wall quilt

I have finally made something for the blank wall in the living room!  One reason it's taken so long is I had another pattern I started working on, only to realize it didn't go with the rest of the decor.  I ultimately found my inspiration here.  I even did the back and quilting the same.  I would also like to note this completes one of my goals for this year.  Good start to 2013 so far!  On to the next project...

Dog's day out quilt

Our younger brother, Phil and Traci are having their first baby and he is due in May.  As soon as I found out they are expecting a boy I got to work.  (This was as artsy as I could get with a picture of the quilt, as our house is currently covered in sawdust from a basement project)

 I found the most adorable fabric of dogs and I fussy cut my favorite ones for the centers.  I actually made the pattern for this quilt.  I did use a varation of a log cabin for the borders and then off set all the blocks.  I absolutely love how it turned out.

I went with a simple back using stripes from my favorite fabrics on the front.

 For the quilting, I did an all over stipple on the white background.  Then I did a scant outline of all the blocks.  In the blocks I did an all over cobblestone.  I have been wanting to try cobblestone for some time.  My tip....take breaks between blocks, it is quite the forearm workout!

A fun side fact for the quilt...the gray fabric used in the center blocks is left over fabric from the binding of Traci’s quilt.

curtains and pillowcase

After living here for almost 3 years, I finally made some panel curtains for the living room.  They were so easy and I love the grommets!  I want to put a grommet in everything now.

With the leftover fabric, I made a simple pillowcase for one of the chairs in the room.  The before and after photo really shows what a difference a little fabric and color can make!

I will post a tutorial for the curtains and pillowcase in the near future.

Laundry room wall hanging

We are remodeling our house by adding a basement.  I will have an actual laundry room instead of a laundry closet!  In the spirit of almost completion I made a wall hanging.  Now, I am on the fence about fusible.  I enjoy the stay-where-it-is-ironed nature of it.  However, I don't like the stiffness after washing.  If I was to do this over again I would not use it at all.  I used it completely behind the trees and clothes and partially on the grass.  I am just not a fan of the lack of movement.  It is machine quilted with an all over stipple.

happy new year!

I don’t usually make New Year’s Resolutions.  They seem so definite and inflexible.  But in the spirit of this being the first day of the new year, here are some of my goals for 2013 (in no particular order):

1.  Quilt for my oldest son

2.  Wall quilt for the living room

3.  Curtains for the master bedroom

4.  Shower curtain

5.  Reversible table runner

and last, but not least:

6. Organize my fabric and scraps!

 

 

I have never really been one to sit and write out sewing goals. I am actually more likely to have 12 projects going at once and start another one on a whim. I think I would like to be more purposeful in my projects and not keep so many on the back burner, but jump in and prioritize. Then again, nothing beats that rogue idea and running with it. With that said, here are some sewing goals for this year:

 

1. A baby quilt for my new soon-to-be niece or nephew

2. An Ohio State quilt for my husband for the basement

3. A funky mini wall quilt for my sewing room

4. Reversible applique placemats

5. Make a quilt that has hexagons on it

6. Use some of the Flea Market Fancy I have been hoarding