Quilt top done!

I finally finished my daughter's quilt top!! I really think it's coming together nicely!

(Just please don't look to closely because you will see my 50,000 mistakes!

baby quilt finally done!!

I finally finished the quilt for my baby boy (who is growing up way too fast, btw)! My mom helped me with the binding, as usual.  And by helped, I mean she did it for me of course. One day I'll bind my own quilt!

 I love it!! I made a similar one for my friend's baby last year and loved the fabrics and pattern so much, I bascially copied it.  This one I decided to do a second border and when trying to find to time get to the quilt shop with a newborn and a 3 year old, I found the strips of blue and polka dot sewn together.  I had intended to use them on my friend's quilt, but cut them too small.  I made new ones for her, but these worked perfect as a border!

It's backed with super soft minky - thanks to Fabric.com's sale at $5/yard!!!

 Love it!!

My ambitious sewing project

In January, I decided I needed a new project.  So I started making this quilt for my daughter's birthday.  I've still got a long way to go, but after 4 trips to the quilt shop and countless hours, I'm making good progress!

I started with this fabric.

And this pattern

I spent a lot of time cutting

 more time piecing

 I made 15 "friendship star" blocks and 24 "churn dash" blocks, cut a few setting triangles....

 I think it's going to look great!!

Now I just have to sew it all together, back it, quilt it, and bind it.  My daughter's birthday is in 1 week.  I think this might be a Christmas present....

What I've been up to....

I recently turned this

and this....

 into cute "paper" dolls with clothes.  And had some leftovers to use for gifts for other little girls that may like them!

 

I made a table runner for my MIL and one for myself for Christmas.  

My quilt class is finished now, so I have turned my eyes to making Ellie a big girl blanket for her big girl bed.  Imagine this....

with this fabric...

Here's hoping I can pull it off!!

My first quilt

 I made this cute quilt for my friend's new little baby boy. It is the first quilt I have ever done.  I did all the cutting, sewing, recutting, unpicking, resewing, quilting,  My mom did the binding because I just can't quite figure that out yet! While the pattern is simple, I fell in love with the fabrics. I am hoping the bright, pretty colors will help my dear friend look past the oh-so-many imperfections. It was made with love!

I took the finished product to my monthly quilting class for show and tell.  Quilters are so wonderful! Even though it is such a simple quilt- look at the other show and tells!!- they made a big deal about how pretty it was and took my picture for the blog (because it was my first quilt).  And yes, I am headless in the picture.  It's probably better that way! :)


I'm linking up!

Latest projects

Lately I've been giving my sewing machine a good workout with:

• blocks for my block of the month class at a local quilt shop. I love going to this class! I love spending the morning with my mom and looking at all the fabric.  And I love pretending I understand all the terms everybody uses!

• Working on ornaments for my tree this year.  I've made good progress in getting the background stars cut, most of the pieces traced and cut out of the fusible web.  Still need to fuse to fabric, cut them out again, then piece together on the star.  Think I can finish by November?

• An awesome project for a friend who just had a baby which I can't share yet, because I haven't sent it yet and she may read this!
• Happy thoughts about the project I bought the last time I went to the quilt shop....guess what I'm making!

Second Saturday class

My mom is a fabulous seamstress.  She claims there are people who are better, but she's the best in my book.  Anyway, we've decided to take a class together at a local quilt shop.  You pay $6 for the first month's kit.  The kit contains fabric and instructions for making one block.  If you come to the next class with your block complete, you get the next block for free.  Otherwise you have to pay $6 again for the next block.  It is good motivation to get your work done! My mom helped me A LOT with my first block - helped me cut it, told me exactly what to do each step.  It turned out pretty good, I think.

The next month, she helped me get started on the cutting, but we didn't have time to sew it.  So, I took it home and tried to do it on my own.  I think I did a pretty good job!

Look at how my star points match in the center! I am so proud of myself!!

I can't wait to do the next one!