I had a rather large price of Pooh printed fleece. This wasn't regular fleece, it was much thinner and the printing much more detailed. It was left over from a crib quilt back. That wasn't the best way to use the material, as the unprinted side was softest. I realized that this would be a great material for a swaddling or receiving blanket. Fortunately, I had just enough for one! Bound with some pink flannel scraps, I think it turned out quite cute for such a quick and easy project.
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Here is a project that's been done for quite a while, but I just hadn't posted it yet. Back when I made Dragonflies & Butterflies, I had some squares left over. I decided to make a checkerboard design.
To get perfect points, I tried a trick where I ironed the squares onto a single piece of white and then sewed seems into that. It worked very well except that the fusing web I used was too heavy-duty. In order to reach full crib-size, I used some leftover fabric from the back of D&B and some yellow from another project from long ago.
Many moons ago, I machine quilted for the first time on a full-sized quilt. It sucked. Since then, I hadn't tried it. Then I got the walking foot. After the ease of Variegated Texture 2, I thought I'd give machine quilting another try. Sure enough - it is loads easier with the walking foot.
My one design regret with this one is that the purple backing fabric shows through the yellow. The batting and the yellow fabric were both too thin. Hopefully, I can find an owner who won't be bothered by it as much as me.
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Now that Christmas is over, everyone can see all the things I made!
Here is a set of doll clothes for my DH's niece. It consists of a shirt, skirt, jacket, and hat. You may recognize the hat.
Everything but the skirt is made of scraps! Even the bias tape on the jacket. I think I've been holding on to that piece of bias tape since high school...
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Here is what I started with:
I thought that cutting the circles for a long-planned project might make them easier to store.
After:
As you can see, this is not the case. The volume was not reduced. I did, however, discover that I do not need to collect any more old pairs of jeans. I seem to have enough circles for what I want to do! More on that later, I have other things to finish before I really start in on this project.
In other news, I solved my "Katie Jump Rope" problem. What was that, you ask? Well, my MIL gave me a packet of nickles of that fabric line. The only problem was, I had nothing else like it. Also, I couldn't figure out anything cool to do with only 36 nickles. Then I had an idea, so I could justify buying more of the entire line. $130 later, I have more orange and brown prints than I ever thought I would! So much for saving money... In the process, I discovered two very cool online stores:
Cia's Palette and
Sew, Mama, Sew. Great modern prints which would be fantastic for kid's blankies!
Today I am pre-washing a lot of fabric for four future projects:
Phew, that's going to be a lot of ironing when it's done!
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DH had to take a pay cut, so my supply budget has similarly been cut. Therefore, I am trying to use up what I've already got, which is highly satisfying.
One of those projects was the baby gear I already posted about. Another was this pillow and pillow cover I whipped up in less than a week using leftovers from my friend's project.
That's right - I even made the pillow form! I became somewhat obsessed with finding a use for leftover batting scraps. The cover is envelope style, so that it can be removed when it is not February.
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A lady whose blog I read linked to this pattern and showed off a couple pair she had made herself. I managed to make a pair one weekend using stuff I had laying around (The only thing I had to buy was elastic!). They fit my doll pretty well, but I wanted to make sure the elastic was good for a real baby. Fortunately, I know one of those!
Yes, I know you are two seconds from kicking those off, Ella! Thanks for tolerating them long enough for the picture.
And here are the shoes with the
onesies I made up to match. Already given away as a shower present.
My next shoes will be bandana print with denim soles. Fun!
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How is the Mrs? I trust the elves and the reindeer are all well, and excited for the big night!
Here are some ideas for me for Christmas! Go to this website: http://www.feedsacklady.com/ Then click on the "shopping" link. Towards the bottom of the page, you will find two products of particular interest to me: the Feedsack Squares and Granny's Fat quarters.
I assure you that your list will say that I have been good, within reason, and bad only when appropriate. I have finished many projects this year -just read the rest of my blog for proof. In fact, the biggest project of the year isn't even on here, yet!
Love and cookies,
JO
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