Brushfire Project blocks

I finally had some time to make the star blocks for this project. I managed to make 4 and love them all. I was a fast and fun project. I am going to use this pattern to make a baby quilt for one of Scott's co-workers. Vary the sizes...lots of fun. I even managed to get them in the mail in a timely manner. I hope the people who receive the quilts feel our love.

Quilts for Austrailia

(photo is from the AP story in the Boston Globe)


I follow this blog and today she posted about the wild fires in Australia. Another great blogger is putting together quilts to send at Bushfire Project. This is the flickr group and you can join and help if you like. I'm going to try and get a couple make today in between everything else.

Done with v. 3

Here is the block I've been enjoying the past couple of days. Added the borders on 3 sides and then had to run and pick up kids. I like the angles on the dark aqua color.

The completed block with much fussing along the way. I think I like the final product. something is still not quite there but I am satisfied enough. I ripped out several tries before coming up with this.


All three blocks together, though not in order. Third, first, second. I am going to take off the left and bottom sides of block one and add larger pieced blocks that won't cause havoc in the seam allowance
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Project Improv v.3

So I've been cleaning and not much else for the past week. First on my list now that I'm sewing again is the block for this project. I love diamonds and decided try number 3 should start with a diamond. I like the start but now I'm stuck with the what to do next...hopefully I can finish it tonight and get it mailed off this week.

Dress Fabric Dilemma

So EJ is getting baptized in March and I am going to venture out to make her a dress. I have decided that it's not going to be white. I just want it to be a special dress. I've decided to combine two different 1950's party dress patterns. I am going to take the sleeve from the size 6 (no. 2) and the rest from the size 10 (no. 1). If only I could have found a size 8 but I am not going to buy more patterns, though there are lots on ebay.


We went fabric shopping the other day and it was less than successful. We did make some progress though. She would like either yellow or blue. Paisley or polka dots. Though I did find this great pintuck fabric in white. I refrained from buying it.


This is the paisley I have that she likes only it would be "great" in yellow. Hmm....Not as easy to find as I was hoping. I guess I have all of February to find the fabric and scramble to complete the dress in March.



Another thing, do I need to make a slip to go under this to make it fluffy? I am putting off thinking of how hard this is going to be until I finish some other projects.


I am going to try the mall and see if we can find anything that would fit the bill of great party dress that is wonderful and modest. But I think those kind of dresses are out of my price range! I remember this great pink and white dress that seriously twirled. My grandmother bought it for me as it was around $80. I loved that dress. That is the kind of feeling and memory I am going for.

Project Improv v.1

So this project is kicking my butt! Not having a plan is hard for me. I have made two blocks now and the second is better than the first and hopefully I'll make the third even better. Colorway: Aqua/Red. Challenging but I love the combo. Here are the first two blocks. The first started out well and then...I got too skinny at the edge. I will use this one and now to make another worth sending. I hope that I can send two. Then comes the challenge of an improv piece to coordinate with the new bed quilt in black and green.

Edges are too narrow on this one and

the circle is not perfect enough. I do like the

off-set angle and the striped fabric.

This one is better but I got a little too straight

when I got out of the inside wonkiness. I do like

the little 4 patch on the border.

My Quilting Journey Part VII 2008

This year brought some craftiness along with the quilts. My daughter wanted to give a monkey as a gift. I have an opposition to giving stuffed animals anymore (we have a ton) and so I drafted these little monkeys. I used felt but fleece would work too. I let the kids choose the face placement and colors.

The little tote bag is from a super easy project that a friend showed me how to make. They make great gifts and the possibilities are endless. The birds and blocks were a fun and fast project. I had to make 3 birds for each child and one for the baby. I wasn't happy with just one size so I made a small, medium and large. The small ones are about 2" long. I still have a whole flock to sew up.

I have been amazed at the talent out there and the generosity of those who share the how-to's via flickr and blogs. It has given me new inspiration and a renewed desire to create. I am back on it after a few months off and I am excited to start reaching some of my crafting goals for 2009. You can see those in my very first post. Can anyone tell me how to link back to old posts?