Lucys Crab Shack Quilts

Of course, I've been holding on to this darling Lucy's Crab Shack fabric for a while. Because it's just so darn cute, I kept waiting for the perfect project to use it on. Finally one night I just yanked it down from my shelf and went to work with no actual pattern in mind. Midway through, I got the idea to make some wonky stars out of the white number fabric that came in the line. And of course to separate the colors. I couldn't have planned it better! I just love the way they came together.

 For the boy version, I quilted it using a small loopy star pattern. It measures 40.5" x 35.5".

For the girl version, I quilted bubbles. This one is just a bit smaller than the other one, measuring 35.5" x 35.5". 

These quilts are for sale in my ETSY shop. 

I'm linking up with: Just Between Friends, Richard and Tanya Quilts, Someday Crafts, Crazy Mom Quilts

Customer Quilt Catch Up

As I was looking through my pictures, I realized I haven't shown quite a few of the customer quilts that I have quilted in the past few months. So here are just a few...

Nancy's: 

This is the last of the three that Nancy pieced for her daughters. I love the soft colors that she used and the nine patch pattern on point. So pretty!

It's quilted with the wave on wave pattern that we did on this chevron quilt. I really love the way it looks. 

Jessica's:

 This darling quilt was made by Jessica for her cute daughter's bed. It was also her first time piecing a quilt. Didn't she do a great job?

We did a cute bubble pattern on this quilt to help break up the long rows of fabric. Love it!

Judy's:

Judy made this sweet quilt for one of her grandbabies. It really is such a sweet one. I love the fabric that she used and all the pinwheels, especially on the border. 

 She wanted a plain meander as to not distract at all from the piecing. It worked out perfectly. 

I love working with customers to find the perfect quilting for their project. It's so much fun to me to see it all come together. If you have any projects that you need quilted, shoot me an email or give me a call. I'd love to work with you too!

I'm linking up with: Skip To My Lou, Sugar Bee Crafts & Sew Much Ado

First Finish of the Year

I officially finished this quilt, binding and all. Finally! Now to make some cute pillows...

I have been working on it forever. For a while I wasn't liking it so much and so I just kept throwing it to the bottom of my WIP pile. In fact I blogged about the problems with it clear back in March. I can't even believe it has been that long. I quilted it with a large loopy pattern, hoping to be able to ease in some of the extra fabric so it wouldn't look so wonky. Well, it worked. Hallelujah! Then after washing it, it looked even better. I love the look of a crinkly quilt.  

A few of the customers that I quilt for have used a sheet as a back and I thought I would try it with a sheet that I got on clearance at Target a few years ago. I have quilted them before and they always looked just fine, but I was worried how it would look and feel after the quilt had been all washed up. Well, it still looks good. I don't know if I will make a habit out of this though since I love the feel of quilters cotton. What are your opinions on backing? 

I'm linking up at: Inspire Me Wednesday, Whatever goes Wednesday & The Weekly Creative

Baby Love Quilt - Take 2

In Camille's book, Simply Retro, she takes one block and enlarges the whole thing to make a baby quilt. So really it's the same as the last quilt I showed, only super-sized.  It makes for some quick quilt piecing but I'm not sure if I *love* it. What do you think? Maybe after I get some great quilting on it I will change my mind. 

This fabric is an oldie but a goodie. It's a Riley Blake fabric and I think it's called Wheels (I may be wrong on that, sorry). I love it for a baby boy though and since this is a baby quilt....well, you know.  

 I'm linking up at: Jana's quilt along and Quilt Story's Fabric Tuesday

WIP Wednesday

I've been sewing away this week, trying to make a dent in all the projects I have. But of course, as I write this, I am debating about going to do some more fabric shopping today (why do I do this to myself?)  I should probably just stay home and finish these all up. ;)

This is just the start of the next quilt in Camille Roskelley's new book Simply Retro. The quilt is titled Retro. I'm going to try to get at least the top pieced  by next week so I can link it up with Jana's quilt along. 

I've been itching to finish up these perfect summer baby quilts using Lucy's Crab Shack prints. I've made a boy version in blues and oranges and am starting on a girl one in pinks and greens. 

And lastly, I am looking for 5 inch squares for an i-spy quilt. I've seen some cute quilts made but I've never actually cared to make one for myself until just a few weeks ago. I had taken my kids with me to a few of the shops in the shop hop and they were giving kids a little square of fabric to collect for a quilt. Of course this got my boys all excited and they decided this would be one of their summer goals; to collect the fabrics and to piece the quilt all together. I figure I should take advantage of their enthusiasm to spend time with me while they still are interested (plus give them a reason to not complain when I drag them to fabric shops). I ended up buying some fabrics at a few of the shops and then I ordered some more on etsy but figured this is going to get expensive fast if I am only using up 5 inches of each print. So if anyone wants to do a little swap-a-roo of a few fabrics that would be awesome. 

I'm linking up today at: Freshly Pieced

A few works in progress

It has been slow around here for sure. We've had a ton of fun things going on; a family trip, kindergarten graduation, all of the end of the school year madness, kids home from school now; as well as some not so fun things (that I won't even mention). Not only has it been slow here, but it's been pretty slow in my sewing room as well. I finally got a little sewing time last night and it was a blast.

I'm working on a baby quilt, actually two baby quilts. A boy version and a girl version of a pattern that I kinda made up on my own. It's actually pretty simple, so don't be too impressed.

Also, I finally started my Swoon quilt! I am so excited for this first block that I just finished. I've had the pattern and the fabric for a while now, but I have been putting it off. I shouldn't have though because it wasn't as hard as I thought it'd be. So yay!!  I might not sleep for a week now so I can finish it up, but hey, it will sure be worth it.

 I knew the swoon blocks were big but once I put the blocks up next to each other I realized exactly how big. You can see just how huge the swoon block is. It measures 24 inches square. The smaller block was made with charm packs so that gives you an even better idea of the size. 

I have a hard time just sticking to one project at a time but I really am trying to get these done so I can have some fun finishes to show soon. Am I the only one who skips from project to project before finishing them?

Linking up at: freshly pieced WIP wednesday

What to do...

A few months ago I switched my baby girl over to a big girls bed. Well, we all know what goes along with that...a new quilt! I found some cute fabrics and a quilt pattern that I loved and got to work. 

Unfortunately, it hasn't gone quite as smoothly as I would like. Somehow I have messed things up. The strips that slope to the left (yes, I am super technical, ha!) turned out longer than the ones sloping to the right. I'm not quite sure how, but I must have gotten my seams slightly larger going in one direction. You can see in the picture how much of a difference there is. I thought I would just go ahead and sew it together to see if there was anyway I could save things without unpicking every single row. Then I hated it. So now it has sat in my closet untouched for months and my poor daughter has no quilt, just sheets and her baby blankets. 

So what do I do, unpick the whole thing or just keep sewing and hope I like it better after all the quilting and binding has been finished?? 

*This was due to my own stupidity and not the actually pattern. To see and/or buy this cute pattern, go here.

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