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Quilt Action Shots – VIII
I received this pictures this morning and I can’t stop cracking up. Here is the very cute couple modeling the Secret Wedding Quilt. What good gift recipients! They must know me really well because giving me actions shots is pretty much a guarantee that I will be making them more presents. Think of all the birthdays and anniversaries to come! I even heard a rumor that new sheets and a new bed skirt were purchased to coordinate with the quilt. Hearing that actually made me tear up a bit. It makes me so happy to know that the quilt is loved and will be used. I think that is all any crafter ever wants to hear when they give a gift. Enough waxing sentimental: Love...
Read MoreBaby Pants Action Shots
So Baby Julia is already hard at work, modeling all kinds of fun things. I made her these Crescent Moon Yoga Pants as part of her baby shower gift. It is so great to have a baby close by that can actually test drive some patterns for me and Baby Julia is certainly doing her part.The pattern was a little confusing, especially since it only calls for two legs and a waist band but I managed to muddle through. I used my overlock machine to sew the legs together and to add on the waistband. I serged the bottoms of the pants and then used a double needle on my sewing machine to hem them. As you can see, the new born size is still pretty big for this two month old....
Read MoreQuilt Action Shots – VII
OMG! Are you ready for this? These are so cute, I can barely stand it. Here is Baby Julia hanging out on her quilt. Again, it is pictures like these that drive me to make baby quilts. My heart melts and my ovaries explode just looking at these pictures. She is so cute you don’t even notice the...
Read MoreSecret Wedding Quilt – Part 4
Here it is, all washed and ready to get sent out tomorrow. I love how it turned out and can’t wait for the happy couple to get it in the mail. The fabric has a faint sheen to it so it doesn’t photograph as clearly as I had hoped. Here are some close up shots of some of the blocks and the quilting. Here is the back. I love the yellow and orange and how the blue binding looks against the bright colors. It is all sunshine and happiness and can definitely be flipped over if they want a little variety.Here is one more close up of the blocks on the backside and the binding. Since both my brother-in-law and his fiance are both super cute, maybe I can persuade them...
Read MoreToo Much Country? Not Enough Rock ‘n Roll?
I bought a stack of Denyse Schmidt’s Katie Jump Rope fabric months ago on a whim but without a plan in mind. The prints aren’t my usual style but I was so attracted to them that I broke down and bought them regardless. I finally saw a quilt in a blog posting about a Teen Vogue photo shoot of all things and decided to use the fat quarter stack along with some fabric from my stash and scrap bag to supplement and to make sure it wasn’t too matchy-matchy and to make it a little less country. I am not so sure I was successful. Because my inspiration came from a picture, I didn’t have a good idea on how to approach making the quit top. I kicked around...
Read MoreSecret Wedding Quilt – Part 3
So here is the wedding quilt. I finished the quilting yesterday and now just have to make the binding. I can’t believe that I am in the home stretch. It took a lot of time to make all of the blocks but once that was done, things really started moving. Here is a close up of some of the blocks – they are wonky log cabins. I tried to keep a balance of size and color but didn’t worry too much about it. All of the blocks were improvised. Here is the back. Although I didn’t need to, I added the orange stripe to break up the orange and to make it reversible.Here is a close up of the three little blocks I added to the back. There was a brief moment when I...
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