I drank the Kool-Aid…

…and while I don’t love all the prints (gasp!), I think I will be going back for just a few more :)

Even better, I have fabrics for THREE quilts pulled, and two of these eyelets are included in those piles!

Happy Friday!

Custom Quilt in Progress

Working on a fun, colorful baby quilt this week!

Hopefully the girls will cooperate and let me finish sashing this today at naptime!

Another Pink and Gray

I finally took my machine mastery class in March (only a year after I got my new machine, oops!), and while I was in the class, I got 15% off my purchases. Well, there was a certain fabric that was so close to the end of bolt that it screamed at me until I took it home with me. It helped that as soon as I picked up the bolt, I knew what I wanted the quilt that would be made with said fabric would look like. And thus, this quilt was born!

Of course, I didn’t have either of the pink solids I needed, but a Kona color card and a small online purchase took care of that pretty fast!

After the top was done, I once again let my fingers fly and ordered the backing and binding (from the lovely Hawthorne Threads. Love them! Awesome and fast shipping, and reasonable prices!)

I also decided on what the quilting would be way faster than usual on this quilt (and all by myself! Rare for me!) While I was basting, I grabbed one of my small plates, which happened to be just 1/8” bigger than my finished block size (woo woo!), and traced circles in each block.

When I went to quilt it, first I tried to free motion the circles, but they looked, well…really bad. Out came the seam ripper, and then out came the walking foot! Now the quilting looks fabulous :)

Why are my pregnant friends having boys?

Oh yeah, and Zoey wandered out while I was taking pictures, and insisted that her Lalaloopsy needed a picture too:

She makes me giggle :)

Quilt finished at 40” x 48”. Fabric is It’s A Girl Thing from Michael Miller, and Kona solids Coal, Ash, Bubble Gum, and Baby Pink.

This quilt is now up in my shop.

Soon, I have a super awesome finished quilt to show, but I haven’t decided if I’m going to post it before it gets to the recipient or not :)

Whew!

I had an unexpected rush job pop up this week, so I have been sewing up a storm any time the kids were halfway occupied for the last 3 days!

My friend Julie called early this week to see if I was available to put together a quilt top for her, because she had TWO TWIN size tops she needed to get done by next Wednesday, and she was super busy on top of that. I said sure, she sent me her fabric and said make it pretty! Well, a little more than that, but you know :)

The quilt is for one of the senior girls in her ward(congregation) at church that is graduating this year (The other top she had to do was for their second graduating girl). The Young Women(girls in the ward ages 12-18) always tie quilts for the senior girls as a gift, and they are tying these two quilts next Wednesday, hence the rush!

(the wind helped me with this picture…)

Julie sent me these three gorgeous fabrics, so I went with simple and striking. Of course, I misfigured the blocks and had to re-make 6 of them ‘cause they were the wrong fabric combinations….whoops!

The backing is the navy and white stripe, and is already sewn on three sides, ready for batting to be slipped inside and tied. I love it. Now I want to make a baby boy quilt in navys! Too bad that is an area my stash is sorely lacking…

This quilt is packed up and ready to wing its way to Maryland as soon as the baby wakes up from her nap! Guess I should go put on some makeup then, eh?

Pink and Gray Bento Box

Hey all! I made and gifted a cute baby quilt recently and didn't get any photographic evidence. Luckily, it was for Melanie, and she has blogged it for me :) The post is here!

WIP Wednesday

 

 

I finished this little quilt top today during naptime. Now to acquire backing and binding!

Fabric: It’s a Girl Thing, Michael Miller; Kona Cotton Bubble Gum, Baby Pink, Ash, and Coal.

Help!

Hey everyone, I need  a bit of help from you moms out there! 


I need to buy a new infant car seat ASAP (read: tomorrow). We had a slight mishap at church today, and long story short, the handle on our current car seat is now broken. So, I don't have lots of time to shop around and research, so I would LOVE it if you could tell me what kind of infant car seat you have, if you like it or not, and if you drive a smaller sedan, does it fit??


Please please please!! Thank you!!!!