bit. And got distracted looking at all the projects for a while...  but this was a quick little project, love it!

I did make a couple of slight changes.  I used muslin, because I did not have cotton flannel.  It's on my Joann's list now, but none in the stash.  I didn't top stitch around the bag because a) it would have stitched over the casing and b) I just didn't think it would look right.

Aak!  The dots, such cuteness!

Changes I would make next time:

1)  Make the bag bigger.

2)  Make the straps longer.

3)  Make the casings a bit wider and move them down a bit more than the 1/2" listed.  They are quite close to the top.

Happy Belated St. Patty's Day!  We got a great Corned Beef from Wigley's Market in Eastern Market.  The best Corned Beef in the "D" in my opinion.  I actually roasted taters this year instead of boiling them, and we were pretty happy with the results.  Reubens on the menu for tonight!  

Aid for Japan

The devastation that has hit Japan us utterly heartbreaking.  A wonderful fellow blogger over at Sweet and Savory Trinkets is doing what she can to aid those who have been affected.  To donate and see what she is doing, visit the link above.

Etsy Shop Grand Opening and a GIVE-AWAY!

To celebrate the Grand Opening of my Etsy shop, The Blueberry Boutique, I'm hosting a give-away!  Leave a comment to get in on the drawing!   Follow my Blog and get another entry!  Like The Blueberry Boutique on Facebook, leave another comment here, and get another entry!  That's 3 chances to win this tote!  WOW!!!!

I will try to take a better pic in the morning when the sun is shining, but I want to get this out there first!  :-)

The drawing will close on Sunday, March 20th at 9pm!  I will announce the winner on Tuesday, March 22nd at noon!  Good luck!

If sales go well, I will be adding more items soon!  Thanks for visiting!

Almost Famous Rosemary Bread

Who likes Macaroni Grill?  Raise your hand!  Ok, so you love their bread too, right?  You know you do.  Hubby's favorite "reading material" is cookbooks and cooking magazines.  If I don't scan a mag as soon as it comes in the mail, it could be weeks before I get to.  But I always know right away when he finds something he wants.  Starting on Thursday (the new Food Network came Wednesday) the Almost Famous Rosemary Bread from Romano's Macaroni Grill was a hot topic around here.  I was going to make it Saturday, but we went out for tacos, yum!  Well Sunday rolls around, and I was barely awake when he started asking when I was going to make the bread.  Dude, can I eat breakfast first?

OMG,  Yep, it's that good.  Make it soon, you won't regret it!

Summer Nightie/Tank Top

This turned out really cute.  It's the Summer Nightie/Tank from One Yard Wonders.  I need to wait for hubby to be around later today to help with the strap positioning on the back, but I pinned it so that I can post pics now.

I don't have pretty doors like some other people do

This was really quite simple once I actually took the time to sit down and read through the directions.  I think I could have had this done in just an hour or so if I hadn't gotten overly obsessed with flickr and google to see what other people thought about it.  And if I hadn't decided to be all fancy schmancy and do a cute stitch on my bias tape.  That was a learning experience.  I made the medium cup size, probably should have done the large, but you live and learn, and I have this same fabric in blue too, so I might make another one.  Oh, yeah, and this is definitely going to be a tank, NOT a nightie.  For one, I don't do nighties, I don't like to be tangled, shorts and tanks or PJ pants and hubby old t-shirts for me.  And second, my ass hangs out.  A lot.  So it's a tank for sure.

I think it looks really cute with the sweater from Kohl's that I have been searching for something to wear with.  Great, now that winter is almost (hopefully) over, I have an outfit!  Oh, and I found out that it's REALLY hard to sew with a cat on your back....

Once I reached around to pet him I realized that he was toasty warm in that spot because the space heater was blowing on him!  And everyone thinks he's a dumby.  Nope, not this boy.  Oh, yeah, and this was one of the times I spent more time than necessary reading unrelated blog posts because I just didn't have the heart to move him.