i have managed to eek out a few christmas sewing projects this year. barely. some placemats for derek’s mom. i scored the fabric on clearnce, last year after christmas, with her in mind. then, i forgot all about it. until i pulled out my christmas fabrics and it was all staring back at me. some […]
making stuff with needles and thread
a quilt for CA.
at some point in november, i finished up a little patchwork quilt for my friend allison’s daughter. i think she’s planning to give it to her as a christmas gift. i don’t have much to say about it. it’s patchwork. it’s girly. i hid a few little surprises in the fabric choices, like a frozen […]
tinsel christmas quilt.
a LONG time ago, i bought a stack of cotton+steel tinsel fabric with great plans for christmas sewing. and then recently, i finished up this sucker: i was missing a few pieces and so it took me awhile to get started. once i secured all of the missing prints, i delayed on choosing a pattern […]
rainbow cascading wonky star quilt.
a super quick post about a recent quilting finish. awhile back, my friend danii asked (begged) for a quilt. i finally gave in and after some discussion settled on sticking with my guns and going for a rainbow wonky star cascade on a gray background. i started this sucker a way way way long time […]
two baby quilts.
i have two quilts to tell you about today… the first, was for our friends, the browns. i used to babysit their two daughters for a bit before hazel was born. they are also from western new york (and have since returned to buffalo and abandoned me in the south, but i’m not bitter). anyhow. […]
feather quilt
once upon a time, i bought a quarter yard bundle of field study. i made a big patchwork quilt with some of it. and the rest sat and sat. then, i had a baby and all things quilty were on hold. then, one day, last february, i emerged from the newborn fog and began to […]
a quilt for derek.
i’ve never made a quilt for derek. poor neglected husband. so this year, for christmas, i put an end to the streak. and made him this: when i saw the modern neutrals at sewingly yours, i knew they would make a perfect manly quilt. the small prints were perfect for a scrappy trip along. so […]
christmas sewing commissionzzzz
quick post. made a few items for other people to give as christmas gifts. first up. a set of four nifty little mug rugs for derek’s parents to give to their friend. she’s a “what do you get for the person who has everything” kind of person, so they figured they couldn’t go wrong with […]
family patchwork stockings.
ok. background story. we have fancy cross stitch ll bean stockings for our family. except hazel. last year. when i was deciding whether or not to get her one (because she would be born just before christmas but probably wouldn’t notice a lack of stocking), i waffled one too many times. and no stocking was […]
open wide zipper pouches.
i’ve been on a rampage, making openwide zipper pouches (pattern/tutorial by noodlehead). first. i made three for my roommates at a sewing retreat i went on. (more about that later). i wish i had better pics. then, i fired up four for ike and anna’s teachers and assistants. anna’s assistant teacher. anna’s teacher. ike’s teacher […]