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My friend, Brenda of Pumpkin Patch Primitives fame had her birthday this week and so of course I had to make something for her. With applique of course! Brenda and I have very different tastes in fabric and quilts, so making something for her is quite a challenge for me! Whereas I like everything bright and modern, she lives things to be more subdued and Prim. But I think I managed to do it, even with some modern Denise Schmidt Hope Valley fabric in the mix. I'll force modern fabric on Brenda any way I can! I even lined the inside with the orange Hope Valley.
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Brenda's favorite color is orange, and she loves all things Fall/October/Halloween, and her favorite textile ever is wool, so I knew she'd love the orange wool. And she does, because she has the same piece - we both bought it together at a quilt show!
So she came over, and since my kids are the worst secret keepers ever, she had to open her present BEFORE we had cake.
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Then came cake and ice-cream time. Brenda had been complaining all week about the lack of cake for her birthday, so we had to take care of that! Spice cake with cream cheese/lemon/coconut frosting.
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The cake was purely there as a vessel for the frosting ;) And can you see how old she is?!
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You can
click here for last year's celebrations. I think we have now created a tradition. I better start planning next year's party!
7 comments:
The pumpkin looks very prim style to me.
The pumpkin was adorable. I've never seen a pumpkin I didn't like. It looked great!
What a good friend you are. The cake looks yummy, the little bag looks perfect, and Brenda - well she looks very happy !
It's great the Brenda liked it! It's quite divine!
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That is cute. Love the pumpkin and the pics.
Olá Joanna!!!Como sempre tudo muito lindo por aqui!!!!!!Parabéns,
venha conhecer o meu cantinho,vou adorar a sua visita.
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thats awesome! I love home made gifts!! thats was really cute!!
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