Sports and Scraps

My son's Graduation quilt is DONE!

 

Just a tiny bit late.

;/

The sports themed fabric is for HIM.

The scraps are for ME.

 

 

The backing was made with a thrifted sheet

and a piece of fabric I added to make it big enough.

 

Amazing I had something in the stash

that coordinated so well!

I had JUST enough left for binding.

LOVE when stuff like that happens!

 

 

 

Baby Quilt Label - new design

I'm giving this baby quilt away Saturday

and wanted a NEW label!

So I sat down and did some BRAINstorming

and came up with this one.

 

Isn't it CUTE??

 

I added this design to a pattern I already have listed on craftsy.

 

It was tricky REWORKING the pattern to add this design.

WOWsers!

Technology is SO over my HEAD!

:/

I'm SURE I do things the HARD way...

not knowing enough to do it the easy way!

 

I will go back and add my name to this label

with a fabric marker over on the side

now that the pattern photo shoot is over.

;)

 

Can't believe the label is on

and the baby shower is a WHOLE 4 days away!!!!

 

Inspired by Contest

I entered this little mini quilt

into this year's

QUILT ALLIANCE contest.

The theme was

"INspired BY"

 

Can anyone guess the quilt pattern that inspired me????

The FAN block.

Fan shapes were cut out of light weight paper.

Bits of fabric were sewn on...

then I added more white fabric ........

EMBROIDERY  :).....

and some BIG RED STITCHES!!!

 

There were some GREAT entries this year.

 

Here's the link.

Enjoy the quilt show. ;)

 

 

Friday

Yeah!

Quilt for Granddaughter is finally complete!

 Vacations, wedding stuff, family stuff

ALL got in the way as this one sat folded up

WAITING to be quilted.....

and BOUND.

I used some gingham for the binding.

LOVE that piece of fabric!

I'll be sad when the LAST of it is used up!

Now my granddaughter can be

COVERED UP

in her new BIG girl bed!!!

 

 

 

I've also been knitting rows

on this baby afghan.

This is the kind of thing that TRAVELS!!

Gotta LOVE handwork!

 

One of these days....cough cough sputter sputter....

it'll be done too!

 

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thoughts on how to GET things done!

*****************

I was asked about how I get so much done

and WHEN do I find the time??

 

I FIT it in.

I give myself DEADLINES.

I give myself GOALS.

I don't watch Television.

I DO knit in the evenings (recently)

and solve crime with netflix.  ;)

I can usually solve the mystery in about 45 minutes.

LOL!

I have 2 children with special needs.

I take handwork to every Doctor appt.

I'm home more than most, I think.

I don't do as much housecleaning as I should.

Making stuff is IN ME!

I have to MAKE.

BLOGGING about what I MAKE

adds to the PLEASURE!

It adds a FRIENDLY aspect!

Thanks for being my friend here.

 

 

 

 

Wednesday Work

Didn't know I'd be

adding a Big ol' name to this quilt today!
I didn't have quite enough of that lovely print for the BACK of my quilt!

;/

I added a blue CHUNK

and it looked so LONELY.

I had to do something!

:)

 

 

After ZIGZAGGING around all the letters....

I sandwiched it up

and I'm ready to QUILT!!!!

 

Had to pull out my old machine.

The ONLY machine around here that has zigzag!

I'm sure MS. Pfaff was happy to spin her wheels a bit!

 

Sometimes a problem turns into

a WONDERFUL opportunity!

I would NEVER have thought to put

that name in

if it hadn't been for the lack of FABRIC!!!

I love the FUN it adds to my quilt.

 

Did you hear me say LACK of fabric???

Oops..

There's no LACK here.

 

Oh no sirree!

There might not be the RIGHT fabric...

but there's LOTS of FABRIC all right!!!

;)

Little scrappy project

This little blog has seen a lot of potholders.

:)

I'm on a mission to make some more!

They wear out....don't they?

Well...

They DO if you cook!!!

 

I'm making a few sets as welcome gifts.

This set is for a man.

Are they MANLY enough?

 

I think the old LEVI's on the back add a LOT.

Plus.....

It Makes these extra STURDY.

 

As usual, I used an old towel for batting.

;)

I made a simple 9 patch using 2 1/2" squares

and a 2" border

making these about 10"x10".

 

Little projects make me EXTRA happy!

DIGGING around in my 2 1/2" squares drawer

 makes me happy too!!

 

 

Wedding Shower Homemade

We had a Wedding shower!

:)

Still SHOCKED that my THIRD child is about to get married!

 

 

Pompom balls were made using balloons and coffee filters.

Cloth napkins were made using my stash.  ;)

Cookies were Painstakingly painted/frosted and bagged by a friend.

Little tiny succulent gardens were made.

Photos were tied onto balloons for a FESTIVE look!

 

Hey!

Even my dress is HOMEMADE!

:)

 

CREDITS:

Most of the HOMEMADE stuff was NOT made by ME.

;)

I DO appreciate HOMEMADE though.

Don't you?

And...

thankful others in my family do TOO!!!

 

I can only take credit for the dress

and a few napkins.