Category Archives: Quilting

quick finish

I whipped this baby quilt together in 2 days.  It is good for me to have a deadline.  I get things done that way.

baby quilt

I kept it super simple– just using some Amy Butler scraps I had on hand and little bit I added with a trip to a local quilt store.  I haven’t had time to venture to many quilt stores since moving here.  I try to get to the Fancy Tiger whenever I can, but it’s a long drive when I can really only steal an hour at a time.  My mission was to find something closer, but it was kind of a let down.  There were a lot of sample quilts made in fabrics I liked, but only one on a bolt.  Oh well.  I guess driving all the way out to the Fancy Tiger is worth it because I know I’ll find something I love.

baby quilt

It turned out cute, though.  I copied April’s swirly quilting (though I think I need more practice) and just used a solid flannel for the back.  I’ve got another baby shower coming this weekend.  Can I do a 2 day quilt again?

 

inside :: outside

Barry got a surprise day off of work today, so I spent some time inside working on this:

hexagon quilt

hexagon quilt in progress

while things outside looked like this:

eating snow

diggin'

crawling in

watching

There’s at least 16 inches of snow out there and last time I checked it was still coming down.  We went straight from summer to winter here in Colorado.

no more babies sticking out of bed

I got a cute wooden bassinet off of craigslist to put right next to my bed before Hunter was born.  The problem is, now that he’s a little bigger and wigglier I’ve found his little arm stuck through the slats a few times, poor guy.  This was a perfect excuse to give some free-motion machine quilting on my new machine a try.

bump

I made it with Kaffe Fasset shot cottons in aqua and grass.  The weft and warp of the fabric are different colors, so it’s almost solid, but not quite.    I fell in love with this fabric over the summer when I made this quilt for my new niece, now I’ve got something made with it for me!

bumper pad

The actual quilting was kind of a headache.  It included a trip to the sewing machine store to have help figuring out why the heck I was getting a crazy mess of thread underneath my work, why my thread kept breaking, and why I was SO frustrated that my quick, instant gratification project was not instant or gratifying.  The nice lady helped me figure it all out, and after that the quilting went pretty quickly, but I definitely need to use thicker, nicer thread next time.

Good thing I didn’t stay true to character and try this out for the first time on a king size quilt.

Now Hunter’s little arms will stay inside his bed, where they belong, and he’ll be able to sleep right beside me for a few more months.

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Also, make sure you stop by my friend April’s blog.  She is an amazing seamstress and quilter and she’s been busy making birthday presents for her readers this month to give away on HER birthday.  Time is running out, but if you head on over you can comment and maybe even get one of her amazing creations for yourself!

today

bread maker

making… bread with my littles.

knead

laughing… at Ellie helping Brenna fold the laundry.

helpful laundry help

loving… that 15 minutes of quiet scripture study has become a consistent part of our daily routine.

quiet time

using… my craft space just a minute here and there– right in the middle of the action, just like I had hoped.

unpacked my sewing machine

It was one of those days I just needed.  Not totally smooth and predictable, I think it will be many, many years before I have a day like that, but the time flowed and we flowed with it, and I’m happy.