a quilt for me

I fell in love with this Alexander Henry fruity print but didn't know exactly what to do with it.

After it sat in my stash for a while I decided I wanted to make a quilt with it.

The patchwork design was just sort of made up as I went along.

The first two are before it had been quilted and the last one is it all finished.

I had the quilting done proffesionally by someone with all the proper equipment.

Library Bags

A little something I've been working on.

I love the library and I can't remember a time when I didn't.

I grew up within walking distance of my local library and would walk home with my arms full of books.

My son loves the library too and so do some of our little friends so I've been making these bags.

Just a simple tote with a pocket for your library card and a pocket to hold your money for fines.

pa-jam-a-nas

My little man was in need of some pajamas.

He prefers 100% cotton pj's so I make him a bunch of bottoms and pair them with a cotton tee.

Nice comfy pajamas.

Hot Fuzz-tival

I had a little dinner party to commemorate the DVD release of Hot Fuzz

and I made a fun hostess apron for myself.

I used vintage linens to create the applique.

Barter

I traded a friend a custom made tote for her to give as a gift in exchange for some of her computer savvy help.

She wanted a brown and blue tote for a friend to use to carry her children's things around.

She wanted something that looked more grown up than what she could find in the store.

I lined the bag with heavy duty canvas to make it as sturdy as possible.

Custom Stockings

I had a custom order for 6 stockings.

The customer wanted a more traditional look.

I used the same random patchwork style with purchased christmas fabric.

Peculiar Purple Pie Man

A fun and airy summer shirt.

 I used McCall's pattern M5388 and a vintage Strawberry Shortcake sheet.