Summer Sewing

May 14, 2012 in Uncategorized | 1 comment

I’m putting the finishing touches on this bag.

It’s part of the Summer Sewing Contest blog hop going on over at Ellison Lane Quilts. Check out the great projects from an amazingly talented group of sewing bloggers. I will have full instructions for making this tote on the 28th!

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Ballerina Birthday

May 10, 2012 in Uncategorized | 2 comments

Last weekend my cute little girl turned 4. That just seems so old to me! One more year and she goes to school…

Anyway, she really wanted a ballerina party, and that’s exactly what she got.

{Once again, I have Kate to thank for all the great pictures I have. All pictures in this post were taken by Kate Johnson Photography.}

I made her a bunting with her name on it. This will hang in her bedroom once I actually get it painted.

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Ready, Set, Go!

May 7, 2012 in Uncategorized | 4 comments

Months and months after deciding to paint my piano, this is how it sits today.

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Still the same. Oh, I bought the paint and lacquer eons ago as well, but it’s all been sitting around waiting.

Waiting for what? Thanks for asking. Waiting for a key. See, the top was locked, and my aunt couldn’t find the key. I called around, since it’s just one of those little ones with a number on it, thinking I could buy a new one. Well, nobody would just sell me a key, since it’s the same kind as those filing cabinet keys. I could be trying to break into my cubicle neighbor’s cabinet at work and steal the cup o soup in her drawer for lunch. I would have to pay a fortune for a locksmith to come to my house, look at the piano and the number on the key and hand me a $2 key.

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Gathered Skirt Tutorial

May 6, 2012 in Uncategorized | No comments

It might be a month late… but here’s a quick tutorial for the Easter skirts I made my girls.

I hope this makes sense. If you have any questions, just let me know and I’d be happy to answer them. Seriously, this is a super easy skirt to make, only slightly more involved than making a basic twirl skirt. Here we go.

Materials Needed
approximately 1/2 yard of two different prints (mine is from Riley Blake, Farm Fresh by October Afternoon)
3/4″ elastic
ribbon
basic sewing supplies

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Happy Easter

April 7, 2012 in Uncategorized | 4 comments

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From our house to yours, we hope you have a wonderful Easter.

Kate took some wonderful pictures of my girls in their Easter outfits. I’ve got a tutorial planned this week to share how to make the cute gathered skirts.

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WIP Wednesday

April 3, 2012 in Uncategorized | 6 comments

It’s been a busy month around here. Apparently, since I haven’t said a word in all that time. Here’s a little of what I’ve been up to:

I finished my Pure quilt.

Got all of my blocks put together and trimmed for my Fenced In quilt

Started a new quilt using a Hello Betty layer cake I’ve had sitting around for a while

Made Easter outfits for my girls

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A Postage Stamp Mini

March 5, 2012 in Uncategorized | 14 comments

I have had this idea kicking around for a while, and decided to finally try it out for the Modern Mini Challenge at Ellison Lane Quilts.

It’s a postage stamp postage stamp! I know, a little lame, but at the same time, kind of awesome?

I swore that after Brad’s quilt I was done with tiny squares for a while. That really didn’t last long. I started pulling out my scrap bins one by one and cutting a 1.5″ square of each fabric in them. I had planned on doing 400 1″ squares (20 x 20), but that was just turning out too big. Instead, I cut back to laying out the postage stamps 16 x 16 = 256 1″ squares.

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Gallery Quilt – Finished

February 20, 2012 in Uncategorized | 14 comments

I was able to finish my gallery quilt this week.

Just in time for my sister’s birthday. She commented to me one day that she really loved this quilt (she saw me post it on Instagram… kind of forgot she was on Instagram!) and I had to try really hard to keep it in that it was for her for a birthday/housewarming present.

I knew I wanted to make  a quilt using the Heather Ross fish in bags print. Sister kind of has a thing about fish, and keeping them alive… anyway… I thought for a really long time about how to use them, since I only had a little scrap, not even a fat quarter.

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WIP Wednesday

February 15, 2012 in Uncategorized | 8 comments

Finished:

Heartstrings Quilt

Doll Quilts – I made six little quilts to swap with some friends. We have a Valentine’s theme, so I went with reds and pinks, with a touch of aqua so they aren’t so… red and pink? Offset wonky log cabin surrounding an appliquéd heart. I hope they like them.

Bee block for Rachel – a group of local friends got together for a quilting bee. We each make one block a month, taking turns to have everyone make a block for us. This month Rachel asked us to do a block using this tutorial at the Parfait Cafe. It was a little bit of a challenge, really making sure that everything lined up right, but I really love the outcome. It’s not really that difficult a block, but it does take time.

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Happy Love

February 14, 2012 in Uncategorized | 3 comments

I know, Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays manufactured by greeting card companies, but I say who cares? I’m all about a holiday full of hearts and love.

I finished up my Heartstrings quilt last week, so we could enjoy it in time for the big day of love. It’s growing on me again, after I had given up hope of liking it.

I hope you all have a happy day of love.

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