Tote Bag

 Loved the bag  on the tutorial for
Missouri Quilt Company with Jenny and Vanessa back in January 2015.

 Followed their tutorial using a stashed jelly roll and few of the other stashed 2.5" strips.


http://quiltingtutorials.com/browse-by-skill-level/beginner-quilting-tutorials/improv-tote/


 The only thing I would change for the next bag is to put some kind of loop closure on the top.

Stethoscope Zipper Bag

The Zipper Pouch: An Easy Quilting Project Tutorial by Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Co

The first of many zipper bags.  Hannah came home saying how she needed a bag for her stethoscope for her nursing classes she started this last week. I have been wanting to try this bag and thought it would be a great bag for the occasion. That night, we decided to give it a try. The tutorial makes a smaller bag so we decided to make it bigger by adding more strips. We also did not realize that what we thought was the outside was really the inside. So we ended up reversing it as compared to the tutorial. We finished it off by adding a  yellow zipper that really complimented the fabric colors well. It fits her stethoscope perfectly and fits in her new "IU School of Nursing" bag she received at the induction ceremony Monday night.

 

The Zipper Pouch Tutorial by Jenny Doan

WIP Wednesday Quilt Blocks

Using Bali Pops Blueberry by From Hoffman Fabrics.  Decided to use the 60 degree ruler for blocks using 6 strips together as hexagon. 

Sewing 3 Strips together with lighter color in middle.  

Love this Indonesian batik assortment 

Will have to  decide how to assemble blocks and what color to use for background.

here's some options: 

like this option with hexagon's apart and then using a lighter color between blocks.  

Rock-a-Baby Quilt

Happy Valentine's Day


Another quilt for Avery James,  Love the bright colors against the white. Sort of hard to see the brightness since when I took photo's my camera setting was off.

 Quilt Pattern from Allison Harris Book: Growing Up Modern  

Love all the quilts in this book. Very easy and fun to make.

Again just stitched in the ditch to save time and move on to the next project. 

 Tried to get some snow photo's before it all melts.

 Back of quilt

Craftsy Quilt As You Go Hotpad

I started the Craftsy class: Quilt-As-You- Go Patchwork Bags, with Tara Rebman. For link click Craftsy button on the right hand side of blog .  The first lesson is making a hot pad. How fun to use up scraps  for this easy project.

Definitely need to remember these for quick gifts.  

I tried not to think or coordinate which fabric to use next. Just used the piece that fit the area. 

Avery James Little Quilt

 Pattern used: Sewing with Nancy's Column Quilts. I purchased the Book and DVD. This is the 3rd quilt sewn from this DVD.   This little quilt was on the bonus section and using the fussy cut for the animal print fabric.






http://www.nancysnotions.com/product/column+quilts+book.do


Also makes a nice size to cover up baby in his baby carseat.
Here's a google image link to Sewing with Nancy  Columm  Quilts

https://www.google.com/search?q=sewing+with+nancy+column+quilts&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=XO6lUqrkFqTA2AWbrYCoAw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1227&bih=541

Using some more scrap fabrics to make Avery James tummy quilt. A nice option about the column quilts they are quilt as you go.   I didn't choose this opition this time as I wanted to use up left over scraps.  For the backing used up the green minky from previous quilts.

Moda Bake Shop Simply Stacked Squares Quilt

I loved the pattern when I first viewed  on Moda Bake Shop site and the blue fabric she used for her quilt. http://www.modabakeshop.com/2013/06/simply-style-stacked-squares-quilt.html   However I made mine with green squares, adding some other colors.  Using up a lot of stash.
The back is a light green minky also from my stash.

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Binding in Yellow

50 Napkins warning lot's of photo's

We have always used cloth napkins: It was time to make some new ones:
 Using a 15.5 x 15.5 square cut out adult napkins: Material 2 yards of each design makes 8.

 Lined each with a matching background: Right sides together leave opening and top stitched turned edge.

 The little one's napkins were made from 1/2 yard: Makes 3 smaller napkins

Even made some Christmas napkins :

Sock Monkey Blanket & Mondo Cable Cardi

 Using some of the material from the Fat Quarters grab bag. Noted in previous blog made this sock monkey quilt for Landon

 Evened up the fabric strips.  Navy blue for the boarder and a variety of the decorative stitches for the quilting. Brown Minky for the backing.

 Quilt size: 41 x 51inches. Would have been nice to have a real sock monkey to sit on top of quilt for the photo's.

Knitting Project: Working on

Mondo Cable Cardi

by Bonne Marie Burns 

http://www.chicknits.com/catalog/mondo-cable-cardi.html

 Completed the 1st Sleeve