My New Quilting Project

Linda and I decided to do an applique quilt. We're going to do the same quilt, but in different colors. I chose to do mine in pink and purple, as you can see below.

Here are our blocks next to each other. Linda is making two different quilts, a blue and a brown one.

Project Linus

This is the quilt that Linda and I did for Project Linus.

Opinions Needed!

I have finished my cake! I'm so happy! The only thing I am wondering is what to do with the bottom layer of the cake. I want to write "Happy Birthday" on it, but I don't know with what. I bought these letters....


but now I'm thinking they might not look very nice. I was also thinking putting the words on there with beads. So, I need your opinion! Should I add anything to the cake and if so what?

The Latest

While I was "snowed in" over the weekend, I decoupaged some old Christmas ornaments which didn't look very nice anymore. I bought some decoupage paper. Then I covered the balls with Mod Podge, and then put another coat to seal the paper.



I also was on a quest to find a cute cloth headband. After unsuccessfully looking in several stores, I found one online. As you can see, it's also reversible. I still need to try the wrap headband.

Bracelet

This is the bracelet I made this week at Panopolie!

Embellished Bangle

I made an embellished bangle at Panopolie today. They have mini-classes on Tuesday where you can try new things.

The Latest Stuff!

I got a darning foot for Christmas... this is it!

I used it to free motion quilt around the motorcycle guys. It was the first time I tried it, and surprisingly it went really well! So, you can see I've finished Micheal's quilt.

(The front)

(The back, with Kayla)

Here you can kind of see the quilting I did on the black/white checkered area, but you really can't see the quilting around the guy.

I made my mom some mushroom earrings for Christmas, so here they are...

Here is the fleece blanket I made for my sister. The directions are here. As you can see it's pretty simple. You need 2 piece of fleece the same size. Then cut strips around the fabric and then tie the two sides together.

Christmas Presents!

I can finally post some of the Christmas gifts I've been working on!

These two blankets are going to Ray and Rose, two of Julio's Godchildren. They are three-year-old twins.

This is a flannel panel that I got at Joann's and put binding on as a Christmas gift to Jocelyn. She loves horses and was really excited about the gift.

These are two clip boards that I made for Valery and Rebekah, they should come in handy at their jobs in the public schools. Ruth made one for me last year and I've been making them as gifts for others since then. You can see the directions on Martha Stewart's Website.

These are the magnets I made from bottle caps and paper. They are so easy! You can find the directions I posted under October. I found this idea at Panopolie, one of my new favorite stores in Raleigh.

Busy Day!

I did a lot today. I've been working on these two quilts for a few months. I finished this one below...


... and then took a little break before quilting the second one. I quilted most of it on Saturday and finished quilting Sunday. Then I spend Sunday and a few hours today putting the binding on it.


So now both the quilts are finished... just in time because the baby is coming in December and big brother John will need one too!


Tonight I went to Linda's house and sewed 42 candles on my cake! I did do these with the machine, but I will be hand sewing a flame on each one. My plan is to finished embellishing it during the Christmas break. Then I just have to hand quilt the green boarder and put binding on it. This is my fat quarter challenge which I need to finish by the January 13th meeting.

Gingerbread House

My quilting group decorated gingerbread houses this evening. We had to bring a plain gingerbread house and "candy" to share. This is my gingerbread house...



So, after decorating my house it now looks like this...



I still want to put a border around it and quilt it, so stay tuned for the finished product!