LATEST BABY CLOTHES QUILT

I just put my latest baby clothes quilt in the mail to my customer. Every quilt project is different and has it's own challenges. This quilt includes a lot of older baby clothes belonging to the customer as well as garments that her children had worn. Some of the older garments required a bit different handling than the newer ones. I know that this quilt will bring back a lot of memories for this super customer.


I appliqued a number of pieces from items that weren't big enough for their own blocks. I love this one from a daughter's baby underwear. Sooo cute!

This is another piece from her son's items. A hat, I believe. I cut a circle of the fabric and appliqued it to some matching solid fabric.

I backed the quilt with some nifty fabric from Debbie Mumm. It picks up the different colors from the clothing and has a nice pattern. It also made the bloom very pretty.

Stay tuned as I will be doing other quilts for this customer using a great variety of garments.

PASTEL PAISLEY TOTE

I've been in love with Sentimental Studios Kashmir collections for a long time. The intricate and colorful paisleys are just facinating. Collection IV is the best yet, in my humble opinion. The colors are those great pastels that remind me so much of those wafer candies we used to eat when I was a kid. Anyway, when I saw the charm pack of the Kashmir IV collection, I just knew I had to make a tote. And here it is!!

For the tote lining I used a light green vintage cotton fabric while the straps and pocket linings are a soft pink.

I just listed this confection on Etsy so go check it out if you are interested. And don't forget that I take custom orders, too.

DOGGY LOVE?

I've had so many posts about cats that I thought I'd talk about dogs. My latest dog-themed tote to be exact. I just listed this cute tote on ebay and etsy. The outside of the tote is a patchwork of cute doggy drawings and phrases. Inside is a coordinating paw print fabric. All of it is accented with topstitching/quilting in red. There are two roomy inside pockets and a magnetic snap to keep everything secure. This is the perfect year-round tote for any dog lover.

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INSIDE

MAY QCG RED TAG SALE

It's time for the May QCG Red Tag Sale. I just looked at the offerings and wow!!! All sorts of kits, fabrics, handmade items. And the prices - double wow!!! I have listed my remaining inventory of totes and crib quilts at close out prices. Just go to ebay and search QCG Red Tag or click on this http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37.l1313&satitle=qcg+red+tag&category0= If you don't see what you want there will be more listings later today and even tomorrow.

NEW TOTES

I listed two new totes yesterday - one in great summer fabrics from the Tutti Frutti collection and the other a super quilter's tote in two fabrics by Debbie Mumm. I so enjoyed making both of them because of the fun fabrics. I have them listed on ebay, Etsy and Bonanzle so get over to the venue of your choice and have a closer look!

Tutti Frutti Tote

Quilter's Tote

MY FAVORITE TWITTERS

I'm new to twittering, but I've found some interesting and, in some cases, hilarious ones to follow. For cat lovers there are Sockington and his "friend" Pennycat. As is typical of cats, Sockington is very full of himself and Pennycat never misses a chance to point that out. Sockington and Pennycat also have their own websites.

I am also following two foreign language twitters to try to buff up my Spanish and French - French Byki and Spanish Byki. Sort of like a word a day calendar, but on Twitter. And each one has a link to a website where you can hear the word spoken and see and hear it in a sentence. I may have to sign up for Italian, too!

AmericaHandmade is another great one - spreading the word about buying American Handmade items. She features lots of different artists and crafters.

I also follow a lot of my fellow quilters, Etsy, Facebook and, of course, Dr. Phil (?). I'll keep adding to my favorites list as I find more.

CHECK THIS OUT

I just finished my new project - a cool new diaper bag! It's from a new pattern that I've been eyeing for a long time and finally bought. I used some of the Daisy Kingdom "Blue Jean Teddy" fabric that's been hanging around for a while. There's some blue chambray for the outside pocket trim, a bit of green gingham around the top and a great red for the lining. It has four outside pockets and inside there are pockets all the way around. The outside side pockets are the perfect size for bottles (see pictures). I'm hoping to make more of these and even some "daddy diaper bags" in more guy-oriented fabric. Some men just aren't comfortable with the frilly stuff.

BONANZLE HAND PICKED LISTS

Wow, my stuff has made three different hand picked lists on Bonanzle!!
One is Rag Quilts http://www.bonanzle.com/hand_picked_lists/3096 (thanks to Ashlawn Farms). My strip pieced rag quilt is there. The second is Prim and Proper http://www.bonanzle.com/hand_picked_lists/4150 (thanks to Pugcentric). It included my Debbie Mum "Creative Woman" Rag Quilt. The third one is Valentine Hearts http://www.bonanzle.com/hand_picked_lists/3714 (thanks to stampslore) with my Red, Pink and White Valentine Tote. It's so nice to have someone else recognize the items we make. I guess I'll have to do a hand picked list too. As soon as I have come up with a theme. Any suggestions?