To-Craft List

These are the crafts that have kept me so busy. My great niece was born on Oct. 3 and I had a lot of stuff to get ready for her baby shower the week before. It included 2 dresses, 1 quilt, 4 soft blocks, 4 soft shapes, and hosting the baby shower.





Now that that's over, I have a project list I need to get started on ASAP!

To Do Before The New Year

1. M's Quilt
2. LP2 Quilting Bee for Dorie
3. September Nestie QB that I forgot about (sorry! I will get it out asap!)
4. October block for Nestie QB
5. More dresses for my new niece, Grace
6. Goodies for Cassie's little unborn boy
7. Gracie's Christmas Quilt
8. Finish at least 1 other WIP
   

Going String Crazy

Ahhhhhhhhh

I need about 30 more squares before this is done and I feel like I could just throw up. My scrap bin is starting to look so bland to me.

M's Project (+another QB Block)

This block was made for Sam at Live Piecefully 2. She sent out some really funky 70's inspired fabric and said to go crazy. I think I may have gone even a little too crazy, but oh well!

The next set of pictures are from M's project. As I mentioned, she has asked me to make a quilt out of old clothes. Since there is no time limit, I have been taking my time ripping the clothes up. It's very consuming figuring out how to make the most out of each piece.

1 QB block and a new project

This is the block I finished for Amy in the LP2 Quilting Bee for August. Amy wanted us to do blocks surrounded by blocks. She has excellent taste in fabric, I love the red! I think this is going to be an awesome looking quilt because I love the idea of simple blocks being mixed up (since everyone is doing a different kind of layout) into a cool quilt.


The Nestie Quilting Bee didn't have anyone this month so this is the only block I got to work on. The lady assigned for this month is very behind in blocks and decided to have everyone get caught up instead of having them make her blocks. This was noble of her, but I am doubtful anyone is getting caught up. That bee has been a pain in the neck and I fear I will never see most of the fabric I sent out again. I have learned a lesson though--I won't be joining any more quilting bees unless I am confident they are going to be well organized and are filled with committed people.

In other news, I am working on a quilt for my friend, M. She has requested a 60x60 throw quilt in only black and white with a red back. She wants an inlaid block look, and all of the fabric comes from old black and white clothing of hers.

I'm excited about this project because 1.) M is awesome and 2.) I love the concept. I started cutting the clothing up last night and BOY did I forget how weird it can be. Turning a pair of cotton pants into strips of usable fabric is a mess, but it's fun. There's some crushed velvet I haven't felt like touching yet, but there's also some fat quarters to help contrast along. I can't wait to take pictures and share!

*yawns*

Sorry!

It's hot in California. Seriously, it's over a 100 degrees every day and my apartment doesn't have an air conditioner. We're miserable and right now my iron is my mortal enemy.
So please excuse me for a bit longer while I try to figure out how I can possibly sew in this heat.

The beast is done!

This afternoon I finally finished my beast of a free-motion quilted quilt. Ahhh! Hallelujah!
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I'm calling it Butterfly Kisses. What do you think?
This quilt was a lot of firsts:
-First ever major attempt at free motion
-First pieced binding
-First extra-thick batting.

I just love it. I hope someone else wants to love it in their home, because it just doesn't match my living room.

July Bee Blocks

This first block was for Andrea at the Nestie Quilting Bee. She sent everyone some solid pink fabric and some pieces of other random pinks. She is planning on making a pink quilt to be donated to a breast cancer charity auction. Isn't that amazing? I was honored to be a part of it. In the center, she is going to embroider our names and states, which I also think is fabulous.

This block was supposed to look like a flower, but it doesn't. Oh well. It's nice and funky just the same!
The second block was for Fabric Lover at the Live Piecefully 2 Quilting Bee. She requested we all make on-point flower basket blocks. This was challenging for me because I HATE triangles. I hate everything about working with triangles and try as I may, there was just no way to make this block without a ton of triangles. In the end, I think it turned out ok and followed the directions she asked of us. It's only the 5th of July, but I'm ready for next month's blocks!!

I am feeling a little annoyed about quilting bees right now, though. My month was June for the Nestie Quilting Bee and the deadline was Wednesday and I have only recieved blocks from 4 out of 11 girls. It really, really bothers me. It makes me feel like the women who agreed to be a part of the bee really don't care at all. They may think that's ok, but there are those of us that DO care. I am pretty certain that not a single person has recieved all of their blocks from their month. Every person is missing at least 2-3 blocks and this project started last fall.

Anyway, if I don't get the rest of my blocks in a few months I am going to be really angry and may have to quit that bee.