Puppy Love

One out of three new puppy beds!

Added a zipper to this one.

New experience... lessons learned

Still not bad looking, just not AMAZING!

Yeah, I want to be amazing. Comes with practice I guess.

Getting some of that here!

* edited to say that I have not worked with zippers before this. 

Score

I went to the way after Christmas sale to see what was left over. Everything was 75% off, so, I thought what could it hurt to look. I found several bags of  "snow" aka fluff aka polyfill! I got each bag for about 60 cents a piece! SCORE

I am sewing up several dog beds for friends! I know they will love them!

Quilt Trip... I mean Trip's Quilt

I have been working on a baby quilt for a friend. Her son was born December of 2009, that wasn't too long ago to finish a baby quilt, was it? Anyways, I started the quilt awhile ago. I finally finished the top last week, hence the quilt trip.

If I put another border on it now, will I have to say I finished the top in 2011?

  

I could not decide on how to put the blocks together. I had 12, and I was going to place them on point (I have never done an on point quilt), but I was just not feeling it. So, I messed around with the blocks after Christmas, and found that I like the new placement a lot. Problem was, I now had to make another 4 blocks to complete the look. I think technically  it will nowbe called a total of 4 blocks instead of 16, but isn't it great!

I have no idea what these blocks are called or what the blocks are called put together in this placement. So, that means until I am told otherwise I will call this placement "Trip" after the future owner.

Dog Bed Snuggle and Jewlery Box Masterpiece

The dog bed snuggle! Aw, they are just too cute!

See, they all love it!

As promised (a little late, sorry) the Jewelry Box quilt. My first machine quilted masterpiece!!

Yes, that is my bedroom's bare wall, and yes, that is a window going into the garage. It has a shade to cover it. I just like the light sometimes.

1. I am poor.

2. My house is old enough to draw SS and has had many additions.

3. Who needs a pretty wall when you have a pretty quilt?

If you can see in the picture above that my wall is two different color. There was a window there that went into another room. That one had to go.

Syracuse Quilt Planning

After much preparation, fabric being pulled from my stash, and an excuse to buy fabric, I have decided on a pattern. I found inspiration from this quilt.

The tutorial/ cutting instructions is/ are found here. It is not something I would usually make, but I find that it is worth it to try new patterns, and color combinations! I plan on making it in orange, blue, and white, you know, Syracuse colors! The pattern is masculine enough, right?
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year end activities

So, I thought I was not getting anything accomplished. Then I realized just how much I am doing (which still seems to be small).

I made some pillowcases for my niece and nephew for Christmas. (No pictures they are finished, wrapped, and in use currently!)

I made a dog bed for my puppies. They love it and so does the cat! I filled it with left over batting scraps.

I also basted this project to quilt. This is my sister’s graduation quilt. She graduated November 2007, technically, and had a ceremony May 2008. No rush to finish this, right? It is like a ray of spring during these dark winter days.

I also started the binding for my Jewelry Box quilt. You know the quilt that I machine quilted. It has been in use on my bed, with out the binding. So, I am busy.

Also, we got a white Christmas! If you live in Alabama you know it is a big deal to get the white stuff, and an event if you get it on Christmas!

Semester Over!!

This semester finally ended last Friday!! It has been the most difficult thus far. The classes were not the difficult part. It was finding the time to do the school work. I could hardly keep up with doctor visits, add college and work to the mix, and something had to give.

So, my house ended up a MESS. Thankfully, my husband was getting better and has been building his strength by cleaning! He overloads the washing machine and under loads the dishwasher, but  do I care? Nope! Things are getting clean, and he is getting better!

MHC-Wrapped In Hope List: 2011 Wrapped in Hope List

So, I decided to take on a quilting project! MHC-Wrapped In Hope List: 2011 Wrapped in Hope List: "'Wrapped in Hope' is a quilt-giving program run by Margaret's Hope Chest. MHC matches children who have at least one parent in prison ..." and I am making a quilt for a young man on that list!!

His birthday is the same as my wedding aniversary! Well, a couple of years off.

He likes basketball and Syracuse. So, I went searching for Syracuse fabric and quilts. What luck, I found zero Syracuse fabric, and about four quilts.

Here are the ones I found:
http://zanyquilter.blogspot.com/2010/10/syracuse-rag-quiltrebeccas-project.html

http://zanyquilter.blogspot.com/2010/05/introductions.html

http://zanyquilter.blogspot.com/2010/06/citric-acid-string-quilt-spiderweb.html

http://www.pambonodesigns.com/content/content-image.asp?ImageID=10192

http://whohasmorefun.blogspot.com/2010/11/syracuse-quilt.html

Yes, two of those are from zanyquilter, and yes, they are great! I asked her for some pointers, and she was super nice! Check her out. She is very talented and funny!

Back to the Scyracuse quilt.

I am unsure what pattern to use. I thought about a snowball with Syracuse fabric as the snowball, or a panel of Syracuse fabric with borders, but with zero luck with Syracuse fabric, those ideas are scratched.

This is going to be a challenge!

Senioritis

Exactly how I feel!!

machine quilting update.

Well over Thanksgiving instead of working on school work (I couldn't concentrate anyway) I quilted the Jewelry Box quilt (well almost). I would have it finished now if it were not for coming back to reality on the school work and my husband going back into the hospital.
It is not the best looking thing, but it is my first machine quilting. I should have started small, but why not finish something that I will use on my own bed instead. Besides this quilt needed to be finished. I have had this top for about 10 years so about time right!
Pictures soon.