Sunday, March 4, 2012

More Two for One quilts



From here,

to here...

I don't quite know where this is going  but I LOVE having this basket full of blocks.  In my world where quilts are not in great demand (Even though I live in Canada we are not freezing) it is a wonderful thing to celebrate every step of the quiltmaking process.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

The Purple Vest

This weekend I bought some amazing purple yarn in Red Heart super saver.  I am making it into a vest for my costume loving son... Can you guess what a guy would need a purple vest for...

Friday, March 2, 2012

My Granddaughter's next pink dress

First the cutting

The neckline was a bit tricky.  I turned the facing to the outside and used rickrack to define and finish the turn-under.  A little stitch in the ditch and ...

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Republican...

The Republican Bag

My DH found this fabric while we were in the states and insisted that I must make a new flap for my sisters wheelchair bag.  I tried to girl it up with the ruffles and it's actually sideways.  (Now that the pic is here I can't seem to re-orientate it.)


Oldie but a goodie


Sooo, I came upon this fabric that I had bought - oh, about 15 years ago....Yeah, I still had it and I am still curious how it would cut up.  

So I got the book 'One block wonders' from the library....and Maxine showed me how to make this...


Pretty Cool