Finally!

I finally got around to quilting and binding this quilt.



It was started about a year ago with a bag of scraps that I bought to practice sewing. I started with wonky log cabins and then added some larger rectangles in between. Overall, I like the way it turned out. I can now move on and finish up another one.

Ready to be quilted. . .

After starting this wonky log cabin several months ago. . . I can now say that I have the front put together. . .

And the back and it is ready to be pinned together. It may just have to wait a few more months to be quilted.

Baby's Quilt. . . Done

After seeing this tutorial for a rag quilt on Creations by Kara we decided to try it out for the baby's car seat quilt. I had just enough of this snowflake flannel and a solid light blue flannel to make it big enough to snuggle in the car seat.

I think the snowflake fabric is neutral enough and then if we have a girl we will whip up a more girly version.

Mr. P's quilt done.

Here is Mr. P's quilt finished.

I like these small quilt sizes, makes me feel like I am doing something!

A quilt for Mr P

Car quilt take 2. What was I thinking that we could only make Miss A a car quilt.

Once again Miss A helped pick out fabric from the stash, measure and sew. Another great job!

The front. . .




The back. . .


and ready to be quilted.

Miss A's quilt finished. . .

Miss A's car quilt is finished. She is loving it and is very proud of herself!

Now Mr P. has requested one. Miss A has helped pick some fabric out of the "stash" and we have started cutting. We also have in the works a mini car seat quilt for the new baby. We are making one pink and one blue.

And here is a picture for those Pittsburgh people who didn't have school today because they had a couple of inches accumulation.

Come play with us!

Miss A's first quilt

Miss A got me lots of pretty fabric for Christmas. Since a snow day extended our holiday vacation we decided to turn it into a car size quilt ( just big enough to cover her legs in the cold weather). She picked the fabric, picked the design and helped me measure and sew.



The front. . .



the back. . .

. . . just waiting to be quilted.

Last minute sewing. . .

I have been working on my Christmas Quilt and had a few star points that just weren't working so I made them into a little mat for a special someone for Christmas.

Christmas Quilt

Last Christmas I wanted to make a Christmas colored quilt but never got around to it. Throughout the year I have been adding to my red and green stash. After seeing Crazy Mom Quilts and her quilts of valor project; I thought the Wonky Star would be a perfect fit for my Christmas quilt.

I know it won't be done for this Christmas but it will for next!

I've been trying. . .

I have been trying to sew, craft, create, but it just isn't working. We had Memorial Day weekend with beautiful weather so we did yard work, went to several parties and hosted a party . Then we had a weekend of company with a family get together. Followed the next day by more company.

Yesterday Miss A went to her Nana's and Grandpa's for the first official sleepover by herself. 100 phone calls later she is surviving and she wants to make sure I am not coming before they play a game, have a banana split and learn to knit. So, Mr P and I are heading out to pick her up and stay a few days.

We also own a summer business and that is in full swing. . .more on that another post.

So. . .this is what I have been trying to work on. . .

this is my larger coin quilt, I could be done but I ran out of white for the back and just haven't made it back to the fabric store. . .

this is a wonky log cabin that I started as a TV snuggle blanket for Miss A, I am also waiting on some white to finish it up.

I started this disappearing nine patch awhile ago and I have a ton of squares done just not sure where I want to go from here. . .
I guess I have been creating just not finishing anything!

Finished Coin Quilt

I finished my coin quilt this morning. I really didn't have any plans for it but I got an email yesterday that one of my good friends had her baby. 2 weeks early and 10lbs 4 oz - wow - and congrats to her :) I hope to stop in and see them this weekend.

Working on this. . .

I have been working on this coin quilt. This one is a baby size but I have enough coins to make a lap size (which was my original intent!), just haven't got around to doing it yet. I thought I would start out with the smaller/easier one! I haven't been in my sewing room this week. We have been enjoying the nice weather. Last night we had the opportunity to take the little ones to a fish hatchery. They got to use big nets (with the help of daddy) to get the fish out and put them in traveling tanks. Then we went to local streams and released them. They had so much fun. I wish I would have had my camera the looks on there faces. . . especially when the fish were splashing their faces.

Spiderweb Quilt

I first saw this Spiderweb quilt on Crazy Mom Quilts. The pattern is here. I have really enjoyed working on this one. I can't wait to get more squares done so it starts to make the spider web design.

My machine is off for a cleaning. Hopefully they fit it into their schedules the beginning of the week. Tonight I am having a group of gal pals over for cardmaking and some yummy desserts.

My First Quilt

Not my very first, but the first one all by myself. My friend, HobbyMommy, gave me some quilting lessons last Christmas. Actually, she is the one who started me onto the hobby of sewing. My mom sewed while I was growing up but I never truely appreciated the talent until I gave it a try. After several months of fighting with an old machine that was given to me, my husband got me a new machine for Mother's Day and that is where the fun began!



I started this quilt way back around Mother's Day and finished it right before Christmas. I made it for my daughter and everyday the question came " Mommy are you done with my blanket yet". No, it takes time I told her. Well, the time has come and Christmas morning she opened up her blanket and it was priceless.





I also made some matching pillows with the scraps.