April Quilts

Uncommon Threads Quilt Guild members are participating in Sewcialites 3 Sew-along.

I cut out the setting blocks and started making blocks.

I used some stash fabric I put aside to make something now forgotten.

My cousin's daughter is expecting a baby soon and I thought these blocks were perfect for a baby quilt.

The Sewing House offered a deal on long-arm quilting.

I chose a pattern close to the hand quilted Baptist fan.

The backing is cotton flannel. I washed and dried the flannel before it was quilted.

Below is my first mini house quilt for Habitat.

There are words of affirmation in the clouds.

I hand quilted around the sun with yellow pearl cotton.

Below is my second mini house quilt top in progress.

Below is the finished flimsy.

I raw edge appliqued the cloud, sun, and sidewalk.

I used alphabet beads to decorate the windows with Faith, Hope, Love, Family, and Friends.

Flowers beads were sewn to the sidewalk edges.

A button makes a door knob for the door.

I finished the quilt with a hanging sleeve, facings, and a corner label.

I love the old cars on the backing fabric.

Next up - David wants a renaissance costume for his birthday.

So glad I kept this pattern after making a costume for Noah.

This pattern is out of print and selling for $60 on Etsy!

Happy Sewing, friends.

 

This & That in the Sewing Room

Lots of random projects from the sewing room.

I picked up a butterfly costume piece of fabric from quilt guild give-away table.

It was too small for Ava so I made it for her little cousin.

Still working on my Midnight Garden blocks.

I tried making some string filler blocks - the browns at the bottom.

A little bunny is checking out the garden.

Some paper pieced morning glories are in progress.

Another on-going project is the Sewcialites 3 block of the week.

This is my favorite so far.

A side trip into finger puppet making for Easter.

Tigers for Ava & Kenton.

Lions for their cousins Marshall & Elliott.

The inspiration came from this cute zoo fabric.

I made each child a zoo themed wide open bag.

Could be used to hold little cars, pencils, legos, you know, all the small things kids collect.

Each bag has a finger puppet inside.

Each bag is a little different as I tried different ways to sew the zippers.

Here are the Sewcialites 3 blocks that I have made into a baby quilt.

Nancy's youngest Mariah is expecting a baby soon.

Nancy would be so excited that her baby is having a baby.

This is a hug from me.

Another shift dress for Ava.

Above is the back. Below is the front.

The neckline and hem are edged with cream pique.

Interesting connection- Sylvia H.'s daughter-in-law's mother cut the fabric for me.

We discovered the connection as we talked about our children & grandchildren.

This morning I took my Midnight Garden blocks to our sew-in.

I tried them on the project wall to get an idea of how I might arrange the blocks.

Whew! That's about it for now.

Today is Mr. Martin's birthday.

Time for cake.

Happy Sewing!