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Surprise 60th Birthday Party! Part 1
August 11th, 2009I’m thrilled to finally be able to share some of the details of my Mother-in-Law’s surprise 60th birthday party that I’ve been helping put together for the last few weeks. For someone that deserves it the most, this was such a fun event to help plan!
Pictured above are the invitations that I designed just for the event. Since Marilyn is an avid and brilliant quilter I decided to use sewing as the theme. I created the pattern by referencing traditional quilting patterns and added the needle at the top for some detail. Peridot is Marilyn’s birth stone so I tried to incorporate the pale green throughout as well.
To continue with the sewing theme each guest received a handmade pin cushion. Thanks to my husband and my own mother we managed to sew all 40 of these in 2 days! It was a ton of work but everything turned out beatifully and I think she was genuienly surprised. Happy Birthday Marilyn, lot’s of love! xoxo
Check back tomorrow for some more details and a freebie!
August 11th, 2009 at 6:03 am
Beautifully elegant.
August 11th, 2009 at 6:18 am
I love the pincushion–and the color palette. The blue and green looks so classic, so vintage! Lovely work.
August 11th, 2009 at 7:54 am
the colors are gorgeous! the pin cushions are a great idea!
August 11th, 2009 at 10:25 am
My mom would kill me if I told her age on the internet!
August 11th, 2009 at 10:45 am
I love the theme and pincushion. My daughter is graduating from highschool this year and I want to make her something that would include a swatch of the fabrics she has used in her class sewing projects. I think the pincushion would be perfect. Would you be wiling to share the pattern? If so, I’ll be happy to share the final results. Maybe it would be a neat thing for all the senior students to make themselves as a momento. I would be glad to share with the teacher if you like that idea too!
August 11th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Beautiful as always Kathleen. It turned out so well!!!! I love that this theme could work for all sorts of different events as well. xo!
August 11th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
ooooh, what a pretty theme. The color palette is wonderful and the pin cushion idea is so great! They are adorable!
{ Lindsey }
http://greatfullday.blogspot.com
August 11th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Lovely, lovely, lovely. I am a quilter myself and would be delighted with everything!!! Beautiful.
August 11th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Completely fab!!
August 11th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
I just wanted to let you know you won the Valsey & Me individual soaps giveaway over at The Brightside Project but you have to claim it by e-mailing them today (Wed) in order to get it because you have one week and your week ends tomorrow. They don’t e-mail you to tell you that you won, but I thought I’d want someone to tell me so I don’t miss it. Besides, those individual soaps are a pretty awesome win, if I do say so myself. Here’s the link> http://thebrightsideproject.com/2009/07/valsey-me.html
I also e-mailed you so hopefully you’ll make it over there between the comment and the e-mail.
Have a wonderful day!
P.S. I love your blog!
August 11th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Oops! I was reading the date from the winner above you. You still have till next Tuesday. Ha ha…. but now you know anyway!
August 12th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
What a cute idea. Love the pincushion, and I too would love if you could share the pattern. My Mom is turning 90 in Sept. and we are doing a sewing theme for her party also, and these would be so cute for party favors.
August 20th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
So glad you guys liked the pin cushions. You can find a link to the pattern and more detailed instructions photos here. Good luck!
Kathleen