The One About a Quilt

I'm finally posting about that quilt.

Yesterday we got my quilt hanging system in place.

Today there was enough light to go out and get some pictures. 

It was so fun to work on but took me a very long time to get done. 

The pattern is a free pattern designed by Tula Pink called Bird Seed 

and is available from the Bernina blog. 

I used mostly Anna Maria Horner fabrics

 with some solids and fabrics from my stash thrown in. 

Below are way too many close-ups I hope you'll enjoy. 

I quilted all the gray background the same and the triangles are all the same as well. 

I quilted each seed of the same color with a different design. 

If you've made it to the end, thanks. 

Now I need to blog about the other two quilts

 that I finished before this one that got me back to quilting. 

See you soon.

 

Birthdays and Babies

It's hard to believe GB#4 is six today. 

We celebrated yesterday at a new-to-us park. 

It was so good to see this little family 

that will soon be getting a little bit bigger.

Summer Duds

I've been sewing.

If you've been following me for a while, you know I love the little details,

little tabs and collars,

pockets with trim,

mismatched pockets and sleeves,

and contrasting buttons.

It's all very summery.

It's all little boy.

Wishing you all the good summery things,

Sharon

A Birthday and a Finish

Here is my completed large crochet project shown in progress here and here.  

It is a one handled bucket made for GB#3 for his birthday.  

I imagine him dragging it around.

It was designed to hold these vintage wood blocks that used to belong to his Daddy.

Happy Birthday, big guy!

Birthday Doll

I made this sweet little doll for a sweet little birthday girl. 

The pattern comes from Mollie Makes issue 14. 

I made a few changes to customize her. 

I used felted wool instead of wool felt.  Yes, there is a difference. 

I fused the wool to the base fabric 

and then used decorative machine stitches to secure the edges. 

I cut the front of the shoes differently to give the appearance of a Mary Jane shoe, 

and added a bow to the headband. 

GB#4 (the birthday girl) inspected her face and then promptly 

put the doll's head in her mouth.  

I believe this is the true sign of approval.

Wishing you time to create,

Sharon

Smiles and Twirls

I've made a blue dress for the birthday girl. 

I used the swing dress option from the First Day dress and top pattern from Made.  

I added blue rickrack,

and made her a blue button necklace.

 Can you tell that blue is the current favorite color?

The dress has a back slit and button opening,

and is lined with a fun dotted print.

In fact the lining actually makes this dress reversible.

I think the necklace looks equally well with this side of the dress,

and the dress that is now the lining is just as fun on the flip side.

I am considering this completed project a success 

based on the smiles and endless twirling that happened today.

Wishing you fun completions,

Sharon

The Story of a Fox

As some of you know M's birthday was last week.

I used templates from Lia Griffith to make paper feathers and bows to put on her packages.

A while back I was searching the internet for a particular fox fabric and came across this one.  It is not what I was looking for but I knew immediately that I had to get some.

I had several different ideas for the fabric but ended up making this little zippered pouch with a pretty floral lining.

It's called a dumpling and the pattern and tutorial can be found here.

It opens wide.

I used the zipper scraps for side tabs

and put ribbon on the zipper for a pull tab.

And, oh yeah, it happens to match M's phone case.

Happy birthday, M!

See you soon,

Sharon