Toni's Vintage Chenille Baby Blanket

One of my favorite customers at the farmers market saw my little bear pillowcover I made out of a vintage chenille baby blanket and loved it! You can see a photo of the bear pillow cover on an earlier post below... Anyway, the following week Toni brought in her baby blanket and wants me to make her a pillow cover and some bibs out of the vintage material! I tried to talk her out of cutting up this blanket as it is in great shape for being from 1957. She insists - wants to make some things for her grandchildren.

Watch for a later post - I'll show how the custom items turn out. Even though my photo is a little dark of the full baby blanket, isn't it just dang cute?!!!!

Grandmothers Flower Garden Quilt Top

I'm so excited - scored a vintage quilt top that I plan to finish! It is a beautiful Grandmothers Flower Garden. The top and bottom are square and the sides are scalloped. Can anyone date this material? I know it's old - it sure smelled like it!


Am asking all you quilters out there to let me know how you would finish it. Want to hear your ideas please! How would you quilt it?








What kind of backing would you use? I really want to do this quilt top justice so would appreciate your advice!

Smoked Coho Salmon

My DH (dear hubby) loves to fish and has been after those salmon - finally caught some and then did his magic with the smoker.

Nothing better than smoked fresh salmon! They were so beautiful in color - a rich golden color so I had to take a few photos. They were delicious!



Notice the yard stick under this picture...doesn't every fisherman want to tell ya how big they were? Way to go hunny!

Sacramento and Company TV show!

Oh My Gosh! Things around here have been so exciting lately! First the Sacramento Bee article came out last week, and now I was on TV today - on the Sacramento and Company, Channel 10's morning show for my Warm Hugs Design business. Thanks to Lilly for inviting me to the show and Guy, the host who made me feel so welcomed and relaxed during the segment. All the folks at Sacramento and Company are awesome!

Have so many blessings to be grateful for...

I was in a Sacramento Bee article today!

Warm Hugs Design was featured in an article today and my picture is on the front page of Section D! Niesha Lofing, the article writer meet me a year ago during one of my Foothill Farmers Market Association's farmers market and said she had been waiting for an opportunity to include me in a story. She thought I'd be perfect for this article. It's a wonderful article - so inspiring for crafters especially in this economic time and full of great info. I'm so excited and just wanted to share...

Use the web address below to read the article.

www.sacbee.com/2011/07/26/3793276/a-handmade-success-new-artisans.html