8-5-13: Been too long

Hola!  I didn't realize it was back in May that I last updated my blog.  I get lazy with photoing in the summer because we do a couple nice craft fairs, so I'm usually sewing and saving as stock.  At the end of the fairs, THEN I will post to Etsy and our own web-store.  I figure, "why go through the effort when it could sell without?"

But, in the meantime, I did complete and post these two new items.  First, a table runner in RUBY fabrics designed by Bonnie and Clyde for Moda:

 The second is a vintage feedsack fabric quilt.  Great for a retro or farmhouse-chic baby nursery.....or as an accent quilt in your home:

Little Olive looks nervous because she was watching a bee and hoping it didn't get her while I was taking the picture! 

I also want to update my bottle count.  It is amazing that I still pick up a bag of garbage when I walk the dog!
Large Bottles: 13
Hotel bottles: 20
Samples:  6
Thread Spools: 2

Grocery Bag Garbage: 12

3-10-13: Sewing Progress

Mainly pictures this post since today will be a running-around day!  I did my first jelly roll "Race Quilt" in the "Loulouthi" fabrics (it was the only jelly roll I had on-hand).  I have seen entries of ladies finishing the quilt top in 35-40 minutes, so I timed myself.  I took 1 hour 15 minutes to finish this top, so I was happy with that time!  I first laid out all the strips in the end-to-end placement:

And the finished top ended up this way:

Mr. Olive really liked the result!  In addition, I bought borders and back fabric for a vintage feedsack quilt.  I wanted to finish it up, but my batting wasn't big enough.  I'm going to pick up batting today to get this one done next weekend:

I love love how it looks!  The back fabric is a bright orange, yellow, and cream floral.

I also got two new tote bags completed and posted to Etsy:

This is the first time I've used fabric with a black base.  I treated each side with Scotchguard.

I'm part-way through another quilt top, but not sure I'll get it done today...if so, I'll add pictures!

Happy Sunday!

January 2012 - Three New Quilts!

My goal is to get up some new quilts throughout the year.  Here are THREE - yipee! Three new quilts!!

1) Today we have done a vintage feedsack fabric blues, greens quilt.  It is quilted on the diagonal through the squares and has a new turquoise, purple, and white plaid back. 

2) We also finished an adorable - in my opinion - girl quilt.  The top is cotton squares in various pastelly-colored fabrics with little girls playing, jumping, watering plants, playing ring around the rosy.  Just very sweet fabrics!  We put a plaid pink flannel border and backed it in pink with white polkadot flannel fabric, so it is soft and cuddly.

3) We bought the Sugar-Pop fabrics designed by Liz Scott for Moda Fabrics...and it is a great set of brighter colors. No"baby fabrics" but makes for a great baby quilt ot lap quilt for an adult....

 What do you think?
Vintage Feedsack Quilt

Girl Hopscotch / Playing Girls quilt

Sugar Pop Quilt