here are some recent birthday gifts i've made. if you're interested, that is.first, the cards, i love sewing random scraps onto a card and calling it good. so easy and quick. i made rory's anniversary card a few months ago after i remembered right before bed that i hadn't made one yet. i hopped out of bed, picked a few scraps out, sewed them on, … [Read more...]
mini quilt
July 21, 2009 By 20 Comments
haha! You knew I'd be back here with a quilt before too long, didn't you? Agh, you know me too well. I had a fire burning under me to get this done...I don't know why! It was so fun though, and I got to try out three new quilting things: 1. free motion quilting (so fun, but tiring for your arms. aka the squigglies) 2. stacked coin quilt … [Read more...]
crafty
July 9, 2009 By 3 Comments
This is the other quilt I made for Craft Hope. I've had the top done for awhile, but didn't get around to finishing it...I like it, although the spacing of the yellow squares BUGS me. Oh well! Too late now. I'm shipping them off today, as the deadline is July 25th. So, if you want to participate, go to their website for info!CLick here.TOday is a … [Read more...]
Quilt: check.
June 30, 2009 By 4 Comments
I managed to finish up the Craft Hope quilt last night! I actually got to bed at a decent hour too. I swear, watching (listening) to Friends while sewing really makes the time fly! I didn't bind the edges, opting to finish it quickly so I can make another one. (hopefully)I used my new walking foot to quilt around the squares, easy peasy. I … [Read more...]
Top in progress…
June 29, 2009 By 5 Comments
The top of my quilt going to Craft Hope is almost done, it's going to have white sashing in between all of the blocks. I think it's called a disappearing log cabin block?It was quite fun to do! Went pretty quick too. I used this sort-of tutorial for it. I watched Penelope while cutting and piecing it...such a cute movie! Definitely recommend! … [Read more...]
tada
May 22, 2009 By 5 Comments
The top is officially done! I finished it today during her nap, hooray! I love it. It's very big though. Like twin size. It will cover a lot of people on the couch, which is kind of what I had in mind for it, a throw. Maybe it will be Sadie's bedspread when she gets into a real bed. We'll see. Now to pick out the backing fabric and binding and … [Read more...]
getting there…
May 18, 2009 By 6 Comments
In my daydreams, this quilt is already quilted and bound. Ah, denial. There is still much to be done, but the top is almost done! (and just in time for the summer heat.)Just need some more fabric, er, a sheet from WalMart, (can't beat $4 for a twin) to finish the sides. I used the tutorial here, and am pretty much copying the quilt in the picture. … [Read more...]
Progress…
May 14, 2009 By 2 Comments
The pinwheel quilt is coming along...it's so fun making the squares! Very repetitive and calming. It's nice to sit down when I have 20 minutes and make a few squares. (And for hours while she's napping, let's be real here.)I still need a lot more though, and I will need some more red and yellow fabrics, I don't have a lot of that kind of fabric in … [Read more...]
patchy
May 8, 2009 By 1 Comment
I feel like I should have a separate craft/sewing blog because of how much I post about that here. (lately) But then again...nope. Too lazy. So this has been my obsession of the past 18 hours. I wanted to make a patch-work type bib late last night, so I went and made one. (and four more this morning/afternoon...I adore nap time) It was AFTER I said … [Read more...]
New quilt!
April 8, 2009 By 4 Comments
Well, lookie what Mommy finished today! The three hour nap helped, but I still used my machine to sew the binding. I value my free time too much to do it by hand again anytime soon. Stitched it across, and diagonally...again, and again, and yes, again. It really didn't take long, just gave my arms a workout pushing it through the machine. … [Read more...]