this year, just before thanksgiving, we had to tighten up our budget a bit. nothing like some americans are having to do these days, but enough to put a crunch on christmas. so, i decided to make as many gifts as possible, from supplies i already own. and boy, do i seem to own a […]
quilt
the tale of the wonky star christmas tree skirt.
it started out with one wonky block (made from kate spain’s flurry). then they multiplied. i started to arrange them in a circular type layout for a possible tree skirt. derek helped me to cut a piece of batting in the size of the skirt, so i could get a better idea of where i […]
soul blossom quilt top
last night, i finished sewing together the 72 blocks that will make up the top of our new bedroom quilt. i wound up taking more off during the squaring up process than i had hoped, so the quilt is a bit on the too-small side. i am planning on putting a border around it, to […]
a design wall for the quilt dungeon.
a long long long time ago, i bought a big pack of fabric (amy butler, soul blossom, fat quarters – if you’re interested). i began to slowly work on a king size quilt for our bed. it’s sort of a background project. something to work on mindlessly when i have just a few minutes or […]
birthday/christmas gift quilt.
i whipped up this quilt on the down low for derek’s mom a little while back. originally, i planned it for christmas, mostly because i thought it would take me until christmas to get it finished. then, it came together pretty quickly and so i gave it to her for her birthday. and maybe a […]
finished christmas quilt
i finished up the christmas quilt for my mom this morning, while the lidkids had a lazy day playing around the house. i had chose a different fabric for the backing than i had originally posted. and i decided on solid brown for the binding, because the top was already so busy. i had hoped […]
the quilt for my mom.
for christmas, i decided to make my mom a quilt. first, i thought about making a patchwork quilt from a massive pile of retro/vintage fabrics i picked up at a yard sale years ago. when i couldn’t really determine the quality of the fabrics, i changed my mind. then, one day, while perusing fabrics at […]
soul blossom quilt
Awhile back, I bought a ginormous (read: expensive) fat quarter pack of Amy butler’s soul blossom fabrics, with the hopes of making a king quilt for our bed. I unpacked them and began to have a bit of buyer’s remorse as there was a bit more brown than I accounted for. I hopped online for […]
m.i.a.
wow. it’s been awhile since my last entry. sorry. i have no great excuse. after our trip to ny, jake returned with us. he was here for two weeks. we had a lot of fun. he and isaac played hours upon hours of video games. during gaming breaks, they wrestled. or played transformers. jake is […]
gingham quilt
got the bright idea from crazy mom quilts blog to make a gingham quilt. i had it done from start to finish in like 12 days. and that includes some down time when i moved my craft room from a cramps corner of the bedroom to the basement (dungeon). and some down time while i […]