Lamplight Quilt Top Done... Yippee!!

Wow! It is finally pieced. This was a lot of sewing. I can't believe it matched up as well as it did.
There was alot of drama with this little baby. But I am pretty happy with the results.
My teens love this top. I am surprised by that since it looks a little old lady.
My son called dibbs. Ha. Well...... That was before the floral border.

I used 1 Moda Tranquility layer cake and 2 matching 10 in. x 10 in scraps for the center . I also used 1 5/8 yards of
coordinating fabric for the border. The wierd inserts on the sides came from a cutting mishap. Grrrrr.
It measures 70 x 75. Great size for cuddling.

Now to sandwich and quilt. Any suggestions??? I want to free motion . I only have the orange and red fabric left for the binding.
I don't love my choices. But.... whatever.

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Because I Don't Like to Iron...

I made this ironing board cover. It makes me smile everytime I lug it out.
Hope it doesn't offend. But it's what I think everytime I iron.

It's also why I use this little seam roller. If you don't have one ....get one.
It makes pressing your seams open so easy( no steam burned fingers.) . I don't have to get up and head over to the ironing board so often.
I keep this little wonder tool right next to the machine. Sew ,roll, repeat. Then I get up and iron when my block is done.



You can find one in your local DIY store. It was made to roll wallpaper seams flat.
I bought mine on ebay for $5.
I bet you could find one in your Aunt's, who really loves flowered wallpaper,garage or tool box.
It will go to much better use..don't ya think.

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Do you love reading quilting blogs????

I do. Here is a great list. The people at Quilter Blogs also have a awesome list of online- quilting stores.
Check them out.
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Her Favorite Outfit.

This is Stinkerbell's favorite outfit. I thought I would share. It is still warm in the afternoon here in the desert,So it works!
It took less than an hour to whip up. She got the cute lil' jeans of the sale rack at Old Navy .I love the patches.

Let's face it .It is all about the fabric. Amy Butler's Wall Flower in cherry.
I used Simplicity's 5119 pattern as a base pattern. I lengthened it to a tunic . And only put elastic in the neck.
Now all we need is a long sleeve tee to go under for when the weather cools.

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Quilting Goddesses I Love........

In a purely wanna be a quilter to a really amazing quilter way of course!!!
As I have been teaching myself to quilt .I have run across a few amazing women and their blogs of wisdom.So I thought I would share . Maybe there's one you don't know about. Here goes......

Oh, fransson has the most beautiful modern quilts. I have learned free motion quilting here. Her mitered corners and joining of the binding are genius.

Crazy Mom Quilts is the most inspiring read. I don't know how she gets all those quilts done. She has the most informative tutorials. So much to glean from her wisdom!!!

Missouri Star Quilt Co. is a MUST see for beginners. Thier library of videos is priceless. If you don't know how to start your first quilt. Go to MSQC.

Cluck Cluck Sew has some great tutorials. And seriously beautiful quilts to gaze at.

The Girls at Purl Bee are an amazing fountain of patchwork knowledge.

This wonderful lady is a free motion encyclopedia ....SuperQuilter  Leah Day.

Well I hope you love'em as much as I do.

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A Coat to Sew??

I really want to sew a coat for little lady # 5. All the girls love coats. Living in the desert makes wearing them out of the question except for early in the morning,  late at night and that is  maybe 3 months out of the year. I suppose it seems silly to put all the effort in for such little wear.....call me crazy. I am thinking if I make one out of a yummy solid quilting cotton and line it with a cute pattern print maybe it will be light weight enough to get some fashonista time.
I love this one. Possibly with polka dot lining???? Amy over at Angry Chicken inspired me with these cute coats she whipped up. 

This is the materials from the stash I have so far. I'm not sure about thee prints.But I love the retro sailor/anchor buttons.

                                                        This is the vintage pattern I found.

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Naughty , Naughty Kitty!!!

Isn't she sweet and cute to boot.
Ruby loves to sit here and watch me sew.

But this is what I woke up to. She climbed the design wall.
NAUGHTY KITTY!!

I could have cried. My WIP is now on 2.0.
All I could do is hunker down and rebuild.
Anyone else have a kitty who likes to climb the design wall???

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