Free Pieced Letters

I have been having a very scrappy time lately making all sorts of things out of the scrap bin. I love making these free pieced letters, they are so definitely my style. The organic feel they have to me as they are being created really appeals to that side of me who craves no rules. We had a couple birthday parties to go to and a friend who needed a couple gifts to make them smile...so these are a few of the things we have come up with lately.

Cathedral Windows

I like to try new things and see if it is a project that I have the time to whip out. If it is something too intense, I do not have time for it. So I have been rolling around the idea of a Cathedral Windows quilt top. I seem to have a ton of fabric scraps that have something of interest on them, so I was thinking this would be a great idea. I read a bunch of online tutorials and what not, usually I need something to motivate me, light a fire under me you know. One of my online friends was also thinking about it and shared a list of her fave tutorials on it. The Sometime's Crafter made sense to me... http://sometimescrafter.blogspot.com/2009/10/tutorial-cathedral-window.html So away I dashed to the sewing machine...and this is what i came up with about a half an hour later. There is room for lots of improvement, but the basics are all there. If you have ever rolled around the idea of trying these, but felt it was too difficult, go try it, you will be pleasantly surprised.

Variation on a theme

I was thinking about cleaning up in one of the rooms of my house where I put together the owl quilt. As I started folding up leftovers and organizing scraps, I realized an owl bag/purse was definitely in order. I don't like to clean anyway, so I began sewing, using up scraps of this and that as I went along. I even had a zipper laying around, so I put a fun boxy top on the bag. Finished dimensions were 13 1/2" wide by 14" tall and 5" thick. This thing is so roomy and holds all manner of my crap...and I take a lot of crap with me everywhere. I included 2 big pockets inside and a loop to clip my keys to, I am always dumping out the entire contents of my bags to find my keys...which are always hiding on bottom. I think I may be stuck on these owls for quite some time, they are just so fun for me.

OWL QUILT FINISHED

I finished the owl quilt today. It took less than a week from dream to reality. I am very excited to show it off. This quilt pretty much made itself. I just love all aspects of it. Finished size is 58"x66 1/2".

The Best Ideas Come From Dreams

Around Mother's Day I had a dream about my husband and I asleep in bed. The quilt that was on my bed was so fun and amazing. I just had to make it. So I woke up and sketched out what I had seen in my sleep. All the fabrics it was made of were fabrics I already had right here at home, so I was able to start right away. This is the most fun quilt top I have made. I thought you might like to see the progress shots.

Batik disappearing 9 patch and bird embroidery

I am spending a lot of time these days running kids from hither to yon, so I am trying to always keep one block with me that needs embroidered...since waiting is always on the menu. These bright batiks have just been calling to me lately. I originally thought this would be for someone else, but I have decided that I love it so much that I will just try to keep it for me. We will see if I can see this through to completion.

My Doll Quilt Swap 7 is complete

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My partner for this flickr swap said she likes red and aqua together, so I learned how to make wonky star blocks for this one and some prairie points. It was mailed off a few days ago. I hope my partner loves it when she gets it.