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.

Project Quilting - Challenge 4 Mellow Yellow

So this is challenge 4 for project wilting and it's Mellow Yellow. I was so lost for this challenge. I had tons of ideas, but wasn't feeling well enough to make anything big. 

So yesterday I pulled out some scraps and started slicing and dicing and making sure to add in more yellow than I normally would. 

I added in my nautical touch with some yellow anchors on the inside front cover. So my little patchwork notebook cover came together nicely. 

I created my patchwork notebook cover in my home in Lanoka Harbor, NJ. 

Project Quilting season 9-3 - Bold and Brave

This weeks challenge for Project Quilting is Bold and Brave. I'll be honest, it took me a bit to think about and figure out a good idea.  It hit me on Monday when Ellie was playing with my bracelet she gave me for Christmas as usual.  It has the phrase on it "Just Keep Swimming".  It came with a great mantra... 

You see, I have an incurable condition called RSD, also CRPS (Reflexive Sympathetic Dystrophy or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome).  I struggle daily with constant chronic pain.  But through that struggle I make it to my aqua therapy twice a week (along with home exercises) to keep my body moving.  To make sure I do not loose all that I have fought to gain over these past 6 years of fighting this condition. 

What could be a better Brave and Bold statement for me than the one I look at everyday from my little niece.  I never take it off.  

I printed the saying onto freezer paper then ironed it on to fabric that I had already backed with heat and bond.  After cutting the words out I found the perfect background fabric, a nod to my nautical mini challenge for myself.  

The words and bubbles are zig-zaged on and I free motion quilted swirly water into the background.  I framed the pillow with a swirly gray that matches the words.  

This picture I feel captures perfectly what this little sweet girl pushes me to do. Sweet Ellie Rose thinks I can do it so I will try... I'll Just Keep Swimming.  

My Just Keep Swimming pillow was created in my home in Lanoka Harbor, NJ.

It is 14"x 14"

Project Quilting season 9 challenge 2 - Triangulation

So for this week of project quilting, season 9 challenge 2, our challenge was triangles. So many options but I wanted to try something different. I googled and looked and finally was inspired by a picture I found on Pinterest. I couldn't find a pattern so I made one up for the English paper pieced triangles.

I love how it is turning out, but it was taking forever. So Saturday night I decided to take 4 of the triangles and turn them into a baby rattle toy for my niece. I finished hand stitching the triangles together and stuffed it then closed up my little toy. I think Ellie Rose will love her triangle.

The sides are 3" long. I love my little pink anchors in the middle. Maybe I'll make a goal to include nautical in each challenge.

So plan A from challenge 1 is still in process and now plan A from challenge 2 is still in process. Maybe next challenge I can finish my plan A, haha!

I created my epp triangle toy in my home in Lanoka Harbor, NJ.