by Lucky Red Hen on June 4, 2006
Then I got a little better with time and practice…
This was my first attempt at the triangle edges. Jeannine showed me how.
This was for my niece and the first time I used higher quality fabric from actual quilting shops (Stitching Corner in Orem – LOVE them). I emailed my SIL links to fabrics and she picked out what she wanted. She was the first baby to make me an Aunt!
The story about Kira and Olivia (both adopted and born 7 days apart) was so precious that I had to make them special blankies. They’re babies adopted by my friends friends. Made with a lot of love.
This is Olivia’s blankie – different from her sisters.
Threw together this yellow & red (bad pictures, I know) blankie for my daughter.
by Lucky Red Hen on June 4, 2006
Per Compulsive Writers request (well, insistance), I’m going to post the quilts I’ve made that I actually have pictures of. In the beginning of my quilt making days, I started out small and simple. My MIL taught me to sew as an adult (my own mom attempted to teach me but as a young girl I had NO attention span for it) in 2001.
My son’s blankie was the first quilt ever. Notice how the backside, that’s supposed to be 1 whole piece, has a border on it? Well, measuring isn’t my strong suit and I made the top too big to fit the back and had to jimmy-rig the back to fit. That was an ordeal — being my first quilt and all.
The second was made from some squares I bought on eBay (that’s the middle) then the checkered lavender fabric was vintage that I also got on eBay. That was my first time stippling (quilting by hand with the machine in a puzzle-shape pattern but using no pattern, just eyeballed it).
My first attempt at Yellow Brick Road (although not my last). I made a handful of these because I didn’t realize all the fabric would make so many. So there are a few with these same fabrics floating around out there. Maybe about 3 or 4 more.
This is little Jenna on her blankie. She’s bonded with it and still? sleeps with it (she’s 5ish). Well, the last time I talked with her mom she told me about how she couldn’t go to sleep without it. That makes me feel mushy inside. LOVE it.
Diane’s quilt was made out of much love for “Other Mother” so her grandkids would have a blankie they’d use when visiting Nana and Papa’s house. Her favorite color is blue and I used vintage replicated fabrics.
by Lucky Red Hen on June 3, 2006
There it is. The logo. All done and raring to go. Was it worth the wait?
by Lucky Red Hen on May 24, 2006
This Sunday (May 28th) is my 35th birthday. If you would like to join us other GNO’s (Girls Night Out-ers) this Friday the 26th then leave a comment expressing your desire so I can reserve the space. It’d be a fun way to meet other Utah Valley bloggers.
NO GIFTS PLEASE (because, let’s just be honest here, I won’t reciprocate). Serious.
6pm
Carrabba’s Italian Grill Restaurant
at University Mall on Nordstrom side
in Orem, Utah (BYOD – buy your own dinner)
P.S. No stalkers, please.
Caio!
by Lucky Red Hen on May 21, 2006
In case you were wondering, photographing children can be awfully tricky.
Yesterday I photographed 4 grandkids; 3yr old, 2yr old, 4mos and 3mos. Propping the babies was the most challenging but thankfully we had several adults to help. I thought these 2 pics were pretty sweet. Especially the first one.
by Lucky Red Hen on May 19, 2006
I’m so excited!
On Wednesday I went with my friend, Christine, to an open-house for Dream Dinners (this one is located on 8th North in Orem, next to Macy’s) not knowing what to expect.
What a fabulous concept (there are others out there with different names)! For the open-house, the hostess (Christine’s friend) invited about 10 friends to come and make-and-take 1 meal per person (feeds 6) for FREE (about $18 value). They have everything you need at each station with the recipe to follow. You assemble your meal at the station then plop it in your freezer to use within 6 months.
We made a Chicken Penne meal that included green onions, capers, herbs, lemon zest and grilled chicken. Christine made it last night and 1/2 of it fed her family of 2 adults and 3 hearty eaters (although they’re lean) with plenty left over.
I’m excited to go next week to assemble my 13 dinners (you sign up for 12 but you get a free meal if you schedule yours at the open-house). However, these 13 dinners (plus the one I made at the open-house, so a total of 14) will each feed my family on 1/2 the contents so I really have 28 meals for about $9 per meal, or $2.25/person (that’s less than drive through).
Go to their website and check out the menu. It’s all top-notch, high quality, fresh ingredients. I’ll let you know how it goes next week after the session (28 meals for my family in 2 hours).
by Lucky Red Hen on May 16, 2006
MUSIC FOCUS GROUP NEEDED
This Saturday, May 20, 2006 in Provo, UT
If you use iTunes or iPod (or other digital music player)
For those who are passionate about music
Food and free iTunes album download for qualifiers
Click here for more information.
This is my hubby’s company and he needs 8 more participants
for this Saturday’s focus group.
~j please pass this info along to your friend, Sara, & her hubby.
cjane & chup?
compulsive siter – have an 18+ yr old music fiend?
jetset – you’re musically inclined (along with ~j, of course), is J?
http://www.soundcrank.com/
by Lucky Red Hen on May 12, 2006
Hubby has been urging me to come up with a company name I can use for my extra-curricular-income hobbies (“tax shelter”). We talked about it briefly yesterday and today he’s wondering why I haven’t figured one out yet. Well, maybe that’s because I’ve been busy running a house ;o) Coming up with the name of a company is big stuff!
After going through the obvious choices (Hocus Focus, Shannon Photography) and finding out that they’re already taken, I’ve researched other domain names and found the following to be available and would like you to vote for your favorite(s). Any other suggestions that are available (check www.dotster.com for the best results) are welcome too! They’re in alpha order as to not sway you either way…
Atelier Rosso (red studio; made-up combo of French & Italian)
Barn Red Images
Filter Kilter
I’m Sew Photo (play off my email)
Maggie Rosso (alter-ego created from the Italian words for cheese, formaggio, and red, rosso)
Red Barn Impressions
Shaniquah
Shannon Hodson
Shannon Hodson Photography
Sneaky Peaky
If I pick a name that isn’t specific to photography then I can use it for whatever venture I move onto next. I’m pretty sure that I’ll be sticking to photography, at least, but this Jill-of-all-trades likes to mix things up a bit and conquer new things. Like my latest irritation… finding a wallet that can hold all my store cards and still close. I’m drawing up plans to sew my own.
