Scarf

I was trying to come up with something for my friend Holly for Christmas.  She mailed her Christmas present to me early, because she was having a baby sometime before Christmas.  She didn't want to take her baby out in the cold.  That got me thinking of maybe a scarf that would be soft enough to help keep her baby warm, if she was holding her and the blanket slipped, etc.  I also had these mini charm squares from Moda when I made star squares for a veteran's quilt project. The squares came from the Buttercup line by Fig Tree for Moda.  I bought some soft light blue flannel to make the inside of the scarf and sewed the squares in rows of three and then all together. Then I sewed the squares to the blue flannel, trimmed, turned right side out and stitched all the way around to close the seam.   It's probably a little long for a scarf, but it's a bright scarf and would definitely bring a little sunshine on a dreary day.  Holly & I were obviously on the same wave length because she sent me a beautiful, ruffly scarf for Christmas:

I wore it to visit Temple Square.  That's me and my nephew Sawyer in front of the Maori nativity & I'm wearing the scarf Holly sent me for Christmas.

Applique Onesies

I made these appliqued onesies for Holly's youngest for Christmas.  I saw a few tie ones on etsy and thought that would be fun to make and dress up those onesies a little.  I searched and found directions on how to do make them on the blog:  Crap I've Made .  She has tutorials on lots of things, and she had a template for tie and octopus.  The other images I just printed out clip art and traced them on the Wonder-Under.  The edges are intended to fray a bit, but since kids grow fast, I think it will be fine. 

Cd Player Bags

Shh!  These are Christmas Presents for Holly's oldest three.  She is getting them CD players so she can have some peace in the car.  I was tasked to make bags to carry them in.  The have velcro along the top and the handle crosses over the bag - attaching at the opposite end from each other.  I used the knowledge I gained from making other bags to create these.  I even made a practice one first.

Holly's Hanging

The summer I moved to Washington - 2007.  I stopped at Holly's house in Boise on my way to and back from Utah.  She has recently moved to her house and was working on decorating her office.  I volunteered to make a quilt wall hanging for her office.  I used the Picket fence pattern and scaled it down to fit the wall. 

Last Weekend's Bags

The only projects I got done last weekend was creating two bags. the first was a little bag for my friend Holly's youngest Avery. Her birthday is in October and I didn't have any great ideas so I decided to make her a little purse. It's probably a big purse to her, but I think it can hold a lot of great things - I think her favorite dolly will fit in it too!. I used charm Squares and just sewed them together for the outside and handles. Then made a lining out of a coordinating fat quarter.

I also made a bag for Megan Watson, the long-term substitute that is teaching the English class next door. We share students. She also did her student teaching with my students last year. She's been a trooper trying to plan lessons, learn how to be a teacher, and handle all the issues our students seem to have. I chose some fabric with words on it - Authentic by Sweetwater for Moda - to bring in that English teacher thing. I took a pattern from Moda Bake Shop by Nicole from OurCozyNest.blogspot.com and changed it a bit for Megan's bag. I really like it and I hope she will too!

Quilt for Avery Virginia

Avery is Holly's daughter. I made a really easy blanket for each of Holly's girls when they were born, but I didn't do one for Avery - so I made one a little later for her.

The fabrics are In the Pink by Buggy Barn and the pattern is one of the Turning Twenty Patterns. I ended up making a different quilt from the same fabric because I liked this quilt so much. If I'm correct I had this finished and quilted in the Fall of 2007.

Holly's Lap Quilt

This is a quilt I made for my friend Holly for Christmas 2007. She was using a lot of blues in her family room and so I made a quilt to match. This quilt is from one of those what to do with a nine patch - sew it and then cut it into four - rotate and sew together in rows. I believe the fabric is the Chocolat line by 3 Sisters for Moda. Holly is still using the quilt in her family room at her new house! I love it more every time I visit and see it.