cutting in

I am finally cutting into my Far Far Away fabric. I absolutely LOVE this fabric and have enjoyed glancing at it every now an then, waiting for inspiration to strike. Well, inspiration has never come, but a reason for celebration has.

Yesterday my baby sister gifted me with this wonderful new sewing machine (Have I mentioned that I have the BEST baby sister in the whole world?!)!! So to welcome this new beaut into my life, we will make a Far Far Away quilt together. I am a bit nervous because as I mentioned, inspiration never came, so I am truly going to "wing it". Let the fabric speak to me as I go, and my new machine guide me though it. Wish me luck!!!

carried away

My daughter has been sick for the last several days, so the computer and I haven't had much time together. Luckily, I have been able to sneak in some sewing!! This is a doll blanket to match Izzy's apron that I made her last week. Bitty Baby looked so cute wrapped up in it, that I kinda got carried away with the theme.

I decided that she needed accessories for her kitchen, and I had extra squares.... so.... I started with an oven mitt and pot holder...

that led to a kitchen hand towel,

which made me realize, that she needed a placemat for tea time.

At that point I felt the collection was complete!! She loves them all, but I think her favorite is the hand towel. It didn't take long for her to start washing her dishes and drying them with it.

patchwork apron

My daughter loves to play in here kitchen...and I love to make her aprons to cook with. Yesterday, i wanted to sew, but wasn't quite ready to start a new quilt...so my natural response was to pull out a pattern that I had purchased the other week.

The pattern is by Indygo Junction, named Jane and Sally Apron. Now I have to tell you that I would not recommend this pattern to anyone. The instructions were useless and I ended up just looking at the front picture to figure out all the details. I did alter it a bit, by widening the scallops on the bottom. I adore the way it turned out, and Izzy is really excited about her new little apron!

I couldn't decide on one fabric for the ties, so ended up using two different fabrics....a detail that I really like, now that it is done. I also chose to fully line the apron so that the quilting of the squares would stand out a bit more.

I love the patterns together so much that I am already planning a matching doll blanket for her bitty baby.

I found my first pair of Munki Munki pajamas last night at Marshalls. Woohoo!! I don't think I have ever been so excited over a pair of pajamas before. Now, I am known in my family for my ability to cut up anything in my path, if I think it will work on a quilt. Tee-shirts, pants, pillow cases, dresses, etc. I have no limits....so this Munki Munki craze is perfect for me! I even know exactly what I am going to do with this fabric.

finally

Davis's quilt is finally finished!! I have to tell you that this was a tuff one to get through. I don't know if my machine has realized that it isn't a quilting machine, or if I am just lacking patience...but whatever it is, we struggled!! I haven't ever made so many mistakes on one project before, from fabric pinching to crooked lines, which meant it took way longer to finish.

I did try something new though, I attached my edging to the front first instead of the back. I always sew my edging by machine, and every time I think the back looks better than the front. I have to admit that I am pleased with the way it turned out.

All in all, I am just happy to be moving on, and that my son loves it. He is all rapped up (even though it is currently 80 degrees outside) and very content. His words of comfort to me as I explained to him all the mistakes "Mama, perfection isn't what is important, the fact that you made it for me is what matters". I love children, so forgiving.

This second quilt is actually quite old, but one of my favorites. I made it using some of my daughters baby clothes, scraps, and a few patterns I just couldn't resist. I loved the way the patterns flowed together so much that I decided to tie off instead of quilt. I usually don't like to do that, but in this case I think it added to the simple sweetness of the quilt. The blocks that are opposite of the string blocks were inspired by one of my favorite bloggers, Aneela at comfortstitching. I just love her stuff and find her to be such a great source of insperation.

My daughter enjoys pulling through the house and into the car, and hopefully it will last long enough that her daughter will one day do the same.