Another step done on the Bluebird of Happiness Quilt. This little hand appliqued bird is what gives this quilt its name. I did a folded applique method which was a little tricky around the beak &... Mar 10, 2010 - 1 Comment
Picked out the remaining fabrics for my Bluebird of Happiness quilt today. The darkest blue will be the blue bird, the middle one the binding & the lower floral one the backing. The blues really ... Mar 09, 2010 - 1 Comment
I’ve taken over the dining room table for my quilting these days. I do have a craft room upstairs in a little room off our bedroom but I don’t currently have enough table space to make qui... Mar 08, 2010 - 3 Comments
Started sewing a few more bunnies with the socks I picked up yesterday. I really like the way these patterns look on these. I must have picked up smaller socks since these are about half the size of t... Mar 07, 2010 - No Comments
Such a busy day running from furniture store to furniture store looking for the perfect pieces for our living room. The only think towards making things I did today was buy these cute socks at Target ... Mar 06, 2010 - 1 Comment
Today I finished cutting out all the squares for my second quilt. I’m calling this quilt the Bluebird of Happiness Quilt which will become clearer later on. I laid all the squares out & the... Mar 05, 2010 - 2 Comments
I took a little break from quilting & knitting today & had a blast sewing these little sock bunnies. I love how quirky they are, I think they look like bunnies that live where the wild thing... Mar 04, 2010 - 6 Comments
The girls came over to knit last night while Matt was at the Hack Factory. Despite all the chatting & wine I managed to get some good work done on my heart sock. I feel like I’ve lost my mo... Mar 03, 2010 - No Comments
I think I hand sewed for 8 hours but my first quilt is finished! I’m very proud of it despite all the mistakes. I’ve been wanting to learn to quilt for quite awhile so it feels good to act... Mar 02, 2010 - 6 Comments
Spent the day making binding & attaching it to the quilt today. It was easier than expected. I used this tutorial from Heather Bailey for making my binding because I wanted to do the joins on the... Mar 01, 2010 - No Comments
