3d Space Quilt

So excited to be able to say that I finished Matt's 3d space quilt.  Done in time to get a few photos and wrap it pretty and place it under the tree.

This thing took quilt a while to get done.  I did a little miscalculating and it ended up being 75" x 89".  (I planned for it to be more of a twin size so it is just a little bit wider)

There was so much going on that I did just straight line quilting, a quarter of an inch from the seam line.  It made a fun pattern on the back.  The backing is a sheet I got on clearance at Target.  The whole full size set was just $7.48.  Perfect!  (And thankfully it was full size!)

Opening his big box

Checking out the 3d glasses

"Wow!"

So excited!

 Love this kid!  He loved his quilt and can't wait to put it on his bed

.  I am so happy that it was a hit.  I love when I can make him happy.  It is great to be an Aunt.  

Little Girl Room

So a friend of mine sent me a picture of her girls in their Easter dresses and asked me if I could make her a duvet cover and curtains based on the dresses.  Of course I said yes and jumped at the challenge.  Ok, maybe not jumped because jumping and I are not friends at the moment, but I did say yes.  I headed to one of my favorite fabric stores and found the fabrics.  The dresses were green, pink, and brown gingham.  I found the exact colors and got started.

The first thing I made was the duvet cover.

The dress had strips of white with little bows, which I mimicked with white kona cotton.  Every single seam in this was done as a french seam so that there would not be any fraying when thrown in the washer.

As I didn't have a good bed to showcase this on I figured draping it over the couch worked.  I backed the duvet with a twin size sheet, putting snaps along the bottom edge to make it easy to open and take off of the comforter that she will be covering.  

Along with the duvet I made a valance and set of curtain panels.  

The panels had all three colors separated by the white and the valance was just the green with a white stripe.  I love how the curtains look.  I was back and forth about putting the white on the valance and I am so glad I did, I think it looks super cute.  These are also all lined, but this time I used the serger to save some time.  I wish I had a better picture of them, but I guess I will have to wait until I get some sent to me.  

I sent these off a couple weeks ago and the little girl, almost 2 years old, loves her new room decor.  I can't wait to see some pictures of it all set up :)

I am linking up to Ellison Lane's Summer Sewing Contest (this one is in the home decor section).  

Little zipper pouch.

One of my recent scrap bag fills from my LQS included a good pile of pretty pastel batik "strings" ranging from about .75" to 2" by 45".  I couldn't help it, the colors were so great together so I sat and sewed them on to some sew in interfacing, making them in to one piece of fabric. And there my fabric sheet sat until I heard it calling that it wanted to be a zipper pouch.

I used the little pieces I had left from trimming the front to make a strip on the back.  The back is a purple batik from my stash.  

I lined it with a neutral also from the scrap bag and made a little pocket on the inside with two sections.  

This little pouch is perfect for my hexies!  I carry it everywhere :)  The pockets hold my finished ones until I have a chance to put them in my super organized hexagon box.  

I am linking up to Ellison Lane's Summer Sewing Contest! 

Wohoo for summer sewing.  I will be doing more hand sewing over the next couple weeks so lets see how far I can get with my hexies.  

Puddle Quilt Finished!

Wohoo! I finished puddle quilt.  I stalled a little on this once I finished the top, but I quilted it up and here it is.

I started this quilt back in the beginning of May, just after I finished Cindy's Quilt.  I was nervous working with all solids, it was out of my comfort zone, but, I am very happy with how it turned out.  I did straight line quilting, echoing the triangle sections.  The solids are a variety of Kona cottons and Bela solids.  The back is Tweedy by P&B Textiles.  And I used Warm and Natural cotton batting.

Puddle Quilt measures about 66"x66".  The pattern is Curious Nature by David Butler, the same one I used for Cindy's Quilt.

This quilt will be the perfect snuggly quilt.  I have not decided what I will do with it yet, it may become a wedding gift for one of my kayaking friends.  It fits for our sport :)

And my little helper was here again.  She behaved and did not walk across my quilts as I was photographing them this morning.  

Ok... just one more in front of the hydrangea.  

I am linking up to Ellison Lane Quilts Summer Sewing Contest.  There are so many amazing projects linked up!  

I am also linking up to UFO Challenge June 2012 at Local Honey Crafts.

I am also linking up to Linky  Party Tuesday at Quilting by the river.  I love her link up every week!

A Simple Baby Quilt

My oldest sister let me know about a month ago that she wanted me to make a baby quilt for her to give someone.  I of course said sure, not a problem.  She originally said she needed it for July, but she really meant June.  She asked me about it this weekend, oops.  Luckily I had already cut out pieces for it so I just had to sit down and do some sewing.

I did the quilt in a stacked coin style, cutting each piece 2.5" by 5" for the coins and the sashings are 3" wide.

The binding is a simple purple with little squiggles in it.   I think it frames the quilt nicely.  

The backing is a pink with a light pattern that reminds me of free motion quilting that I picked up at JoAnn's on Sunday (my LQS was closed already).  

The batting is Warm and White, it gives the little quilt a nice feel.  I did a free motion loopy squiggle on it.  Not too close together though, I wanted it to stay nice and soft for the baby.  

The finished quilt measures 33" x40".  It was super simple to make and to be honest, one of the best things is the fabric for the top came almost entirely out of a bag of "you pick" scraps I got at my LQS.  $5 gets you a gallon zip top bag to fill, it must close, and it is all yours.  My bag was seriously over 5 lbs :)  

 Oh and I had this little helper under my feet when I was trying to get photos between the rain.  She is my neighbor's cat Spooky who spends her days in my backyard.  The is the most friendly, person loving cat ever.  She was nipping at my ankles because I wasn't petting her.

I am linking up to Fabric Tuesday at Quilt Story and to Linky Party Tuesday at Quilting by the River.  There are great projects at both!