This Week's WIPs
I was pleased to find that my log cabin blocks came together quickly once I actually sat down to finish them. I finished up the other 11 needed for my doll quilt swap quilt last night, and sewed much of the quilt together. Just 1 1/2 appliqué blocks to go. It looks like it'll be 23" square with no borders, which is an inch from the cut off for size for the swap. I wasn't sure of the finished size since it was represented in the magazine as a color and size option of a larger quilt. But oh, how I'm loving this quilt! I almost want to keep it for myself. I was asked just days before, "What are you going to do if you want to keep it?" Not an option! I don't have time to change the plan. Besides, it can be just as fun to give something that you put so much work into and love, in hopes that the recipient will feel the same about it.
I received my first swap package EVER in the mail today. What fun! Straight from Australia, too. It was just a fat quarter swap thru the Fabric Addicts Anonymous Flickr group because I wanted to start small. She sent me scraps of 3 other coordinating fabrics also, all with a repro 20's feel. The fat quarter has a woman's face at different angles, and then there is the Gerber-type baby fabric, so that inspired me to do something mom/baby themed. A log cabin with the mother figure (fussy cut) in the center seemed fitting. I think I remember hearing something about log cabins traditionally having red in the center to represent the heart of the home. So the heart of my blocks will be the mom! I've already started cutting them up for a doll quilt (what am I doing? I already have too many things to finish!) The strips will be only 1/2" wide when finished. I'd really like to start doing more tiny traditional patterned doll quilts. I saw one at my local quilt shop that was just nine patches, 9 of them with sashing between. But the squares of the nine patches were only 1/2" square and it was amazing!
I'm working on the booties that Kim picked from my giveaway also. I'm a little embarrassed to admit that it's taking me a week to finish these, but I am just not in a crocheting mood! I will definitely have these done and in the mail by Sat. though. I promise!
And in between all that I'm packing a couple boxes a day. I've got most our books, DVD's, and videos packed. Now I don't know what else to pack because I don't want to pack anything I might want to use, and I can't decide what that might be. Last night I packed a huge box of stuffed animals that sit atop a high hutch in my son's room. I thought he wouldn't even notice they were gone (packed while he slept) and it was the first thing he saw in the morning. "Momma, animals all gone! Where'da go?"
I was pleased to find that my log cabin blocks came together quickly once I actually sat down to finish them. I finished up the other 11 needed for my doll quilt swap quilt last night, and sewed much of the quilt together. Just 1 1/2 appliqué blocks to go. It looks like it'll be 23" square with no borders, which is an inch from the cut off for size for the swap. I wasn't sure of the finished size since it was represented in the magazine as a color and size option of a larger quilt. But oh, how I'm loving this quilt! I almost want to keep it for myself. I was asked just days before, "What are you going to do if you want to keep it?" Not an option! I don't have time to change the plan. Besides, it can be just as fun to give something that you put so much work into and love, in hopes that the recipient will feel the same about it.I received my first swap package EVER in the mail today. What fun! Straight from Australia, too. It was just a fat quarter swap thru the Fabric Addicts Anonymous Flickr group because I wanted to start small. She sent me scraps of 3 other coordinating fabrics also, all with a repro 20's feel. The fat quarter has a woman's face at different angles, and then there is the Gerber-type baby fabric, so that inspired me to do something mom/baby themed. A log cabin with the mother figure (fussy cut) in the center seemed fitting. I think I remember hearing something about log cabins traditionally having red in the center to represent the heart of the home. So the heart of my blocks will be the mom! I've already started cutting them up for a doll quilt (what am I doing? I already have too many things to finish!) The strips will be only 1/2" wide when finished. I'd really like to start doing more tiny traditional patterned doll quilts. I saw one at my local quilt shop that was just nine patches, 9 of them with sashing between. But the squares of the nine patches were only 1/2" square and it was amazing!
I'm working on the booties that Kim picked from my giveaway also. I'm a little embarrassed to admit that it's taking me a week to finish these, but I am just not in a crocheting mood! I will definitely have these done and in the mail by Sat. though. I promise!
And in between all that I'm packing a couple boxes a day. I've got most our books, DVD's, and videos packed. Now I don't know what else to pack because I don't want to pack anything I might want to use, and I can't decide what that might be. Last night I packed a huge box of stuffed animals that sit atop a high hutch in my son's room. I thought he wouldn't even notice they were gone (packed while he slept) and it was the first thing he saw in the morning. "Momma, animals all gone! Where'da go?"
Labels: Crochet, Doll Quilts, Fabric, My Kids, Quilting, Swaps, WIP
