A little pink curtain.

I've been wanting a curtain over our kitchen window for quite some time and have recently made one. It took me a while to figure out what fabric print to go with but finally settled on this light pink simple print. I liked the simple modern pattern and that it compliments the pink in my Girard plates so well. It's pink without being girly. It was a quick project with instant gratification, which is always fun. It does make my kitchen feel much more finished. I did find that it's quite hard to take pictures of a curtain with a little point and shoot. So I apologize, but that's as good as it's going to get.

*The curtain is straight, the blinds are hanging crooked. I measured just to make sure :).

You may want to sit down...

If you're the excitable type you my want to sit down...I actually sewed something!!! I know you all have been stressed and worried that I may have fallen off the face of the planet ;), and you may have nearly died of shock when you actually saw a post from me on your reader list. Well I'm happy to announce that I'm still alive and better yet have gotten some sewing done this month!

Yes, it felt good to dust off my precious Pfaff. A friend of mine and I got together and worked on some pillows. It was great fun and I was able to teach her a few new skills which was way more fun than just plowing away on something by myself. We're hoping to take our piecing practice and start on full size quilts soon, of the half square triangle variety. I do have a great excuse for not having sewn, and therefor not blogged in about two months...well other than the fact that I have four small children. I watch another two year old little girl during the week. That totals five young ones running around my house during the day. And two two year olds in the same house for extended periods of time equals lots of attention, and a lot of times policing, on my part. I've been watching her for about six months now. It's been a great opportunity for me to help out a family that we are friends with and also earn some extra income for my family. But it does mean much less time for sewing and such. I'm also working with my husband on a new and exciting venture which I will be sharing about soon!! That is something to be watching for, excited to share!

Back to the pillows. My initial inspiration came from these beauties. I saw this photo and swooned and sighed and knew I must make some copies for my living room which is gradually getting a bit of a face lift. I love the solids and it was very fun choosing and combining colors. I have one more color block pillow in the works, the first triangle pillow I made didn't make the cut. Triangles are a bit tricky I learned. I referenced this tutorial to help out with piecing triangles. I also used this tutorial for adding in the zipper. I love the pop of color of the contrasting zipper, adds so much interest and character to the back of the pillow. I like that the back becomes as intentional as the front.

I am quite pleased at the outcome of my pillows and am pretty proud of how well my corners lined up! They also coordinate perfectly with the new print that I ordered from Lab Partners, a lovely online shop. The gold ink on their prints is beautiful. And it is very reminiscent of Alexander Girard, one of my all time favorite designers. It's a nice sight every time I walk into the room, which is a lot!

I feel much more confident about taking on a quilt after this project and am excited to get started on that. I also like that you can work on a quilt in phases and it can be as slow going as you need it to be. Because that seems to be my reality right now, working on projects in bits and pieces when I can sneak the time in :).

Tomorrow is the first day of Spring! So Happy Spring! Hope you're enjoying some sunshine and green wherever you happen to be. I'm very excited for warm weather settling in and hanging around for a while.