Finished!

Look what's finished! 

My scrap buster quilt using Little Miss Shabby's tutorial. 

This has been a fun long term project. I've been doing a few blocks here and there, whenever I had enough tiny scraps to make a block. I haven't touched this quilt in over a year and a half. 

I decided to get a finish under my belt. 

I joined with the purge along at Stitched in Color and happily cut up nearly every piece of scrap that I had and finished this baby up. I really like it. I seems heavier than other quilts. I'm not sure if it's because there's so many little pieces and the seams add weight or what. I do know that I love it. 

Look at his little head peaking over.  :)

Thanks for the inspiration to finish this quilt Rachel!

Linking up with CrazyMomQuilts and QuiltStory, and SewCanShe because they're cool.

I made a shirt!

I did some selfish sewing this week. 

And I made myself a new shirt!

I didn't have a pattern. I used a shirt I already had and made a rough pattern. 

This is the first time I've ever sewn clothes for myself. 

And look! It even has some gathers around the neck.

I definitely plan on making a few more of these. I'm so proud of myself! :)

Cassidy's Quilt

Remember when I told you that I made a quilt for all three of my nieces before I left for England...over a year ago?

Well, here's the last one. I've shared Brooke's and Taylor's, and finally here is Cassidy's.

This quilt is made using a Drunkard's Path pattern.  I really enjoyed making it for Cass.
She said she wanted colors that weren't too girly.  And I thought these fit the bill perfectly.

For the quilting, I just followed the seams around.  I like how it accentuates the pattern.  And I also like how every time  I look at this quilt I see a different pattern emerge.

So here they are all together. The three quilts for the three sisters. As different as they are from each other, but all so beautiful!

Linking up to Quiltstory and Finish it Up Friday.

A Baby Quilt

Prepare yourself...I have some horrible pictures of a really cute quilt.

It's such a shame, too! Because this quilt is so sweet! I made it last year with my son's teacher. It's made of her daughter's baby clothes.





 Look at the little ruffles from the bottom of a onesie! Oh, I could just eat this up.  I only wish I had better pictures. 

I quilted it with swirls and hearts to go with the really girly feel of the quilt. 

The mom LOVED it and was so happy.

Most squares are 4" and then there's little 2x2" squares that I put together to make them 4". 


I used an old crib sheet to fill in some empty squares and then for the binding. 

I just love this quilt and am so glad I could help a great teacher make it!

Linking up with QuiltStory and CrazyMomQuilts.

Finished Swoon

This is a quilt top that I made soooo long ago. Just before the Swoon craze took off. Then it sat forever! I finally finished it a year ago...and now I'm finally showing it to you!

There's really no explanation needed for this quilt.  It's been done time and time again.  I've used blues and greens and white Kona for the background.  Swirly quilting.  This quilt is big!

I intended to use it for my bed, but my husband is not a big fan.  BUT during the colder winter nights, he surely wasn't complaining! He's noticed that I've managed to get it on the bed when I can.  ;)

I'll be linking up to Quilt Tuesday and Finish it Up Friday!

Taylor's Quilt

Before I moved away in June, I wanted to make all of my nieces a quilt. 














I made my nephew one for his birthday in December.  A camo bento block quilt.

Next on the list was Taylor.  She likes bright colors.  She like loud and happy.

I settled on the Kaleidoscope Quilt and followed the quilt along from Don't Call Me Betsy.

It was easy to put together and came together quickly.

For the quilting followed the lines of the design, but slightly bent, to add more interest.

She really liked it and it seemed to fit her personality, from when she was little even to now, the beautiful 14 year old she is.

A Quilt in a Day

My meetings were cancelled yesterday...so I made this!

Cut, pieced, basted, quilted, bound...all in one day.

That would have been impossible just a year ago.  But things get easier and faster as you go along, don't they?

It's made using all my scraps from burp cloths that I've made over the years.  It's all cozy snuggle flannel and soft green minky.  It really is so soft and sweet. 

It's my first time doing straight line quilting like this.  And I think I can do it because of the magic of 505 basting spray.  If I can do it on this type of fabric, I think I can do it on any!

I've listed it for sale in my etsy shop HERE.  Wish me luck in selling it!

Double wedding ring quilt

Before I moved to London, my mom asked me to make a quilt for her bed. We knew I would have to make it here in England since time was running out. 

This was the first project I worked on once we settled in. My mom picked out the fabric and I brought all the supplies with me. 

And after many many hours of tedious work, a quilt was born. 

First there was cutring the melons. Then piecing the melons. Then eventually tearing the paper out of the melons. I cannot believe how many hours I spent on this. If this queen sized quilt wasn't for my mother, I would have given up a long time ago. 

Sooo many paper pieces. 

I did an all over free motion quilting to make it easier for me and I had to go to a friend'a house to baste it. It's very hard to find that much floor space in the homes here in London. 

It was my first time with scalloped edges, and actually they weren't that hard! If you're on the fence, go for it!

Here it is on her bed back in Florida. She's very happy. And so am I! 

A new quilt for a new baby

Our friends gave birth last month to their first baby. Little Caleb. I waited until she had the baby to make a quilt because they were waiting to find out what sex the baby was. And here he is!

The quilt is just squares in squares. Simple but so cute. 

He obviously enjoys it!

A little bit of sewing

Owen got to bring "Hunny" the bear home from school for the weekend.  She is a cute little bear who wears a bright pink dress.  It was funny my boy carrying around a little girl bear for the weekend.  But he enjoyed it so much.  So of course we had to send her back with a little something.  So we made her a little sleeping bag, since she goes on so many sleepovers.  Owen helped for a few minutes on the machine, then lost interest.  But he was very happy to show his teacher his new creation.
Here she is.  Happy and warm with Owen.

I also made a few journal covers for Christmas gifts and added a little trim for their first initials.



I used the tutorial from Rachel at Stitched in Color. I just had to make a few size adjustments, since the paper here in England is different sized than in the US.

And I had this pillow displayed on my couch during the fall.  Yep, it's been that long since I've blogged anything!
Next, I'll share with you my QUEEN SIZED Double Wedding Ring Quilt I made for my mom. Come back to see!

Update

Well, Happy New Year to all of you! It's been such a busy 6 months in my new life here in London.
We're all happy and mostly healthy (lots of new bugs and viruses.)  We had a wonderful Christmas and fun on New Year's Eve.
We've had lots of visitors, birthday parties, school plays.
Here's a few pics to fill you in.


Rylan wanted a Halo birthday cake for his 9th Birthday.


Nathan wanted an Angry Birds birthday cake for his 7th Birthday.
 
I made a ruffle cake for a baby shower.

My sister and her family came to visit and left a few days before 3rd birthday party.  So, of course we had a party.  And she reeeallly wanted a purple princess dress.  So you know what I did, right?
I used this tutorial to make Jael's dress! It was really easy to follow.  The skirt is different than the tutorial.  I learned a lot, as this was my first attempt at sewing a dress.

Do you think she liked it?

Ok, I'll be back to fill you in on more sewing stuff! I've got a lot done lately! Have a great day!