How did I miss this...?

OK, so I thought I had posted about all my productivity from the snowed in weekend, but somehow I missed this one. It is a "Rag Quilt", and really I did more on this one than any of the other projects I finished this weekend. I had cut all the fabric into squares before, but I put everything together, sewed the blocks, then put the blocks together and sniped ALL the edges. THAT is a job and left my finger numb for about 4 days! Then I washed it and we even got to use it all in the same weekend. I love that!!

Glass art...one last snow project...

So for Christmas my grandparents got me this glass painting kit and I have finally gotten it out and used it while I was snowed in. I really enjoyed this project, but it was very different for me. You had to outline everything for one. I drew my picture and put the paper under the glass, so it was more like tracing. But it was hard to be steady with the black lines. Then I filled in the lines with color. The hummingbird color was my favorite, although it is hard to see. I was able to give the paint texture and sparkle. But the colors are much lighter because they are meant to be translucent, so that makes it different.
I finished by creating texture on the clear background. I love that part. The whole thing has so much texture that you just want to touch it. Now I have to find a way to hang it where light can come through it but where it won't fall and shatter...

A great project and I look forward to doing something a bit more formal with it, as this was just a fun first try.

car cover...almost a year in the making!

The final snow weekend project! I have had this fabric since last year, just after we bought our car. I wanted to make a seat cover so that when we go to work out (which is another habit we need to get back into!!) we could cover the seats and keep our sweat off of them! So I found this beautiful fabric and cut the peices right away. But then I put them away and have so many other projects to work on. But finally I finshed them, and it was so easy after all that. So now to put them in the car and get back to the gym!

Scrappy lappy --finished!

Over the snowy weekend I dug out several old projects that needed finished. This was one of them. I love this pattern, with its flannel spacey backing. There is no batting inside of this one. It is a light lap quilt, perfect for summer...maybe for sitting on the porch sipping tea of an evening. I finished the main quilt in the fall, but added the binding this weekend.

My first commissioned work!!

So this fall I got a call from my sister asking me if I would be willing to make a special quilt for her mother-in-law. "Sure!" I said, not realizing what I was getting myself in for. I mean, your family HAS to like the things you make for them, but this was one step removed from the list of people who owe you a loving acceptence of your best try. So not only was I not guarenteed a postive response, but I wanted to make this my best ever work so that my sister could be proud of her gift to her mother in law. So yes, there was a lot of pressure.



So thanks to the great internet fabric shopping one can do on ebay, my sister was able to pick out the anchor fabric and pattern for the quilt. She then gave me a free hand to create the rest. I found a few more fabrics that matched and got to work. The pattern was not too difficult, but it took time. The colors were exciting, and it started to really take shape.


Unfortunately I was really pushed on time to get this done, and I didn't take any pictures of the final work. DUH! But I was pretty happy with it, although I could list out so many mistakes with it!! But my sister silenced me so fast when I tried to do that when I handed the quilt over to her. And I really appreciate her for that. She seemed to love it and reports that her mother in law does too!



One note I will add for quilters, when doing a red and white quilt, be sure to wash the red fabric BEFORE sewing!! you don't want that white fabric to turn pink!! I waited until after and used a dye grabber and all came out well, but BOY was I nervous!

Whew...working on quilts!

Oh, my it has been so long since I have posted!! But this weekend has been busy so I should have several over the next few days!

My first project of this snowy weekend was finishing my brother's Christmas gift/wedding quilt. I have posted other pics previously of this quilt as table top decorations. But now it is all put together in a quilt that will hopefully remind them of the night of their rehersal dinner. (My sister Deb and brother in law Jeff are pictured enjoying said rehersal dinner).



I am really happy with how this one came out. The back is cool with the bandanas. The colors are great. And I think it will make a nice long lasting memory as well as a useful way to keep warm on a snowy day like today!

Scrappy Lappy

This is a little project I have been piddling around with lately. I had some 5 inch charm squares and a Snails Tail block that did not fit with the other blocks I had made, so I put them together with some other scraps that I had and a star fabric I liked but had not used yet. I really like how it came out. Lots of fun.

It is a small size, just a lap quilt. I have some flannel to go on the back.