Dreams

I have dreams, big dreams. With the beginning of the new year I have been thinking about dreams that I want to have become reality some day. So for today I think I will share a few here. I think that will help me get one small step closer to achieving those dreams.

Here it goes:

* I want to design fabric that people love! I don't really know where to start but some day I want to do it.

*I want to develop, produce and sell sewing patterns. When I go to make a garment from a pattern some times I get frustrated because they add in steps that you don't need or they want you to do something the hard way. My patterns will be strait forward and none of the stuff that takes extra time. I like seeing the finished product as soon as I can. It is exciting!

*I want to finish decorating my house sometime in this decade, hopefully sooner then later. I have two bedrooms done. I still have everything else.

I think that is good for today. Those three will take some time to achieve. I'm not saying that I am planning on getting these all accomplished this year but I want to start in that direction.

What are some of your dreams for someday?

Curtains make a difference!

Remember this post, where I showed you a drawing of some curtains I made but I didn't have the pictures yet? Well here they are. I have to say my friend loves here curtains, and spending time in her living room now. Before the windows let in so much heat that the room would get really warm in the afternoon.

I put black out fabric on the back to help keep the heat out, and it has made a huge difference.

Pink is for girls

This is a nursery that I did for a friend of mine. I actually did this a few years ago but I am just now getting around to posting the pictures. My friend drew me a picture of these curtains and I made them. It was really fun to figure out how to construct them to look like the picture.

I also did the pillow in the chair and the crib skirt, bumper and pillows.


The pillow below was my favorite one to make. This picture also shows a close up of the bumper pad. It has custom made piping and covered buttons. I really love how everything turned out.

The hem of the bed skirt was roll hemmed to help the fabric flow and puddle more.



If I had a girl I would love to do a room for her like this.

Trick or Treat

I am so excited for Halloween! Not because I'm dressing up or anything but because I designed, drafted and constructed my very own pattern for my baby's costume. Isn't that sweet! (pun intended)

He is going to be the cutest little candy corn. The costume has felt on the outer and is lined with a cotton muslin on the inside. There is a zipper in the back and snaps on the bottom between the legs openings.



In other news here are a few shots of some things I'm putting up in my shop. The first is a set of burp clothes. They are two layers of flannel with ribbon on one side.

The second picture is of some kitchen towels I did. I'm really digging the ric rac on these.

Bloggers quilt festival!

I am so excited to participate in the online quilt festival again! Amy from parkcitygirl has done a great job! As I was thinking about what quilt I wanted to share, I realized with all that happened this summer I have only made one quilt since last market. But I have to say it is one of my favorites, so I will share it with you.

My sister just younger then me was getting married in June so I made this quilt for her and her hubby. You see below they love it! It has dibs on the bed, while the other comforters they got are being stored in a closet somewhere.

I started out making it a queen sized quilt, or so I thought. Originally it was going to have 5 columns of "huge coins" but once I got them all sewn on I realized it was way to wide and to short. I'll just blame that over sight on being pregnant (because I was). So I took off one column and picked it apart and then added sections of it to the bottom of the first four. Problem solved, but it turned out I made a very large queen sized or should I say it was a king sized one. It was a good thing though because my sister got a king sized bed, so it worked out perfect.
The picture above is a pieced strip that I used for the back of the quilt. Below is the quilt done except for the binding. This was a HUGE quilt to machine quilt on my little Bernina, but I managed. I don't think I will make one this large again, for awhile at least.
Here is the back. It was so big I had to wait to get pictures until we were at my parents house and there was a few extra hands to help. Those three heads you see are my two brothers and my husband. Oh and the arms at the bottom belong to my sister.
Here is the front. I was trying to get a nice picture of the quilt just hanging there but umm... it was a bit windy that day.
See what I mean...
Many of the coral fabrics are from Jennifer Paganelli's flower power line. The blues are from my stash and some are vintage given to me from my grandma. I had a lot of fun making this quilt for my sister and I know it will be loved by her and her hubby as well as from me from afar.

Checking in

I thought I would check in really quick and let you know how things are going. I was thinking the other day about how much I haven't been sewing when I realized I have actually done some just not as much as I was pre-baby. So here is a small list of what I have sewn post baby. I'm hoping to get pictures up here one of these days.

-Mai Tei baby carrier

-replace the back portion of the bouncer chair cover

-2T size jumper for my shop

-7 burp clothes for my shop

WIP (work in progress)

- working on designing/fitting a pattern for a Halloween costume for my baby. He is going to be a candy corn. I'm really excited about this because it will be my first "clothing" pattern that I have made from scratch.

I mentioned my shop up there but I'm still working on getting it going. If anyone has advise on shipping options and what they find works best I would love to hear about it. Oh and I will be participating in Amy's bloggers quilt festival, so check back in a few days to see the quilt I picked.

I'm still here but...

I've been a little preoccupied with our family's newest arrival. I forgot how much time they hog, not that I blame the baby, who wouldn't want to spend time with this little cutie?

I'm just popping in to say hello and hopefully I can post a few things soon (no time line on that). Soon is relative at this point. I hope you are all having a great September and looking forward to Quilt Market.