Quilting and Gardening

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Its a very wet ugly day out there today. I am going to hit my little room and create today. I was suppose to work but there wasn't anything for me to do today. I have been working on a few projects - one is making pillows for the Homeless. I save all my scraps of fabric, threads and we stuff the small pillows full of old shreds of fabrics. They turned out quite nice and I liked the fabric I chose as well

An interesting quilt

A long time good friend gave me a bag of fat quarters in her fave colours. They all look vintage but all go together quite nicely. I have been working on it for awhile now. I designed the pattern myself and I did a quite easy pattern, with a fancy diamond in the middle with multi colours. Yes I will take some pictures soon. I have the top done now and will get some batting, and a backing for it soon. I think its going to look quite nice when completed. I am putting piano keys pattern around the outside edge to add length to the quilt. Hope she likes it!!

Monday, January 23, 2012

Pillows for the Homeless

These are small pillows I made for the Homeless. Our guild members we all save our scrap fabric, thread pieces and I stuffed the pillows with this. They turned out quite nice and will be given away soon to someone on the street. Very rewarding experience to make and give away!!

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Happy New Year

I signed up for a new class last night at the guild. I am looking forward to taking it with two other lady friends. I bought some interesting fabrics lately. I have three fabrics I want to make something unique and I think I found a pattern of choice. I will play with it tomorrow and see if the mix/pattern work. I went to a 50% and 70% off sale today. Fun fun when fabric goes on sale that low. Yea!! I will take some pictures and share. I have been working on a colourful apron and I finished it today. I quite like it. I am not an apron wearer.....so it will be a gift. More later