Easter Dresses

I bought this pattern a while ago (I will locate the designer and post an update) along with the fabric to make my girls some Easter dresses. Friday night I realized that Easter was just 1 week away...yikes!!! I made their dresses and they were able to wear their dresses to Palm Sunday Mass. The buttons were picked out by my oldest who loves elephants. I will post some better photos of the girls and their dresses.

This was the first time I had ever made clothes for my girls along with the first time I used the automatic button hole feature on my Janome.

Friday Finishes

I made 5 more blocks the last three nights (10 blocks actually, since I am making 2 of each).  I now have 8 of the 12 blocks completed towards these quilts.  I will actually be able to take them to my long arm quilter and have them quilted and bound for the holidays this year!

I am linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it Up Friday.

My Sister's Quilt

When I turned 30 my sister put together a fantastic scrapbook for me that friends and family from all over the country contributed to.  Since my sister was turning 30 a short 15 months after me, I knew that I had to do something fantastic for her.  She loves bright and cheery colors and I knew that Clementine by Me and My Sister Designs was perfect for her (you can find some here).

I found a pattern and ordered fabric and got to work.  The quilt is a standard double size.  At the same time I was making her quilt, I was also making one for my husband.  My husband and my sister each knew that I was making a quilt for the other, so when I spoke about heading to my quilter, neither was any wiser.  Oh, and did I mention that I was pregnant when I started both quilts and had a 4 year old and an infant when I finally finished them up. 

The fun polka dots are the backing.  I couldn't find any pictures of the quilt once it was quilted.  My quilter did a fantastic job and was able to order thread that matched perfectly.  I emailed her a link to the fabric line and she went from there.

At the time I made this quilt, it was the largest quilt that I had ever made and it definately had the most piecing ever (I think to this day it still has the most piecing of any quilt I have made).  

My sister loved the quilt and it now sits on her guest bed when I come to visit. I know that it gets moved into her room when I am not there :).

Finished 2 More Blocks Tonight!

Two more towards the 12 for the quilt. I am making 2 of each block as well I order to make one quilt for each of my girls :)

You can purchase the patterns here.

Finally working on this quilt

I signed up for a block of the month club with Fatquartershop.com in 2010 while I was pregnant with N. I had high hopes of keeping up and that never happened. I really want to participate in the 2012-2013 club, but feel that I need to finish this one first. Here is one of the blocks that I finished tonight. The fabric is 12 Days of Christmas by Kate Spain (you can still find it on Etsy).

My First Quilt Ever

When K was a toddler she absolutely loved the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You Hear? by Eric Carle.  I had contemplated quilting for a long time and was in complete awe of my Aunt N's completed projects. I had made bay clothes and rag quilts in the past, but had never made a real quilt.  My aunt sent me some quilting website links and I was bitten by the quilting bug.  I looked and looked and when I found the Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You Hear? fabric (you can still find some here), I knew that this would be a great first project for a well deserving 3 year old.  I started this quilt on my trusty old Ken.more sewing machine and in the middle of the quilt, I turned 30 and my husband bought me a Jano.me (love the machine and love him!).

 

I took a few classes from my sewing machine dealer and learned of a new longarm quilter in the area.  I brought the finished quilt to her and she worked her magic.  I love how it turned out!

Needless to say she loved her first quilt and she too was bitten by the quilting and fabric bugs!

Another ironing mat completed