A QUILT OF HER OWN

Winter is approaching and

the days and nights are getting colder.

Pinkie Lilly has been getting cold....

I thought she would like

a quilt of her own.

I had some Pom Pom pieces

and added some pink gingham

I always have in stock to it.

Gingham is really a joker fabric.

It fits (and embellishes)

everywhere and everything.

How about this combination

for a little girl's PLAY QUILT?

I pieced my last bits of children's fabric,

but I'm not too happy

about this combination.

Maybe I'll just leave the pieces

for smaller projects

in smaller combinations.

I really don't like to work

on combinations I'm not

absolutely IN LOVE with!

SO THIS IS IT

Lap quilt finished and fluffily quilted.

(bad, bad pictures... sigh...)

THIS IS DEFINITELY GOING SOMEWHERE ;)

I wasn't very thrilled about

the fabric combination for this lap quilt.

But the recipient wanted subdued colors

and those were the only ones

I had in the right quantity.

But after I found this fantastic fabric

in my linnen closet

(very soft and top quality sheet),

I knew it would be just what she wants.

Something cozy, soft and not garish.

Just right!!!!

Separated at birth !!!!!

Blair' companion





and my Pinkie

My first attempt at a BOTTLED RAINBOW square.

Actually, I am going to adapt it to

a coffee table runner.

It's not as easy as I thought it would be,

since I want the lines straight.

And since practice makes perfect,

maybe the next one will be straighter!

BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS FOR MOTHER'S DAY

and my first finished apron!! (made out of Laurie Wisbrun's Tufted Tweets fabric.

Starting on my new sketchbook

 - artfully bound by my daughter

(check her blog http://100percentjulie.blogspot.com/).

Haven't done this in a while,

so I needed to collect my

"working on paper" materials.

Will keep you updated.

Perfect binding technique

I was missing some red in my life....

So this is the painting in progress

going on at this time.

Explosions and splashes of reds

on a big canvas

pretty much made my day.

My place isn't very big,

but I managed to create

a little painting niche.

And if I thought that sewing with

a tiny nosy kitten was challeging,

try to paint with such a

curious kitty creature around you...

... shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....

while she sleeps....

SEWING MACHINE COVER

SEWING MACHINE COVER

You might remember the sewing machine cover

 I made almost a year ago.

At that time I had recently bought a sewing machine

and engaged in my first sewing projects.

I managed only to make the cover - no lining - but,

in my laid back nature, I told myself that

as soon as I have enough expertise

I would try to make the lining.

Well, the time has come, and

although it was still a difficult task,

I managed, and quite to my satisfaction I must add,

to finally tackle it.

I am so proud!!!

Since I am a self taught "everything",

it may have been made in

a non-professional way and all,

but it works for me.

It is even reversible (small wonder and totally not intented).

I doubt that I could repeat the same process again,

but each time it's a new adventure and

I love the challenge.