Wreaths

I made these wreaths following a pattern on the Moda Bakeshop website.  They each use a honeybun and a wire wreath frame.  I hang them on the glass door to our patio.

Here is my fall wreath:

Here is my winter wreath:

Here is my spring wreath:

Here is my summer wreath:

Cameron's Quilt

I made this quilt in 2008 for my best friend, Michael's first baby.  I really like how it turned out.  It was a great pattern....very fun. It was quilted by Patched Works in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Quilt-Fest 2009 - The Milwaukee Quilt

During January 2009, my mom visited me for a week in Milwaukee.  We had originally planned on spending the time in Chicago, but it snowed so much that we could not leave Milwaukee.  I had just started working on this quilt and we decided to get more fabric and each make a quilt.  This started our annual quilting week where we made identical quilts.  It has turned out to be so much fun - mom and I have such a great time quilting together.

The pattern is from my favorite book, 101 Fabulous Rotary-Cut Quilts.  I love this book, but wished it had directions for all sizes of quilts (e.g. baby, throw, queen).  The fabric is from Joanne's...big mistake!  I swear the green stretches so much that it must have spandex in it.  We learned two valuable lessons with this quilt, (1) buy good fabric, and (2) invest in a good machine.  We now both own Viking Emerald machines, although this quilt was made using a $100 Singer I had purchased at Walmart.

This picture shows the backing, and two borders.  My mom has already finished her quilt, but mine is still in individual blocks.  My goal is to complete thsi quilt and the Quilt-Fest 2010 quilt before next year's week of quilting (hopefully)!

Kitchen Aprons

Last Christmas my mom and I made these cooking aprons.  The pattern is from the book More Retro Aprons, but turned out to be pretty challenging and very time consuming.  It took us two days to make the aprons - I spent most of the time just making the ruffles.  However, we had a great time workingn together they turned out so good....almost too good to actually use!

Ribbons Blanket

I made this small blanket for a friend from college who had a baby girl last year.  The blanket is made from a charm pack from Moda and a fuzzy, dimply backing.  I put satin ribbons all around the edges for baby's fingers.  The idea came from the companie Taggies which has all kinds of blankets featuring ribbons (although my version is much cheaper).

Easter Eggs

I made these fabric-covered easter eggs based on a pattern from the Moda Bake Shop (see http://www.modabakeshop.com/2010/03/bunny-eggs.html).  I used a honeybun from Moda and sprayed them with lacquer when they were finished for a shine.  It was such a fun project and another great way to use up those honeybun scraps!  I would highly recommend.

Pillowcase Challenge

I recently participated in a pillowcase challenge for the Seattle Children's Hospital sponsored by Over The Rainbow quilt shop.  I made four pillowcases using the free pattern from YouCanMakeThis.com.

They turned out great - I love the puppy dog ones!

Here is a PDF of the pattern - enjoy!

Pillowcase Challenge Directions - PDF