Bits and Scraps

Wish You Were Here!

2007-01-05T22:11:00.000-08:00

Finally! Something to post! My scrapqueen little sister is so great - she gives me scrapbooking stuff, which then forces me to figure out what on earth I'm going to do with it! So. I have this ancient collection of stamps from all over the world that my brother found in his attic and gave to me. Some boyscout project from yesteryear, I imagine. I also have some really fabulous world-traveling friends, who send me postcards from wherever they've been (oh drat! I just realized I never asked A. for a postcard from India!) ... so when my sister gave me this little book, I decided to put them all together.

Lotte's Big Nap Pillow

2006-09-06T17:08:00.000-07:00

I bought the pattern (by Amy Butler) for this huge pillow on a discount rack during Quilt Shop Hop. At my LQS this would never have been discounted, and so I snatched it up, of course. I didn't make the princess doll, I just stuck that in there to show that it has a pocket!

UFOs

2006-08-24T10:37:00.000-07:00

Here are a few UFOs (Un-Finished Objects) I thought I'd go ahead and post, since it may be a while since I finish them.

This is a simple pinwheel pattern I made with a few fabrics I couldn't resist but didn't know what I was going to do with them. The main pinwheels are made from Heather Ross' "Lightning Bugs and Other Mysteries" line for Free Spirit, and the background is just yellow scraps I had on hand:

Another pinwheel pattern made with scraps of Aunt Gracies and other vintage-inspired children's prints:

A couple of my version of "Turning Twenty" - the original pattern makes really huge blocks, so I halved them and quite like the result:

And finally: the Hexagon Hex! This is as far as I've gotten on this charm quilt, but I'm excited that it's coming together. The fabrics are (mostly) from April Cornell's "Poetry" collection for Moda:

The Case for Needles

2006-08-24T10:32:00.000-07:00

Here are some knitting needle cases I made, using the pattern from Debbie Stoller's "Stitch 'n' Bitch"

This one is mine:

This one was a birthday gift for my good friend and old roommate Alicia:

Life, Don't Talk to Me About Life

2006-08-18T14:40:00.000-07:00

Ooh, life with a toddler means long stretches between posting. But not long stretches between stitching! (As long as she gets to sit on my lap and "help".) Many projects to photograph and post. Stay tuned!

Hexagon Hex!

2006-07-09T20:22:00.000-07:00

Darn. So I'm piecing this fabulous charm quilt, and I was so stoked about using hexagonal pieces, but now I'm stuck. I have all my rows chain-pieced, but now I have to figure out how to put together the rows with the rows, in all their funky-angled glory. It may be time for an emergency trip to the LQS to ask the experts.

Of course, I'll post photos if I ever get the thing finished!

Baby Trip to the Country

2006-07-06T14:49:00.000-07:00

This is the quilt I made for my daughter while I was pregnant with her. We didn't know her gender until she was born, so I wanted to go with something that was just bright and happy and non-gender-specific. I loved this pattern the minute I saw it, and every piece of fabric here is one I adored working with. Which is so important to me, I don't enjoy working on the quilt as much if it has fabrics in it that I think are just so-so; it's much more fun to love every single piece.

Variation on Posts and Rails

2006-07-06T14:45:00.000-07:00

I made this quilt for an old college roommate's baby girl. It made me very nostalgic for those days. You know, it's impossible to make a quilt for someone without thinking about that person the whole time you're doing it.

Johnny and Buck

2006-07-06T14:38:00.000-07:00

This is a quilt I made for a coworker/friend's new baby boy. I'd seen this fabric at my LQS and wanted to do something with it, but didn't have a reason. Then, when my friend announced she was having a boy, it clicked and I went straight out and bought the fabric for this quilt. The line is made for Moda, and called "Johnny and Buck". I've seen a regular cotton version, but this one's flannel. Which I think is great.

And here's some detail on that same quilt.

Save the Best for First

2006-07-06T14:11:00.000-07:00

Let's begin with my favorite quilt I've ever made so far in my entire life, shall we? This one was made for my new niece Kamden. It's a wall-hanging, meant to be a growth chart (there are 1/8" tik-marks done in blanket stitch on the tree trunk), but it doesn't have to get used that way, it can just hang there and be pretty.

I love reproduction fabrics, so I used a lot of those here. There are some Aunt Gracies, of course. A few of the blocks on the outside border are called "Makin' Conversation" - the last of my fabric in that line and I wish I could find it again. I'm also a fan of Amy Butler's designs, so she makes an appearance here, too (by way of her Ginger Bliss line).

Finally, A Purpose!

2006-07-06T14:08:00.000-07:00

So I've had this blog for a while, but haven't really posted anything to it. I mean, really; nothing. My little sister started a blog, though, with all her scrapbook projects posted (http://scrapjess.blogspot.com), and since I want to be just like her when I grow up, I decided to make this my own little gallery.