After all the trouble I had making the spool blocks and then doing the stitch in the ditch quilting, sewing the bindings to the back of the mini spool quilts and doll quilt was a nice relaxing process. It truly is my favorite part of making any quilt. The doll quilt made using the leftover charms looks like a flower…
I’m finally at my most favorite stage of quilting with these mini quilts… hand sewing the binding to the back of the quilt. But it took me much longer to get here than I had anticipated. There were times when I wondered if this was one project that was going to defeat me. My seam ripper saw a lot and…
The second pattern for the sweet baby or child’s quilt I introduced last week is this happy little giraffe and morning glory. This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
In Wednesday’s post I mentioned that I had some small projects to share once I had them completely finished. Last year, I took part in the Santa Sack Swap for the first time. One of the gifts I made for my swap partner Judith was this little Clam Shell Accessory Case. It turned out so cute that I wanted to…
Ever since Camille Roskelley released her Spools quilt pattern, it’s been on my list of quilts to make for myself someday. And then when she came out with the adorable Mini Spools version, that went on the list too. This past week, she had a 25% off sale on all her patterns so I decided it was a good time…
Over the next six weeks I’ll be sharing with you the most adorable patterns to make blocks for a baby or small child’s quilt. For a baby quilt, embroider them on 10″ squares. For a larger quilt, embroider them on 13″ squares. (The blocks will be squared up to 9 1/2″ and 12 1/2″ respectively after stitching is complete.) Each…
Vintage Embroidery Monday patterns are scheduled ahead, but for some reason today’s post seems to have disappeared and therefore didn’t post. So a little late in the day, for your stitching pleasure I have a variety of large flowers to share. The flower on the left in the first row is a water lily. The flower in the middle is…
Earlier this month, I posted about sewing drawstring bags that I filled with toiletries to donate to the local women’s shelter. As I was sewing them, I took lots and lots of photos so that I could share a tutorial for how I made them. Last Saturday, I finally sat down and went through over 200 photos I had taken,…
This old fashioned one room school house embroidery pattern reminds me of the one from Little House on the Prairie. Come to think of it, the little school girl embroidery pattern from the previous week looks a little bit like Laura Ingalls. And since Laura didn’t have a little brother, we can maybe imagine the little boy from the week…
Doesn’t the little girl in this vintage school girl embroidery pattern look like she’s telling her brother, the vintage school boy from last week to hurry up or they’ll be late for school? Or maybe she’s just so happy to be heading back to school with her brand new slate and lunch box that she’s singing as she walks along! She…
