January Stashbee

January Stashbee is headed to Texas.  We were asked for scrappy quarter log cabin blocks.

 

Gift for Suzi

So I have been on a handmade gift kick lately, everyone had handmade gifts at Christmas this year that I will have to blog about.  But my most recent gift was for my cousin Suzi.  I love her and miss her living all the way in Alaska.  

She was married last year and her husband is a sweetheart.  So when scrolling through facebook when I saw a sign that said, "Come In! We are awesome!" I knew I had to make one for Suzi and Doug.

I chose a 6 inch embroidery hoop, drew out my design, and went to stitching. 

And stitching

And stitching

But I love the outcome.  I hope that Suzi will too. 

Project Quilting 10.2 Red, White, and Blue

Its the second challenge of Project Quilting, hosted by Kim Lapacek.  This week our challenge is Red, White, and Blue. 

I knew exactly what I was doing right away.  I pulled ,y fabrics and had the project completed in less than an hour. 

Every year I make a gift for my Godmother and this year this challenge gave me a great idea for an insulated wine bottle tote.  I pinterested and looked for a few tutorials and then put one together using a few techniques. 

Using the blue on the outside and the red on the inside with insulbright in between to keep the wine cold the outcome is this great little tote.  I can not wait to give it to her. 

This is why I love project quilting, great useful projects come from these prompts.

It holds a nice size bottle of wine ;)

Wine bottle tote
Created in Manchester, NJ

Project Quilting 10.1 Hope Eternal

Here we are again, another year and another season of Project Quilting with Kim Lapacek.  I love project quilting, I feel it starts my quilty year on a good note. 

The first Project Quilting prompt is Hope Eternal.  I thought about it and figured a simple yet useful project that has hope in it for me. 

I created a Kindle case for my new kindle I received for Christmas.  My last Kindle died and my tablet fell and cracked the screen, so I am hopeful this case will keep it nice and in good shape. 

I used 2.5" scrap squares left from a recent baby quilt.  These fabrics were a gift from a friend and make me smile, quilters share the best love. 

It fits my Kindle perfectly and so far so good, fingers crossed!

Kindle Case
Created in Manchester, NJ.