My Newest Creation

Evangeline Grace

Born April 26 at 12:26pm
8lbs 7oz
21.5 inches
100% sweetness!

Some Baby Stuff

So I know I'm not a regular blogger, but oh my word, it's been a while! I blame it mostly on over three weeks of being sicker than I remember being in forever. I didn't even think about touching my sewing machine for about a month :) I've eased myself back into the swing of things by making a few things for the baby (due in eight days!!!).

First I made a couple receiving blankets. I'm not sure you can even consider this "making" something:) All I did was cut them to size and serge them. They aren't creative but they are big and perfect for swaddling (they measure around 33" x 40").







Next I made a nursing cover. I never used one with my first three kids, but after seeing my friend Lenae's, I decided I really needed one! I like that it's hands free and that it's not a heavy, hot blanket but mostly I like the fact that it will be big enough to hide the post baby belly :)










I've also made a purse for myself but have been to lazy to take pictures. I'm hoping to get a diaper bag made too, but am feeling a little uninspired. We'll see!

Value Quilt - Half Square Triangles

I finally finished my value quilt! I finished the quilt top a year and a half ago (using this tutorial) but never got around to finishing it. I'm not sure if I'm nesting or what, but I've been really wanting to finish up my unfinished projects these last few weeks.






It is made up of a lot of my mom's old scraps (free!) and there isn't one modern designer fabric in the entire quilt. Despite all that, I really love this quilt and our whole family had enjoyed cuddling up on the couch with it.










Details


62" x 62" (my biggest quilt so far!)
made with scraps (some probably more than 10 years old)
pieced, quilted and bound by me!



Have a great week everyone!
Bethany

Another Baby Quilt Done!

I love this little quilt!

I quilted about a quarter inch on either side of the seams and I'm really happy with how it turned out. I wanted to keep it basic but didn't want to stitch in the ditch. I think it added just the right amount of interest.

I bought a new walking foot for my machine (which it turns out has nothing wrong with it other than being an older, kinda crappy machine!) and I love it. It's the best twenty dollars I ever spent! I used it for the binding too and I'll never go back to my quarter inch foot for that. I always feel like I'm fighting with the binding, trying to feed it through and keep it straight, but with the walking foot it was sooo much better.











My little helper :)





I washed and dried it after I finished to give it that soft, crinkly look. I'm thinking about putting this one in my shop :)

Happy Weekend Everyone!
Bethany


Details

32.5" x 40"
Charm squares are BasicGrey by Moda
Solid is a kona cotton
Binding is Amy Butler Sunspots
Pieced, quilted and bound by me :)

Baby Quilt Fever

I don't know what has come over me. I've made two quilt tops in two days! I want to practice free motion quilting on some vintage sheet quilts before I attempt it on one of these. Hopefully my machine will be looked at this weekend so I can do some straight line quilting too!

This is my first quilt using a charm pack (Origins by Basic Grey for Moda). I really love how quickly it went together. The sashing is a Kona cotton (I have no idea what colour). You could use a jelly roll for the sashing too. They are 2.5" strips.





These fabrics I've had for about a year and a half. I wasn't sure how I'd like the end result - turns out I love it! It's a disappearing nine patch. All my block were 5" blocks and the borders are 2.5" strips so you could make this quilt with pre-cuts too!






I still plan on sewing my bags and purses but I'm having so much fun with these right now! :)

Vintage Sheet Finds

I had a great week at the thrift stores. Sometimes I go weeks without finding anything. I think I now own around 30 sheets and about 6 pillowcases. Time to make a few more quilts! :)










I don't think these two are very "vintage" but they were in great condition and I can definitely see using them on the back of a quilt!




This is definitely one of my favourites!




These two pillowcases were in great condition also. I already own the pink, blue and yellow sheets in the same pattern.




Another favourite.




Again, this one isn't vintage but it was too cute to pass up! I can see using it as binding or backing. Plus, it's purple!




Here's my entire sheet stash. I have my work cut out for me!

Vintage Sheet Baby Quilt Finished!

It's done!









It's actually been done for about 10 days. I was waiting to get a photo outside but it's been so stinking cold (it went down to -24 Celsius last night without the windchill!) that I finally settled on taping it to the wall to get a decent shot of the entire quilt!

I love this quilt! I'm not sure if it's the simple design, the vintage sheets or how little it cost, but I have plans to make more for sure.





Now all it needs is baby :)


Happy Monday!
Bethany