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....

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:

A Night of Baking Pumpkin Goodness

By special request, I made a pumpkin pie for my niece, Ashley:

There's the pumpkin wonderful in the oven -

(she loved it)

Once the pumpkin pie was done,

I started on the pumpkin ginger caramel

pecan cheesecake.

This is where Stella sits to oversee

all kitchen activities.

Usually, in a puddle of her own drool.

This is her classic look-away when I catch

her zeroing in on me, drooling

"What, me, expecting something from your bake-athon? Never!"

Cheesecake in the stand mixer.

Pecan and gingersnap crust.

Stella's focusing on the baking tools for good reason...

The clean up crew:

Just a quick once-over before the dishwasher.

The cheesecake before it goes into the oven.

And, after it's baked. Cracks and all.

And some bonus caramel sauce on top:

Yum!

Tinkerbell D9P update - It's finished! and a bonus tutu

Here's another gratuitous shot of the tutu. It's super cute!

I quilted the Tinkerbell quilt myself on the Juki:

Here's the finished project. It's naptakular!

And another close up of Jasmine's name embroidered:
A matching pillowcase:
With French Seams -
My favorite quilt model, Stella, showing off the purple polka-dot flannel on the backside.

I see many naps in Jasmine's future....

Caitlynn's Hearts-a-Fire Quilt

Here's Caitlynn's birthday quilt!
Wrapped, before it made the journey to Baltimore:

Quilted by the gals at Melear Fabrics. It's looks great - there's little hearts all over it!

I think it was the perfect size, color, and pattern for her.

Happy Birthday, Caitlynn!