A long ways back I ordered a bundle of Birch fabric basics from Fabric worm and decided to give a plus sign layout quilt a try. I only had two grey fabrics so I ended up with similar prints together, but all in all I like it. It's going to be a baby quilt and I'll keep it on hand for friends who may have baby boys in the future. Just need to sew it together!
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| I have it on a picnic table cloth, and just roll it up to keep it laid out and out of the way. Works great! |
This mess is a *gasp, eek* bathing suit pattern and fabric. The suit is called the bombshell swimsuit and came with the perfect pattern parcel # 3. I am scared, but excited as I never seem to fit 1-piece suits because they're too short. Hopefully I don't screw it up! The fabric is from Girl Charlee.
This bag is also from the pattern parcel. I bought some discount outdoor fabric from Fabricland to make it, intending to make two for wedding gifts (the other would be the same colours but reversed), and to be honest I probably won't make the second one. It was kind of a pain to make, I found the instructions confusing, and the fabric wasn't the easiest to work with. Also, I don't have enough interfacing left. Very colourful and fun though!
It's meant to carry water bottles or the like. After I got going, I thought it would have been neat to do the outer pocket in the same fabric as the liner. Oh well.
In exciting news, I won a mini pack of the Allison Glass aurifil essentials thread. So awesome!!
Look who is 10 months old!! Hard to get her to sit still for a picture these days since she's been walking for a few weeks already!!
And lastly, I said in my last post that I would include a picture of myself wearing the Staple Dress that I made, so here is my lovely assistant helping me model it.
Linking up to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced!
Love the grey/orange combination in your plus quilt! Cute pictures of you and sprog too:-)
ReplyDeleteSo glad to see another sewist who dabbles here and there with several projects going at once. I like a blog post that lets you take a step back and see *visible progress* every once in awhile: like the plus sign quilt! Super cute fabric combination there.
ReplyDeleteAlso love the tote bag--sorry it was a pain to make though.
What a cutie! My niece just turned 9 months old, so I am loving being able to see her monthly photos, too. :) Congratulations on winning the Aurifil thread - super sweet! I love gray and yellow as a combination, and your addition of orange looks great for the plus quilt. I'll have to keep that in mind.
ReplyDeleteI love your grey and orange quilt too. You pulled off bright and muted at the same time - it's a great pattern for that. You and your daughter look fantastic together, she is adorable.
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