This circus-themed quilt was given to my second cousin’s son. What does that make him? My second cousin once-removed or a third cousin? Anyhow, they loved it! The front panel is 100% cotton panel front and I used a blue checked flannel back and binding. I quilted a free motion loop with my long-arm quilting machine.
I quilted this adorable baby quilt with a free motion loop on my long arm machine at the end of 2013. The panel is 100% cotton with a pink gingham flannel back and binding. Baby in Bubble Bath Front is a 100% cotton panelBatting is 100% cottonBack is pink gingham Flannel Quilted free hand on my long-arm machine. All work done by me! Measures: 34.5″ by 43″
Knit, Crochet & Quilts by Elizabeth theruthlesscrafter.wordpress.com It has been far too long since I have been here. I needed a bit of breathing room to re-evaluate where this blog was going and what I am going to do now that next month my baby is entering grade one and my eldest is entering grade 3!! I am still doing my home daycare business but I feel that I need something *more*. Ever feel like that? After months (yes, I realise it has been 6 months!!) of brainstorming I have finally decided to open an online eBoutique as well as
I set monthly goals of crafts I want to complete. Some months are better than others for actually completing them. This month I not only set the goals on my Crafts page, I also added them to my Outlook Calendar. I took the time to spread them out, taking into consideration the time I would have to dedicate to it per day. Generally I plan to crochet, knit or organize digital photos (this month) during the week and sew or quilt on the weekends. So far last weekend was mostly planning but I did get a few things done. The beginning of the
This table runner was found in a Quilter’s World magazine. I cut and sewed the tops for 3 of them in one weekend so I like that it was easy to create. The yellow stars in the center are appliqued. When I top stitched them I chose not to stitch the stars. On the second one I did I did a small stipple in them and I prefer how that turned out. The backing has gold thread through it and it’s beautiful. I used the binding method to leave 2″ extra wide all around and then just fold over and
I completed this consigned project on September 14, 2013. The woman I made it for adored it. I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out also. In the blue borders there is chocolate brown thread that writes out the “Piggies to Market” poem in German. I printed out the letters on the computer in the font and size I wanted. I traced it with pencil under the blue and then machine sewed the letters free-motion when it was on the frames. It may be hard to see in the photos but the inner square is Beatrix Potter coloured piggy fabric
I know I’ve been quiet for the last while but I have been really getting the house organized and the projects moving! It seems I can’t do and blog at the same time. This week I will reveal some of what I’ve been up to (when I remember to take photos). I had someone ask me to make an adorable “little piggy” themed baby blanket with the poem written in German. This is what I came up with… It was the first time I “wrote” on a quilt. It was so much fun! It is also the first quilt I
I am loving this circus panel quilt. Such bright colours and the quilting really brings it together. I am selling this on Kijiji if you want more information.
Over the Easter long weekend my mother-in-law and I went to a lovely quilt shop that was having a sale on panels. Great deals and I did purchase several. The thing is, I have never used a panel before and I was nervous to start on it. My new sewing buddy and I had a sewing day and I decided to take the plunge and finish this quilt. I was amazed at how quickly it sewed up using my Little Gracie II frame and a Kenmore sewing machine. The entire thing took one hour and maybe 30 minutes to bind.
I was very ambitious for my June 2013 goals. I should have known better than to make one so long. The warm weather makes it harder for me to get things in the house accomplished. It didn’t help that it was either humid or raining so painting the kids stove and table/chair set didn’t work since it wouldn’t have dried. It also didn’t help that my scanner/printer (which we haven’t used in years) isn’t working and I need to figure out why not and if I can fix it. I was able to find the software to download online but
