Fabric

Yard Sale Score!
Woo hoo!

Book covers!

I am trying to use up scraps left over from my Dear Jane quilt. I think bookcovers are the going to be a good use for fat eighths. I also have a good start on a Stacked Coins quilt that will be a good baby sized quilt. I have bunches of 2.5 inch squares sorted out for a Nine patch of some sort. And I am thinking of Doing pinwheels with my 5 inch squares.

A New Bag

While I was on vacation, I saw this piece of fabric in my mother's stash.
Too Cute!

I made it into a really big size tote for all the knitting I had with me.

And picture of the inside. I should have used some heavy sew in interfacing. It turned out a bit floppy. But it is really cute.

Sunday was the 250th post and I am going to celebrate all week giving everyone a chance to win a surprise prize. Just leave a comment and mention your favorite hobby/craft on any post this week to be entered for the prize.

Quilted Love

Usually Making my bed is low on my list of things to do. But today I got a box in the mail from my Parents. And from almost 1400 miles away my mom got me to make my bed and straighten up my room. She made for and sent to me this quilt.

Even the back looks pretty!

I had made A Mario themed lap quilt for Erik. I mailed it to her to quilt and it looks amazing too.



I also got a nice addition to my stash of Fat Quarters for My Dear Jane. Some Quarter yard cuts and different odd pieces of fabric. So I am off to start pre-washing.

I also finished this months Noah's Ark BOM.

Flexagon

Scooby Doo quilt finished!

Thanks grandma for quilting this on your Longarm machine!

















I designed a Scooby Doo continuous line pattern for borders and large open spaces. The outer border has a modified version or this pattern, that fits the dimensions better.

View of outer border from the back.















3 yards of flannel was used to make a small throw to match. Same fabric front and back (using a yard and a half for each side).

Applique and fun

The last of the road trips projects is this applique block.

My sister gave me some great Asian prints for Xmas and here is the first use of them. There will be three more blocks in this wall hanging. Two more butterflies and one to be chosen.

The patterns for all these butterflies are taken from The Handbook of Designs and Motifs I shared in an earlier post.

A new hobby for us! Geocaching.

Geocaching is a treasure hunting game where you use a GPS to hide and seek containers with other participants in the activity

Very Sneaky to hid the canister in the fence.

Make a Wish!

Vacation Stash

My mom let me raid the fabrics in her craft room and a few UFO projects.

1. A bag of 16 patches all in blues.

2. A box full of fat quarters.

3. A few star block mom found at a yard sale

and added a fancy machine stitch to.

4. Some flower appliques I started years ago and mom still had in a drawer.

5. Yo-yos! Bags of them! and sorted by color no less.

There is more stash but I still have not finished unpacking it all.

Thanks Mom for all the great Stash.

Road Trip Projects

I made this poncho in the car on the first two days of our vacation.

Part of the fun of vacationing at my parents is raiding my mom's craft room. Looking through all the fabrics and putting them together in unexpected combinations.
today I finished up this cute doggy bag.

Also great fun is taking pictures of all the beautiful flowers in the Garden. Which is where I found the tiny Mantis seen in the previous post.

A little Bias....

...Works wonders!

Also added are one white 2 inch border and a 3 inch Scooby Doo fabric Border.

Still to add is one more border, 6 inches of Brown.

I have also designed a quilting pattern, using Scooby silhouettes and dog bones.

Celery and fabric

We were cutting up veggies for a tray when I had to stop and make something. *Grins*

Scooby Doo Quilt

The central block is completed. Now to move on the the borders.

here is a close up of the dog tag.

And here is what I did with the scraps from the Half Triangle squares (measures 8 1/2 by 7 inches). Many would think this more insane than the Scooby construction. But even with the tiny block size it was relaxing, simply because it was so random.

Inside-out

I finished the lining. And added a couple of pockets to the pattern. Now to add the shoulder strap. and finish the change purse.

Applique

Applique used to be something I would dread. But now I find I kind of like it.

Ten years ago I started a quilt and designed one border to have applique. I never finished it.

I am thinking of getting the quilt back out and finishing it, after this weekend good results with applique.

First though I will finish this project by sewing up a new purse for summer.

Swap Stuff!

Lori at Moda di Magno and I did a little swap. I am so happy with the results.

1. Teddy bear pattern, eyes, noses, and rotating joints.
2. Great fabrics in several colors.
3. Trims and Tapes.
4. A little book with great embroidery patterns for Crazy Quilts.
5. A Beautiful bracelet.

You can check out what I sent Lori at her blog, Moda di Magno. I sent lots of beads and 3 stamps I made just for her.

Thrifty find

1983 original Appalachian Artwork, Inc. "Specialty Floral"
Cabbage Patch fabric!