Bloom

Back around ten years ago I made Amy Butler's pattern called "Bloom Quilt"  with her fabrics for my daughter.  In the pattern the quilt top is covered with different sized yo-yos.  I thought this was a little too much and instead made the basic quilt with the ruffles as directed, but I made decorative pillows to match that I sewed the yo-yos on.  

At the time that I made this quilt and pillows she liked it, but has since outgrown it.  She now lives in Los Angeles as an interior design.  She has her own style and this quilt didn't work.  She came to visit during Easter week and returned the quilt.  It now will stay on her childhood bed.

Shortly after making this quilt for my daughter I made the basic quilt for my daughter-in-law.  She loves pinks so of course her quilt is made in hot pink fabrics.  The quilt top is easier to see in this picture than the previous quilt picture since the fabrics are more contrasting.

This is a picture of the ruffle and the backing.

As I wait anxiously for my flowers to start popping out of the ground these two quilts named Bloom seem appropriate for the season.

It makes my brown eyes blue - Log Cabin

Staying on my mission to use my fabric stash and try not to purchase any more fabrics, I've completed a queen-sized long cabin quilt.  It didn't cost me a penny out of my pocket more.  I even had the 108" backing fabric.  Blue is my favorite color and of course I had plenty of blue fabric stash.  No worries, I still gave plenty of blue fabric stash.  This quilt hardly dented my stash.

This is the second log cabin quilt I've made.  Although not as scrappy as my first one, it is scrappy with a set color scheme of blue and white. My 10" blocks are made of one inch finished strips.The outer border of each long cabin block is finished with navy blue fabric and I carried that color to the outside border with half-square triangle blocks which makes a saw tooth pattern.  I think it adds a great accent. 

 I quilt by hand drawing edge to edge on my longarm quilter. This quilt  I drew a paisley/swirl quilting design. 

The snow is finally gone - at least as of today.  So I was able to go outside to snap this picture.  Hooray!

 I think this is my favorite quilt.  But wait, I think I say that after I finish each quilt.  What do you think?

Tea for me and you

During March's Midnight Stitchers sewing group one of the ladies came up with a pattern to make a tea bag holder for carrying in our purse.  After reviewing the pattern it seemed very bulky with lots of folded material.  We we came up with a more simplified version.

The pouch to hold the tea bag has a velcro closure.  I added a decorative button on the front, however the button had a protruding piece on the back to sew it on - so I cut it off and glued the button on.  Here is my final product.

This is the inside with a tea bag tucked in.

A cute quick project - after the pattern was revamped.  I'll be making a few more of these from fabric scraps.