I Like To Espresso Myself!

I bought this fabric, because I fell in love with it the moment I saw it in the shop!  I knew it had to become something fun for my kitchen.  What is better than a retro fun apron?  Only a retro fun apron made with an awesome fabric, that's what!

Cozy with Lucy Love :)_

I told you I was being really productive! So this afternoon I made Cup Cozies!  I am tired of getting my black coffee and the cup being so hot!  I also feel environmentally irresponsible asking for it to be double cupped and wasting a second cup, for my hand comfort.  So, a cup cozy is my answer!

This fabric was something I picked up in the US 2 summers ago from a scrap bin.  I paid 25 cents for this piece and have made 4 cozies from it.  I thought it was such fun fabric and was waiting to make it into something equally fun.  I think this is just it :)  I also used some old buttons that come with clothes when you buy them...or I pulled them off clothes that I was turning into rags.

 I believe this will be a great way to use up some scraps of both fabric and batting....but I may need to start finding homes for them.....

I Have Points!

Mystery Quilt Class #2 Revealed!

Picking the fabric for these is always interesting. I called it "I have Points" because ladies were losing the points on their stars in the sewing process. I have mine! (Except for where the binding on the edge seems to have snipped them...oops) I was told fabric A (my yellow) will touch all other fabrics except E (tie dye). A is the background B, C and D will be main fabrics (pink, green and blue/pink). From that you need to pink your colors, and she gives a sample of the colors she used. I started my color choice by picking the pink/green batik that I had just picked up at a sale. I also had the green in my stash. From there we grabbed the others I needed to make this quilt work!

Now, just like picking the colors, the instructions are just a odd. You need to be able to keep the clues straight, in order to remember what you are doing :) So for instance, I had to cut A into 3.5 inch strips and sub-cut into other sizes. In later clues, you have to take 'clue 2 and place it to the left of clue 12 and sew together'. It is always interesting to see what comes of it and to see how everyone's can be so different all because of their color choices!

I really love this one, and I opted to put 'minky' on the back Minky is just a very soft fabric. My plan is to have this here for little ones when they visit as a comfort blanket, or for a play blanket for the super young ones :) I quilted it together via the 'free motion' technique on my own machine. The minky is a pain in the bum to do this with, as it likes to stick to the surface under the weight of your hands and the rest of the quilt. I think it was well worth the fight though! I also used a new type of thread, 'Invisiline'. That despite the color of the thread, or the color of the fabric, it blends in nicely and isn't that fishing line quality 'invisible' thread.

Oh Deer Me!

I know it has been a while since my last post, but I have been super busy with the start of the school year.  I promise, I have been working on stuff, just not finishing any of it, oops!

This however I have finished :)  Everyone else in the class bought the kit.  I thought it was a little boring!  You know the old Christmas colors with the tacky poinsettia print and the likes.  Makes me think of K-mart Christmas! I thought I would go with the more cheerful jewel toned Christmas and see how it goes.  Well, this is what I ended up with.  I think it's pretty cool.  

Sorry for the photos all being on their side, I forgot to rotate them before uploading, oops.  I love holiday sewing :D