So I made a pillow…
…and stitched an orange binding!
I don’t think it will stop being my favorite color for a very long time. If you’d like some orange, both of these are for sale in my shop!
Archive - March, 2009
Wanna learn how to make a quilt?
I want to teach you! If you live in Los Angeles, I’m teaching a quilting class! Sign up here.
I’ll be teaching at Reform School through the Home Ec. classes that Jenny Ryan organizes with Billie & Tootie, the owners of Reform School. It’s been a blast getting to know them and getting the class organized. I can’t wait to teach it!
Chances are that a lot of you already know how to quilt if you’re reading, but if not, come and learn. We’ll be making a small stacked coin quilt much like this one:
Just click over and scroll down a bit to sign up!
More pillows!
Getting there with some commissioned pillows based on the one I made a bit ago.
The fronts are all made…
… and quilted.
Now the backs!
Hope that you all had great weekends filled with sewing!
Mystery solved?
Thank you all so much for all of your wonderful comments on the sewing notions that my mother passed along to me. They were all so nice!
Consensus on the mystery tool, in the photo above, seems to be that it’s either a turning point or a finger press. Based on the fact that it has a point, but not a sharp one, and that the rectangle on the end is shaped in a way that seems like you should hold it there, I’m leaning towards the turning point. Though perhaps it was meant for many purposes! Anyhow, I’m happy to have it, along with all of the other wonderful tools.
Meanwhile, one more finished Square in Squares Baby Boy quilt! This one is already accounted for and being mailed off today!
Only two more to finish up and then I’m not going to make this pattern for awhile. I’ve had my fill!
These little guys sure are cute though.
Hope that you have lovely weekends filled with sewing! I’ve not been able to be in the sewing room much this week with my mother’s visit so I’m excited to get back at it. Oh and by the way yes, she did love her quilt!
My sewing roots.
My mother is visiting right now and brought me a wonderful gift. Let me explain…
When my great-aunt (on my father’s side) learned that my mother loved to sew, she was thrilled. She had someone to whom she could give all of the many sewing notions from the family. So many wonderful tools and items! Now that I too have picked up the needle and thread, my mother has passed these things along to me. Needless to say it’s so wonderful to have things that physically attach me to my sewing roots. Just have a look… so much stuff!
Look at all of these wonderful old wooden bobbins. The colors of the thread are still so bright and vibrant!
Can you read that? Yes. It says “Pure Silk” for 15 cents!
Needles in wonderful holders!!
The prettiest embroidery scissors:
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An old pin cushion made from a Chinese child’s shoe.
And finally, a beautiful gold thimble still with it’s original case. My mother told me that when she was given this, I was two years old and immediately grabbed it from her and loved it. How wonderful that I now have it!
I am going to use all of this stuff! Well, the stuff that I can use… Not only do I remember my mother using it when I was growing up, but it’s amazing to know it reaches much further back into my family’s history.
Oh! And a question for all of you… there is one mystery tool in the bunch. Anyone know what you would use this wooden tool for?
Spring!
Here in Southern California, there are no weather complains, but it’s officially now spring. That, combined with the fact that I HAD to take a break from the baby quilts lead me to a couple of bright vibrant pillow sleeves!
These are quick and fun to whip up. Remember how I mentioned I needed to explore yellow a bit more? In doing so, I’ve come to realize that I really don’t have that many yellow fabrics. Will have to remedy that with time!
Nice envelope openings so that these are easy to toss in the washing machine!
Both are in the shop!
2 down…
and 3 more of this pattern to go. Hope you don’t get sick of seeing the same quilt, with different fabrics over and over… Some are for friends and some to sell!
These two are both now in the shop.
I hadn’t worked with strictly yellow and pink before… I kinda love it. I’m thinking I need to start exploring yellow more in general!
I worked with 50% Bamboo batting for the first time with these and I have to say, I love it! The drape is really lovely.
My usual pieced backs:
Next I’m gonna try to get a couple of gender neutral ones all done. Hope that you all have wonderful weekends!!
More of the same…
Squares and squares and some more squares!
Three more of the same style tops finished.
Hoping to get them all finished for the shop sooner rather than later! That means less blogging and more sewing! Off to keep at it…
Taking the plunge…
I’ve opened an etsy shop. Only these couple of quilts in there for now, but more will be listed the next week or so!
Baby quilt makin’ machine.
That’s what I feel like these days!
Two more tops finished:
Will I ever tire of really colorful baby quilts filled with whimsical fabrics? I don’t think so!
I don’t think I’ve yet mentioned how much this new broke my heart. No more new Heather Ross fabrics?? The preciousness of every bit I own just increased.
While it’s fast and effective to make multiple quilts of the same pattern at once, I’m ready for something that is more organic. I have three more of these quilts cut out but after I finish those I’m going to have to make something that makes me feel less machine-like. I’ll be due some improv piecing by then!
I sew on a Janome Horizon Memory Craft 7700 QCP.
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