The truth is, I don't really get a lot of time to sew. My 2 little ones keep me pretty busy most days. Last week however, I was able to take a few hours to myself here and there and knock out this little doll quilt/wall hanging that I've had in my head for awhile now. It was intended to hang on the wall in my daughter's room. It matches the decorative painting that I showed you in my last post. It was inspired by this doll quilt. I was able to get it quilted at the PMQG's sewcial at Modern Domestic on Saturday night. Loads of fun. I may have had a few margarita's beforehand, but I don't think the quilt suffered much from it.
Before the Sewcial, I was able to attend Elizabeth Hartman's (Of Oh Fransson), freestyle quilting workshop. It was super informative and super fun! I had never tried free-motion quilting before, and this helped me to jump right in. I haven't finished my project from the class yet, because I wanted more practice time with my free motion skills. Elizabeth is a quilting guru, and I would recommend this class to anyone looking for a jumpstart into quilting, or to hone their skills. I'll post more on this when I actually get the pillow done!I did finally finish my daughter's new wave quilt, and even got the chance to wash it. So crinkly and lovely...
(This quilt is so bright and lovely, why can't I get a good picture of it? They all look washed out! Any photography buffs out there that can give me some tips? I work with a point and shoot - Canon powershot SD1100. I have no idea how to use it to it's fullest.)
The other exciting thing that happened this week was receiving my lovely package of hexagons from Shelly at PinkPunkBoutique! These were from the flickr swap organized by Heather and Kerri. Thanks ladies for organizing, and thanks so much Shelly for my super cool hexies and pouch, I'm in love with them! I've decided that I need to use the hexagons on something that I will see/use every day. I have a few ideas in the back of my head. I'm hoping I can keep them from leaking out. ;)
Love your Castle Peeps quilt! I'll have to see it in person... My stack of Peepy goodness is taunting me. I still haven't even started cutting.
ReplyDeleteHi, Jill! I know exactly what you mean about a leak. I think mine is more of a constant drip. I've never been one for writing lists, so I try to hold everything in my head, with lots of leakage as new ideas crowd out the old.
ReplyDeleteI love the doll and new wave quilts, and isn't Shelly great? She made my hexies and a great zippered pouch for the first hexie swap.
It was so fun to be in class with you -- not that we got to talk much with all the sewing :). I'm looking forward to being able to feature you on the PMQG blog (but there's no rush).
joan