tickertape quilts

We had a double party to go to last month and it coincided with the ORBC of Ticker Tape quilts. We had another snow day so it was the perfect chance to play. I dragged out the scrap bins and gave the two oldest kids the chance to design their own quilts to give.  They laid out the designs and I did the quilting. William made one two but I literally haven't made anything since we did these in February.

By Liz, age 9.  She wanted it to be a scene.  She she did the cutting and layout.  I love the frog in the pond and a butterfly too.

Here is the back of the quilt.

The backing.  He wanted something cheerful and fun.

Made by my 7 year old son. Love that he wanted every last inch filled up!

Dress update and A Doll Quilt

We finally chose yellow eyelet for the dress for EJ. Oy. Way too many choices. I have yet to cut it out! IS that bad? I'm sure I can get it done in two weeks. I just forgot how many, many steps there are to sewing clothes. It will be wonderful when it is done. So wonderful (I hope) that she will forget about the one she saw at the store and really liked.

I made this little doll quilt over the weekend just because. I like the red binding but not the print. Good learning anyway. I still have to hand sew the binding on. Just haven't felt the urge to hand sew yet. Inspired by this blogger who gives a great tutorial on doll bedding including pillows!!