Simple Design

I made a trip to IKEA last weekend. I was very inspired by the store. I need to replace most of our furniture. My husband loved it. We are ready to move to more modern design. I love the clean lines, simple furniture.

The store was huge and we ate in the restaurant halfway through. It was a packed vacation destination for sure. People watching was a much fun as the showrooms! We are going back in October to that part of the state. While there we will stop to make our first small purchases of dishes and towels. I think we will be slowly building towards new things in every room.

Simple living is about planning, and collecting items one piece at a time as I can pay for them. I am looking for a very non complicated room design with storage. I live in a house that is old and modern living needs to be adapted for the space. It can be done beautifully, I see!

I am serious. I don't have any furniture that isn't worn out. Most of it was second hand from family. The furniture I bought new over a decade ago, and paid tons of money for it, is LONG gone.

This was affordable. I left feeling like I could win in this area! I wasn't going to have to settle for things anymore. This is the only IKEA in Michigan and it is 4 hours away so much of my shopping in the future will be online. Any advice for me from those who have purchased items before?

I am working on using the room planners. I haven't had this much fun in design in a long time!

The next block has posted for the quilt along! See link on side bar. This is a really fun quilt to make.

I am working on getting ready to launch some of my ideas in patterns! It is an exciting time. I am learning a ton and testing blocks. Watch for more!

I can't believe that summer is coming to an end. Labor day weekend is coming up. Gas is going up so we are staying home after our adventure last weekend at the Kalamazoo Highland Games. I will share pictures and details soon.

We have a bit of school clothes shopping to do and we will try locally as I didn't find what my son was looking for last weekend. I am confident that we will accomplish what we need to here at home.

Link party

I have been spending most of my time,  outside of work, on the computer. I have been dreaming about my recent first trip to IKEA. I have also been knitting my weather diary scarf. I am nearly finished with the Super Mario Bros quilt along block. 

There is so much happening around here we barely have clean clothes or dishes!

Simple Living

What do you do to feel better about yourself, right now where you are? I have been feeling a bit under the weather this week-a migraine- and I have been pretty casual over the summer with my look and attitude. All that to say, I have been feeling a bit of, eh, about personal appearance and self .

I bought some new makeup and wear it all including mascara. I am going to start today.
I haven't been wearing accessories and they can make an old outfit look new, like a scarf, necklace.
I continue to exercise and adjust the intensity based on physical problems that day. I can feel like crap staying at hom doing nothing.
I am also devoting a few minutes each morning for focusing on spiritual matters and focusing on those things in life that are important. Like love, joy, peace, contentment, with a spirit of gratitude.
I am keeping up with chores by doing a few a day instead of all at once.
I am continuing to do a few minutes of sewing, playing music and knitting each day.
I am donating a quilt to charity this week.
I am getting a new hair cut.
I am taking a long weekend with my husband.
Lastly, I am trying to eat healthy.

What else? I think I may have it covered!!

Trying new programs

I thought the park was pretty, even though it is milk weeds!

Linky Party Tuesday

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I have been working on the BOM since February. It contains kits for two 12 inch blocks and 2 five inch blocks each month. I have only 2 more months to go! The batiks are so pretty and the sashing makes an interesting pattern of it's own! Wait for it, the surprise will be worth it once you see that sashing.....

I finished a quilt for a customer and you can see it in my previous blog post. I am getting more and more comfortable making feathers, who knew It could be done!

I am on a quest to stay focused. I need to refocus on many areas in my life but I find this is the common theme for lack of success in them. I have to remind myself of the old line from Star Wars, "Stay on Target." Losing focus leads to lack of following a plan, which leads to randomness, which leads to a stall in the process for me. Stay on Target.

and May the Force be with you, :), I am such a nerd.

I have spent much time over the past couple of weeks working on this quilt. It is a large queen about 95x105. It is quilted in a copper colored thread in "wonky feathers." Sometimes I am not sure about thread color or pattern that customers like and I have concerns about how it will turn out. I am very happy with the results!

A weekend at home = lots of accomplishments. Cleaning, quilting goals, and shopping. I even mailed out the give away Winner to Erin. It should be there in a few days!!