Chit Chat with Stephanie

Hey everyone! Thank you for listening to my podcast show. I hope you enjoyed season 3 this past year. I have had an amazingly great time talking with wonderfully talented and inspiring guests this season, and with my solo episodes as well. I will post some oldies but goodies episodes this summer, so make sure you are subscribed to the podcast so you do not miss the re-runs - LOL!

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Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend in the states, and a beautiful Summer of 2021! Let’s get back to IRL (in real life) fun! woo hoo!!

With much love,

Stephanie

Birthday Bunting Completed

Heat Transfer T-shirts for party

Stack of knitted dishcloths gifted to Mom

Framed Antique quilt blocks gift for Mom

These quilt blocks were made by my great grandmother. After a nice soak in organic quilt soap, I pieced 4 blocks together with stabilizer fused onto the back to give them more strength as they are delicate. I machine appliqué’d the silk duppioni heart in a rose motif (which is the flower symbol for 70th Birthday), heat fixed crystals in sphere and emerald crystals on the flower and leaves, and made a self fringe around the edge of the heart.

Tea Party fun

Clydebank Tote Completed

This is a Sew Sweetness free pattern, the Clydebank Tote, that I pieced the front exterior piece with a foundation paper pieced block from the Tartan Kiwi, Singing in the Rain. Recessed zipper and fun grunge dot lining.

Trip to the Garden Center

I don’t know about you, but flowers and herbs make me soooo happy! I am so excited about my container garden on my deck this year because I am doing something a little different…I am growing a “tea garden”. I grouped together a section of containers for my tea garden and I will be able to clip fresh and steep for about 10 minutes for herbal tea this summer. I hope to be able to dry some hibiscus blooms if I have enough, and maybe some of the herbs as well. It will be a fun experiment.

Instead of 3 Mandevilla vine plants for my trellis wall, I am doing two with a hibiscus in the middle. Plus, my poppies from last year came back in some of the containers.

Tea Garden

This is the book I have and really like. It references lots of tea plants and herbs that can be grown, dried and or used fresh to make your own tea blends. Unfortunately, I live in a zone that is too cold for tea plants, so I will stick with growing herbal teas.

Garment Sewing for Summer

Here are the patterns I bought and a couple on my list to buy to make this summer. Wish me luck - LOL!

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