tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21058188768570237562024-03-14T05:18:26.548-05:00Hillary Ann... Designing HappyHappy to play, Happy to live, Happy to sew, Happy to be... Designing Happy!
Happy by DesignHillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-28446580507723082702013-09-30T08:25:00.004-05:002013-09-30T08:25:39.231-05:00Go subscribe to the new feed!Just a reminder and a quick preview! This is from my post over at Designinghappy.blogspot.com
http://designinghappy.blogspot.com/2013/09/lime-minkee-love-and-finish.html
Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-72284556638115763842013-09-12T16:38:00.000-05:002013-09-12T16:38:06.463-05:00Bloggin again in a new space :)Hey All! Just wanted to let you know, I'm blogging again at designinghappy.blogspot.com I'd love to see you all come by and follow me there!
Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-78840125627723975362012-03-14T07:00:00.000-05:002012-03-14T07:00:13.656-05:00Happy Halloween! I mean Easter wait who forgot about the Irish?
So I've had this pattern around for awhile and just in time for Easter I want to tell you about my Halloween Treat Bag Pattern!
Ha, I know I must enjoy confusing the life out of my poor family and house. Nobody ever knows what holiday it really is here :)
These are a tiny little pattern for an adorable Halloween trick-or-treat bag. I made some about 3 years ago for my own kids Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-20899939145622912062012-03-13T08:25:00.002-05:002012-03-13T16:32:34.325-05:00Hello My Friends!
Oh what a lovely hiatus! Sorry I didn't warn you! Truthfully I didn't even warn myself :) but I do have a short story to tell you!
Poor homeless things. They need a sign "will work for space"
I've lost my sewing room :( sad I know but it's for a good cause. We've got 2 Sister missionaries living in our basement now and 2 sewing machines living in the dining room! We're working on finding Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-12113779955575411282012-03-13T08:24:00.001-05:002012-03-13T08:41:37.866-05:00Pretty little thing...
So this is my new pattern :) It was created around the fall last year and has been selling well locally but I wanted all of you to know it's now available online through my etsy shop which is slowly filling up :) and through the MSQC! I love them!
Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-60468081277952784662011-08-30T14:09:00.008-05:002011-09-19T08:27:49.448-05:00A Happy Quilt!When I posted a couple weeks ago I was looking over my blog and checkin things out and I realized way back when I posted this I never followed up with the full amazing details!I feel a little bad *insert blush* because my partner was the most amazing partner ever!Just look at all the fabulous stuff in there! Her name is Kristina Wilberg and her site is Sew Domestic go visit her and tell her I Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-55020141845413649982011-08-29T10:56:00.010-05:002011-08-30T14:25:22.572-05:00Goodbye summer! *wave* ...now, let's sew!
There has been tons happening this summer unfortunately most of it has not been sewing! Bah. It's all crazy I think :) I did fix up a few pairs of jeans that had mysteriously gotten holes in the with some awesome Amy Butler, Jenean Morrison, and I think Riley Blake? OK I must be thoroughly ashamed of myself when I can't remember the designers of all the fabric in my stash. At least I still likeHillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-25383969639606798662011-05-23T09:23:00.006-05:002011-05-23T10:44:06.414-05:00It's Legen... wait for it... Dary!So before Market I was a little crazy. I was going to be leaving for market a week before it started and I had to be totally ready and then make sure my family was ready for the 10 amazing days I would be gone! :) hehe, it was a happy crazy!During that time I was lucky enough to get a sample bag pattern by the Tiny Seamstress to make and share with everyone at Quilt Market! Who doesn't love theHillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-29424332738441736422011-05-18T11:10:00.011-05:002011-05-18T13:32:19.903-05:00To Market and beyond!This is me, my mom, and sisters on the first day of Market!(I tried to post this on Thursday with my mobile app but something wouldn't work, sorry!)We had such an amazing time! We went to school houses by Sandi Henderson, Amy Butler, Carolee of Adorn It!, Lila Tueller, lots of Moda Ladies, and visited so many amazing booths it's hard to remember them all!I got some great pics and some awful picsHillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-64723633354248326582011-04-14T15:19:00.004-05:002011-04-14T15:37:09.227-05:00Thank you Mail Man!He makes me smile when he brings happy soft packages!Today... Arcadia!Along with the "No 'Mo Snow" Daily Deal from the MSQC $3.33 a yard for up to 3 yards of white. So happy!you know what this means? I can finish bordering my White Noise quilt!He also brought me some Sherbet pips love! Eek! So excited!A sneak peek at another happy moment from the mail man! I'll show you the rest soon! Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-56515881935450007152011-04-01T12:23:00.003-05:002011-04-01T12:29:07.701-05:00Filtering out the "White Noise"These blocks are finally finished and sewn into lovely long stripswith my fun little applique shapes (still don't know the name :D )making there way all across those white strips! I'm calling it White Noise and I'm thrilled to finally be filtering this out of my to-do box!Working on a video tutorial for it too! Fun!Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-63401874093493073902011-03-26T19:22:00.008-05:002011-03-30T09:27:49.097-05:00Fun and Anxiety don't mix.I'm in love with these awesome little magnets just thought you should know.Aside from my teeny tiny love affair you may want to see this little mini quilt.I finished this last Sunday but haven't shown you, my dear friends, because I immediately started in on finishing my fabric design for the Michael Miller/Spoonflower contest! The contest has a baby boy theme. I'm super excited and going a Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-3774753436219572262011-03-17T11:34:00.004-05:002011-03-17T12:43:50.347-05:00My Green ObsessionI've been playing with green for awhile now! This strip of aqua to green is the start of an awesome wonky doll quilt for the DQS10 to see the wonkiness all sewn together go check out my flickr! Or you can see it on the DQS10 page. It's coming along!My Green obsession moved on from there to St. Patricks day! When I got to play with Anna Maria Horner for a little while!Between the two of us we Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-91693932405669286932011-03-14T14:38:00.004-05:002011-03-14T15:08:25.209-05:0030 something and then some!Hey, so, I'm all excited I stayed up late the other night and finished some projects! If you follow my twitter account you know I was off at the MSQC for the Friday night sew on the fourth! Sew much fun!I decided to make myself a table runner for my birthday on the second, it's been a little rough on me, *whisper* I turned 30 this year. So, I decided I had to do all sorts of fun stuff :) Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-68007950530051697062011-02-03T12:18:00.014-06:002011-02-03T14:20:51.196-06:00Pieces of me.I love swaps!Making something with beautiful fabric and getting inspired for someone else is the greatest.But I dread the part of signing up where they give you a little box and say"Tell us a little bit about you so your partner will be able to make you something you'll love!"In theory it all sounds great but then I look at that little box and have no idea what to say! Thank goodness for Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-90975461926198972012011-01-17T19:50:00.004-06:002011-02-02T16:32:32.442-06:00VW-esque, tutorial-ish & a laugh I have a couple amazing ladies to share with you today.First up A little piece of Heather! I don't know about you but I love the pieces of Heather I always feel lucky enough to find :) Which Heather? It doesn't matter you pick! These are some awesome VW-esque vans by Heather Ross, that I sent off in a pay it forward to my friend Mel of Mel's Own Place. And the ruffle is one of my Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-13048671750771545342011-01-14T12:15:00.003-06:002011-01-14T12:34:53.689-06:00Let's go with... Fussy Cut Friday!Since it's not Wednesday I couldn't call this post Worktable Wednesday but never fear the alliteration doesn't end with Wednesday and since I fussy cut some awesome fabric this morning, Fussy Cut Friday, felt fabulously, fantastic!This is part of what I'm working on today! There is also a birthday to handle (my Layna Belle is 7!), cake to make, friends to help, and little boys to keep out of theHillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-30131394437577233212011-01-06T07:12:00.008-06:002011-01-06T08:47:21.951-06:00Oh the games we play!This post shall be alternately known as - The best chess board ever!I love board games and learned to play chess with my dad one New Year's Eve way back when. I thought my girls deserved that same opportunity when I was wonderfully gifted a set of chess people from my mother in law! Sadly they had no board to play on or maybe not so sadly!I made this awesome fabric chess board in an afternoon.IHillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-52166657224569679732011-01-04T07:56:00.006-06:002011-01-04T09:06:32.031-06:00Christmas leftovers... of the non-food varietyI love getting rid of Christmas leftovers! My counters are clean and now my sewing table! Almost, here's the story :)I've had this top for a year now. My mom made it last year and decided she didn't want it... I do! I love the shades of red and green in this fabric! I'm pretty sure it's mostly a line, but I honestly don't know which one.Feel free to help me out here if you recognize any Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-7312156606353234872011-01-03T13:07:00.005-06:002011-01-03T15:35:06.968-06:00Still Designing! Still happy!I've been thoroughly busy and thoroughly enjoying this holiday season! I am also thoroughly glad it's over! My husband kissed me at midnight on New Year's Eve and I swear at that moment a weight was lifted off my shoulders! I could look around and think clearly. I have no deadlines pushing in on the year yet. I'm learning to be a mom to my boy (this is a total adjustment, and I'm still Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-32403980606194985032011-01-03T11:30:00.000-06:002011-01-03T20:18:16.515-06:00Always choose a business name you can spell!Here's a pic because it makes me happy but... I just giggled.When I wrote my last post title it said Still Desinging! Still happy! look at it closely... OK.I love to sing. I sang Oh, Holy Night for our church this year for Christmas, and I've started a childrens choir among other singing and musical adventures. But that title made me laugh because when I very first thought about starting a Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-52543084773157462662010-10-28T14:14:00.003-05:002010-10-28T14:34:32.942-05:00Hello Friends!How's it goin' at your house? I've been crazy busy prepping for a craft day at my church. Making costumes... that aren't finished yet. Stressing cause I lost a PIF... then excited cause I finally found it! I'm late on those by the way, how can someone be late when they have 365 days? Good question, I'll think about it. In the meantime, here's a little pillow set I made out of some Valori Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-81460388714746382232010-09-03T08:51:00.007-05:002010-09-03T09:15:26.341-05:00The Online Quilter's Market!I posted a tutorial a little while ago on the Online Quilters Market!This is a site created by the Missouri Star Quilt Co. Crew that allows quilters the opportunity to display tutorials, reviews, and fun new quilt happenings :)By participating here it's your chance to be a star! There are some great things going up already... such as... my broken breakfast tutorial! I'd love it if you could go Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-10484710397951535072010-09-02T08:00:00.001-05:002010-09-02T08:00:02.653-05:00I love inspiration!I follow a girl you may know, Nova from a cuppa and a catch up, and she just reminded me how much I love inspiration! Check out this inspiration trail!It started here, with a wall hanging from liesl at disdressed...It's gorgeous and understandably inspired the wonderful people at House on Hill RoadThen House on Hill Road created this one which inspired Nova...Finally Nova from a cuppa and a Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105818876857023756.post-70469693560547577982010-09-01T08:22:00.003-05:002010-09-01T08:49:56.200-05:00Back in the swing of things, from Far Far AwaySo glad school is started and... not.It's been crazy busy the last 2+ weeks since the start of school and just before it :) But I'm forcing myself back into my sewing (should that require forcing? I think not!) with a baby shower gift! I've been dying to use this Heather Ross Far Far Away fabric that I got at quilt market last fall! And since my wonderful friend had a beautiful baby girl I Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15591513415890340045noreply@blogger.com3