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I am Tricia. Momma of nine, homeschooler, artist, foodie and maker of all kinds of things. It's a pleasure to share here our family homesteading adventures, the things we make, and what inspires our days. Read more about my family and work here. Thanks for visiting!

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Stash Bash

By on August 30, 2012 in Sewing and Crafts, Stash Bash

I’ve never met a crafter without a stash of some kind. This year my goal is to use up all the craft supplies I have spent money on that are taking up mental and physical space in my life.  Join me here every Thursday for a Stash Bash.  

I really overdid it yesterday with all my last minute baby projects and ended up in bed with my first case of swollen feet and a couple dozen contractions.  That surge of energy known as nesting has finally kicked in…I think.  I spent yesterday painting furniture I have revamped from other parts of the house, we put together the crib and slid it into place and lots of sewing, knitting and a small amount of painting on canvas for the nursery.

As promised I am sharing my very inperfect crib quilt which has now been washed and has gotten a chance to quilt up.  I love that is cost nothing to make this quilt.  The fabrics are all stash fabrics along with some fabric from Poppa’s shirts that I had saved for a project someday.  The batting is left over from a quilt I made my now 8 year old when I was pregnant with him.  It is cotton and sooo soft.  I also made a bunting to hang over the crib and hope to have the nursery done by tomorrow to share it with you on Friday.  Excuse the terrible pictures.  I didn’t get the crib in place and the bunting up until late last night.  The sun comes up on the front of my house and sets on the back and the nursery is on the back side so the lighting in the morning is not great.

I am also preparing for Alex’s bridal shower here on Saturday night (photos coming soon) which is also keeping me busy busy so I should get back to work.

I do want to thank all of you who have written to me this week and last with your words of encouragement and prayers.  You will never know how much they mean to me and how the lift me up and push me forward.

So what have you been up to? I love to see what you come up with. I have added the Mr Linky to the bottom of this post for you to link up your Stash Bash projects.

Here’s what to do. There are no rules. 
Just use what you have and try to not buy new supplies, unless you need it to complete a project that you are making from stuff you already have in your stash. 
Take a picture of your project or progress and blog about it or post a picture to flickr.
Then come back here on Thursdays and post a link to your post.
Don’t forget to link back to the Stash Bash so others can find us and get encouraged too.
Fair enough?     

P.S.  Its so nice to hear from other stash bashers so if you visit some of the links don’t forget to leave them a quick little comment.


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Homestretch knitting… one more baby hat before labor day

By on August 29, 2012 in Knits and Crochet

The room which I will call a nursery is done.  Now I just have to make it look like one. I’m so excited, I have not had a “nursery” for about 13 years!!  Today will be full of building, painting and organizing.

Yesterday, my midwife came over and we laughed as she checked on the baby and we discussed everything going on right now…a baby very soon, a bridal shower for my daughter on Saturday (here at my house), my parents coming to stay on Friday and a wedding in a few weeks.

I am working all the time trying to get everything done before all the balls in the air fall down one by one.  When I lay down in bed to rest my hands are still itching to do something so I started one last project for the baby, a long tailed baby hat for his pictures.  I never knew what to do with sock yarn until I learned to knit and this yarn self stripes which I had never used before either.  I could not find a pattern that was free so I have been knitting it my way and keeping notes in case it comes out well and any of you want to make one.

I am still hoping to be pregnant for another week though I should have 2 more to go.  I don’t want to jinx myself but I am free to go on the 3rd because the shower is the 1st and Alex has her engagement photographs on the 2nd.  Then I am “allowed” to go into labor but if nothing happens by the 8th I have to lay in bed and cross my fingers because that day is her bachelorette party and she has prohibited me from going into labor hee hee.  I feel like a ticking time bomb with dates.

Hoping to spend some down time today visiting all the wonderful knitters and crocheters over at Small Things and maybe add a few more lines to my little ones hat….but for now, its back to work.  Oh and don’t forget to come back tomorrow for Stash Bash, I would love to see what you have made this week!!

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