Brown

Metro Living Circles in Brown from Robert Kaufman 

Dumb Dot in Chocolate from Michael Miller 

Quilters Linen in Chocolate from Robert Kaufman

Metro Living Circle in Natural from Robert Kaufman

Dumb Dot in Beige from Michael Miller

Floral Sprouts in Boardwalk from California Girl by Fig Tree Quilts for Moda

Metro Living Dots in Brown from Robert Kaufman

Pearl Bracelets in Semi Sweet from Lizzy House

A color bundle from Fresh Squeezed Fabrics.

Tiny Stripes

Tiny Stripes from Just for Fun by Marisa and Creative Thursday for Andover.

Wee Wander Pretty Pink Patchwork

Pretty

Pink

Patchwork

I started with the beautiful leftovers from the Wee Wander quilt I made last fall,

paired them with more beauties from my stash,

added some straight-line quilting,

and finished it off with my favorite hand-sewn binding.

Ta-da!

Color Inspiration

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Linking up to Finish It Up Friday and Fabric Tuesday

Sun Print :: Party Streamers and Text

This post is part of an ongoing series of posts where I document my fabric stash purchases.

This year I am trying to keep track of my fabric intake in order to see how much I consume.  I'm not going to keep track of how much I spend, though, because then I might cry. 

Party Streamers and Text Prints from the Sun Print Collection by Alison Glass

(I bought her Feathers prints earlier in the year) 

 

Colors: Black, Scarlet, Gold, Olive,  Dahlia,
 Eggplant, Prussian, Teal, and Hot Pink

Colors:  Black, Eggplant, Indigo, Teal,
 Florescent, Pumpkin, Hot Pink, and White.

The One and Only Thing I Made for Christmas

 I conscientiously chose not to make a bunch of handmade items for Christmas this year as I know that those kinds of self-imposed expectations cause way more stress than I need during December.  Believe me when I say I want to be that girl, but I know my limits.  So with that being said here is the one and only thing I made for Christmas this year.

As a personal challenge (and because I'm a huge fan!) I've slowly and quietly been working my way through the Sunday Morning Quilts book. 

This is a boy version of the Daydreams quilt for my 9yr old son.
  
It's a quick quilt to work up with a nice simple design that lends itself well to boys, girls, or grown-ups.  You could definitely put it together in an afternoon.  I modified the pattern in the book just slightly to make it finish as a nice size throw rather than the original twin-sized.

For the backing I dug through my stash, as I have far too much fabric that needs to get used.  :*(  Besides, you know I love a scrappy back.  My favorite addition is definitely the mustache piece.  I know everyone is kind of "over" mustaches but evidently I'm not.  And the 9 yr old thinks it's cool so that's all that matters.

 My quilter did a beautiful job as usual. 

She continues to turn my creations into works of art with her quilting. I am forever grateful for her amazing talent!

The boy wrote me a sweet thank you note, complete with quilt drawing, so I guess that means he really likes it!  Even without the sweet note, isn't that the reason we all make quilts in the first place -- to make others happy?

A close up of the fabrics.
There was a numbers print, a Japanese piece, some Children at Play, 2 DS Prints, and some other random pieces I found in my stash.

Linking up to Finish It Up Friday 

Details:
Finished quilt measures 55" by 72".
The navy fabric is a denim-type piece I've had in my stash for probably 10 years!  It feels good to have finally used it for something. :) 

Aqua and Orange Flimsy

The week between Christmas and New Year's is one of my all-time favorite weeks of the year. Something about the after Christmas lull that I LOVE!

 Another thing I love is the hours of uninterrupted sewing time for me.  My family usually lays low that week while I sew like a mad woman.  I always get this insatiable need to finish up as many wip's before the new year kicks in, hence the mad sewing.

This year I worked on about 4 different projects.  You'll see them all in the coming weeks, but here is a quick snapshot of one of the projects that is working it's way to finished.

 

A flimsy featuring the Aqua and Orange blocks made by the lovely ladies in the Sew Pieceful Swap.  I've already sent it off to my quilter so I should be able to show you the finish here soon.
Yay!


Linking up to Show and Tell Tuesday

School {A is for...}

This post is part of an ongoing series of posts where I document my fabric stash purchases.

This year I am trying to keep track of my fabric intake in order to see how much I consume.  I'm not going to keep track of how much I spend, though, because then I might cry. 

Is anyone else excited that school is back in session after Christmas break?  In honor of that occasion...

A little

  A is for... by My KT for Windham Fabrics.

Gradient Stripes

Gradient

Simple. Clean. Modern. 

Stripes

Binding.

Favorite.

 Hand-Stitched

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