Romantic Floral Spools Quilt and Pillow Set

So much going on around here, no time to blog... Doctors, house hunting (that didn't work out! Very disappointing!) and school and life... But I made this "Romantic Floral Spools" quilt and pillow set to put up for sale in my Etsy shop... Love the colors in this - my mom calls it Victorian... :o)Thanks for sticking with me... :o)

Flimsy Friday...

Here's what I finished up for this week's "Flimsy Friday"... :o) It's a rag quilt using the girl-y fabrics from the "Wanna Be a Cowboy 2" collection... I just love making rag quilts! Such snuggly goodness!

I also made this little bear "pillow" this week, using a piece of a Lone Star cutter quilt. Love, love, love this! :o) Both of these are in my Etsy shop... :o)

zippered pouches

I saw some zippered pouches like these in a magazine recently, and thought I'd try my hand at them. Just made up my own pattern... They're fully lined, and measure about 5" x 6". I made 5, and put these three in my Etsy shop... :o)

butterflies

Even tho they are calling for a couple of inches of snow here in Central Illinois tomorrow (we can't complain, we have only had one dusting of snow so far this winter!), there are Spring butterflies in my sewing room! :o)
I made these cute butterfly ornaments with vintage chenille and vintage quilt pieces, to sell on Etsy. They have a clothespin for the body. I love how they turned out! Hopefully it won't be too cold for them, now that it's supposed to snow! :o)

Crosses

Happy 2012! Christmas and New Years was great fun around here, always hopping with 4 kids off from school... :o) They went back to school on Wednesday, so yesterday, I got to get back to some sewing! :o) I made these Cross Pillows for my Etsy shop. One vintage chenille one... 

And one from a piece of a vintage quilt. I am really tempted to keep this one for myself!! It has beautiful hand quilting! :o)

This last one I made for my older sister, her birthday is at the end of January... :o)

14th birthday - 14% off!

Since this week is the triplets' 14th birthday, you can use the Coupon Code "TRIPLETS14" to save 14% off anything in my Etsy shop, including the new felted wool mitten ornaments, shown here! :o) I hope you'll stop by, if you have a minute!

Mini Backpacks and flannel scraps

I've been working on these mini Backpacks for my Etsy Shop. (Pattern found here.) I ordered maroon-and-gold Kona fabrics to make some for Lizzie's basketball team, for end-of-the-season gifts... :o) I was a little intimidated about the zipper, but once I got the first one done, they are really easy!!

I also added this Woolies Flannel Scrap Bundle to my Etsy Shop. These are left-over from a recent quilt project. :o)

busy, busy

Been busy, busy since my last post! Finished up this customer quilt! Twenty paper-pieced 12" stars, and then just a simple sashing. Hope she likes it! (She supplied the fabrics.)  

I also put together my "Friendship" row swap rows. I will probably hand-quilt this one. This row swap was SO fun! Our group is doing another one in 2012. (I'm the hostess! Yeah!) I need to start thinking about my theme... :o)  

I got my "Snowmen A to Zzzz" quilt top together. Still have to get batting, and then I think I'm going to tie it, with all sorts of red buttons, in the corners of the embroidery blocks. This one will be for my Mom for Christmas.  

And last but not least... I made this rag quilt using the "Wanna Be a Cowboy" fat quarters from Riley Blake. It went into my Etsy shop this morning... It'd be perfect for a new baby boy, or for a take-along quilt for a wanna-be-cowboy! :o)

Not much else going on besides that... :o) Besides my Mom falling and breaking her arm 2 weeks ago... Oh my! :o) 

C and D, customer quilt and flannel rag quilt! :o)

More embroidery! :o) C is for Candy Cane... 

And D is for an oh-so-cute Drummer Boy! :o)  

Not the best pic, but starting on a new quilt for a customer. 20 paper pieced stars. This is the "Connecticut" Star, from the book "50 Fabulous Paper Pieced Stars" by Carol Doak. There will be 10 of these stars, and 10 of the "Tennessee" stars. They will be scrappy, purples, and some other colors mixed in. :o) Good thing I love paper piecing! :o)  

And last but not least, the new "Plaid Woolies Flannel Rag Quilt" for the Etsy Shop. This would be the perfect quilt for a new baby, but I really think the colors are perfect for winter - pale pink and blue and whites. Love the plaids, especially! And the flannel is OH SO YUMMY! :o)

Coin Purses and K & L

I finally went to the doctor yesterday and I have a sinus/ear infection, so I haven't gotten much sewing done this week. I did finish up these two coin purses for my Etsy shop, tho! I'll probably have to hide the pink one from Anna, or she'll be taking it! :o)  

I also finished this double block - K and L, for Kris Kringle and Lights. Another favorite! :o)

Christmas Pillow Covers and E&F, G, H and X!

Adding more Christmas items to our Etsy shop! :o) Two new pillow covers - both featuring machine embroidery designs. "Elegant Christmas Cardinal on Santa's Boot Pillow Cover", above.                                       

And the "Christmas Ornaments" Pillow Cover, above. I used a snowflake tulle over Kona Avocado, to surround the embroidery design. Love the sparkle! :o)  

Been stitching along on my "Snowmen A to Zzzz" blocks, too! :o) Hoping to get the embroidery done in the next couple of weeks... :o) Here is E and F - Elf and Fir.

 G is for Gifts.

 H is for Holly Berries.

And X is for "XOXO" - love this one! :o)

Happy Helper and Etsy...

Jimmy came running out of school one day last week, with THIS! He was the "line leader" that day, so he got the "Happy Helper Award"! He was so Happy! :o)

Been working on new things for the Etsy shop.  First off, is this "Winter Pinwheels" throw in "It's Snowing" fabrics. This is the Schnibbles "Jacks" pattern. Very fun, and I love the secondary designs that the blocks make. I've had these fabrics since at least before last Christmas, and decided it was time to do something with them! :o)

And then for Fall, I made this "Scrappy Autumn Owl" pillow. It was fun to just randomly put together his body section, using all kinds of fall colored scraps. David helped me draw up the pattern. :o) Thanks for looking!

Vintage Chenille Heart quilt

Vintage chenille is one of my favorite things to work with lately! I couldn't resist this chenille PINK heart! It called out to be a baby quilt! :o)  So, so snuggly!
This quilt is available in my Etsy Shop. :o)

another Rick Rack quilt

After my Mom saw the Rick Rack quilt (Schnibbles pattern from Miss Rosie's Quilt Company) that I put up for sale in my Etsy shop, she wanted one too! :o) She wanted it in "Dandelion Girl" fabrics. This used every last bit of the fabrics I had left... :o) This is one of my very favorite fabric lines... :o)

this week's sewing...

This week, I worked on this "Summer Cottage" quilt kit for a customer. The kit is from Connecting Threads. I got the "Tri Recs" Triangle Tools, that the pattern recommends for the star points, and BOY did that make cutting those pieces go quick! At first, I wasn't in love with the fabrics, but they really grew on me, as I put it all together.

And I finished up my version of the "Ric Rac" Schnibbles quilt! I *love* how it turned out. I hand-quilted along the zig-zag of the dark rows. This little quilt is up for sale in my Etsy Shop. My mom wants one, but in the Dandelion Girl fabrics, like this quilt. She wants a throw size, so I may have to add back in the sashing strips, like the original pattern. :o)
Hope you're all having a good week!

gingham pillow

I've had so much fun lately, working with some vintage doilies. I've been making pillows! (Running out of room for all of them!) This one is a vintage doily on a lovely spring green gingham. Very Spring-y! A vintage white chenille for the backing.
This one is in my Etsy shop. Don't forget, everything there is 15% off during the month of July!

Home Sweet Home

I started out wanting to make a pincushion from some of my wool felt, and instead, ended up with a little wallhanging! :o) All my own design, just a little sweet sentiment. :o) 

You can find the "Home Sweet Home" wallhanging, now on sale, in my Etsy shop! :o)

this week's sewing... :o)

Lots of "miscellaneous" sewing this week! :o) First, I made this pillow, which is now for sale in my Etsy shop.  It was made from a piece of vintage Coral Pink chenille, with a vintage baby pink doily stitched to the front... My girls want me to keep it... :o) 

Here is a close up of the doily... :o) 

Next, I made this block, it is the "Illinois" block from the "McCall's Covering America: 50 State Blocks United In One Quilt" pattern. Carol (Cornfield Quilter) and I are making these blocks, and I decided to make her the Illinois one, since that is my state. :o) Carol, it'll be in the mail to you soon!  

Next, was 72 placemats. Just cut fabric, and then hemmed, but still, 72 of them! These are for the Father/Daughter Royal Purity Ball, next month. :o)

And last but not least, my Christmas Stars quilt! Carol (Cornfield Quilter) did a beautiful job quilting it for me, and I added the binding to it today... :o)

Here is a close up of the quilting... Just lovely! :o)