Refrigerator Magnets for Jasmine

Again, I saw this nifty idea on another's craft blog, nicegirlnotes.

Such a fun, cute, simple way to bring a little style to the otherwise obnoxious refrigerator magnet letters.

I customized these by using hearts... and of course, in pink.

ingredients:

blank wood hearts, transfer letters, magnets,

tacky glue, ballet slipper pink spray paint.

lesson learned: use primer first!

[modeled on the RAV]

lots of fun and easy to make!

Jasmine's Playplace

I used this great Cardtable Playhouse pattern from Empty Bobbin's blog.

The pattern was easy to follow and fun to customize.

Jasmine's colors are pink and purple. I think she'll love playing in her own playplace!

Now, she needs some mail for her mailbox.

[hidden french seams on the corners]

This is by far the pinkest thing I've ever made.

Anna & her commissioned quilt

commissioned work for anna jane

my niece anna jane

commissioned a quilt this winter - and knew exactly what she wanted.

she even drew it for me:

here's how it turned out:

I just got it back from my favorite longarm quilters, melear fabrics.

they did a great job on this, using one of my favorite patterns, the wishbone:

stella, enjoying the photoshoot this morning -

soft, warm, cuddly, stripey flannel for the backside

perfect for a twin bed, or reading a book -

let's hope it's what she envisioned....

Baby, It's Cold Outside!

Icepalooza has taken over the Midwest.

I woke to this kind of icicle action:

Just a mere week ago, we had this much snow:

(and I'm hoping for much, much, more)

Oh, how I love a winter storm.

And, of course, my trusty sidekick can't get enough of the magical white powder, either.

Today, I took advantage of the time iced-in and finished up two quilts.

The Striped Monster....

100x100 inches.

I have been collecting striped fabrics for years. years.

Finally, I finished the quilt top with them:

I braved the cold for a few photographs.

It was treacherous!

And wonderful.

This is a second, baby/lap size - about 40x50 inches.

The stripes came out a little screwy - I think it was too much for my baby camera to handle.

The secret colorwheel project revealed!

My first post on the colorwheel surprise was mentioned here.

I followed this tutorial from Chez Beeper Bebe for colorwheel numbered beanbags.

I think they turned out great!

I made two sets: one for a special cousin and the other for a good friend.

Let's hope they like 'em!

Purple Plainspoken for my niece, Ashley

I finished and gifted the Purple Plainspoken quilt to my niece, Ashley.

This is Ashley á

This is her quilt â

She chose purple camo for a fun, warm, flannel backing:

Fake-napping for Aunt Patticakes, so I could see it in action:

First Snow!

Winter's finally here!

We woke to our first snow....

Stella couldn't be more pleased.

You can't see it too well in these photos, but Stella's sporting a new collar from Dublin Dogs!

It's the eco-Lucks Blitzen. It's a nice festive splash of color.

This is the "come out and play" look she's perfected.

The gods have given us snow... let's not waste it.

Tho, she's been in the holiday spirit for weeks!

Snowy weather is perfect for sewing....

I have been working on two very similar quilts - one for my niece, Ashley, (commissioned) and another, smaller, quilt for a new friend I met when I bought something from her through craigslist.

Here's a sneak peek of them.

This is the smaller one, created for my new craigslist pal:

I finished and shipped it and realized I didn't photograph the finished piece.

Take my word for it: it turned out great!

I think she'll really like it. The cobalt blue flannel on the back will make this a great lap quilt for her.

Next, is Ashley's quilt laid out on the floor.

The key to the plainspoken pattern is variety within the palette!

And, for the back - purple camo flannel!

what a hoot.

I hope she likes it.