Fabric Headband

I made a fabric headband to match Sally's "T-Shirt" dress. I made the flowers from cut up pieces of t-shirts. They are really cute - I think I will be making lots of these!

2 New Quilts

I used the scraps from the "I'm Blushing" quilt and made this smaller quilt to hang over my piano.

I've been spring cleaning - I hung a new quilt over my mantle and changed a few things around. Yes, it is an owl quilt :) Now I just need darling husband to rip out the ugly marble on the fireplace!!

Spring Quilt Finished!

My mother-in-law was here for a week and we launched into sewing this quilt from the Moda Bakeshop website. It turned out super cute!

The quilt was hard to machine quilt on a regular machine. I went through 7 bobbin-fulls of thread!!


Trying to pin it took up my entire family room floor. The quilt measures 57"x63"

Why I Sew

The other day, as I was cutting out my millionth valentine/owl quilt, I was wondering if I was wasting my time - I don't really need another quilt in my house!! Later that evening I found an answer to my question as I watched Ella gather my remaining scraps and lay them out to make a little pattern. Then, she sewed the pieces together to make a darling mini quilt top. I showed her how to pin baste and then we taped lines to guide her quilting. This was her first time machine quilting and she did the whole project by herself - no help! Then, we cut out the binding and she sewed it on and now she is hand sewing the binging down. THAT is why I sew!! I am so proud of my little sewer girl Ella!!




Sally is next, she already knows how to use pins, she can tangle thread all around the house, she loves buttons, and she thinks she is really sewing when she sits at the machine!

Baby Quilts Finished

Lots of my friends are having babies - and they all need quilts! This first one is peachy pink, sage and brown - so yummy!

This quilt is made from peach-pink, celery and chocolate brown. The back is a dusty flannel with flowers quilted in the center squares.

This is "Pirate Circles" the quilt for the pirate nursery. I love it! Red flannel on the back.




"Turtle Crossing" this one is so cute. It is quilted with large stippeling and there is brown flannel on the back. I love the pieced squares on the back.

Baby Shower Advent Calendar

My friend is having a baby girl in December. At her baby shower, I made a baby sock advent calendar. We put little notes in each stocking for the new mommy to open each day of December leading up until Christmas. Then she can keep the sock calendar and use it the next year for her children.

30's Inspired Baby Quilt

My friend is having a baby girl - she picked out the fabrics and I sewed the quilt. It turned out so cute!! And I love the simple design.
I love the back - it is as cute as the front.

Christmas Quilts

 

Here are a few Christmas Quilts I have enjoyed making and hanging in my home!

Halloween Craft Day

Today we got together and made Halloween luminaries - so fun!
First we mixed white glue and colored craft paint and painted the inside of glass jars.

Then we decorated the outside of the jars with black vinyl Halloween motifs cut on the Cricut....they are starting to look spooky!Then we put candles in them and.......
...turned out the lights! They are so cute and very spooky!!

Whooo La La!

I am redoing my upstairs landing area. I made this little owl quilt to hang on the wall. I am using these colors in the decorating - I love the fabric. The background is actually dark brown, it looks black in the photo. I love how it turned out!