Strip Quilt

I put it on my "DIY I want to try" list to make a strip quilt and I finally started one on Sunday. Here it is all laid out. However, both A and J were awake while I had it out and they moved a few pieces around so the finished product won't look the same. Also, after I started sewing I realized I would need to make it longer to accommodate for the seams, so this might end up being quite the adventure!

Here's photos from the layout, sorry about the bad lighting in the first one.

I continued to work on it Monday night and found some dark gray fabric that looks really good with all the patterns I have going on. I'm going to add a couple more solid pieces towards the center to help break it up. But here's what it looks like so far. I really need to press it, so it's pretty lumpy right now! 

Treasury ...

I enjoy looking through the Treasury section on Etsy. Here are some of my favorites that I found today ...

Love the peaceful feeling

Good contrast and interesting pieces

I love the idea of growing your own food

Vacation!!

We are finally back from vacation! The family and I spent the last week in North Carolina and the 4th of July weekend in Myrtle Beach, SC. It was a wonderful trip!

The beautiful beach outside our hotel

We got to do lots of fun stuff including a visit to the Ripley's Aquarium. J was cranky and A ended up with a meltdown before we left, but it was still a wonderful place to visit.

Family in front of the aquarium

The purpose of our visit was to see Nana and PawPaw. They were both excited to see the girls and the girls were equally excited to see them. It was a lot of fun to see my Dad since we haven't seen each other since Thanksgiving.