Sunflower

Doggie Portrait

Isn't Sparky adorable. What, you might ask, is he looking at? It is THIS!This is his favorite toy by far. It used to squeak but he killed it. I think he likes it because it is small and squishy and fits right in his mouth. The only problem with it is that it easily gets "lost" and then he stands there and barks until I crawl under the bed or where ever he lost it. Never ending entertainment with pets.

Beginnings

Our quilting machine is acting up again. Now the computer part refuses to work...we're supposed to get a new one soon. In the meantime I started making this string quilt. I have SO much fabric that I am determined to make this quilt without buying one more piece. Wish me luck. I cannot resist the clearance rack. I got this pattern and instructions from Ashley at Film in the Fridge. It is incredibly easy to do and very forgiving! That is what I am always looking for in a pattern. No matter how I try I can't seem to measure cut and sew so that the measurements are exact. And then I quickly lose patience. But this pattern seems to be working out great so far.

Goodwill

I love Goodwill! I found this big bag; I think it was one that a comforter came in, full of fabric. I paid a grand total of $5.00 whole dollars. And here's the good stuff I pulled out of the bag. The rest is polyester and other stuff that I am not likely to use. I washed it all because it smelled like it had been in the bag for some time. But I LOVE good deals. Even if I use this stuff for backing or whatever it was certainly worth $5.00.

My favorite fabric was this one. The children in the fabric are so sweet and can you see the bunnies and the sheep?? Very cute, and there's a lot of this fabric. It is grey which I think is an odd color but I like it.

Finished

I finished quilting and putting the binding on this One Block Wonder Quilt. I LOVE how it turned out. This one is for my dad because he really liked it when he saw me working on it. And he was very worried that I not "mess it up" when I was quilting it. I am going to take it over to mom and dad's house and put it on their bed for a surprise when they get home from vacation!

This pattern is SO easy and very forgiving. Here is a picture of the original fabric I used.

Once you cut it up and sew it back together in the pattern you can't even tell. And you could use exactly the same fabric and get a completely different quilt.

Birds

I think these little guys are turning out so cute. My only problem (that I am not going to do anything about) is that I think the bright pink is too close to the color of the beak and feet and you can''t see them so well. Maybe when I get it quilted they will stand out a little more. I need to add a little eye to each bird. But I like how the vintage sheets turned out on these.

Feet and Beaks

A few posts back I showed you the birdie quilt I am working on for a friend's daughter. I decided to try the feet and beaks the way the directions say and if that doesn't work I can figure something else out. I have put fusable webbing on the backs of these. Once they're fused then I can zigzag around them. This is about half of the ones I need to cut.