Crochet Hook Holder

Made this cute little patchwork crochet hook holder for my grandmother. She is always crocheting me and my family the cutest things.

Home Mug Rug

I made my first mug rug...and I think I'm hooked. What a fun project! I can start and finish all in one sitting! How awesome is that!? 

This one turned out a little bigger than a typical mug rug, I think it's close to 10x13".

I made this mug rug for a friend at work. We all struggle to find the right work-life balance, and I made this to bring a little of her life into work....she has two lab dogs, loves to garden, and her and her husband have a yurt they vacation at frequently. So I dug through my scraps and found fabrics with dogs and flowers. I have yet to find yurt themed fabric, so I thought this camping themed print would be perfect for the backing.

Can't wait to make another mug rug!

Simple Patchwork - The Girl Edition

The boy version turned out so cute, I HAD to make a girl version.

I just love simple patchwork...especially in low volume prints, with pops of brightness.

 

These are just 4" finished squares. Finished size is 32x40. 

Binding and backing....turned out perfect!

And my very reliable photo bomber...

 

Simple Patchwork

Sometimes simple is best...especially when it uses up scraps!

Been loving all the simple patchwork quilts that have been popping up lately on Instagram and in the blog universe...particularly those that use low-volume prints. 

This one uses 4" finished squares, so it measures somewhere around 32x40...makes a great baby quilt and only needs one yard of backing fabric =)

 

This little quilt is a gift for a co-worker who is expecting a boy in the fall. Working on a girl version as well for another co-worker. 

Bicycles Lane - DONE!

Finished up this quick strip quilt last weekend.

I'm donating this quilt to a high school friend who is raising money for their adoption of a little girl in China. They are hosting a dinner and silent auction in a couple of weeks, and I am hoping this quilt helps them get a little closer to bringing their daughter home.

Tried out some Flower Power long-arm quilting:

Loved this fun and funky chevron print for the binding....

My daughter has yet to miss "helping" during a quilt photo shoot.

Most of the fabrics are from Riley Blake Designs Dress Up Days line by Doohikey Designs.

St. Louis 16-Patch Quilt Top Done

Got my St. Louis 16-Patch quilt top done! And she's beautiful!

Just need to find a backing and figure out how to quilt this one. Can't wait to snuggle up under this quilt!

Happy Friday

Just a little sneak peak at something I'm going to finish up this weekend...

St. Louis 16-Patch

Been loving my St. Louis 16-Patch quilt blocks. They are so fun and quick to put together.

This might be one of my favorite blocks. Love those plums and navys:

Right now it sits at 5 block rows by 6 block rows, for a total of 30 blocks. This will make the quilt 70x84". Not sure if I want to make it any bigger.

They are currently stacked up next to my Bernina ready to sew together. Hopefully I can get her together this weekend!

Any suggestions for backing fabric?

St. Louis 16-Patch and More Progress

How could I say no? Have you seen the St. Louis 16-Patch quilts running a muck on Instagram? Could they be any prettier?

I caved. Big Time. Fabric:

My first four blocks:

They go quickly. They look beautiful...particularly with these gorgeous big prints. Such a great way to showcase them.

I have made progress on some other projects. My Modern Crosses keep growing. I'm thinking one more row on the bottom, and then I'm calling it good.

And I finished Row 3 of Lori Holt's Bee in My Bonnet Row Along.

Bee in My Bonnet Row Along

I jumped on another band wagon - Lori Holt's Bee in My Bonnet Row Along. Have you seen how cute the finished quilt is!? (click here to see) Just darling!

So far, I have finished rows 1 and 2 and cut out row 3....well sort of anyways....

The finished rows are supposed to be 50.5" wide. Neither of my rows turned out to be 50.5, and neither of my first two rows turned out the same. Oh well, pretty sure I will be able to make it work in the end.

Here are some pics along the way...

LOVE these colors!

 Hopefully row 3 will turn out perfectly at 50.5" wide!

Modern Crosses

I was having a bad day, well really, a bad week. What's a girl to do but go on a little fabric splurge!? I went to one of my favorite LQS, and ended up heading home with this little bundle of joy.

I didn't really have anything in mind when I was picking these fabrics, other than I wanted to try to play with the concept of low volume/low definition prints with some rich/bold prints. When I got home, I was going through some books and magazines and saw this little gem:

 

Perfect. So I decided to begin Modern Crosses from Modern Log Cabin Quilting. They are sort of like the plus quilts that have been popular as of recently, but a little fatter and better I think. I began with making a few blocks to see how they would turn out.

Love. LOVE. L-O-V-E!

And here are the 14 together I have completed so far. 

Not sure how big I'm going to make this. The pattern in the book is for an 80x80 quilt, which is pretty big. I'm not sure I want to go that big. I'm going to make at least 42 blocks, so a 54x63 size throw (9" finished block size), and then see if I want to go any bigger.

Happy Quilting!

Scrappy Trip Along

I jumped on the bandwagon a month or so ago and started a scrappy trip along...and it probably only took me a couple weeks to finish her up.

I always seem to finish projects at about 11pm and I get all excited to take a picture and then they turn out all crappy looking like this, but it's all I've got for now:
 

I went through a few color scheme ideas for this one, and most people have chosen to go the brighter, more colorful route, but I went with a more subdued, blues and gray and greens route. I love the way this quilt turned out.

 

I had some help along the way...she made sewing the rows together a touch more entertaining =)

That dog has not met an unfinished quilt top she hasn't liked. 

Now I just need to decide how to quilt and what backing to use!