New Baby Quilts

Finally finished up these two that I pieced in January! See the post here. 

This one has more pink and teal.

This one has more purple and orange.
 



I did straight line quilting and used a gray and white herringbone fabric for the binding. I love how they turned out! You can shop here.

Lola's Bed Spread

Lola's mamma picked out this vintage-looking kitty fabric by Michael Miller for a fun & bright bed spread. Reversible with a colorful pattern on the back. This is a custom ordered twin sized bedspread with straight line quilting.

Ready for binding!

Ronald McDonald House

These two minky blankets were made and donated especially for the silent auction at the 2nd Annual Afternoon Out to benefit Ronald McDonald House of Western Washington and Alaska where 100% of the proceeds go to Ronald McDonald House! Want to help? Click here!

Adding Inventory

I needed to stock up on my minky blanket options in my shop! These (and more) will be whipped up and available soon! Shop here!

Go Hawks!

Who is not pumped about our Seahawks right now?!?! These minky blankets went to two very excited little boys! 

Welcome to the Jungle

Sometimes I need a super simple, fast project to feel like I have accomplished something. These two quilt tops fit the bill! They are very basic and came together fast. The biggest difference is the trim. They still need to be quilted and bound. I will update when that happens! After that they will be available for purchase in my shop.

 

Jackson's Bed Spread

Not finding what she wanted, Jackson's mamma picked out some fabric for a bedspread to coordinate with his new big boy bed. This was a custom ordered twin sized bed spread with straight line quilting.

I had to rearrange my sewing room to quilt it!

BLACK HOUSE PROJECT

I fell in love with this tote the first time I saw it and was regretting delaying my purchase when it sold out! I got lucky and finally got one for myself!

Each item is numbered and of the highest quality & workmanship. It is literally perfect--as a fellow sewer I can't help but look at every stitch, every seam and each one is beautifully perfect!

Check out the shop--high quality handmade goods made in San Francisco: BLACK HOUSE PROJECT

A bee in my bonnet!

Longing for Spring, I saw this bee fabric and had to have some. I fell in love with the sweet bees and the happy yellow background. After sharing a picture of it on Facebook, I had some interest in a custom blanket. Originally we had talked about making a tag blanket but settled on adding a satin trim around the edge instead.

Since this was for a little boy, I chose black and did an informal pleat all around the blanket. The black is great because it is likely little hands will be rubbing the edge--the black will show less dirt and it brings out the black in the fabric. For extra cuddles, it is backed with an ivory swirl minkee.

Jelly Roll Jam

One of my favorite fabric designers and bloggers is Vanessa Christenson of V and Co. She blogged about a Jelly Roll Jam quilt pattern that makes two baby quilts from one jelly roll. I love precuts and had a Kate Spain Cuzco jelly roll I was dying to use. I thought this was the perfect pattern!

You can get the pattern and instructions here.

Here's how mine came out.

I used the bold orange and purples in this one, while using the pinks and blues in the second one. I love how this pattern shows off many fabrics and has a patchwork feel about it while still having order. I'm not usually a fan of scrap quilts so typically this type of pattern wouldn't appeal to me.

I will straightline quilt these and then they will be available for sale in my shop!

Penny Craft

I saw this on Pinterest and loved the look immediately! I used a variation of the tutorial found here on the Crafted Sparrow blog.

This was fun to make and I gave it to my parents for their new kitchen.

Go Huskies!

 

This husky t-shirt quilt was commissioned by a friend of mine. He gave me a big bag of t-shirts to work with and while it was a little imtimidating, I finally got to work! Each of the squares is 15" and the black sashing is 2.5 inches wide. This turned out to be pretty big & heavy when it was done!

Getting the binding on.

 

Fun paw print quilting.

Huskies on the fron, huskies on the back!

 

Business Cards

Finally made some business cards to have available when I am bragging talking to people about my little hobby!

Pink Pups

This blanket was made for a little girl who is on her way! Her momma loves puppy things, but had trouble finding girlie puppy prints. I found this pattern and paired it with a hot pink minkee swirl! No mistake that this is for a girl!

All done!

This is a follow up on a t-shirt quilt. To see the original post, click here.

I'm honored to be able to create this quilt for someone as a way for her to honor her late mother. I am so grateful to be a part of that. This weekend it finally goes to it's forever home. There was a lot of black in this quilt so I chose a tone on tone swirl pattern for the back, and a fun polka dot binding.

 

Off to the Quilter

Sometimes it is necessary to send some of my work out. When I get a request for a large quilt it makes more sense for me to have someone else quilt it. Anything larger than a twin can get tough to quilt on my smaller machine.

The lady I have used recently has a long arm quilter with computerized stitch options--it's pretty amazing! It takes up a whole room (a large room) and while it is still work, at least she doesn't have to wrestle the quilt through the tiny opening of a regular-sized machine. You can find her here, at Riverside Quilting.

Without borders

With borders, folded in half

Most recently I sent out a t-shirt quilt and another quilt that has been in process for at least 12 years. It was to be a wedding gift for a friend and after sewing a whole line of triangles backwards, I got frustrated and put it away. There it stayed until I finally had enough! It is now quilted and just needs binding before it goes to it's forever home.


Butterfly stitch

The t-shirt quilt is also ready for binding and then off to it's forever home as well.

Meandering stitch

Puppies for sale!

Ok, not real puppies!

This cute quilt is perfect for that puppy-loving little boy in your life! Made with cotton, flannel , satin and a brown minky this is super soft and cuddly! This will be available in my shop.

I also finished this one:

Cupcakes in a jar!

It's true--I saw this on Pinterest and had to try it for myself!

While I used a mix and store bought frosting, I used the instructions from this website.
I got the free printable tags here.
The spoons came from Party City.

I used these as a favor for a brunch I held. I loved sending guests home with an afternoon treat!

Ava's Blankie

Miss Ava Jane turned one and I made this blankie especially for her!

I love the fun colors with the white background, and the gray minkee on the back makes it extra cuddly. When she opened this gift the first thing she did was cuddle it to her sweet little face!

Owl Tote Bag

I saw this owl fabric one day and had to get it! It is a heavier weight fabric and immediatly a tote bag came to mind. A dear friend of mine is an owl fan so I made this for her! I really love making things that are useful.

Custom Order

What I love about custom work is the anticipation of two visions taking shape. Maybe it is something in a different size, maybe different colors--either way I love the process and making something specifically for someone is especially rewarding.

This one is off to be loved, snuggled and dragged everywhere!

Peanut Butter Cup Mini Donuts

I have a coworker who might enjoy baking as much as I do. The only problem: he thinks he can do it better! This has resulted in two challenges so far--rice crispy treats and today's challenge--mini donuts.

I won the first challenge with Pumpkin Spice Rice Crispy treats. I found the recipe here: http://www.shugarysweets.com/2012/10/pumpkin-spice-rice-krispie-treats. The biggest challenge for this recipe is finding the seasonal pumpkin spice pudding mix!

Today's mini donut challenge brings his Red Velvet donuts and my Peanut Butter Cup Mini Donuts. I found the recipe here: http://www.thegunnysack.com/2013/10/baked-peanut-butter-cup-mini-donuts.html.

 

A couple tips: if you do add chopped peanut butter cups to the donut batter, it may clog the piping bag and become super annoying. Just sayin'.