Waverunner in Red

I saw this tutorial at Bumble Beans and knew I had to make it. This is for a good friend's TV room that is without color - until now.

The top came together pretty easily - in just two afternoons. The quilting and binding took less than a day. Improvisational piecing was more enjoyable than I thought it would be.

Not having straight lines is a little bit daunting.

I put a warm, fuzzy, light blue flannel on the back. You can't see this in the picture, but there's a light design on the binding fabric.

I really enjoyed working with all of the solids in this quilt!

Details: 60x80, flannel backing, 2.25in binding, grey quilting thread

Custom Seat Cover #2: solid black

Today's sewing project: custom seat cover #2 in solid black for the RAV.

Just 6 short months ago, I made this look-at-me floral orange seat cover.

Last week, I removed it to clean out the car and realized that while I adore all things orange, the inside of the RAV looks MUCH better without a floral orange seatcover.

I wanted a black & charcoal stripe, but settled for solid black.

The second version turned out better-fitting.

Not the orange joy that I had last summer, but a fantastic piece of my making-the-things-I-need.

Here's the driver's side back seat shot.

With a gratuitous shot of my hand-made scarf.

The seatbelts can still be used.

The back/cargo area where Stella rides.