Deer Log Cabin Quilt

WOW1, It's been that long since I have been keeping up on my blog. Almost 2 years. Lots of things have been happening and little time to keep up with it. I will try and keep it up as that I have been doing quite of bit of sewing lately. I wanted to make something special for a friend of mine whose into hunting and outdoors. So, I made him this Log Cabin quilt. It has deer in it and it worked out great. This is a lap size and I just used a basic quilting stitch. I wanted to get it done in a timely manner. Have a wonderful day.

OU Rag Quilt Purse

I love making these rag purses. So fun and so fast! As I mentioned before, I have had been doing zumbathons around our area to help raise money for great causes. This one was for Adoption. My zumba buddy and I had shirts made that said Adopt on them. I was asked to see if I can make something for the auction beforehand. I said, yes. I love helping in any way I can. I decided on the rag purse. The person who won it, loves it. This was easier to work with than the Bronco bag that I made for my sister. I think its because the wording on it is smaller. Anyhow, after this was completed, I sprayed it a little bit with stiffner to make it form a shape. Worked out great and it sold for $45. Looking forward to making more of these bags. Have a wonderful day.

Matthews T-Shirt Quilt

Whew! This quilt took a bit of time...but I was glad that I was able to do something for a friend of mine. A friend had gotten these tshirts from her friend back in April and asked me if I would make something out of them. Her friend son is pictured on the 2nd block that says Angels. He passed away from cancer at the age of 5 years, sad...I said sure. It took me awhile to get it going with all other things that was happening in my life, but I got it done the week on his birthday. I used flannel material that has the spaceships on it and cottons for the rest. I appliqued a moon that I found off a space shirt at the thrift store and thought it would look good on this quilt. I also appliqued several stars on the quilt too. My husband had purchased the fabric paper in the wrong style but this worked out just as well. Next time, I will have to buy and go get what I need at the fabric store. Silly men. This was time consuming, but worth it. I quilted around some of the images on the shirts to where they stood out. I also made a tote bag using a photo of his, and also a small wall hanging with the 4 other t-shirts that were left over. She loved everything about what I did with her son's tshirts and to this day, she keeps saying thank you!

Nap Quilt with Pillow

I love making kids quilts, they go really fast. A friend of mine from church had asked me if I could make a nap size quilt for her son. I told her yes, of course. I made it with a matching pillow too. I also made the pillowcase. I used some baseball material which I had bought from a garage sale a while ago and got plenty of it. I chose the pattern because it was the easiest and fastest for me. I embroidered his name on the center black with red. I also made this quilt to where it was puffy than my usual ones that I do make. This way he can lay on it without having to feel like he's laying on the floor. I think this came out great and I believe he's liking his blanket too. All materials are 100% cotton.

Mickey Mouse T-shirt purse

I have a friend who adores Disney. Especially Mickey Mouse. As I was browsing through Goodwill one day, I came across this cute tshirt with the perfect design on it for $1.99. I have to buy it I said to myself. I will make something out of it for my friend. I cut the shirt into a perfect square not to close to the top of the neck but making another same piece from the back of the shirt. I did this to the lining as well. I had the red with white dots in my stash so this worked perfectly for this project. (I should of took a picture of the before look, but forgot). I made the handles out of the scraps from the shirt. This makes a great shoulder bag that she can carry light things in. She loved it!

Breast Cancer Purse

I have been busy doing Zumbathons for great causes around our town and trying to raise money for people who need the help. The secretary who was at my son's middle school had been diagnosed with Breast Cancer and isn't able to work any more. The people of the school decided to have a zumbathon with a silent auction and raffle tickets. I decided to make a purse using the fabric that my friend back in San Diego sent to me. I created this cute little purse taking and using ideas from 3 different patterns. I machined quilted the whole purse inside and out with just the stippling stitch. I added a pocket and a snap closure. I found the handles at Goodwill for $1.00 off another purse which I thought was ugly and tried it on this one. Also took the bottoms of the prongs that were on that ugly purse and used it on my purse to make the purse stand on its own. I added a pocket to the outside and the person who won my purse was so excited. It made me feel good to see someone win my item and that we made the effort to help our friend who's fighting this terrible disease. Thanks for dropping by.

Bronco Rag Purse

You know how hard it was to make a Bronco bag when I am a Charger Fan...yep, being from San Diego, gotta love my Chargers. Anyhow, my twin sister Connie had sent me this fabric to see if I could create a rag quilt tote bag for an auction that she was having at her work. When I saw the fabric, I thought to myself...this is a big print, don't know about it. But, I made it work anyways. I seem to have trouble estimating the squares by the inches to make bags come out to be tote bags, so we settled on a purse style...gotta read on the instructions more clearly. But I think it came out cute...then I shipped it back to Colorado where my sister lives by Priority Mail...wrong way to send packages, its not a guarantee that it will get there in the 3 days. It took 2 wks...I was upset. My sister had to use something else for the auction and ended up selling this one for $30. What do you think?