Here is a little something I made last summer. It is one piece of fabric with folds sewn into it. My husband, Two, says it's the coolest thing I've ever made! High praise from him, I assure you!
The back (which I should have photographed, too) is a green and yellow batik. I found the directions for this one in Quilt: Handmade Style. I actually got the book for another pattern (which you will see later). I am a sucker for variegated fabrics, and I had no idea what to with this one. Now I wish I had gotten the red-yellow one too! Of course, I found some other variegated fabrics (like 5), with the idea of doing this again and again!
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Here is what I am working on right now:
Ignore the yellow, but comfy mattress underneath. That is the spare bed which I use to lay stuff out on. Anyway, this blankie is for a little boy. The signal flags spell out his name! This little boy lives in Santa Barbra, which I visited once. I remember the sky and the ocean were really blue and there were white sailboats. It was really sunny and bright. That is why I chose these design elements. The sailboat blocks I modified from the ones in the Encyclopedia of Classic Quilt Patterns. The signal flag blocks I had to work out for myself from pictures on Wikipedia. Right now I am working on the ships:
I am concerned that I did not buy enough cloud fabric and that I will go back and there won't be any more! But I will cross that bridge if and when I come to it.
Oh, and remind me never to buy the cheap broadcloth again! It changes size when it's ironed even though it's been washed and dried. Lame!
I just hope I finish this thing before the kid is 20!
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Yes, I realize that "ambidextrous" refers to hands, not sides, but I couldn't get a good translation on "brain" or "mind." Noone would have remembered the URL.
Anyhow, this is to be a record of my projects. There is little in the way of arts and crafts I haven't or won't try. Especially textile arts. Currently, I am on a quilting binge. This has sprung from the fact that everyone around seems to be breeding, and thus a flurry of baby blankies has been needed. I am attempting to build up a stockpile of baby blankies, and it's kind of working!
Now, I've been going to graduate school for the past two years, and this has slowed things down a bit, but it hasn't prevented me from doing a few things. I will be posting what I have done in the past and what I am working on in the present.
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