cleaning up

I think I have 8 quilts hanging on my quilt rack, ready to be sandwiched and quilted. The problem is that one is for us, one is for a future gift (date unknown!) and the others don't have a home!! I think I see my problem! I need more occasions for gifting quilts or selling them so that I can get them done and out of my quilting area. I am quite the started when it comes to quilts, it seems.

Here is one example of a quilt top that is finished:


And not to mention all the quilts that are not precariously perched on the quilt rack waiting to fall off! I have no idea the number of those. There are several put away in boxes. Perhaps more than several. Plus all the quilts of my grandmother's. Here is one of those:

quilt for me

Here are some photos of a recent finish--a quilt I made for ME! Blues and greens are my favorite colors. I have to admit that I finished this at least two weeks ago and I still haven't trimmed the threads or washed it yet. :( My son has used it downstairs a time or two, though.

In the coming days (weeks??) you should expect to see some more unfinished works in progress. I took a bunch of photos one day but have not remembered to post them there yet. I also want to showcase some quilt tops that my grandmother made (mostly to sell, judging by the price tags pinned to them) that I one day hope to complete.

mistakes in quilting

Ever make a stupid mistake while you were quilting? Yep, me, too. Here's one to prove it!


I was quilting along, thinking that the quilting was looking especially nice. And then I finally took it out of the machine and...whoops! I sewed the backing down. If you look closely you can see the quilting where it is even turned down a bit extra. Yes, I did this along almost an entire 40-some-inch edge. D'oh!! I think I am going to leave it like this and offer it up as a gift to someone who expressed interest in it instead of selling it. I just don't have the heart to take out all the pretty quilting!

Here is a quilt I made for myself LAST YEAR. I am happy to share that I have finally gotten around to quilting it thanks to the recent times that my son has had "quiet time" in the downstairs area, "So you can sew, Mommy." Now I just need to trim, square it up and add the binding and this thing is ready for cuddling. :)

In the mean time I have been finishing up a quilt for a new little baby girl. It has robots on it! I think she is going to love it. :) I have 3 quilts ready to quilt and list on etsy when I get around to that!

halloween-y

I actually had time for some sewing over the weekend so I got a Halloween bag done for Henry. And I started on a baby quilt on the same day the baby was born, so I guess I have some motivation for getting it done now. :)

I have also been working on a few quilts, well, 2 quilts so far, that I plan to sell on Etsy. So far I have the tops done but have plans for quilting soon.

The Halloween bag was made using the same fabrics from the Halloween wall hanging that I made last year. The pattern is based on this one from allpeoplequilt.com. I made some Christmas bags with that pattern last year (minus the buttons, because who puts buttons on gift bags?) that I loved so this was super easy to modify to make into a large bag with bigger handles.

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The latest...

Here's what I've been taking care of the last 5 months...


Eleanor is nearly 5 months old. With her and her 3-year-old big brother Henry taking up my time, I haven't had time for quilting. But I hope to work on some baby quilts in the coming weeks so I hope you continue to follow along!