a dress!

IF.....you know how to use a sewing machine....

you REALLY should make your little girl a dress....

at least ONCE!

Don't you think???

I finally did it!

I found a FREE pattern here...

that I used as my jumping off place!

If you look at the pattern you'll see....

I didn't follow it

WORD. For. WORD.

;)

Since I made this while my little one was at school

I had an issue with the length.

I made it WAY too short....

Guess I still see her as my BABY. :)

Sooo....

I added that bottom piece.

I added a yo-yo flower to dress it up a bit...

and some elastic around the mid section.

I feel like I've NOW done one of those MOMMY things

you're supposed to DO if you know how to sew!!!

Hey!

I might even do it again! 

Unexpected happiness

After receiving an unexpected bag of presents scraps yesterday

I immediately set to work.

The bag was upended on the carpet...

and....

All the little strips and pieces were divided....

BY COLOR...

ALL around me!!!!

My son asked about the mess.

I ignored him.

;)

In the picture above you can see the blues

and orange/mustards I found!!!

I wanted to begin sewing them together

RIGHT AWAY!!!!

but.....

I had some swirling to do FIRST!!!

When the swirling was done....

I had some FUN!!!!

Determined

I was determined yesterday.

This fabric needed to be a QUILT!!

TODAY!!!!

I was finishing up at dinner time

and

continued cooking and sewing

sort of simultaneously.

;)

Thankfully...... my sewing machine is

only STEPS away from my kitchen!

Some quilts just GET IN ME...

and I have to get THEM OUT.....

OR...

I can't sleep!!!

Well....

this one got done...

and I slept....

PEACEFULLY.

Starting over

I was inspired by this quilt...

and thought I'd try something like it.

Well...

I didn't like it.

So....

I cut my blocks up...

and started over.

That happens sometimes.

:/

I'm using NEW fabric gifted to me

last week for my birthday.

My friends sure KNOW me!!!!

:0

the UNDERSIDE

This time...

the back of the quilts took JUST AS LONG

as the fronts!!!!

There was a lot of DIGGING around here....

matching....

and

digging some more!!!....

Until I found JUST the right few chunks of fabric

that suited each other.

I've mentioned that I'm trying to USE up what I have on hand.

This isn't always easy.

But, I will say...... it's ALWAYS rewarding!!!

It's good to know I've saved a few pennies!

It's also good to know.....

 I've saved another piece of fabric from a lonely life in the cupboard. ;)

I can NOW say I've accomplished something this weekend!

Whew!

There are now TWO backs

to go with

TWO quilt tops!!!!

I'm ready to zoom around the quilt....

feed dogs down....

with....

some music playing nice and LOUD!

;0

Almost twins

Remember when I had trouble cutting up those old dresses???

Well...

the deed is done now...

And I have not ONE....

but TWO quilts to show for it!!!

Woo hoo!!!

I'd call them twins....

but they're slightly different

due to the availability of fabric in my STASH!

Yes!!!

I used ONLY from what I had.

and...

I just LOVE that challenge!

You never know exactly WHAT you're going to end up with

when you use ONLY what you've got!!!!

PLUS...

I really NEED to use up some of the fabric

that lives at my house!!!

I'd much rather have it live in QUILTS

than live in the CUPBOARD!!!!

I made one for my friend's mom and her aunt.

Two quilts for Two sisters....

Made with fabric from their mother's clothing.

A simple pattern....

with a BIG message of LOVE!!!!

handwork

Making table mats is something I really like to do.

I'd call them table runners....

but they're always a BIT short.

I have a drawer with my little collection.

Oh...

And sometimes I'll give one or two away.

;)

This little table mat has been traveling around with me.

I'm finally DONE!

(well almost)

;/

There was the piecing..

There was the embroidery...

then.... the hand quilting.

It saw me through meetings...

doctor appts....

and most recently...

a CAMPING TRIP!!!

The binding is on!!!

And tomorrow...

I'll be stitching that down on the back!

With FRIENDS.

That makes the sewing so SWEET!