A quilt for Baby Stoneman

Quilt top is made from the Storybook Two line from Birch Fabrics (100% organic cotton) and the binding and backing is from Riley Blake designs.

Quilt measures 45"x54"

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Shop Update

The first quilt is up in the shop! I am so excited about this new venture :)

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Brooklyn's quilt

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Jackson's Quilt

My friends Mike and Tanya welcomed a their first baby in December so of course he required a quilt to cuddle with and drag around the house later on.

Block planning stage:

White strips have been added:

Felt the quilt was not big enough so I added a border of the blue Berenstain Bears fabric:

 Here is the finished product:

I absolutely love how this turned out! I even figured out how to do the mitered corners :)

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More quilt tops

So as you saw in the last post I have a new sewing machine! Well this has led to a lack of knitting and an increase in the sewing department. Here are two quilt tops that I have finished for some friends new babies. I am waiting on some baking fabric and I have to go purchase some batting and then I can get sewing again!

I cannot wait to get these babies done so that I can maybe stat a quilt for myself :)

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My Top Christmas Gifts!

Okay so now that the holidays have finished and life is starting to get back to normal I thought I woul share with you my two favorite gifts that I recieved this Christmas :)

Number One!

My wonderful husband got me a quilting/sewing machine and I have been busy playing with it ever since I cracked open the box on boxing day. I would have started earlier but I had a house full of people and turkey to monitor.

 

The machine is a Brother SQ9050 and it is fabulous for a beginner quilter like me. I did watch their you tube video on how to use it and it has been going great ever since. I really think that if you want to get a good machine and cannot yet afford or backup your reasoning for Pfaff machine this is a good place to start. The SQ9050 has 100 unique built in sewing stitches including utility, decorative, heirloom, and quilting stitches. Also included are 55 alphanumeric stitches for basic monogramming and 8 styles of one-step auto-size buttonholes for perfect buttonholes every time! With an extensive array of included accessories and a wide quilting table. 

Number Two!

My dear brother got me a knitting kit from Brooklyn Tweed. He listens to direction well lol

 

Pattern: Sempervivum Triangular Lace Shawl

Yarn: Loft in the Button Jar colorway

 

I have been coveting this yarn for a long time and cannot wait to get started on this beautiful shawl. It will be my first big leap into lace knitting and will be my first shawl. Yeeeeee so excited :) First I have to get some other things off the needles ... we will see how that goes lol

How were your holidays? Did you get any fiber goodies this year? I cannot wait to hear about it :)

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Quilting Bug

So the quilting bug has bit!

After completing my last quilt I could just not get enough so off to my local quilting store I went. I bought some lovely charm packs and a new book, "3 Times the Charm" on how to use these cute little packs of fabric.

I was completely amazed that the patterns in the book just use one charm pack and some extra fabric to create the most charming quilts. For my first stab at the book I am making a quilt called Fiona and I am using the Coquette charm pack from Moda.

Here is an example of what my work station looks like at the moment

The awesome book!

All the pretty fabric!

Oh and I also went on a fabric shopping spree online yesterday so stay tuned to see what fabulous things I ordered!

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Finished Object Friday

Okay so this finished object is not knitting related but it is just as comfy and cozy. I have finally finished the quilt I was making for my daughter (blogged about here and here)

This quilt is just so comfy to cuddle with but I do kinda wish it was a little bigger so I could cover up with it a bit more easily. I will just have to make a bigger quilt for me :)

I believe I do have some finished knits but I am coming down with a cold so this post will be short and sweet. Also next week I will fill you in on the inevitable Christmas knit list. I really hope I can get them all knitted!

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We have a quilt top!

So I have finished the quilt top for my first baby. It took me some time to finally get the nerve up to cut into the fabric; it was just so pretty :)

The fabric is from fabric worm and is part of the Birch Line which is Organic cotton and the colors are just lovely. The pattern I found on pinterest and it was super easy to follow. Now I just have to figure out what I want to back the quilt with and start my sandwich :)

For info:
Pattern
Fabric

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New adventure in the making

So as you know my husband and I are having our first baby in September.

WE ARE HAVING A GIRL!!!

So with that in mind I have been on the look out for some great fabric to make her a quilt. I have decided that I did not want to make a super girly barbie pink room so it took some time to find just the right fabric. I was looking for something fun and bright and this is what I found:

The fabric is from Fabric Worm which I heard about from Shannon at Luvinthemommyhood who has a wonderful crafting blog that I highly recommend you start reading. There is tones of sewing information as well as knitting info. She makes me want to move back to Victoria all the time!

I placed my order today and cannot wait to see the fabric in person; I am sure it will be just wonderful. Now time to pick a pattern :) Oh and I ordered the 1/2 yard bundle so I will have some extra fabric for pillows or some other fun accessory.

Stay tuned to see where this adventure will take me!

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p.s. Fabric worm is having a sale right now - 10% off your purchase of $25 or more by entering coupon code heyjune

Done and Done :)

So the quilt is done and I am so happy with how it turned out!

 

Not too bad for my first quilt!  Thank you to all the bolgs and you tube videos I watched for tips :)

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Quilting Puzzle

Time to put the pieces together!

Step one: Sew rectangles into strips and arrange on floor

 Step two: Sew strips together

Strips all sewn together!

Step three: Find out what is next!!

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Quilting Fun

So I have had a sewing machine for quite awhile now but I have been intimidated by the thought. It took me, my husband, and some help from you tube to get a bobbin wound, machine threaded, and everything ready to go!

I follow 'Luvinthemommyhood' blog and was inspired by her quilt here.

The pattern tutorial is found her on Polkadot Chair blog.

I then ventured to Walmart to get some fabric (mine has these cute fat quarters pre-bundled) then came home to cut them up into my rectangles.

Stay tuned to see what happened next!

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