La Dolce Boutique

Grand Revival Giveaway = AWESOME!

2012-01-20T13:08:00.000-08:00

So...have you heard that the WONDERFUL Miss Tanya Whelan is having one very awesome giveaway? Yep, 12 fat quarters from her very first collection Barefoot Roses AND a signed copy of her book Sew What You Love ! You can enter the giveaway HERE !

You're Welcome! ;-)

Shabby Chic Baby Girl Treasury ~

2011-08-22T01:19:00.000-07:00

My latest Rag Quilt has been featured in another treasury and I L.O.V.E. every single item that the creator picked!

Simply lovely!

2011-08-16T20:30:00.000-07:00

My newest rag quilt has been added to one of the cutest Etsy Treasuries! Check out this complete treasury HERE!

Here's a little preview...LOVE that aqua and red!

SUPER CUTE!

Have a WONDERFUL Evening!

~ MC

A Little Annoyed but Ruby Sure is Making Me Smile!

2011-08-14T17:03:00.000-07:00

So, I'm sure that all of you who sell on Etsy are well aware of the new changes (specifically one) that have taken place this last week. Some of you (those who have 100's of items that are now everywhere within the search listings) are probably overjoyed with the new change but me...not so much!

Prior to the 10th of August the item search was set to Most Recently Added. Not that I was a gigantic fan of that either but at least I knew that when I renewed my items they would move to the front of the page listings so that when someone did a seach for "Rag Quilt" mine would be at the front for at least a little while. But as of August 10th, they have changed the automatic search to Relevancy. The problem is that I don't see how they are figuring the relevancy. And for my little store that only has 10 to 15 items at a time (and that's on a lucky day), I feel like it gets swallowed up by all these other stores that mass produce their items. What happened to the one of kind, ready made items that made me want to sell on Etsy?

Granted, even with the "most recently added" search, there are a few stores that seem to renew EVERY single item in their store 15 times a day (which is also very annoying) but at least I had the option to renew as well and get mine closer to the front if I wanted. Now, the same items stay at the front of the relevancy page for DAYS and they haven't renew those items for weeks! I've tried to figure out the keywords that will move mine closer...and some of my items are close to the front but I don't want to spend half my day guessing what will work! UGH...

Okay, sorry for my ridiculous complaining...it's just that it has eaten up my desire to create for my store. So much so that it took me 4 days to list my newest item.

Speaking of my newest item...I.AM.IN.LOVE! It's a rag baby quilt using the lovely new fabrics from the Ruby collection by Bonnie and Camille.

Check her out:

Isn't that the most beautiful fabric?

Okay, so I'm pulling up my Big Girl undies and I'm going to learn to deal with these new changes...I do NOT like change! ;-)

If any of you have any ideas as to what keywords will work...let me know. I've been researching for days now!

Thank you all for reading my boo hoo's and still liking me afterwards!

Dancin' Queen

2011-07-17T12:18:00.000-07:00

While I have got lots of sewing done these past few weeks (adding new stuff to the store right now...woohoo), I've been much more busy with 3 little somebodies who keep me on my toes every minute of the day!

Being the proud mama that I am, I had to share a few photos from our Little Dancin' Queen's recital!

Love this kid!

(All those curls took HOURS!!)

She had a moment of tears but became a fearless superstar moments later.

What a wonderful moment in time!

And today we are all being lazy bums... :-)

Super Clearance Sale...

2011-06-29T11:09:00.000-07:00

Just a little quick note to let you all know that I am having a Super Clearance Sale in the store ! I'm clearing out for some NEW items that I'm working on! So enjoy the sale while I'm sewing away...

www.LaDolceBoutique.com

Have a BEAUTIFUL Day!

~ Mary Carole

Some Fun New Rag Quilts ~

2011-06-16T16:05:00.000-07:00

So I added a couple of rag quilts to my store today and before I knew it...I had already sold one of them! I did a little happy dance at that point. When it comes to me and my work...well, I'm not always confident in myself so it's nice when I find that other's really like my stuff, too! In fact, I thinks that's why I don't always blog...because really, who cares what I have to say?

Anyways, enough about my weirdness! Here are the two new rag quilts!

Sugar Sweet Baby Rag Quilt {SOLD}:

This one is part of my new Reversible Collection!

Reminds me of the fun colors at a candy shop!

Basket Full of Cherries Baby Rag Quilt:

Part of my Traditional Collection

It screams summertime!

Hope you are all having a WONDERFUL Evening!

Give Me A Break...

2011-06-15T16:40:00.000-07:00

Oh wait...I think I just took one...(from my blog, that is)!

Out of the 5 members in our family we almost have a birthday a month from December through May (maybe we should have one more baby to fill up the February slot...um, nope)...and let's not forget Baby Jesus' big birthday day right in the mix of all that! So by the middle of April I'm pretty much just done with thinking. Not to mention the end of the schoolyear/beginning of summer craziness that makes me feel like I'm running a marathon in flip-flops. I know that all of you mama's out there feel me on that one! With all that said, don't mind me and all my update posts these next few days/weeks (whenever I get to them)! So let the updating begin...

Here a little "Work in Progress" and finished product I just fell in love with!

Doesn't my Bliss pincushion by Warm n' Fuzzies look lovely with the Strawberry Fields fabric?

And after lots of cutting, sewing and snipping here the finished rag quilt ready to go:

That's all for now folks...

2011-04-01T13:59:00.000-07:00

I've been wanting to post these AMAZING photos for the last week but between signing up my oldest for her first year of high school next year, 3 dentist appointments, a soon to be 3 year old who has decided to test out what it's like to be in the "Trying Three's" club and me just not having the mental capacity to attempt to think...I am just now posting them! This last week has just not been super swell.

Anywho, on to better things! The wonderful Miss Ashley of Mud Goddess is now using two of my rag quilts as part of her props in her photo shoots. Can I just say that I LOVE the way they look in her photos! So exciting and I am truly honored to have my quilts used in her beautiful photography.

Here are a few of the photos:

And look at that baby... ADORABLE! Makes me want another one. April Fools!

But really, that sweet baby IS precious.

Hope you all enjoyed!

Have a BEAUTIFUL Weekend!

Pop Garden = YUM!

2011-03-13T15:03:00.000-07:00

I LOVE Pop Garden....

In STORE Now!

Hope you are all having a SUPER Weekend! :-)

Going a Little More Traditional...

2011-03-09T11:40:00.000-08:00

Like most people (at least I think most people...I mean there are 31 flavors at Baskin Robbins), I'm a fan of variety. Of course, I usually want all the varieties that are available but none the less I love variety. With that little rant of blah, blah, blah...let me intoduce you to my newest style of rag quilts. The Traditional Collection...

While I LOVE my Minky Collection of rag quilts, I wanted to create something a little more traditional with the rag quilts of yesteryear being my inspiration. I also wanted to give my customers a variety of prices which led me in the direction of these lovely creations...

So here ya go:

(You can find them in my Store...yep, I'm shamelessly promoting my store! And all in parentheses...I'm pretty cool like that, yo!)

The front of the quilts are made with designer fabrics. The back has a solid muslin backing. Kind of like a mullet...except it's party in the front...business in the back!

Alright, I'm done with this silliness...Peace Out! Okay, really I'm done....

Oh Darla...

2011-02-03T15:44:00.000-08:00

So, I really have been sewing a little! These past few weeks...okay MONTHS...have been so busy that I find myself only dreaming up new rag quilts and not really having much time to get behind the sewing machine to create them!

I have gotten a few new quilts in the store including the new Darla Baby Rag Quilt Blanket that I am pretty sure is now one of my top 3 favorites ever!

Here she is:

The Darla Baby Rag Quilt Blanket:

I have also added 3 rag quilts from the All Star 2 fabric collection! Here ya go:

All Star 2 Baby Rag Quilt Blanket in Green, Brown and Blue

All Star 2 Baby Rag Quilt Blanket in Orange, Brown and Blue

All Star 2 Baby Rag Quilt Blanket in Blue, Brown and White

And now...I must go clean the house! Oh Joy!

Have a BLESSED Day!

Lila Tueller is having a GIVEAWAY...

2011-01-21T17:39:00.001-08:00

Check out the awesome giveaway: http://lilatuellerdesigns.blogspot.com/

It's Official...

2010-12-04T19:57:00.000-08:00

I'm an awful blogger! Yes, I haven't posted anything since September! Life has been busy and this time of year is the busiest time of all. I haven't even really started my Christmas shopping for all three of my kids which makes me feel crazy and pressured to get it done. Maybe they won't notice if there aren't any presents under the tree...I think not!

Anywho, I added some new quilts to the shop (FINALLY)! Here they are for you to check out:

The Early Bird Baby Girl Rag Quilt ~

The Hooty Hoot Baby Boy Rag Quilt

Olie Pup at the Dog Park Baby Rag Quilt ~

and

The Bloom and Grow Baby Girl Rag Quilt ~

Well, I hope that all of you are having a WONDERFUL Holiday Season and you are all much further along in your shopping than me!

~ Mary Carole

A Feeling of Complete Bliss...

2010-09-21T10:32:00.000-07:00

Okay, really the title is a little misleading but there have been some blissful things going on these past couple of weeks.

First off, we started the homeschool year with a new curriculum and style that we (both my daughter and myself) could not be happier with!! This year we decided to put aside the "books" and go with a more modern (and way more organized) approach. The Switched-On Schoolhouse (SOS) program does all of the schoolwork on the computer as well as the grading and scheduling for the day. Let me tell ya, that makes it easier for ALL of us. I was a little skeptical of the program beforehand but after using it this for the past few weeks...I am LOVING it and my daughter does, too! Even more awesome is that she is really retaining everything she is learning more than before because there are side videos, games and spelling bees throughout the lesson which also make it so much more fun for her! Yes, I know I've gone a little overboard on the subject of homeschooling here but really, I am just so thrilled with it...

Another reason for my Blissfullness would have to be my newest rag quilt and cordinating rag quilt loveys in the new Bliss fabric collection by Bonnie and Camille. I am so loving this line of fabric and will definitely be creating some items for my living room with it. It's so fantastic. Really, everything this mother and daughter designing team do makes me smile but the Bliss collection makes me giggle grin...it's that good!

And with that being said, let me intoduce you to my newest rag quilt and rag quilts loveys:

The Blissful Dreams Baby Rag Quilt ~

The Blissful Moments Baby Rag Quilt Lovey ~

The Blissful Days Baby Rag Quilt Lovey

The Blissful Joy Baby Rag Quilt Lovey ~

And yes, you can find all of these in my store!

I'm pretty sure this fabric line was made just for me but I'm willing to share it with you...hehehe! Really though, I couldn't begin to imagine a better collection of fabrics than Bliss. Obviously, it is my most favorite fabric line EVER! Keep up the great work Bonnie and Camille!!

Mmmm...(-: SMILE :-)

Hope y'all have a very BLESSED (and Bliss filled) Week!

~ Mary Carole

Just Call Me Slacker ~

2010-09-05T18:45:00.000-07:00

Yes, I am feeling like the biggest blog slacker ever! There is so much that has happened since I last posted anything that I don't even know where to begin so I will just go with it and we'll all see what I have to say. So here it goes to winging it~

First off, our summer vacation:

We spent almost 5 weeks visiting family and friends in Northern Nevada and California. Yes, that's a LONG time but there were lots of people to see and I couldn't think of a better way to not have to deal with the Vegas summer heat than to just go away from this hot desert. And, this year was record setting heat here at home. My poor fellow Vegas people.

For any of you who have little ones or for those of you who remember all too well vacationing with your little ones...you know it's not alway a "vacation" to go somewhere else for that long with young children who rely on the comforts of home and don't quite get why we are not home for that long. I felt like I needed a vacation from our vacation when I got home and it really made me realize how much I love my home even if it's so far from all of my extended family and in a town I don't really like. Our house really is our home!

I also realized that I really missed creating things and was craving my sewing machine by the end of our trip. I guess that's why I've been a little busy bee sewing away some new rag quilts and cutting lots of fabric for even more quilts! Which leads to...

What I've Been Creating:

I have two new rag quilts in my store!

First, I created a stroller/carry around size rag quilt I've named A Little Whimsy made with the Whimsy fabric collection by Fig Tree and Co.

That got me motivated to make a crib size rag quilt that I've been dreaming of for a while but just never seemed to have the time to put together until we got back. The Bright and Playful Baby Rag Quilt is made with one of my favorite lines by Amy Butler and I love how it came out. Of course, trying to get a good picture of it proved to be more difficult due to the crazy wind this afternoon. I added a picture just so you could view a little of what I experienced today while photographing it. I have way more pictures of the quilt tossing back and forth in the wind than I do of it just looking pretty! :-)

The Bright and Playful Baby Rag Quilt

A Close Up

A Crazy Windy Mess

and of course...

A Little Whimsy Baby Rag Quilt

So, while I've been a slacker blogger...I have been busy! ;-)

Not to mention we are starting up the new year of homeschooling!! Oh, I already feel my brain feeling very heavy. I think I need to go lie down now...

I hope you all have a very BLESSED Week!

~ MC

HUGE Giveaway Thanks to Alamodefabric! Check it out!!

2010-08-24T22:49:00.000-07:00

Okay, this one may be the mega motherload of giveaways! Check out Heather's giveaway at her blog...AWESOME!

A La Mode Fabric

Here's A Link To An AWESOME Fabric Giveaway...check it out!!

2010-08-21T17:15:00.000-07:00

Check out this amazing fabric giveaway with lots of hard to find goodness going on!!

Happy Blogiversary to the Lucy and Norman Blog!!

Lucy and Norman Blogiversary Giveaway

We Got A Winner...

2010-07-14T22:49:00.000-07:00

Well, I just have to say thank you to all of you who entered my Fun Little Giveaway! I know it's something little but these sewing pins really do put a smile on my face every time I look at them. For those of you who asked where I purchased them, I found a few stores on Etsy that sold them but only one that sold all 5 sets. You can find the listing HERE!

And the winner of the assembled set of each pin in each design and color is....

entry #62 ~ Rachel Locke!!

Congratulations, Rachel! Please send me the address you would like me to mail them to.

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On another note, I will be M.I.A. for the next month. It's summertime and I really need to spend some quality time with my kiddos and husband. Much like last year I am going to take a break from crafting as much and really limiting my computer time so that I can have some quality time with my family. I'll be back the end of August!

I hope that you are all having a FANTASTIC Summer! :-)

A Fun Little Giveaway!!

2010-07-07T09:20:00.000-07:00

Do you ever see something that is so cute that you just have to have but you can't decide which design or color you like best so after much thought and consideration, (like a whole 2 minutes worth) you just buy them all? Normally I don't have the luxury of saying "I'll take 'em all!" but when that item doesn't cost "an arm and a leg", it does make it a little easier. I found these sewing pins that seem to only be sold in the UK and I couldn't choose my favorite so I bought one set of each. Hey, if they're going to take a ride across The Pond, you might as well get all of them, right? (Yes, that was one of the many excuses I made for buying them all!)

Aren't they lovely?

Being that 30 pins come in a set and I don't think I will ever need 150 sewing pins at one time, I thought this would be a great little Giveaway for my blogger friends. Plus, I wanted to give each of you the chance to have the set that would have made it much easier for me...one of each design in each color. In other words, you can't find this set assembled in stores...clever, eh?

This one could be yours! :-)

I know it's something little but after my ordeal of trying to decide, I thought I'd make it much easier for one of you to just have 'em all!

You have up to 3 ways you can enter (make sure to leave a separate comment for each entry)~

1. Leave a comment telling me which design and color of the sewing pins is your favorite of the collection.

2. Follow my blog.

3. Blog or Twitter about the giveaway.

The winner will be picked by random selection via Random.org on Wednesday, July 14th @ 9pm PST!

Good Luck! :-)

Back to my Crafting Roots...

2010-07-06T21:20:00.000-07:00

So, some of you may know that I didn't know I had a crafting bone in my body until I moved far away from all of my family and friends and become a "Stay at Home Mom". After the first year of my new job title I realized that I needed something more and almost over night I became completely obsessed with creating thing. One of the first things that really grabbed my attention (maybe because I had just had a baby at the time) was creating diaper cakes. Diaper cakes are diapers arranged to look like a layered cake and decorated with ribbon. I soon started selling them and for a while it became my part time job that took more time than a full time job. With 3 of my own stores as well as selling wholesale I lost that desire I initially had for creating them.

But, the other day a dear friend of mine contacted me interested in getting one for her friend's baby shower. There something about making things for your friends that gets you excited to create. So here is the Square "It's a Boy" Diaper Cake...

These aren't the best pictures but I had to add them to my blog for the memories of the experience. The charms in the center of each bow say "It's a Boy". Cute, huh!

Anywho Laurie, I hope that you and your friend like it!

And to all my blogger friends, I will be adding a little giveaway later tonight or early tomorrow! Just a little something to let you all know I appreciate you! :-)

~ MC

Drum Roll Please...And the Winner IS...

2010-06-28T23:25:00.000-07:00

Thank you to ALL of you who entered my first Giveaway! It was even more awesome than I had imagined and I so enjoyed all of your comments about what you would make with the charm packs and your favorite Out of Print fabrics.

I have 2 of my own charm packs in this print and I think I am going to use them to make my very first "real" quilt. I'm leaning towards a coin quilt. Wish me luck...I'm a little nervous! :-)

As for my very favorite OOP fabric, it is the Aqua Seahorses by Heather Ross. But really, there are SO many OOP prints that I absolutely L.O.V.E.! And many I could only wish to get my hands on.

Alright, alright...let get to the winner of this Giveaway already! ;-)

AND the 2 Nest charm packs go to...entry #36 Deserae!

Deserae commented:

"My favorite out of print fabric is Full Moon Forrest! :)"

CONGRATULATIONS, Deserae! :-)

Again, thank you everyone for entering. AND...keep a close eye on the blog, I have a really fun little Giveaway coming up that I am really excited about!!

Have a WONDERFUL Day!

~ MC

FABRIC GIVEAWAY!!! 2 Tula Pink NEST Charm Packs...Woohoo!

2010-06-21T10:23:00.000-07:00

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!
Will announce winner soon!!!

Hello Everyone! I've wanted to do a Fabric Giveaway for such a LONG time so I am more than excited to bring you this one!!!

I am giving away TWO charm packs in the out of print Nest fabric line by Tula Pink!!!

You have up to 5 ways you can enter (make sure to leave a separate comment for each entry)~

1. Leave a comment saying what you would create with these charm packs.

2. Leave another comment telling me what your most favorite out of print fabric is.

3. Follow my blog

4. Facebook or Twitter about it with a link back to the Giveaway

5. Blog about it with a link back to the Giveaway

The winner will be picked by random selection via Random.org on Monday, June 28th @ 9pm PST!

Good Luck and have a SUPER Day

~ MC

Dog Days of Summer... ;-)

2010-06-07T10:09:00.000-07:00

I definitely haven't accomplished much sewing these past few days. For good reason...we have a new family member. I would like to introduce Wrigley Dolce, our 7 week old shih tzu, llaso apso, pomeranian, poodle, chihuahua MUTT! Isn't he super cute? Other than the 5 a.m. yapping this morning, he really is a good little guy. He already follows me around wherever I go and sits at my feet if I'm washing the dishes, eating, sitting at the computer or just standing randomly trying to figure out what I was just about to do. He LOVES to floppily chance the kiddos around and they are so enjoying playing with him, as well!

And yes, my husband is a Cubs fan (Wrigley Field...get it?) I personally am a Rangers fan (hello, I am from Dallas) but that doesn't mean we will be getting another dog just to name him Ranger. We are done having kids AND pets. Our family is officially complete! Woohoo!

Here's a few photos but they don't serve him justice...he's WAY cuter in person!

Ahh...Wrigley!

Have a SUPER Week!

A Little Summeriness For Ya...

2010-05-30T22:13:00.000-07:00

Okay, I doubt that "summeriness" is a real word but it is to me...so there! I couldn't think of a better word to describe my newest rag quilt with all it's brightness and juiciness going on. I am going to add the suffix -ness to all of my words from this point so bear with my...silliness! :-) Alright, I'll stop but seriously, I LOVE this quilt. It makes me smile...

Introducing the Sweet Summer Orchard Baby Rag Quilt:

So, now that I am done with my goofiness (yep, had to add that one in), I hope that you are all having a FANTASTIC Memorial Day Weekend!

I Am M.I.A. No Longer

2010-05-12T13:25:00.000-07:00

So I find that when I am in the middle of trying to get something done quickly everything around me slows me down! I started this custom order well over a month ago thinking that I would have it finished within 2 weeks but it seems that every time I make a prediction for how long something will take to be completed...it takes twice as long. I feel like a construction worker! :-) Within the amount of time it has taken me to finish this quilt I have celebrated 2 of my 3 children's birthdays. Two very special birthdays I might add. My oldest just turned the BIG 13 and my youngest just turned the Terrible Two...and he has proven his new title very well. Boys are definitely different than girls and he is ALL boy.

Anywho, I am thrilled to announce that I have FINALLY completed this lovely rag quilt for one fantastic lady who I have had the privilege of working with. I definitely have a special connection with the quilt after all the fabric issues that we endeavored putting the look of this quilt together. For example, I had found the Dorothy fabric collection that is out of print at an online store and was super shocked and excited that they had all the material I needed in one store only to find out three days later (when I thought it would be arriving in the mail at any time) that they didn't have ANY of the fabrics and had never taken them off their site...UGH. So then we thought we had found some fabrics to accompany some the fabric I already had only to see that when it arrived...it didn't match with the other fabircs...UGH again! Finally I found just the right blend of colors and am so thrilled with the outcome. Here's some pictures to show you the final product...YAY!

Now I am off to work on some new stuff...like the final quilt to add to my Dog Park collection!

~ MC

Quilter Blogs

2010-05-03T10:41:00.000-07:00

For all of you who can't get enough blogs about quilts, quilting and the people who create them, check out Quilter Blogs for lots and lots blogs devoted to quilts! :-) You can also add your own quilt blog! Yippee!

Little Miss Goldie...

2010-04-29T21:06:00.000-07:00

So, you've met "Big Blue" (as in the rag quilt):

Now let me introduce you to his sister, Little Miss Goldie:

You can find both Big Blue and Little Miss Goldie in my store!

I've got one more that matches these two rag quilts that I will be posting soon. Here's a hint...it's titled "Ollie Pup at the Dog Park". So, can you guess what the next color scheme is going to be? For those of you who know this line of fabric by Heather Ross, I'm sure you can guess what the color combo is. :-)

Alrighty as always, I hope you all have a SUPER Day!

Super Cute Find ~ Note Card Set by Two Happy Stampers

2010-04-26T23:13:00.000-07:00

Alrighty, so I just saw this card set and thought I would share them with the world because they're just so darn cute! They are handmade by Two Happy Stampers, a mother/daughter team who have some seriously awesome stuff in their store. Check 'em out when you get a chance...

Cute, huh?

Have a SUPER Day!

Coffee Anyone?

2010-04-16T08:10:00.000-07:00

So this morning I am having a conversation with my husband...(in other words, I'm talking his ear off), when I go to pour myself some coffee and get my son some milk. This is the outcome:

Yes people, that is coffee AND creamer in a sippy cup! This is what happens when I am overly tired. I wish I had a picture of my face when I realized what I had done. The best part...when I looked down and saw this I was completely confused and wondering who in the world switched cups on me. Notice I even put the plug in the sippy lid! Maybe I should go back to bed! ;-)

I hope all of you are more awake than I am!

Have a SUPER Day!

~ Mary Carole

Have Another...

2010-04-15T00:36:00.000-07:00

I have another Heather Ross rag quilt to show that is...

Here is the "Big Blue at the Dog Park" Baby Rag Quilt that I am just so much in love with! It is simple with a total of 3 fabrics which is rare for me. I usually tend to go with way more patterns but there's something about Heather Ross' designs that screams to me "Keep it Simple"! Especially anything from her Lightning Bugs and Other Mysteries fabric collection.

I wanted to create something more boyish this time around. Maybe it's because my own little guy is about to turn 2 tomorrow and I've realized that I don't make much stuff for boys in my store. Or maybe it's the fact that I also have the orange version and the gold with hot pink version of this fabric pattern that I'm about to make rag quilts out of as well and thought it would be really cool to have color options for the same style quilt. I'll post both of those rag quilts soon...I know you can hardly stand waiting but you must! ;-) All I know it that I am really digging these doggies! What kid doesn't love dogs, right?

Ohh...and I also just added this to my store! A little rag quilt lovey with Tina Givens' "Cloe's Closet" fabric. Love those colors!

So there ya go... ;-)

Have a SUPER Day!

Don't mind me...

2010-04-10T16:31:00.000-07:00

I am the WORST blogger out there! Because I am the worst blogger I totally forgot to add this rag quilt to my blog back when I created it...and even when I put it in my store...and even when I sold it. But because this blog also serves as my virtual scrapbook for my different crafts I am adding it now so don't mind me, I'm just updating for future days when I want to look back at my different creations. I am now imagining myself at 80 years old reading this blog...and I must admit, I am one cute little old lady in my imagination! ;-)

Anywho, the rag quilt was made with the Verna collection by Kate Spain and I ooooh so love that collection. It's even more beautiful in person!

So here ya go...The Beach Resort Baby Rag Quilt:

Alrighty, there ya go! Have a SUPER Day!

I've Been Bitten...Bitten by Heather Ross' Fabrics That Is!

2010-03-27T09:19:00.000-07:00

Yes it's true, for the longest time I avoided REALLY checking out many of Heather Ross' fabrics because 1) they are out of print making them much harder to find which leads to 2) making them more costly. But, after much will power I have crumbled and I couldn't be more thrilled. I LOVE her work! In the past few months I have found some fantastic prints of hers and many of them I found awesome deals that made it much easier to reason with buying! YAY!

Here is my first quilt with her Mendocino line in aqua.

Under the Sea Adventures Baby Rag Quilt in Aqua

This collection is one of her newer lines that just recently became out of print so there were only two or three fabrics that I really had to search through the jungles to find. Of course, that is the detective work I live for so once I got started...well, let's just say I now have many fabrics from the Blush colorway and the Fuchsia colorway as well. Once I conquered that find...I started seeing other HR fabrics that I just HAD to have which means you will be seeing LOTS of Heather Ross in the near future with me! Yippee for you, right? (okay...yippee or ME)!

Anywho, you can find the Under the Sea Avdentures Baby Rag Quilt in Aqua in my Etsy Store !

Have a TERRIFIC Day! ;-)

SALE!

2010-03-06T11:26:00.000-08:00

Hi Blogger Friends...just a quick note to let you all know that I am having a sale on The Busy Little Bee Baby Quilt within a Rag Quilt! $20.00 off the original price...NICE! ;-)

If you are interested you can find it here!

Hope you are all having a BEAUTIFUL Weekend!

~ Mary Carole

Fabric Giveaway!!!

2010-02-21T00:19:00.000-08:00

Hey there everyone who LOVES fabric! Heather from alamodefabric is celebrating her one year blog anniversary by doing an AWESOME Giveaway! Check it out...

http://alamodefabric.blogspot.com/2010/02/my-blog-turned-1-its-give-way-time.html

And Happy Blog Birthday to Heather!

What's With This Year Already?

2010-02-06T11:36:00.000-08:00

Man...I feel like this year is flying by and I've forgotten to board the plane! There are so many things that I have on my list of things to do and I just can't get 'em all done. I know...that's life, right? Anywho, I have completed a few rag quilt loveys that I'll share with you and that you can find in my store . Oh, and I've added some really fun Fabric Covered Button Bookmarks as well! I think they make great "book jewelry"!

As for this week, I'm working on a couple full size baby rag quilts with some fabric I've been wanting to use for months and months and months...maybe I'll get them done in the next few days! Oh that would be nice!

Here are the rag quilt loveys I've recently added to the store ~

SUMMER GARDEN ~ Baby Rag Quilt Lovey

FLOWERS IN BLOOM ~ Baby Rag Quilt Lovey

BY THE POND ~ Baby Rag Quilt Lovey

FRESH BREEZE ~ Baby Rag Quilt Lovey

Alrighty, here's to a much more productive week!

Mary Carole Dolce

My Kind Of Candy! ;-)

2010-01-02T22:29:00.001-08:00

First off, HAPPY NEW YEAR! I am really very excited about this year for many reasons but partly because I have so many plans for my Etsy store that I just CAN NOT wait to get started on! Of course one of those plans is for more rag quilts and rag quilt loveys but also I am going to be adding some new diaper cakes (finally)! I really haven't worked on my diaper cakes in a while and look forward to getting back into the swing of things.

For those of you who are new to my blog or have only recently visited my store, you probably are not aware that I create diaper cakes as well. For the past few years I had been running my own website (Dolce Baby Diaper Cakes) but when I decided that I wanted to focus more on my rag quilts I didn't think that the diaper cake website was the best avenue for anything other than diaper cakes so I started my Etsy store. At one point I had so many different outlets for selling my diaper cakes that I often felt like my head was going to fall off. Not only did I have my website but also an Ebay store, another Etsy store and I was selling wholesale to quite a few other stores which became too much. Because I am almost positive that I have some type of attention deficit disorder I was feeling overloaded and I wasn't enjoying what I was doing anymore and needed to slow things down a bit. Not to mention that during all of that I had just delivered our third child and was worn out from that alone! So now that our big guy is quickly approaching his 2nd birthday I am finally feeling like I see a little more time becoming available for some crafting...yippee!

I also have a few other new fun things up my sleeve but I'll tell you about those some other time! I am seriously excited about all of it!

OH...and of course I promised you all a peek at the Nicey Jane fabric by Heather Bailey and the Dolce fabric by Tanya Whelan a while back and I KNOW that you have been waiting on pins and needles for me to post it! ;-) Oh wait, maybe it's just me who has been that thrilled but come people...pretend a little for me! :-) AND, I am also posting another lovely fabric that I just received the other day! Woohoo, I know, you can hardly wait to scrolled down! The newest fabric is the Mezzanine fabric collection from Patty Young...and oh my is it wonderful!

Here are a few pics of the Nicey Jane fabric...yum!

And here is the Dolce fabric collection from Tanya Whelan...mmm!

And last but certainly not least...the Mezzanine fabric collection by Patty Young...can you say fantastic?!

Well, I better go get started on all of these fun things...

Have a BEAUTIFUL Day!

~ Mary Carole

2009-12-14T12:04:00.000-08:00

Here's a little quick note to show you all my newest rag quilt lovey with the new Sandi Henderson Meadowsweet fabric...love that fabric!

The FLUTTERBERRY Baby Rag Quilt Lovey measures 19.5 x 19.5 inches, perfect for little ones to carry around and love on! ;-)

2009-12-12T19:34:00.001-08:00

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Looky, Looky At All The Pretty Colors!!!

2009-12-10T08:59:00.000-08:00

I can't even explain the excitement I have right now...it's like Christmas morning as a child! For those of you who couldn't care less about fabric...well, you won't quite get me here but for those of you who understand the addiction to beautiful fabric or at least appreciate color...you'll probably get my joy...maybe!

Anywho, so yesterday I received the loveliest package full of some of the most beautiful fabric, Sandi Henderson's complete collection of Meadowsweet! It took my breath away as I went through each of the 30 different patterns...love it!

What's even more exciting is that I get to experience this childlike Christmas morning felling two more times in the very near future! I ordered both Heather Bailey's "Nicey Jane" fabric collection (which is oh my gosh gorgeous) and Tanya Whelan's "Dolce" fabric collection! Besides the fact that the Dolce Collection is super lovely, I had to buy that for the name alone...hello...if your last name is Dolce it's only logical that you own the Dolce Collection, right? Yep people, that's a lame excuse but I HAD to have it...don't judge me, okay?!! ;-)

Alrighty, so now that my craziness is being fully displayed, I might as well say that I also received the Heather Bailey COMPLETE Collection of Pop Garden, 63 different designs (I got a KILLER deal on it) and CAN NOT wait to play with it! Yes, I know, I am not only fabric crazy but I have this thing where I have to have every piece of a collection...again, don't judge me!

With all of this confession being spilled out, I'll share with you a few pictures of the new Meadowsweet fabric and the Pop Garden fabric collections! AND, as soon as the Nicey Jane and Dolce collections get here I'll give you a little sneak peak of those, too! Because I know that you just couldn't go on without it, right? Come on people, let me indulge myself in this silliness a little longer...hehehe!

At some point I hope to share some pictures of my WHOLE fabric collection but that will DEFINITELY have to be another time because I have WAY too much fabric for one little lady...let me tell ya! But when I have the time I am determined to photograph all of my beautiful addicitons...

Here a picture of the Meadowsweet...you only get one pic of this because I'll be posting a few new rag quilts from it soon ~

And here is a more indepth look at the Pop Garden Collection ~

Pretty, huh?!!

Have a SUPER Day!

Mary Carole Dolce

****From the La Dolce Boutique Blog, http://www.ladolceboutique.blogspot.com/****

So Many Plans, Too Little Time

2009-12-08T12:44:00.001-08:00

Okay, so it's been WAY too long since I last blogged...a lot has been going on! From getting a new sewing machine, tons of new fabrics and life in general, I feel like I just haven't had a moment to just sit and type away.

***OH...and to all my Facebook friends who read this, I have my blog set up so that it sends a copy to my Facebook. So, if you were wondering why in the world Mary Carole creates these Facebook Notes about herself and her crafty stuff...there ya go! It's my blog! If you want to see the real blog just go to LaDolceBoutique.blogspot.com. It's much prettier over here and you can become a fan if you so desire ;-)!***

Anywho, life has been busier than 24 hours in a day allows. The first half of Thanksgiving week we took the kids to Disneyland and then came back to Vegas to celebrate Thanksgiving at home before we went on a week long stay with my mom and family to the Fabulous Las Vegas Strip (7 miles from our home...funny huh?) We stayed at a beautiful condo with 3 bedrooms so that everyone had a little space and just enjoyed our time together while celebrating my mom's 60th birthday! Needless to say I am a little (A LOT) exhausted from all of this go, go, going and as of this moment I haven't even got our Christmas tree up and haven't really started gift shopping! Being that we have 3 kids I am REALLY behind! Yikes!

As for my store and crafts...I have so much fun stuff coming up but most likely it won't really get started until after the holidays have ended! I can't wait!

Here are a few of my newer rag quilts that have been in my store for a while but that I haven't put on my blog. Some of you have already seen these but for my own records I am posting them here so that I can look back in years to come and see them so I apologize in advance for the repetiton :-)!

The High Society Rag Quilt ~

The Love To Learn and Play Rag Quilt ~

The Busy Little Bee Quilt Within a Rag Quilt (the pictures do not do this one justice). I have used two fabrics in each square creating a fun box quilt within each square! ~

I'm planning on posting some different fabrics that I will be creating some fun stuff with but I'll leave that for another blog!! I hope that you are all enjoying this Holiday Season!

Have a BEAUTIFUL Day!

~ Mary Carole

I WON ~ I WON ~ I WON!!!

2009-10-19T19:43:00.000-07:00

I (YES, me) WON the Fabric Giveaway by Lila Tueller!!!! I am sooo excited and still can not believe I won! Out of hundreds (if not thousands) of enteries I will be receiving her brand new fabric designs that aren't even for sale until the spring which means I will be one of the first to create some fun stuff with her Eden Collection which is ABSOLUTELY beautiful! Oh, I can't wait for it all to get here! I have been dancing around the house all day with glee...yes, glee grinning ear to ear! :-) I am so thankful for her generosity with this giveaway. I will be receiving an Eden Layer Cake (40 10x10 inch pieces of fabric) which I am thinking I will most likely make two traditional style rag quilts and I will also be receiving an Eden Jelly Roll (40 - 2 1/2 x 44 inch strips) which I am thinking I will be making a patchwork quilt within a rag quilt!!! Ahhh...how neat O this win is! AND, I also won some of her AWESOME patterns! I think I need to go out and play the lottery...I'm feelin' lucky today! ;-) Thank you Miss Lila for making my day even more fantastic!

To check out her blog visit:

http://lilatuellerdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/10/drum-roll-please.html

I hope that you are all having a SUPER Day!

Mary Carole Dolce

lila tueller designs: I was just thinking...It's time for a giveaway!

2009-10-06T19:16:00.000-07:00

The most AWESOME fabric giveaway! Lila Tueller is giving away some of her upcoming fabric that won't be out until Spring! Oh, to win this give away would be super fantastic! If any of you are interested, check out the link below!

Have a FANTASTIC Evening!

lila tueller designs: I was just thinking...It's time for a giveaway!

Things Are A Movin' Along...SLOWLY!

2009-09-23T14:31:00.000-07:00

Well, after a very eventful summer and the start of home school for the kiddos, I am just now really getting back into the crafting swing of things. I have so many fun projects that I CAN NOT wait to start! I just wish that I had 10 arms and 40 hours in a day (oh, wouldn't that be grand?).

I did get a moment to create a crib size rag quilt and matching lovey and I am excited to say that they both sold within 48 hours of me posting them in my Etsy store! Isn't that neato? Anywho, I didn't get to post them on my blog (because I am really bad at blogging) so I am posting it now because I really loved them and want to remember both of them in years to come :-)! Tacky? Yes! Do I care? No!

Soooo, I have gotten a little done but there is so much more locked up in my head that is just dying to get out!! Not only do I have MANY rag quilt and lovey items, I am also going to start creating my diaper cakes again AND some fun hair clippies and korker bows!

Alrighty, I am off to the drawing board! I hope you are all having a SUPER Day!

Mary Carole Dolce

I'm Back...Sort Of! (The adventures of our family summer time!)

2009-08-14T08:50:00.000-07:00

Lake Tahoe

(Sorry, this is a long one!)

Well, I am back...sort of! After 5 weeks of going, going, going, I am exhausted! Our family vacation turned into a fun filled adventure with a few situations that made my husband and I consider turning our truck around and heading home before something else happened but all in all, we had a GREAT time together!

We first headed up to Northern Nevada to spend a week and a half at my in-laws. They actually have two homes near Lake Topaz which allowed for us to have our own space, which we are VERY thankful for, especially with 3 kids! You should have seen the amount of stuff we brought with us for this LONG vacation...we seriously looked like we were moving! As we arrived after our 6 1/2 hour drive, we pulled into the "guest house" driveway and as soon as we opened the door to the house, we smelt something not so right! Immediately I realized that the smell was GAS! Fortunately the situation was easily fixed but we had to stay out of the house for a long while so that it could air out BUT we wouldn't have hot water until MONDAY! In other words, I had to drive up to my in-laws to take a shower and bath the kids each morning.

During our time there we were able to drive up to Reno to visit some of our friends over night. It was such a nice visit, the kids kept eachother company playing from morning until evening and the adults just sat back and relaxed (something I was desparate for at this point). On our way back to the Lake Topaz area the next morning, we heard a loud bang and figured a rock had hit the bottom of our truck. Moments later my husband heard a strange noise coming for the truck and look out his window to find that the drivers side tire was QUICKLY losing air! Amazingly he noticed this right before the last exit to civilization...otherwise we would have been stranded on the side of the road for a long time! He was able to pull into a gas station right before the air was completely out of the tire. The only problem was that the air from the tank at the station was not able to fill the tire enough to drive it to a shop. He pulled the truck into the side parking lot that just happened to be connected with a Starbuck's ( thank you Lord)! I grabbed all of the things needed for the kids, not knowing how long this ordeal would take while my husband called AAA. (We just signed up with AAA a couple of months ago and I HIGHLY advice any driver to have this service after this event!) Anyways, so the kids and I camped out in Starbuck's not having any clue how long we would be there. My 15 month old's nap time was rapidly approaching and I was trying to figure out exactly how I was going to get him to sleep without disrupting the whole coffee shop...he likes to fall asleep on his own in his own area! Right about that time I saw the tow truck pull up and thought that our truck was going to have to be towed to a tire shop to be repaired BUT within 10 to 15 minutes, the tow truck pulled away and we had a full tire again! Oh, how relieved I was at that very moment. After sending up a very special "Thank you Jesus", I grabbed all of our "stuff" and reloaded the kids, high chair, diaper bag, toy bag and snacks back into the truck. Let me just say that while in that Starbuck's I came across some of the nicest people from all of the workers to the other patrons around me and my "crew". I will forever be grateful for all of their kindness during our little mishap.

The following weekend we headed back up to Reno to spend a little time with my mom who had driven up from Central California (about a 3 hour drive). This has become an annual event and we always stay at the same place and just hang out, relax and go shopping for a day or two together. But as this vacation goes, things did not go as planned. We had planned to meet up at the Red Lobster near by (something we do every year). We got there a few moments before my mom and right about the time she pulled up, steam started to come up from under her hood! My husband tried to assess the situation but being that he is not extremely familiar with BMW's, he could only guess that there was a leak in a hose. After eating he took my mom's car and we drove over to the hotel. He stopped at 3 different shops, all of which turned him away because they don't work on BMW's before he finally and reluctantly took it to a BMW dealership (which just happened to be 5 minutes from our hotel). The problem was that they wouldn't be able to diagnose the problem until Monday and most likely wouldn't have the parts needed until Tuesday, which left my mom in a bind. After much brainstorming and phone calls to my step dad, they came up with a plan that my step dad would drive up Sunday after he got back from working all night and would stay over until the car was repaired while my mom took his car back so that she could make it in to work Monday morning. See, just another episode in our "interesting" vacation! We drove back to my in-law's for a few more days of visiting.

After our nice visit with my husband's family, we headed to my parents (yes, I know, we just saw them the weekend before but hey, we love eachother gosh darn it). This part of the trip was more just to drop off the kids and visit for a couple days before my husband and I got to have our own mini vacation within a vacation! When my husband turned 30 (2 years ago), my mom had given us a week long trip to Tahoe. Of course, I got pregnant 4 months after his birthday which delayed our trip over 2 years but hey, we were finally getting a little "just the two of us" time together. So, we headed to Tahoe...just the two of us! We felt lonely without the kids! Being that our kids are with us ALL of the time (I am even starting home school in a couple weeks), we felt incomplete without them. Don't get me wrong, we enjoyed ourselves but it fully brought to my attention how much I truly LOVE being with my whole family. As for our trip together, we did quite a bit. For those of you who have never been to Tahoe...it is BEAUTIFUL! We went to the lake a few times and took a ride on the gondolas all the way up to the top of the Heavenly moutain for a full day of hiking, eating and enjoying the view! We also became aquainted with the many buffets and I have to say that Monte Blue's is by far the best. By Tuesday I was so ready to see the kids again that my heart ached for them. I had hoped to win on the Mega Bucks slot machine but considering that my husband is back at work today I guess it's obvious we didn't win!

Once the week was over I was SO excited to get back to my parents house to see the kids! We arrived after the kids had gone to bed and I was so sure that my little guy would be thrilled to see me in the morning when he woke up. So when I heard him cry I jumped up to get him out of bed only for him to want NOTHING to do with me! He wouldn't even look at me. As soon as he saw my mom he leaped into her arms and turned his head away from me with his eyes purposefully shut! He was so mad at me! It took him about 2 1/2 days and a solid hour of just the two of us cuddling together before he fully accepted me back into his world. Amazing! I don't know if I have ever felt so helpless than those few days of him not letting me mother him. My 3 1/2 year old and my 12 year old were so glad to see us back and my mom said that our 3 year old mentioned at least 20 times a day how much she missed us while we were gone. Have I mentioned that I LOVE my family!? We spent another week and a half at my parents house before we finally returned home. That time seemed to fly by so fast. I had hoped to see more of my high school friends during that time but we were so busy that I think I would have needed a solid month to see everyone I had wanted to. I did get spend some time with a friend of mine and her kids for a few hours and I drove the kids up to see one of my dear friends in Roseville for the day but primarily I just enjoyed being with my parents and kids! I even did something I have never personally done before...I planted a garden with my mom in their front yard! My husband is usually the one who does that at our house but now he may have a little sidekick because I thoroughly loved it!

Fortunately we didn't have any other mishaps and our visit was so nice and went by WAY too fast! I am now home and trying to unpack ALL of our "stuff", I feel like we are moving back in. Did I mention that my mom bought the kids all new toys so that they would have fun at her house while we were there? Yep, it was like Christmas in July for them! AND, she sent all of the toys home with us, bikes and all! She seriously is the best mom and grandma EVER!

As for my Etsy store, eventually it will be back open but it may take a while...after we are fully settled back into our house, I have to get prepared for the start of home school!!!! Oh the adventures never stop! I hope that all of you have had a fantastic summer. I am looking forward to the fall season and the cooler weather...and all of my ideas for my store! Keep posted, I have some neat ideas that have been boiling in my brain this whole summer!!!!

OH...and I'll post some more pictures soon! :-)

La Dolce Boutique is Having a SALE!!

2009-07-03T09:42:00.000-07:00

*~*~*SALE*~*~*SALE*~*~*SALE*~*~*SALE*~*~*SALE*~*~*SALE*~*~*

**Pre~Vacation SALE** 15% OFF All Rag Quilts!**

Store will go on vacation from July 9th ~ August 14!!

Just a little note to let you all know that I am having a SALE before I take a much needed break from reality! :-)

If you are interested in taking advantage of the sale, please visit my

Etsy Store, La Dolce Boutique !

Have a BLESSED Day!

The Sweet Country Girl in the City Rag Quilt Lovey Blankie

2009-07-02T21:46:00.001-07:00

The Sweet Country Girl in the City Rag Quilt Lovey Blankie
Originally uploaded by LaDolceBoutique

So lately I have been feeling pretty creative but there's a little problem with that, I get so excited about all the different things that I want to make that I start working on all of them simultaneously and then feel like I don't get anything done in the end! I had posted a while back that I was going to make a quilt with the Simplicity fabric from Moda. Well, I got all of the many, many squares cut as well as all the extra squares that I had decided I was going to make rag quilt loveys out of and then I got bored...that tends to happen A LOT with me. Between continuous interuptions from my sweet little ones (which I really don't mind because they sure are super cute) and my creative mind ALWAYS brain storming my next project(s), I tend to get sidetracked.

I got so disappointed with myself for not getting anything completed that I decided then and there that I was going to at least finish up a few of the loveys from the Simplicity fabric which I have titled THE COUNTRY GIRL IN THE CITY collection, naming each item with a different adjective that seemed to describe it best. I now feel like I have accomplished SOMETHING and I have SOOO much more to do! Of course, I am taking a month off for "vacation" so I will not be working on any of it until after I am done with my break! Go figure, I get all these fantastic ideas right before I take a much needed break from it all! Hey, summer is only here for so long and the kids will only be "kids" for a very limited time so I am going to take a full month to just enjoy being a family! All I know is that once we are back to our regular routine...watch out world cause I've got some REALLY exciting things coming up! Woohoo!

Oh yeah, back to my original subject...I just added the "Sweet", "Lovely" and "Happy" Country Girl in the City Rag Quilt Loveys to my Etsy store. If you are interested in checking out my little store, you can visit it @ www.LaDolceBoutique.etsy.com I will have it up for one more week before I take my LONG month breather! Yippie!

I hope that all of you have a WONDERFUL Weekend!

~ MaryCarole

The Happy Country Girl in the City Rag Quilt Lovey Blankie

2009-07-02T21:24:00.003-07:00

The Happy Country Girl in the City Rag Quilt Lovey Blankie
Originally uploaded by LaDolceBoutique

The Lovely Country Girl in the City Rag Quilt Lovey Blankie

2009-07-02T21:24:00.001-07:00

The Lovely Country Girl in the City Rag Quilt Lovey Blankie
Originally uploaded by LaDolceBoutique

The Sweetest Onion

2009-07-02T21:20:00.001-07:00

You know those days where NOTHING seems to go as planned and the kids just won't cooperate and all you really want to do is climb back in bed so that you can start over with a fresh new day? Yes, I had one of THOSE days the other day...actually it was more like a solid week of days like that but right in the middle of all of the unorganized chaos, God sent me a little message in the form of an onion. Frustrated with the kids lack of hearing or should I say just plain not listening while I was making dinner, I cut into an onion to add to the salad and the most perfect little heart was right in the middle of it! I love when God reminds me in the smallest of things that He loves me...even if it does come in the form of a stinky onion! :-) And of course I had to take a picture of it to remind myself later how unique that moment was!

Sea Turtle Square Diaper Cake

2009-06-19T19:05:00.001-07:00

Sea Turtle Square Diaper Cake
Originally uploaded by LaDolceBoutique

Just a little quickly here...I just got done creating this custom order for a WONDERFUL customer. I am really loving this turtle, he is so cute! She had been admiring my Beary Special Delivery Diaper Cake for a while but her sister in law is going with the turtle theme so she requested a turtle diaper cake simular to the Beary Special square cake...and here ya go!

For the past while I have had my diaper cake website on Temporarily Closed so that I could focus on my new etsy store. Eventually I plan to add some of my new diaper cakes to my etsy store and then at some point reopen my official diaper cake website but for now you can visit the site www.dolcebabydiapercakes.com to see what it is all about.

And, if you would like a custom order diaper cake please feel free to contact me so that we can make arrangements!

Have a SUPER Weekend!

The Polka Dotted Feathers Rag Quilt Lovey Blankie

2009-06-15T19:35:00.001-07:00

The Polka Dotted Feathers Rag Quilt Lovey Blankie
Originally uploaded by LaDolceBoutique

Here is my newest item in the store!

The Polka Dotted Feathers Rag Quilt Lovey is made with fabric by Tina Givens...I LOVE this fabric! The lovey is perfect for any little girl who loves to take a blankie with her where ever she goes. Measuring 14 x 14, you don't have to worry about her dragging it through the dirt and the fringe is so much fun to run her tiny fingers through!

You can purchase this lovey @ www.LaDolceBoutique.etsy.com

Backyard flowers

2009-06-15T19:28:00.001-07:00

Backyard
Originally uploaded by LaDolceBoutique

I am loving these flowers and just had to share them with you! My husband has become the best at landscaping in the past couple years. Our front and backyard are filled with some of the most beautiful plants, trees and flowers. While I am busy making quilts, he is outside making our yard even more enjoyable! What a guy!

My Next Rag Quilt Project! Woohoo!

2009-06-07T08:46:00.001-07:00

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Originally uploaded by LaDolceBoutique

So, during my pregnancy with my son, especially towards the end, I wasn't up for physically creating much of anything but my brain was constantly putting together different rag quilts and other crafts. I have a HUGE stash of fabric due to that time in my life when all I could do was buy "fabric for the future". Okay, so I am simply addicted but it sure did sound good to label it like that!

After he was born, I wanted to take some time off to devote to all three of the kids which meant that I was still purchasing fabric but wasn't really making much! Case in point, my beautiful Simplicity fabric!

I saw this fabric when it first came out and knew I HAD to have it. I love the softness of the colors. There's something about it that makes me think of a Country Girl in the City...maybe that's what I'll name the rag quilt!

Anywho,so this is my newest project...I am now off to cut my squares!

Have a SUPER Day!

Featuring Beadyjans Crafty Creations!

2009-06-05T18:49:00.000-07:00

Check out these beautiful pieces of jewelry created by Beadyjan! The earrings are called Serenity. I absolutely love the color.

You can find that same aqua color in the Selene Wrap Bracelet that is combined so nicely with copper, pearl and ivory! The bracelet is just lovely!

And the pink heart pendant necklace is beyond stunning!

You can find these and many more jewelry pieces by Beadyjan on her blog at http://www.beadyjan.blogspot.com/ or visit her store at http://www.beadyjan.coriandr.com/

Beadyjan is located in the UK but she is more than happy to ship to the U.S.! With such amazing prices, you can have handmade jewelry from a across the Pond that is sure to impress!

Seriously, what girl could have TOO much jewelry?

The YACHT CLUB Baby Boy Rag Quilt

2009-06-01T15:12:00.001-07:00

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Originally uploaded by LaDolceBoutique

Here is the newest addition to my store! The YACHT CLUB Baby Boy Rag Quilt is so soft and perfect for cuddling with your little guy!

Want me to feature your stuff?

2009-05-29T09:56:00.000-07:00

I am a huge fan of handmade items and love showing off other's talents so if you are interested in having your "stuff" featured on my blog, add yourself to my "Follow" area and/or send me a message via my contact in my profile (on the right side) with a note as to what you would like shown. I will choose an item at least (if not more than) once a week to showcase here! Thanks and have a SUPER Day!

The High Society Baby Rag Quilt Lovey Blankie

2009-05-27T14:18:00.001-07:00

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Originally uploaded by LaDolceBoutique

Here is my newest addition to my store! The High Society Baby Rag Quilt Lovey Blankie is perfect for those outings where your little one wants something soft to cuddle up with but you don't want to bring out the bulky blanket! It measures 14 x 14

Have a SUPER Day!

www.LaDolceBoutique.etsy.com

The High Society Baby Rag Quilt Lovey

2009-05-27T14:15:00.001-07:00

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Originally uploaded by LaDolceBoutique

The back of The High Society Baby Rag Quilt Lovey is a ultra soft, lush brown minky. So wonderful for cuddling!

2009-05-25T09:58:00.000-07:00

Here is my latest (and only at the moment) quilt in my store! The ALL AMERICAN BABY rag quilt, perfect not only for Independance Day but every other day of the year. It measures 28 x 28 and has a super soft cream chenille backing!

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http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25381967

Have a BEAUTIFUL Day!

2009-05-23T21:35:00.000-07:00

Hello and Welcome!

I am thrilled to start this new blog for my new store, La Dolce Boutique! Don't ya just love new stuff!? As you can see, I have a lot of fixin' up to do around here but I wanted to give you a taste of what to expect in the blog. Here are a few of my previous rag quilts and diaper cakes...

Thanks for stopping by and please feel free to join my blog! I plan to have some pretty interesting/crafty/enjoyable stuff on here so come along for all the fun!

La Dolce Boutique

Grand Revival Giveaway = AWESOME!

Shabby Chic Baby Girl Treasury ~

A Little Annoyed but Ruby Sure is Making Me Smile!

Dancin' Queen

Super Clearance Sale...

Some Fun New Rag Quilts ~

Give Me A Break...

Pop Garden = YUM!

Going a Little More Traditional...

Oh Darla...

Lila Tueller is having a GIVEAWAY...

It's Official...

A Feeling of Complete Bliss...

Just Call Me Slacker ~

HUGE Giveaway Thanks to Alamodefabric! Check it out!!

Here's A Link To An AWESOME Fabric Giveaway...check it out!!

We Got A Winner...

A Fun Little Giveaway!!

Back to my Crafting Roots...

Drum Roll Please...And the Winner IS...

FABRIC GIVEAWAY!!! 2 Tula Pink NEST Charm Packs...Woohoo!

Dog Days of Summer... ;-)

Sponsored Giveaway at Jaybird Quilts featuring The Quilt Shoppe

A Little Summeriness For Ya...

I Am M.I.A. No Longer

Quilter Blogs

Little Miss Goldie...

Super Cute Find ~ Note Card Set by Two Happy Stampers

Coffee Anyone?

Have Another...

Don't mind me...

I've Been Bitten...Bitten by Heather Ross' Fabrics That Is!

SALE!

Fabric Giveaway!!!

What's With This Year Already?

My Kind Of Candy! ;-)

Looky, Looky At All The Pretty Colors!!!

So Many Plans, Too Little Time

I WON ~ I WON ~ I WON!!!

lila tueller designs: I was just thinking...It's time for a giveaway!

Things Are A Movin' Along...SLOWLY!

I'm Back...Sort Of! (The adventures of our family summer time!)

La Dolce Boutique is Having a SALE!!

The Sweet Country Girl in the City Rag Quilt Lovey Blankie

The Happy Country Girl in the City Rag Quilt Lovey Blankie

The Lovely Country Girl in the City Rag Quilt Lovey Blankie

The Sweetest Onion

Sea Turtle Square Diaper Cake

The Polka Dotted Feathers Rag Quilt Lovey Blankie

Backyard flowers

My Next Rag Quilt Project! Woohoo!

Featuring Beadyjans Crafty Creations!

The YACHT CLUB Baby Boy Rag Quilt

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The High Society Baby Rag Quilt Lovey Blankie

The High Society Baby Rag Quilt Lovey