Friday, February 22

The Sink...

Last spring the husband & I went house shopping.
We came across this funky little sink in this teeny tiny bathroom. 

My husband's response was, "Well, that'll have to go". 
Silly husband words!!!
I loved the baby-bird-egg-blue sink and it was a selling point in this home for me.
Yes - we bought the home by the lake with the blue sink.
I promised the hubs I would do something fantastic in this teeny tiny bathroom to calm down "enhance" that blue sink.
Here's what I came up with...
I've had this very old window frame for years.

I thought it was the perfect frame for a modern, scrappy, crazy patch quilt.
So I took 10" squares of some of my most favorite fabrics and went to town!
I stacked them...
I sliced them...
I shifted them...
I sewed them back together again...

Then I quilted them with a tight wave.



I stapled my mini quilt to the back of my very old frame and hung it up.

The husband looked at it and said, "That's nice"...
A man of few words.
 



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24 comments:

  1. Kathy @ Kwilty PleasuresFebruary 22, 2013 at 6:50 PM

    I absolutely LOVE this idea! I have a wall in my foyer that coule use a surprise!

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    1. kathy-oFebruary 22, 2013 at 7:52 PM

      Well - here you go! Add a little surprise to that wall!

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  2. Deb@asimplelifequiltsFebruary 22, 2013 at 6:57 PM

    So adorable! Love old window frames...

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    1. kathy-oFebruary 22, 2013 at 7:51 PM

      I have a couple more that I'm dying to put something in....so fun!

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  3. Needled MomFebruary 22, 2013 at 8:18 PM

    It's the perfect compliment to the perfect sink.

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    1. kathy-oFebruary 23, 2013 at 6:18 AM

      Great minds - I thought they were the perfect fit, too!

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2013 at 2:25 AM

    What a cool idea...it turned out fantastic!! And I love the blue sink too!!

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    1. kathy-oFebruary 23, 2013 at 6:18 AM

      Thanks! uh - not everyone loves the blue sink! But we do!!!

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  5. Amy's Crafty ShenanigansFebruary 23, 2013 at 2:45 AM

    Lovely!!! And yay to keeping the blue sink - I think it is awesome!!!

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    1. kathy-oFebruary 23, 2013 at 6:17 AM

      Thanks, Amy - the sink is actually from the 70's and there was no way I was getting rid of it!

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  6. DesFebruary 23, 2013 at 7:14 AM

    What?What? That's amazing!! Will you show me that technique of just slicing and dicing as you go? Maybe you can show me, like in a WEEK??!!! I love it,love it, love it. I need to update a window frame.

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    1. kathy-oFebruary 23, 2013 at 3:57 PM

      YES! I can show you this amazing technique. How about next week???

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  7. April's Creations NCFebruary 25, 2013 at 1:55 PM

    Love the quilt, what a great way to use that window frame....looks great!

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    1. kathy-oFebruary 25, 2013 at 2:30 PM

      Thanks, April. I had some quilt blocks in it before and it was time to change it up!

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  8. Leela/LeAnnFebruary 27, 2013 at 7:41 AM

    awesome! How very creative you are!!

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  9. AllisonMarch 3, 2013 at 9:19 PM

    Yay congrat's on the house!!! And the blue sink...I'm with you..it's got character! -Al

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    1. kathy-oMarch 4, 2013 at 6:53 AM

      Thanks! It's nice to call a place "home" and with that blue sink...ahhhh...(high pitched sing-songy).

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  10. LeslieMarch 5, 2013 at 5:02 PM

    What a great idea...I'll be on the lookout for old window frames for sure!

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    1. kathy-oMarch 5, 2013 at 5:18 PM

      I know - I have a couple more frames I need to dress up! Thanks for the comment.

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  11. AnonymousMarch 7, 2013 at 8:44 AM

    He's right Kathy, it is nice (understatement)! Bye for now, Elaine

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    1. kathy-oMarch 8, 2013 at 6:11 AM

      It's actually starting to grow on him....thanks for the comment, Elaine!

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  12. Mama PeaMarch 27, 2013 at 8:26 PM

    I love the sink, and I love your quilt. Too funny. And I can hear him saying all that. LOL

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    1. kathy-oMarch 28, 2013 at 6:58 AM

      You know him too well!!! Thanks - I love it, too!

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