Grrr

So I've finished my swaddle blanket and I put it through the wash, and when I took it out of the dryer, I saw the trim had somehow detached from the fabric. To be fair, this was my first time with the bias tape, so I don't feel too bad that it wasn't perfect. Now those spots look terrible because I sewed them with a zig zag stitch. Just in those two spots. Hah! Oh well.

On another note, I started sewing my dino blanket. Which I am THRILLED about. I love color. The brighter, the better. So of course this blanket would excite me. I wish I could paint my walls these colors, I think I would be more awake.

Dino Dudes

Yay! I got lots of goodies delivered today :). Plenty of fabric for my latest quilt. I already had my Hooty Hoot argyles, and delivered were my Michael Miller Dinos, stripes and dots. I also received some colorful polka dots I'll probably use somehow on this project.

I bought these fabrics because my sister is in love with dinosaurs and her bday and Christmas are coming up. I just decided to buy a bunch of fabrics and figure it out when I got them. My first thought was to make a zig zag quilt, but upon cutting the dino fabric into strips, I couldn't cut anymore! The dinos are just too cute to butcher anymore! Hah!

So this is my plan, I've already started cutting the strips. This is just a rough draft, obviously. I folded the fabrics and lined them up just for and idea. I want to use the stripey fabric as a border, and the polka dots as the trim. I'm super excited because this fabric is adorable and I can't WAIT to see how it turns out.

Swaddle Blanket

I have been waiting all day for the mail to come, because I'm (impatiently) waiting for the rest of my bias tape to come for my swaddle blanket. I misread the instructions and ordered only one package of tape, instead of two. While I've been waiting for it to come, nearly a week, I put tape on the "tie" part of the blanket. I'm in love with how it looks! I think it looks quite professional. Of course that's my opinion, but I'm super excited to finish it!

This blanket will be for my manager, who's pregnant with her second son and due next month. She already has pretty much everything she needs from when she had her first, but it's always great to receive hand made gifts for baby. Oh, and I just could NOT resist this blanket!

I'm a little nervous about the size of this piece. The tutorial didn't give exact measurements, so I'll be waiting for an update from my manager about how it works after the baby comes. I have a little less than 12 inches as the widest width, and 5 1/4 for the smaller width, the "tie" part. The length of the piece, from tip to tip is 41 inches. I guess we shall see.

The fabric for this piece is Valori Wells Urban Flannel FVW12 Dots Brown. I think they're cute, fun and very boyish, without being too babyish. The tape is slightly darker than I would have liked, but still looks fab. It's from Simplicity. Stay tuned for an update on the other piece.

My First Quilt

So I have finally finished my first quilt topping! It took me nearly a month to get it all together, but I blame that on my slight fear of my sewing machine. I haven't used it in nearly four years, so yes, I was a little nervous about breaking it out. Also, in it's move between five houses, I lost the plug and had to order a new one.

I decided to start quilting after my years of knitting began to wear out my wrist. I searched the internet for a modern, adorable quilt to make after I ordered my first bundle of fat quarters. I came upon the Raw Edge Circle Quilt. It was just what I was looking for! Very excitedly, I started to cut up my fabrics.

I started the quilt by cutting out all the squares and circles, obviously. However, after I matched them, I cut the squares topped with circles into quarters first, and then hand-sewed. After I finished these, I used my sewing machine to sew together my squares. I must say, I have fallen back in love with my sewing machine. It's great! I am excited to receive my batting and backing and finish it up. Quilting the pieces together seems like it will be fun.