Another mini and a mug rug

I made another mini quilt for my sewing room walls.  I wanted to make a mini that had the feel of my husband and my initials carved in a tree.  I was planning on just getting a solid brown.  Well, a friend of mine was in the process of moving and gave me a giant basket of her craft room goodies.  Included was this almost 2 yards piece of wood grain fabric.

The quilting is freehand wood grain.  I used the fabric as my guide.  I was very pleased with how it came out!  The sewing machine was a gift from a different friend a couple days later.  I am always so touched at how thoughtful my friends are.

The mug rug I made a couple days later as a birthday present.  I love how it turned out in a smaller size as well.

ruffled curtains

I wanted to use a lightweight fabric for the curtains in my bathroom and I found the perfect tutorial for ruffled curtains made from muslin.  I went with white to contrast the wall color.  I'm going to add LED Flameless Candles to the candlesticks, so I don't accidently catch the ruffles on fire.  Safety First! 

We have privacy glass windows so these are only for decoration.  But if we ever move, it's nice to know they would provide some privacy, if needed.  While they were fairly simple to make, it was definitely time consuming to make the ruffles!  So I'm glad I only did 4 per panel.  I find I have hours and hours of free time in the future, it would be nice to have an ombre ruffled curtain.  Or maybe I'll just save my pennies and buy this one.