Posts made in March, 2012

More bags

Posted by on Mar 30, 2012 in bag, fabric, Finished Projects, Robert Kaufman | 0 comments

Just out of the dryer. New quilts make me happy…. and here’re some tester bags, made with Quilter’s Linen scraps (from the chopsticks quilt) and some Stitch scraps (left over from when I slipcovered these chairs at Market)… this one above is the Keyka Lou grocery bag, with handles in the wrong places,  and below is one just whipped out of 15″ squares (miscut when attempting to cut the 15×20 pieces for the KL bag. Oops. Time to make lemonade from my lemons.) I made the lining peek out so it looks piped… sorta and bagged the bottoms,...

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Pre-wash

Posted by on Mar 29, 2012 in babies, boys, Clothes, fabric, Finished Projects, finished quilts, kids, knit, knitting, pants, patchwork, Quilting, Robert Kaufman, scraps, sewing, wool, Yarn | 0 comments

Here’s the quilt for our baby boy, as designed by me and the Bean. C bought me an early birthday present, a walking foot, so this was my first time using it. LOVE. here’s the back, pieced with scraps. here’s the oops on the back. just so I don’t get a swelled head. here’s the folded pretty sitting on the porch… and the original idea behind both quilts: I cut all these little triangles off as waste from the roof tops when I made this quilt, (Obvi I’m greedier than Angela, as I kept every little bit of these scraps!) and so I sewed them all...

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HENRY THE FOX

Posted by on Mar 29, 2012 in boys, Finished Projects, gifts, kids, knit, knitting, toys, wool, Yarn | 0 comments

Posing with D in front of the fox fabric from A Walk In The Woods, at Sew Modern. Knit up in a rush, because this boy loves his stuffed animals. Clothes to come soon.

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Quilters Linen Chopsticks quilt

Posted by on Mar 29, 2012 in fabric, Finished Projects, finished quilts, gifts, patchwork, Robert Kaufman | 0 comments

I finished this one late at night, so only have midnight pics. The purple and tan quilters linen from last week got turned into this quilt. Chopsticks by Jaybird Quilts. I...

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Laminated shopping bags

Posted by on Mar 29, 2012 in bag, fabric, Finished Projects, Robert Kaufman, sewing | 0 comments

These are from the grocery bag pattern by Keyka Lou, made for Robert Kaufman. I love that multicolored raindrop flower print. And the numbers are cool...

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