Star Surround Quilt Finish!

I am so freaking excited about this one I cannot even tell you!! This quilt was from a quilt along that began the Summer of 2013. I completed it with the deadline but couldn't afford to get it quilting. I am so happy it is finished now and happy to cross another thing off my Q1FAL list!

Isn't it lovely!? This is my favorite quilt to date - and there are a lot of quilts to choose from too. I love the colors and pattern both. The quilting really takes it up a notch too. The backgound, which you can't see here but will later, is an unexpected pop of color. I just love it!

Here's the whole quilt laid out before it was bound. This is from the Star Surround QAL by Melissa from Happy Quilting. The fabric is PB&J by Basic Gray for Moda.

I love the quilting on this one!! This was done by the lovely Ellen of Handmade3D. She has such fun ideas and a great attention for detail. Check her out! She is based in Florida and I'm in Iowa but we mailed the quilt back and forth and it worked wonders.

I especially love the centers of the stars. The quilting is really fun and I love how it's two tone like this as well. This kind of star is what got me wanting to quilt in the first place back when I was 14.

See the backing? Love!! This pop of color is so fun and I love how it contrasts with the front. I love how you can see the quilting so well and how the binding looks with both. I added another one of my Sweetwater tags.

Because I just couldn't resist here's another fun shot of the backing and the quilting. Isn't it lovely?! I love what she did with the stars especially. I'm so happy to have this on my bed in my new house! I only had one queen quilt on my bed before and any additional warmth came from layering twin quilts. They never quite did the job.

Quilt Stats:
Pattern - Star Surround by Melissa of Happy Quilting
Fabric - PB&J by Basic Gray for Moda
Thread - Pieced Aurifil 50wt
Quilting - Long Arm Quilted by Ellen of Handmade3D
Size - Queen - 96" square
Stash Report - 100% stash including fabric, thread, and batting!

This is one of two projects for me this week. Be sure to check out the Pixelated Heart mini too. Thanks for stopping by! I'm linking up with TGIFF and Finish It Up Friday.

Road 15 Mini Finish

I finished another thing from my Q1FAL list. It was pretty perfect timing for this one too because we just moved into our new house and it's house/road themed. I had a lot of fun making this one. Check it out...

I found this cute pattern on the Moda Bake Shop and modified it to the fabric I had on hand. I love the diagonal stripe on this one with the contrasting background. I think it totally adds to the fun of the pixelated heart pattern.

I had a lot of fun quilting this one! I went in the ditch around the squares and then the background was all pebbles. It had been a while since I've done the pebbles and I just love them!

This fabric is so great I am so happy that I kept some for myself. I bought a lot when it first came out but ended up making my mom a quilt and three cushions with it. I saved just enough for a mini for myself.

I love this fabric for the backing and you can really see the thread change here. I did blue and white to match the backgrounds on the front.

I super love this fabric for binding. I should have bought so much more of it! This is also another great shot of the quilting. So much love for the pebbles!!

So we moved into our house last Saturday. We are so in love! We bought it on Tuesday and then used a few days to work on it. I ended up painting the whole house and I'm so happy with my color! I even got my minis hung up these week. I've made four of these pictured, the rest came from swaps. It's so fun and inspiring to look at all this creativity every day!

Quilt Stats:
Pattern - Big Hearted Quilt by Robin Nelson
Fabric - Road 15 by Sweetwater for Moda
Thread - Pieced and Quilted with Aurifil 50wt
Quilting - Straight line quilting in the ditch for the heart then pebbles for the background all by me.
Size - Mini about 20" square
Stash Report - 100% stash including fabric, thread, and batting!

Thanks for stopping by! This is one of two quilts I'm sharing this week. Hooray for productivity! I'm linking them both up with TGIFF and Finish It Up Friday.

To The Point Quilt Finish

I finished another quilt and I'm so happy with it! I realized when I was quilting it that this one is perfect for St. Patrick's day. Finished just in time! This is another project off my 2016 Q1 FAL list.

I just love this quilt! I know I already said that but it is so true! These are my favorite colors all in one place and I love the simplicity and clean lines. My points weren't always perfect but when looking at it like this you can't really tell.

This is another quilt that was 100% stash. My husband is loving all these free projects and I'm loving marking things off my wishlist. I got all the fabric for this one a while ago at a remodeling sale from my LQS. I think the backing and binding are just perfection!

My 6'6" husband was too short to hold this one up on his own so I had him borrow my step ladder. It was pretty adorable seeing him feel small and we sure love how it's more than enough coverage.

Being a lover of green I've always been able to get behind St. Patrick's day. This is my favorite decoration, a pillowcase my mom made me while I was in college. Look how well the quilt matches it!

Here's a closeup of the binding. I just love this print and how it has all the colors from the front. My usual zigzag stitch works so well for this quilt too going with the triangles theme.

This quilt is twin-sized by design but I couldn't resist popping it on my bed so I could sit and stare at it a little longer. I'm sure one of my five kids will claim it soon but until then it works here. It's barely dangling over the far side but as a second quilt totally does the job.

Quilt Stats:
Pattern - To The Point by Vanessa Christenson
Fabric - Color Me Happy by V. and Co. for Moda
Thread - Pieced and Quilted with Aurifil 50wt
Quilting - Straight line quilting on either side of the seams by me.
Size - Generous Twin 76" by 90"
Stash Report - 100% stash including fabric, thread, and batting!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to have another mini finished to show off next week. After that who knows. We're getting close to the move! Until then I'm linking up with TGIFF and Finish It Up Friday.

Hello Darling Hexie Mini

I am so excited with how this mini came out! It is even better than I imagined, which doesn't happen often enough. This project is #3 on my Q1 FAL list. This post is a lot later than I usually post because we've been super busy going around to home improvement stores doing a bit of recon. We bought a house and close in early April. Check it out...

We're so excited! There are going to be a few projects, like paint, that I think will make all the difference. We're excited to have a home of our own again after renting for a while. So, I've been trying to get a lot of stuff done before the move while also sorting and pre-packing. Thus, the mini.

Here's the mini in all its glory! I love it so so much! The chambray background is so fun and I love the shape I came up with for the hexies too. I've always been a fan of Bonnie and Camille, especially with a red binding.

Here's a closeup of the hexies and quilting. This was my first attempt at modern hexagons and I'm a huge fan. I can see more of these in my future. They'd be great as pillows.

As always the cute Sweetwater tag and the zigzag binding with matching thread.

Quilt Stats:
Pattern - Modern Hexies
Fabric - Hello Darling by Bonnie and Camille for Moda and Chambray background.
Thread - Pieced and Quilted with Aurifil 50wt
Quilting - Straight line quilting every inch to line up with the hexies.
Size - Mini about 19" square
Stash Report - Mini charm back and binding stash. I had to buy 5/8yd for the back and background.

That's my finish for the week. Thanks for stopping by! I'm linking up with Finish It Up Friday.

Schoolhouse Tunic Finish and WiP Update

I stepped out of my comfort zone again and made myself two shirts this week. They are #6 on my Q1FAL list. I also started another knit hat and made good progress with my quilt.

I started with this one first. This is the Schoolhouse Tunic in Mammoth Flannel. I saw someone else with this shirt in this very fabric shortly after I bought mine and I got all excited about it. Clothes are out of my comfort zone but I am so happy with it! It went together easier than expected and the pattern was clear and easy to understand.

I also made the shirt version using Loominous by Anna Maria Horner. This fabric has a bit of shine woven in and is so fun!

I made some great progress on my To The Point quilt. Pattern and fabric by Vanessa of V. and Co. I made it a little wider (I can't help myself) and it will a little longer to fit my over-tall people.

In my knitting world I've started another Jul Hat for myself. I love how easy this one is and how it shows off this amazing Madelintosh yarn!

Here's a little sneak peek of what I have finished to share Friday. I super love how this one turned out!!

That's me for now thanks for stopping by! Only two active WiPs which is a nice break. Be sure to come back Friday for my Hello Darling Mini.

Cable Hat and other Small Finishes

 I finished so many little things this week!! I was looking through my pictures and just amazed. So, I'll share them here along with a bit of what you have to look forward to soon from me.

I love this hat! This project is #15 on my Q1FAL list. It is the Traveling Cable hat pattern from Purl Soho. I've made this before in cream and I love it just as much in pink. I was thinking it would be for my daughter when I started but I was loving it more and more while I worked on it.

So, we decided to do a bit of a who wears it better thing. We agreed that we will have to share it because it's so fun on both of us.

I also got an order for a newborn fire hat. My customer is a firefighter and wanted the shield number on the baby hat to match theirs. So adorable! You can find this Fire Helmet listed in my shop.

With some leftover yarn I made another Boo Boo Bunny from the pattern by Blue Sky Alpacas. These are so adorable and the kids just love playing with them, even when they're not at all hurt.

In an effort to clean and beautify my craft space I made this little rope bowl to store my washi tape. I took a fifty foot rope and cut it in half to make two bowls. I convinced my hubby I needed more washi to fill my bowl too. Win win!

With the other half of the rope I made this little bowl for one of my swap partners. I really love how this one turned out!

I got a bit behind on my bee blocks and that was stressing me out a bit so I caught up this week. This was the block for January and I made it using my binding scraps that I tend to hoard. It would appear that I enjoy a jazzy binding. I knew that on some level but it is sure fun to see them all together.

February's queen asked for some AMH feathers. I used more binding scraps and just love how this one worked out. I had to use my seam ripper a few times, it seems this one is a bit tricky for me.

As a bit of a side note, we had a great Valentine's day on Sunday as well. I sure love all my adorable people!

Here's a bit of what you have to look forward to. I made a bunch of hexagons out of a Hello Darling mini charm pack. I'm going to turn them into a mini for myself.

I also cut out my triangles for my To The Point quilt (plus a few more) and have made the first row. It was crazy fast!

I'm also determined to tackle this shirt this weekend. I get nervous sewing clothes because I don't do it often. However, I love this shirt and the pattern seems straightforward enough.

That's me for the week with a bonus preview. Thanks for stopping by! For those of you at Quiltcon I hope you're having fun. I'll be sewing from home this year and joining in the fun with IG #quiltnon2016 For now I'm linking up with Finish It Up Friday.

Primrose Quilt Finish

I finally finished my little girl's Primrose quilt. It has been on the list for nearly two years now. It just kept getting bumped for other projects - but no more! My little girl (age 2.5) is so excited to have a big quilt of her very own on her bed now. This project is #13 on my Q1FAL list.

Here it is! This is the Primrose quilt pattern from the book Fat Quarter Style. I made the twin-size version using Miss Kate fabric and a Kona dark blue background.

I had a lot of fun quilting this one using three different Aurifil 50wt threads. They blend so well that it's difficult to see them. I did a blue on the background, pink for the flowers, and green for the centers. These all came from my Simplify Aurifil box set.

I always put tags on my quilts and I just love the look of this one on the back. Ruby is just starting to learn her letters and recognize her name so this part is so fun for her.

I put it on her bed and she was so happy looking around and pointing to all the pretty prints. Here she's touching her two favorite blocks. These were also her two favorites when they were just in fat quarter form.

My happy girl on a quilt just for her. I cannot wait for Little Ruby to come out so I can make her another quilt. She has a baby quilt in the original Ruby and it would be so fun for her to have another with fabric that matches her name.

Quilt Stats:
Pattern - Primrose Quilt from Fat Quarter Style
Fabric - Miss Kate by Bonnie and Camille for Moda and Kona dark blue solid.
Thread - Pieced and Quilted with Aurifil 50wt
Quilting - FMQ by me. Mostly a meander with horizontal straight lines on the green prints.
Size - Twin 64" by 88"
Stash Report - 100% stash including fabric, thread, and batting!

That's me for the week. Thanks for stopping by! I'm having fun picking what to do next since all my current fabric wips are done and I'm caught up on my bee blocks. Come back next week to see my finished cable-knit hat and to check out what I come up with. Until then I'm linking up over at Finish It Up Friday.

Nesting Buckets and Crochet Donkey Finishes

I finished up several little things this week as well as a quilt top. I wasn't feeling particularly productive so working on little things really helped keep me motivated and on task. I finished my nesting buckets which is #5 on my Q1FAL list. Here are my projects...

Here are the Nesting Buckets from the top. This pattern is by Svetlana Sotak and is so fun and easy!

Here they are together. I love them!! These were 100% stash from the Knuffle Bunny fabric I had leftover from making a lap quilt for my smallest. They'll be a cute addition to her room to control her toys.

Here she is with her collection of Knuffle Bunny awesomeness. She's so cute!

This week I also finished a custom order for a crochet donkey. I love how it turned out. The process was a bit tricky but a fun change from my usual hats and quilts.

Here's a side view of the donkey. I really like the hairdo and tail. I was worried they would be so tricky but they weren't! You can find the Simply Cute Donkey pattern here.

I also was able to finish up with twin-size Primrose quilt with Miss Kate fabric by Bonnie and Camille. This project was also 100% stash. The pattern is from my favorite quilt book, Fat Quarter Style. I've made two projects from this book and have fabric for three more!

 That's me for the week. Thanks for stopping by! I hope to baste and start quilting (maybe even finish) the flower quilt this week. I might sneak in a shirt or two for me as well. Until then I'm linking up with Finish It Up Friday.