Hello! Goodbye!

Hello Make it Cozee readers and Goodbye water stain!

 It sure has been a while since I have last posted. Just as life has happened to Patty it has happened to me as well. This past summer has been a whirlwind. My hubby and I decided that I would work at a summer camp that I have worked at for several years in the past. The only thing is that this summer camp was an hour away (without traffic). So we decided that I would live out where the camp was during the week and go home on the weekends. This meant I left home for camp on Sunday evenings, go back home on Fridays, cleaned on Saturdays, and prepare (cook, freeze, and pack) all of hubbies meals (dinner & lunch) for the week. As it was a lot of fun working at the camp, I was also ready to just be home. So now here I am... subbing (for a local christian school)... job hunting... and getting ready for the holidays! Yup, the holidays!!! The hubby wanted to put the Christmas tree up already! I said once the temperature changed from 100 to 80 degrees, then maybe!

So now that I am home I have quite a bit of home projects I am working on (deep cleaning our apartment, organizing, purging, etc). Project number one: my coffee table. A few months ago I spilled alcohol on it without knowing it until a white mark appeared. I contemplated a lot of options to salvage the table (paint it, modge podge, contact paper, putting fabric then a glass on top) but Pinterest came to the rescue! I found a pin (which I did not pin and cannot find), which instructed to blow dry the stain. I tried it and TADA! All gone! It was seriously a little miracle to me!!! 

 It is so easy. Just blow dry it on HIGH HEAT and watch it disappear! If you ever get any water stains on your furniture (tables, chairs, etc) you know what to do!

Across the Ocean and Two States Later

It's been over a month since my last inta Monday and I bet you are wondering if I fell off the face off the earth.  Well sort of.  It's been quiet a wild and bumpy month and a half.  We have been void of a home per say and so busy the last thing on my mind was blogging.  BUT now that I am starting to feel settled I am really excited to be back in the blogging world... and hopefully in the crafting one soon. 

So here's where I've been... On a plane from Germany to CA.  Family vacation to Yosemite/Bass Lake.  More visiting with family.  Back on a plane.  To CO we go!  Hotel life... My least favorite.  Long 10 days.  Swimming.  House hunting.  Exploring.  Dealing with the heat.  The zoo.  Moved in [sort of].  Happy to be cooking again. Dodgers Vs. Rockies.  Woot woot Go Dodgers!  Hubby goes back to work.  Preschool starts.  Praise God for routines.

That pretty much sums up my life life up to this point in a heap of words and if you follow me on Intagram you have seen the craziness.  Now that things are getting back to normal I hope to see more of this blog and more of my craft corner.  

So until next time.  Happy Monday everyone!

Insta Monday

Wonder where we are now that we are packed out of our house and ready to go?   If you follow me on instagram you would sort of know. We are currently in temporary housing and it is the bomb.  (Yup I did just say the bomb).  Lots of big buns and bumming around...  No, I'm kidding.

It's like a little apartment, three bedrooms, two baths, and fully stocked (with a washer and dryer too!)  It's the best home away from home.  I have all American sized appliances and its like a whole new world.  If you didn't know, German appliances are about half the size.  I haven't had a fridge this big in three years!!

We have limited toys but little miss has made the best of what she has.  Sometimes the best toys aren't toys at all.

I don't know why I though we would be relaxing the days away but that hasn't been the case.  Lots of last play dates and trips to the park which happens to be walking distance (score!!!).  We have also been blessed with such awesome friends.  I have hardly had to cook thanks to all the going away lunches and dinners.  Yummy food and lots of cappuccinos.  Can you tell I am lovin' this time?!

Thankfully none of the goodbyes have been terribly sad.  The sooner we get to leaving this wonderful place the more I miss it.

Happy Monday,

Quilt Along Part 2: Plus Quit

So you have had a month since I first started this quilt along series, enough time to choose and order fabrics so let's get started! 

Before you start cutting or anything like that, you need to get your design in order.  Here is a free template of the design.  I made a crib sized quilt, which is 45 by 60 inches.  So each square will measure 4.25inches.

Color in the plus signs with the colors of your prints.  Mine looked like this.  My little love bug wanted in on the fun so she got to color one too.  Gotta get em crafting early!  This is your blueprint and guide for putting the pieces together. 

Wash, dry and iron your fabrics [if you wish].  Count how many squares you need of each color and start cutting. Once you are done you should have a stack of squares like so. 

Now go back to your blueprint and number the rows from one to fifteen.  I put together each row and place them in zip lock bags.  I numbered the zip locks to show what row it is.  Because I can't finish a quilt in one sitting I like to keep things organized so when I have a chance to get back to it, I know just where I left off.  

When I come back, we will take out the pieces in each bag and sew them together!  Until then Happy .....