Tessellation Debut

The blues and yellows pop right out at you---very mesmerizing to me--OK I am drooling a little I know, but I am so proud of this one!!  These are all Joann prints.

The backing came out looking like an ocean of serenity in three different shades.  The light blue side is a sheet that was taking up space in a closet.  How sweet is that!!  This was my first pieced backing and I am in love! 

I used Hobbs Heirloom, (not my fave), but it was worth a try and it made the quilt very heavy for those cold nights coming our way;)  The quilting was done stitch in the ditch style with Sulky Sapphire and bound in polka dots.  The results of the binding were fabulous!!!

This baby is finally done after sitting on my side table for 3 months waiting to be sandwiched and quilted:)  What a sense of accomplishment  **BIG smile**


It's the middle of the week already--September is closing and October's fall season is upon us-I am in love!! 
Time to go sandwich that Lucy Goosey quilt and quilt it up.  I am having my friend Steph shadow me today so she can learn the process.  She has a simple top, her first one, all ready to go.  Should be really fun hanging out and getting some work done;)

Enjoy your Wednesday,

SaraXXXX

What is pink,blue,red and black??

OK so I have only been wanting to make one of these Anna Marie Horner pincushion caddies like forever now!!!  My good friend Terri and I did a pattern swap recently and it worked out really well for each of us-thanks again Terri!!! 

I used some scraps from the stash and the light blue was from a sheet.  The fiberfill was plentiful for this caddy--took lots and lots to make it plump, probably could have used a tad more;)  Hand stitching was easy too especially since I could sit with Ayden this morning to finish up the bottom of it.  I added some cardboard to the bottom to make it stiffer as well.
The pattern was very user friendly and it went together in about 5 hrs. which is good for me;)  Things always take longer due to my little guy and LIFE as I always say:)
Sidenote: the cardboard was actually left over from the pressing part of this tute so that worked to my advantage very well.

Every time I take a look at this pincushion it makes me smile BIG:):):):):):)

Hugs,
Sara

A Couple of Catchups

Hi ya'll,

Haven't posted anything project wise in awhile so I figured I would get back into the game a little here:)

For some reason it took me forever to get this grocery bag dispenser done, but here it is and I am so glad that I have all the bags(with the help of Ayden) out from under my kitchen sink cabinets;)  Now they have a nice, handmade home for further use and it's came out huge so I can fit A LOT of bags in her.

after getting home I saw that this fabric matched beautifully with the binding I needed for the twin quilt

Two weeks ago I got to visit a fabric shop in town and boy do I love them!!!  They had a kids play area which was a huge plus so mommy could actually look around.  The ladies were so sweet and ofcourse, couldn't get enough of my sweet little boy;)  The best reason I have for loving this shop is that they are Christian operated.  There is evidence of that everywhere, not only in the workers, but in their actual fabric tagging as you can see here.  I also picked up a few fat eighths too for various projects.  Tina Givens, Moi by Moda and others.

Binding ready to go and is , in fact, sewn onto the front, hand stitching next:)

Do you remember this quilt?  The ticker tape quilt that was very time consuming, but in the end I love it and so does Ayden!!

each square/rectangle was pinked to prevent less fraying, but there still is some as you can see, so out come the scissors

Had to wash this bad boy two times in the last couple of weeks due to juice stain and then a sick child.  It has a nice crinkly feeling which I love, but what's not to love is the binding that was coming up on the back from my hand stitches in two different areas.  BUT I am happy it wasn't the whole thing:(  Instead of getting mad I went online and found a very useful binding method using a ladder stitch.  So I practiced away!!  This stitch definitely lays the binding fabric very cleanly across my backing fabric.  You can't see the stitches at all and there is that extra feeling of accomplishment and security in knowing that it shouldn't come undone anytime soon in the washing machine.

 Binding time for the twin size now!!!  And you can go check out the giveaway of Castle Peeps over at Talk About Fabric.


 See ya'll later,

Sara