To my love,
You are my joy,
my laughter,
my confidant,
My sounding board,
my hiding place,
my encourager,
my fire in winter,
my explainer of all things,
my protector,
my comfort,
my best friend (forever!),
My strength,
my weakness,
my everything.
Thirty-one years. And counting....♥

Love Kathy

The In Between Time

It's here, summers last month of heat and sunshine, vacation and play. To me, it is the winding down of summer and the beginning of fall. Our thoughts begin to turn toward crisp days of Autumn, going back to school (*sigh* :>{) and getting the house ready for the hours we will spend inside instead of out in the garden. In my mind it really is a time "in between".

I'll be taking the next week off to get some custom orders finished and get those last few projects done before my day job starts again in a few weeks. I'll be popping by your blogs to say hello now and again and I'll be back with, hopefully, a fresh outlook on the coming season.

In the meantime, I thought I would leave you with a few rooms to drool over from my Pinterest.

 Lately I am just loving the warm pine furniture with white that I have been seeing. I have wondered all along if once we all get everything painted white, wood will come back into favor. I'm holding off on painting a few pieces just in case:>)

 Although this Island from Habershamhome.com still inspires a little paint love..

All that apple green and distressed white, beautiful!



I love this room just because...well, who couldn't love that stained glass? Toile wallpaper? This looks like the perfect top of the stairs nook to me.

And I have always, always wanted a cozy little booth like this in the kitchen. I swear I would never have to go out for coffee again. This just has my name all over it:>)

What are you doing to get ready for the coming season? Do you feel summer winding down too, or is it still in full swing?



My First Pattern!

I'm excited to announce my first pattern available in my etsy shop! It's no secret that I'm not a high production sewer. I make these designs, and I love them, but I always have this need to move on to the next thing. That means sometimes I don't make enough of whatever current design to satisfy demand.

So from now on, whenever I put out a new design, I'll do my best to make a corresponding pattern. For those who prefer to use their own fabrics, or personalize the design somehow. You can even make multiples for gift giving!

I hope this helps make my designs more accessible. You can find the pattern in my etsy shop now, and to celebrate my very first pattern, I am offering it postage free:>)

I also want to take the time to say thank you for all the support and encouragement you have given me with your comments, advice and yes, with purchasing my designs. You cannot know what it has meant to me.  It has put me on a different path than I would have taken without your input and support.

So, Thanks. You're the best. All of you.

Love Kathy

Participating in:

This weekend, lets go do some livin:>)

Just a heads up, I have added more Ruffled Cottage Flag pillows to the shop.  I'm working on the pattern and I plan on having it finished and in my etsy by Friday:>) 



 I think these are timeless. Not just for the 4th of July. I love our flag so much, I think it is the most beautiful flag in the world!

So these are my tribute, and I think they would look good in a cottage, a farmhouse, or anywhere else.

If you're interested you need to get them fast, I'm moving on to the next thing that is begging to get out of my head and onto my sewing machine!

I'm off to finish that pattern now, and then....well, there's always something new to do isn't there?

There is at my house. What's new at yours?