Happy Birthday LIV!!!!

It seems like just yesterday we were busy preparing for this sweet girl to enter the world! 

And we are already celebrating her 1st Birthday! 

How cute is she in this pink tutu?! 

Jessica made this adorable wreath for the party as well. 

She will be selling these on her Etsy shop very soon!

Happy Birthday Sweet Liv! You are one VERY LOVED little girl and we are anxious to see the beautiful plans the Lord has for your life. :) 

Read more about sweet baby Liv on Jessica's inspiring blog.

QUILTCON

I had the pleasure of getting to work the Moda Bakeshop Booth at the first annual QUILTCON this past weekend and it was so much fun. 

Here is my overall review of the show... 

I really enjoyed it and I am very glad I got the opportunity to go!

If you know me, you know I am a details kinda person. So I loved how they paid attention to every little detail from the name badges to the ribbons on the quilts. I LOVED the ribbons!! So very cute. 

The show had a very fresh & fun feel to it. 

The show was much smaller than I expected. I was surprised there were not more vendors selling things. 

I didn't get to attend any workshops but they had a good mix and alot to offer those who attended. 

I think this show will do well in the future and expect alot more shops to vend next year. 

Most importantly it inspired me to not only sew more but also to attempt new things. 

And here is a little about our BAKESHOP booth...

Holly did a fabulous job of designing the booth, as usual. She got these awesome brick panel walls for the booth and painted them white. I now want them for my home! love them!

I got the honor of painting some chalkboard signs for the booth. : ) 

I painted the sign above for the entrance and then some prop signs for the photo booth.  

I did the chalkboard artwork for the super fun photo booth we had which was the highlight of the whole show (in my biased opinion)! 

We hired BOOTH 66, which is out of Austin, to come and photograph during the whole show. 

They also do weddings and all kinds of other events... if you need someone! 

They are not only amazing at what they do, they are also so much fun to be around. 

We were instant friends. 

Here are a few of our wacky photos... 

Does this JellyRoll make my Butt look Big?! 

Please don't answer that! 

Had to pull out the "I like BIG QUILTS and I cannot lie!" sign for our owner, Mr. Dunn. 

If anyone likes Big Quilts, it is him. : ) 

 What's in YOUR stash?!

And now for the QUILTS!

Touch This Quilt.

The QUILTCON quilt. 

I borrowed this picture from the Modern Quilt Guilds website because I LOVE This quilt!

Click the photo to see more photos of this quilt.  

Blue, Green & Grey was a popular combo. 

Funky Little Houses

And for the grand finale.... 

Let me introduce you to my newest adventure. 

Green Tea & Sweet Beans. 

Several of us are ordered this quilt kit and are anxiously awaiting its arrival! 

Isn't it precious? I love the newsprint background and bright flowers.

That pretty much sums up my first QUILTCON experience. 

Did you attend? What did you think?

Southern Grace

Since it is Valentine's Day and my handsome hubby and I are delaying our celebration to this weekend, I decided to celebrate someone else who is very special to me today. 

And that is my lovely sister-in-law, Michelle. 

Let me tell you a little about her...

From the first time I met her, I didn't like her. Not really! Hehe!

But you know what I mean, she is "that girl" that everyone hates to love because they are not only extremely cute, they are also extremely sweet...which is extremely irritating! :) 

My brother was raising his baby girl, Chloe, as a single father when Michelle walked into their life and brightened up everything. She didn't have to but she took Chloe in and raised her as her own. Even still through the tough teenage years! : ) 

I believe her most valuable attribute is that she is a believer in Christ and strives to use the gifts He has given her to help bless & provide for their family. 

And He has definitely gifted this girl. My goodness, anything she touches turns to cuteness. 

She has done the most adorable birthday parties for Chloe and their newest addition, Cadence. 

She makes the most incredible cakes! 

She is also a very talented photographer and can shoot anything from Weddings to Pregnancies to Newborns. :) 

And now she is conquering the world of home decorating 

with her beautiful wreaths.

I'm telling you, you cannot find this kind of wreath at 

Hobby Lobby or Michael's. 

Hers just have that extra touch that makes 

each one unique and special. 

See, I told you you wouldn't like her. ; )

 I am just so very proud to call her my sister and thankful to share a love of the Lord (and crafting) with her!

Visit her Etsy shop, Southern Grace of Texas, to see her lovely collection! 

And follow her photography page on Facebook!

Chalk it up

   

In preparing for the wedding I knew I wanted to have chalkboard signs around the venue. 

I don't know what the allure is about them but I have loved them since seeing them hung in my favorite little coffee shops all through college. 

After making so many for the wedding I found how much I truly enjoy making them. I think it is the fact that you have to stop looking at the internet, put down your cell phone and just create. 

Growing up I took all kinds of art classes but somewhere along the way I fell away from it.

It is so easy to get caught up in things that truly don't matter and forget to just stop and enjoy life.

For me art is a beautiful way to enjoy life. 

I can see God in it as well. He created everything. 

And we were made in His image, so it is only natural that we would also create. 

Since the wedding is over I have decided to continue in creating chalkboard signs. 

This is a way not only to bring in a little extra money, but also to bring glory to God through a gift and passion He has given me. 

I just recently opened my Etsy shop but I will be adding many more Chalkboard signs to it as quickly as I can get them done. 

Here is my latest one for this Christmas season. 

I have also made it available as a downloadable print that you can frame yourself. 

Please visit my Etsy shop to see all of my designs like the Holly Jolly one below. 

A sweet new friend, Mandy requested this one to be made custom for her Christmas card photos & as a decoration for home. Her cards turned out soo cute didn't they!?!  

Eat Drink & Be Merry

Happy Thanksgiving Y'all! 

Our Wedding Quilt

Our guest quilt has ended up being one of our favorite things from the wedding. 

It is so sweet to be able to curl up under it with my Sweetheart and remember all those who came to celebrate our special day with us. As fast at the day actually went by, I love being able to sit and remember it through the photos and the sweet names & words on our quilt.  

My incredibly sweet boss, Lissa, actually gave us the quilt as a wedding gift.
She had made one for a friends wedding and I fell in love with it when I saw it.
It is made from the Odds & Ends fabric panel from one of our Moda designers, Julie Comstock. The sweet sayings such as "Capture the Moment", "LOVE", "Faith", & "YOU & ME" made it perfect for the wedding. 

I was so excited when I found this Singer sewing machine at an Antique store in Roanoke and knew it would be great to display the quilt on for signing. The table was originally just the color of the wood but my sweet fiance sanded it down and painted it an antique mint color for me. : ) 

Having grown up in my mom's quilt shop it was incredibly special to have this wedding guest quilt. 

I remember during the height of the crazy wedding planning Steven and I would often look at each other and say, " I just wish we could watch a movie!" 

Well now that the wedding is over, we take every chance we get to just curl up on the couch and watch a movie together... under our lovely quilt.   

Want your very own wedding quilt?

Visit my ETSY shop to order one for your BIG DAY! 

Christmas Onesies!

Do you remember the fun Onesie shower I had for my
best friend Jessica & her sweet baby Liv?

Well now it is time for baby Liv's FIRST CHRISTMAS! : )

So I decided to whip up some new Christmas onesie templates. 

Here is a peek at some of the designs... 

These designs are available on my new ETSY shop 

but I am giving away 3 of the designs because I am getting in the Christmas Spirit!

These templates work great with Moda precuts! Charm Packs & Layer Cakes! 

ENJOY!

12 Moda Days of Christmas is BACK!

You may remember the 12 Moda Days of Christmas from last year. 

And if you do, you remember how fun it was! 

Well... IT IS BACK! 

The purpose of this fun little Blog Extravaganza is to give you some fun ideas to help you 

fill up your quilting  friends' stocking this year. 

At the same time we get to bless 12 lucky winners with each days gift idea! 

There will be new/popular notions, fabrics & quilty gifts galore! 

SOOO get our your friends' stockings ( and yours as well! ) because we are only a short time away from the FUN!  

Meet me at THE CUTTING TABLE BLOG on DECEMBER 1st! 

Quilt Market

So proud to work for Moda United Notions! 

A big CONGRATS to Holly Hickman for winning best booth this year with her "my favorite COLOR is Moda" theme. 

It was adorable with colored paint sticks & paint buckets all around. 

Having worked at my mom's quilt shop before coming to work for Moda, I personally agree that Moda IS my Favorite Color! 

Click on the picture to see how Holly brought it all together. 

Bridal Photos

Well, just as I suspected... The wedding planning flew by and now here I am a Mrs! 

Despite not being able to blog during the crazy planning, I intend to blog about the details post wedding. 

Here are some of the bridals shot by Mr. Ryan Price. He is a fantastic photographer. He is based in College Station and actually leads worship at the church I used to go to when I was at Texas A&M.

Since I grew up with a mom who loved to quilt that has become a part of who I am and I wanted to incorporate that into the bridals. My mom, aunt and niece came trucked it to College Station to help me set up for the photos. They hung the quilts in the trees for me. Notice the first quilt is the Wedding Ring quilt. 

There is just something so magical about this old white chapel. 

This is one of my favorite quilts. My mom bought it for me at a Quilt Show we did in Paducah, KY one year. Our booth was set up next to the sweetest couple who was selling antique quilts. This is where my love affair began. The whole show I eyed this soft pink quilt. The very last day my mom bought it for me. 

You know that softness that only an antique quilt has? Just nothing like it. 

This old turquoise truck was too cute to pass up a photo with. 

I love all the cute chalkboard signs I have seen lately and decided to make my own. 

Being 28, I have prayed for my husband for many many years. I used to sing the lyrics to Etta James song 'At Last' and dream of the day that MY love would come along. Little did I know, he had been there all along. The Lord's timing is perfect and I am so thankful for the sweet man He has given me. 

I had such a fun time having my bridal photos done and think they turned out really sweet. Thank you Ryan for not making me do "the sultry bride" look! ; )