My Doll, My Style - A New Book

When asked if I would be interested in sewing some clothes from the NEW BOOK - My Doll My Style by talented designer Anna Allen - I said YES! 

Of course, I made a hairstylist out of my doll with a super cute black lace outfit. 

ThermOWeb is joining the celebration of the new book release 

and 

the Thermoweb design team will be showing some of the fashions you can sew from the book over the next few days.  

The book has everything you need to know to sew trendy clothes for your 18″ doll.  You will love the designs, the personal options, and the instructions.

I used my options to make a little hairstylist outfit and can't wait to make a few

more personal clothes for the doll.

Someday a little girl will enjoy this gma's effort.

Be sure to click over to Thermoweb to enter for a chance to win your very own copy of

 My Doll, My Style

and check out my tips a tricks to making little clothes a little easier.

Travel Gifts

My friend Sheri and I have worked together as hairstylists, side by side, for over 26 years.
(We started when we were born)  ;)

We've just returned from Las Vegas, Nevada where we attended 
NAHA and the Aquage Master Class.

Here we are on our first red carpet.

We try to travel for education at least once a year.

I don't know about you, but I am a little squeamish when it comes to hotel linens. 
 I don't know why it bothers me, but I usually take my own pillow on car trips and when I fly and can't fit my pillow in, I take a pillow case.  

With this in mind, I decided to make my friend a pillowcase of her own and a lingerie  bag.

The lingerie bag front is the  "We Support You" Friendship Quilt Pattern from Madame Samm at Sew We Quilt
and
 the bag was made by following Jen's Pants Bag Tutorial over at Glinda Quilts.
The fabrics are Tula Pink's Moonshine and Kona cotton - silver for the background.

There are hundreds of pillow case tutorials online.
  I made this one with the 
Magic Pillowcase Tutorial over at Lovely Little Handmades.

These pillowcases are so much fun to make and I decided to make myself one too.

The fabrics for my pillowcase are from the She Who Sews collection
by Janet Wecker Frisch.  Take my advice -I love the design on my pillow but try to find soft fabric for your pillowcases.  

One more picture to show from our trip.
This is Sheri and I with our fellow Kansas hair stylist, Eric Fisher.

He didn't win this year at NAHA, but he's a master for sure.
We learned so much and had a very nice trip.
Now, back to work.

Hot Hairstylist with a Mug Rug

Sitting out on the porch, wondering what to do in the sewing room, when it hits me. (as if I need to wonder..) That mug is needing a rug...

That would mean I would need to make diamonds!  That would mean more of that 60 degree triangle ruler!  (technically 30 degrees but the ruler is 60)   I was up for the challenge and had a blast.

Now that is a lot better.  Anyone want a hair cut this morning...

From a Hot Hairstylist? 

Are they talking temperature?

Happy Day Off!

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A Weekend of Hair and Hexies

Just home from a quick 4 day working vacation weekend.  That is one day of working and one day of vacation and two days of driving. (Well, actually, I rode and hubby did the driving while I did some English Paper piecing...) 

Stack of Hexies

I was commissioned to fix hair for a wedding in Denver, Colorado and had a very wonderful time.  I couldn't have asked for better accommodations and wonderful clients to work with. 

The wedding party

 

This is me at the wedding

 

Hubby and I explored a little of Colorado the day after the wedding.  Our first stop was a trip to the IKEA store.  This was our first time and it was a bit overwhelming.  I did manage to buy a couple of items...  There is one item I will have to wait to share, but my favorite thing in the store was the SMYCKE wall clock.

 

A hexagon clock with pieces you can arrange any way you like.  This should be fun for my sewing room.

We took a little trip through Garden of the Gods, Manitou Springs, and Cripple Creek before heading home.  The Rocky Mountains in Colorado are beautiful and full of history.  We enjoyed great meals and each other's company. 

Garden of the Gods

 

We are so happy to be home and ready to get back into our routine.  It rained while we were gone!!!  We've had almost 3" in a week and a half.  I think that is more rain than we've had in a year and a half.  lol

Have a great week,

Let Your Passion Shine

More snow?  Really?  Wind?  Really?  Have you ever finished a quilt and you just can't get any pictures because of the weather?  Could someone turn off the wind machine in western Kansas, please?

The challenge for Project Quilting is a finish, but I have struggled to photograph this one.  Maybe it's an armature photographer block or THE WEATHER....

Project QUILTING, Season 4, Challenge 5–Print Publications

The challenge:  Pick a print publication, open your publication to page 28, and use this for your inspiration.

You can see all of the quilts for this challenge and voting has begun.  Voting closes at the end of the day Friday, March 15th.  PLEASE VOTE HERE.

Shine Quilt and page 28 from "Launchpad January 2013"

SHINE

Project QUILTING, Season 4, Challenge 5–Print Publications
Made by Carla in Dodge City, Kansas
http://www.createinthesticks.blogspot.com/
Size:  24" x 29"

Choosing a publication was easy for me.  I have a stack of trade magazines for work that I have neglected lately.  As a hair stylist, inspiration is a constant need.  I never want to become stagnant in my work or in quilting.  I loved combining two of my passions into one project.

Some of the techniques I tried on Shine were thread painting, thread painting words, applique, free motion quilting, pieced binding, and beading. 

The magazine

Check out the model's necklaces.  Talk about great inspiration....

Drawing
 

From Drawing to fabric

Closer view of the beads and quilting (No sunshine=No seeing of the black quilting)

The back.  Notice the scissor fabric.  It works for my collission of passions. 





Hair styling and Quilting collide

 

 

 

Blowing away in Kansas,





Linking up with:

 

Crazy Mom Quilts

 

 

   

Homecoming coiffure

It's an exciting day for my niece.  She is up for homecoming queen tonight at the basketball game. 

Kari, my niece

Isn't she beautiful?  I'm such a lucky Aunt.  She let me do her hair for the night's festivities. We tried to keep her hair simple and not to Prommy (not a word, I know). lol The braid is laid over the rest of her hair.  You can't really see it in the picture, but it looks like a spider web.

She'll be wearing a very cute strapless dress.  The hair should be perfect with it.

She is so sweet.  I hope tonight turns out just the way she hopes it will. She would make a beautiful Homecoming Queen.  She is just so happy to be nominated.  

I wish I would have taken a better picture of her,