Posted in Quilted Bags, Works In Progress, tagged crafts, fabric, handmade, Quilted Bags, quilting, sewing on July 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Seven months after the bag was supposed to be done, I finally get it finished! I guess this makes it Christmas in July…
To see the start of the project, see my earlier post, Bobbin Along.
Here is a shot of the body fabric with the start of the bobbin work:
Here I have added bobbin work flowers [...]
Posted in Rainbow Dinosaur, Works In Progress, tagged baby, handmade, quilt, quilting, sewing, trip, world on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I finished 4 new quilt tops that I hope to quilt in the next few days. They are all the same – a Trip Around the World pattern done with batiks and a really splashy rainbow dino batik as the focal fabric. I love the fabrics, but an ambivalent about how the finished quilt [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged cold, illness, sick on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ever have those days where you start off with tons of energy and then you just deflate by lunch time? Well, that has been me for the last couple of weeks. I came down with a lovely summer cold and finally went to the Dr’s today. Turns out that I’ve got an ear infection as [...]
Posted in Works In Progress, tagged dinosaurs, handmade, quilt, quilting, sewing on July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s called the Green Mountains for a reason – it rains a lot. So what better way to spend this gray, gloomy day than playing with bright, bold COLOR! And I have just the fabric…
I got this batik a year ago and it think it is time to do something with it. It will just [...]
Posted in Safari Baby Quilt, Works In Progress, tagged baby, handmade, quilting, quilts, sewing on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Phew! The Safari Baby Quilt is now done and up on my site. I hope that you will take a moment to check it out as I will be offering this quilt as a free downloadable pattern at the end of the month. When I go on vacation, I plan on taking my laptop and [...]
Posted in Safari Baby Quilt, Works In Progress, tagged handmade, quilt, quilting, sewing on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the first of the Safari Baby Quilts (I made a total of 5) that will be available for sale on my site either tonight or tomorrow. I just finished quilting it this afternoon and I think it looks really cute. It was suggested to me that I have a large amount of bright [...]
Posted in Quilted Bags, Works In Progress, tagged bags, fabric, handmade, pigs, quilt, Quilted Bags, quilting, sewing on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My Aunt loves pigs – especially pink pigs. And I found just the fabric for her! I was shopping this spring and picked up a yard of this silly fabric with her in mind, and I think I finally know what I am going to do with it. A Pink Pig Purse. With pink and [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous, craft shows, tagged craft, gallery, handmade, quilt, sewing on July 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today I got a letter in the mail saying that I am accepted into the Frog Hollow Craft Gallery! This is a wonderful honor and a real testament to the quality of my quilts and the time that goes into each of them. And after you read how the jurying went, you’ll understand my shock [...]
Posted in Works In Progress, ladybugs, tagged handmade, ladybug, quilt, quilting, sewing on July 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The largest custom order quilt to date has been mailed and since delivered to my client out in upstate New York. She saw my ladybug baby quilt at the Artisans Hand gallery in Montpelier, Vermont and wanted it for her bed. And since a baby quilt doesn’t exactly fit a queen mattress, she wanted it scaled [...]
