Naked Bed Challenge

I just agreed to making a bed sized quilt!  By June!  Hmmm.... I need to make one for school by then, too.  Maybe I can combine the two?  Jump over to Sarah Fielke's blog for more info.  She was shocked how many people who are quilters do not sleep under quilts (we don't, my lovely husband prefers comforters).  So she is challenging quilters to cover their naked beds!  Very cute.  Maybe.  IF I can manage it.  Hmmmm.....

Scrap swap and a new beginning

I received two out of the three swap packages I am expecting (you sent as many as you wanted  up to five and I sent three.  One of my partners just moved and will be sending hers after she gets settled.).  One of my partners checked out my blog to see what I might need and saw that I was a little short in the pink and tangerine categories for the Bottled Rainbows quilt a long so she kindly sent me those colors of scraps.  So much fun to play with!

Here are some of the pinks:

And all kinds of orange goodies!

This is my second package.  I am not sure what kind of fabric that shiny group is but the colors are beautiful!

Thanks to both of my partners, Kristin and Vicky!

Here is a project I started the other night as I was trying to figure out what to do with my brown bag quilt fabric.  I bought these great fabrics recently and I am trying some wonky curves for the first time.  I do not use any patterns, just cut away with my rotary cutter.  I cut two at a time and then switch the fabrics.  After sewing, I paired up two different blocks, then I made another smaller cut and switched the pieces again.  When I had finished all the pairs, I squared all of them up.  I have made eight so far, but I think I will at least make 8 more.  I may put a narrow sashing of white in to lighten the saturation factor (although I really love these colors!).

We spent the afternoon today buying a bathtub!  Fun, huh?  What did you do today?

I am linking up to Lily's Quilts Fresh Sewing Day and Sarah's Whoop Whoop Party!  Jump over to see what other talented people have been sewing.

I made a new button!

Very exciting! I read a post by Mama Spark talking about making her own button and she sounded pretty emphatic that everyone needed one and could easily make one so I followed her link to a very helpful blog, Oikology that gives really easy directions.  So I tried it and Voila!  I have a new button! See it over there?   I am so proud!  Anyone want to grab it and see if it works?

Scrap Swap!

Here are the scraps I have pulled together for the scrap swap so far.  I have 28 rainbow scraps, all over 4 inches square (except two that are over 4 inches long by two inches wide).  I have no idea if this is the right amount but I think I would be happy with this if I got it.  Hmmm…  What do you think?

My Little Cutie Pie

Here are a few things I have made for my grand-daughter.  She is now four and a half months old and just darling (I’m allowed to say that because she is not my child, right?).  She is rolling over, babbles, and smiles up a storm. 

This is a fleece jacket and hat I made.  Fleece was a lot easier to sew with than I thought it would be. 

Here Saydee is modeling one of the pairs of PJ’s I made her.  This pair matches her aunt’s pair.  The shirt was a onesie that I added the snowman face to with wonder under.  This is an action shot (see all the cute rattles on her wrists and ankles?).

I made this pillow for her nursery (it matches the quilt!)  I made the pillow first to see how the butterfly idea would work with the brown dots that her mom had picked out.  I have sat in that chair and read to my cutie pie!  The pillow is a good fit!

I am linking up to Sarah's Can I Get a Whoop Whoop!   You should jump over and see all the great sewing!

Bottled Rainbow Begins

I have jumped in to participate in the Bottled Rainbow Quiltalong at Stitched in Color (you can click the link in my sidebar to see how to join in).  I bought these pretty fat quarters before Christmas when they were on sale from Connected Threads.  Luckily, the fat quarter bundle had all the colors I needed except for two and I managed to find them in my stash.  Here they are all laid out on my living room floor.



Then I started sorting my scraps onto the matching colors.  Lots of my scraps did not have one dominant color, so I set those aside.  I found out that although I have lots of scraps, I do not really have these exact colors.  Some of the colors I did really well on (bright green, dark green, blue, and the bright pink-no surprise, really) but some of the colors I didn’t have much at all.  I decided to include fat quarters and that helped.
Then I dug into a few of my charm squares packs and I was a little happier (okay, I know that those are technically not scraps but it is better than going out and buying more fabric, right?).  I am sure if I go upstairs and check, I can add some more yardage to the piles but that can wait.  I signed up for the scrap swap at Sew Sara so I am hoping I will get a few more scraps in the colors I need.
I seem to be low on the petal pink, cerise, indigo, and tangerine.  I will have to be on the lookout!

Meanwhile, I guess I need to pick up the living room!

I am linking up to Canoe Ridge's Sew Modern Monday and That Girl's Stitchin' Weekend!

I was featured!

Well, this is a first for me: my blog was featured by Jill over at Creating My Way to Success!  I linked up my pillows on her Round Tuit party and she kindly picked out my pillows to feature.  So exciting!  Thank you Jill!