Tuesday, October 16, 2012

A day at the pumpkin patch!

We went to a local pumpkin patch on Saturday - Larriland.  My little peanut loved it! 

First thing we did was go on a hayride!

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My friend Coleen made a pumpkin hat for the girl.  She didn't keep it on long, but I managed to get a few pictures of her modeling it!

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Her favorite part of the ride was covering herself (and us) in hay!

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There were tons of pumpkins everywhere!  I had to add my own little pumpkin girl to the mix:

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We ran into some friends there too! 

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She loved the giant pumpkins!

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But we couldn't just pick a pumpkin from the bins - of course we had to go to the fields and get our own!

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There were acres and acres of pumpkins!

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She even got to pick her very own pumpkin!

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It was a great day!

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Quilted coasters

A dear friend of mine turned 40 this past week and I wanted to make her something special.  Unfortunately when you have a busy toddler - making something special can be a bit of a timing issue. 

So I went for quick and pretty!  I hope she thinks they are special :)

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I was inspired by these pretty green coasters from Homemade Ginger.

My friend loves Asian inspired fabrics - so I chose this lovely Alexander Henry fabric from the stash.

The tutorial was easy to follow and they came out great!

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One of my favorites is the one with this white crane:

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 I also love the one with the geisha girl:

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 All they needed was a little bow and they were perfect for my friend.

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 I think I will be making more for Christmas gifts!