random stuff

it all started with an idea. the idea was that i'd always wanted to try making a real quilt, only i didn't want something old-ladyish and overly structured. enter the inspiration: "drunk love in a log cabin" by denyse schmidt. hours and days and weeks later, a giant queen sized quilt top was born. then i had a birthday, and what did i get but a ginormous quilting rack that still scares me silly to look at. today, after HOURS of sewing, pinning, winding, and trying not to say bad words, my labor of love (which could nearly be equalled time-wise to an elephant's gestation) is finally on the rack and ready to be quilted. now i just have to grow a pair and START already.



to distract me from my abject terror i've been stockpiling lovely fabrics for future terrifying endeavors. i love this series by heather ross, it's so pretty and orangey. i love orange. the nice part is the company who i ordered it from accidentally gave me too much of two fabrics, and instead of sending it back they are sending me the one i ordered and i get to keep the extra stuff. yay! i love freebies.



these are some of my greens for boy #3's quilt. i've decided to go with green, not because it's supposedly gender neutral but because i like green. as soon as i'm finished with the monstrosity on top i figure i'll go ahead and start this new one. hopefully my due date will give me the extra impetus to get started (and finish) that. ha.



on a completely unrelated note, this year i decided to bite the bullet and try some naturally dyed easter eggs. the blue ones are red cabbage, and the rest are onion skin dyed. i love them! i can't wait to experiment with more colors...

birdie sling

i just finished this bag the other day, and i love it! i'm officially an amy butler fan now. although this bag was NOT quick to make, the instructions were straightforward and simple. which i really appreciated. even though i've been sewing since i was a kid i still get confused by the pictures and jargon on standard patterns. anyway, this is the best purse i've ever had and on top of that can easily double as a diaper bag. fun, fun.

random decor

i got bored today and made these to hang above my couch. it was fun.

it's coming along

i have too many projects. period.



so my quilt, that i started...let's see...in august, is nearly done. now i can't say for sure, because this is essentially my first quilting experience, but i have the vague notion that there's an easier, faster way to make quilts. but with this crazy idea of each 12-inch square being unique, and no set widths or lengths to each piece, each square takes about an hour. that includes the cutting, matching up, sewing, and pressing. not a quick, easy process. so you might imagine with 42 squares this hasn't been a picnic. but it's getting there! i've only got one row left, and three of the seven squares are already done. then i sew a border, and send this puppy off to the long-arm quilter! at first i was deluded enough to think i could do the quilting myself but a queen sized quilt is not a task for my crappy little machine. so i suppose i'll have to pony up for a professional job. oh well, with how many hours i've put into this sucker i may as well go all out and make it look decent.

i guess i'll call it a series

"yearn"
9" x 13"
Watercolor on cold-press paper