Scraps

So I've been organizing drawers for the move, and I came across a bunch of fabric scraps that are big enough for... nothing much.

BUT I've been cutting these scraps into 4x4 and 2x2 pieces so that I can attempt my first ever real quilt. The t shirt quilt was a ultra fail, but I'm hoping this one will really work!

Cutting scraps

I thought I had enough for a quilt when i was done. There was so much fabric. So I calculated how many squares I would need. For a queen size quilt I need 506 squares. After cutting for 2 days I have 187 4x4 squares, and lots of little pieces I need to join. Point is, I need more.

What I have...


If you have scraps you want to get rid of, send them my way!!!

A baking orgasm

So yesterday instead of doing prints, I got involved organizing my craft dresser for the move. Just getting things i want and don't want separated. Making sure things aren't overflowing and breaking the drawers, which happens often.

My sewing and crafting has somewhat halted because we've been packing up, but I will be cutting my fabric scraps into usable quilting sizes later today.

Came across this video on Craft Magazine's blog and I really TRULY wish all recipes were made this beautifully.

beet cake from tiger in a jar on Vimeo.

India's Ink

Watching this video makes me want to take out my muslin and do some prints. I think I just may after this post. I bought a beautiful wooden block from india at the Rose Bowl flea market, just oh a whim, and I've never really printed anything with it.

Please watch this video, you will only want to wear printed fabric from India. Love.

Baby or Bust

Things, once again, have gotten crazy. We are in the process of moving/packing. I'll try and keep up though...


I think I've mentioned a couple of times that I've been working on baby items. It started with a silent auction that my school held that I made 2 sets of bibs for that sold really well. One of the moms loved the bibs and told her friend about them, who commissioned me to make a set for her baby girl.

So a wonderful friend of mine had HER baby shower a weekend ago and I made her some baby things that I hope will work out for her! I made a set of bibs with matching onesies, and a blanket that I'm pretty excited about.


Pearl snap closure


Patterns

my favorite


the one issue I had, which I truly wasn't thinking, was using a red sharpie to mark the pattern on the fabric. Stupid. I always use a disappearing ink marker, or pencil. Why this time i decided on a red sharpie, i don't know, but it definitely showed...



The matching onesies. I used the leftover fabric from the bibs and traced an "m" on them (for his name).


Stitching


Full frontal!


Blankey will be in the next post!

So happy!

A cool stop motion with yarn + Rilo Kiley! Enjoy.

Yarn from duplo on Vimeo.

Featured!

I received a message the other day telling me that I was being featured on a treasury page. I suppose that just means that someone liked the item, and thought it fit with other favorites of theirs. My item is the paper fans.

You should check it out!.

I haven't done any crafting this week, but I made mango ice cream!

Favorite Dress

I bought this dress about 4 years ago. I saw it at Fossil and I loved the color, print, and little yellow details. Problem was, it didn't really fit well. I figured soon it would. Someday has come and gone, and it never fit, and I figured, never would. The only downside to this dress is those little beautiful yellow details. They don't give at all. No stretch whatsoever.

I decided to remedy the situation. I started by splitting the dress at the seams. From under the arm to the very bottom. When I was done it was only attached at the shoulders.


Then I cut off the bottom hem and saved it. I wanted to be able to have a nice bottom, and considering I've never sewed a proper hem....
I also then cut off two inches all the way around the bottom of the dress (which was in 2 joined pieces)


My goal was to then re-attach the sides together by using the 2 inch strips that I cut. One for each side. I wish I knew how to do that pro-sewing that is done on inside seams, but my remedy for each side was a straight stitch, followed by a zig-zag.


So in order to do this, I had to break up the yellow band/empire wait definition. This was the most negative aspect, but worth it because now I can wear the dress!


How the whole sides look now.


Finally, I sewed on the bottom seam. First with just a normal seam, then through the front to make it flat.


Finally I have a dress to wear. A dress I will wear Saturday to my friend's baby shower. If its not raining. Like it is right now. After a week of hot weather. With no warning.