3.9.12

amigurumi
a mini-me for Maiya
her birthday present

Henry's alligator hat

Henry's new hat for 2012, designed by him: "I want a white hat, with an alligator on it, and the alligator should have a little bird on his nose. Make the bird pink." Basic hat pattern with Patons Classic Wool on size 6 needles with wool felt applique alligator and bird.

12.21.11

What time is it? Time for the revolution! I gave Sean this rad clock for Hanukkah!

Elderberry Gingko

I finished this shawlette for Amelia back in September, but wanted to get pictures of her wearing it for the post! The pattern is Gingko by Maggie Magali, knitted in Knit Picks Shimmer Hand Dyed Lace Yarn (elderberry colorway) on size 6 needles. I loved knitting this little shawlette, so fun!

Here are some outside pictures, to show off the structure a little better!

Makeda's Grey & Gold Quilt

I made this quilt back in April for my niece Makeda (born in May, had to wait to show the pics!). My own design, 33" x 39". Although the front looks nothing like my last quilt, they both have a striped binding and a polka-dot backing. Michael and Sheba did not find out what they were having, so I used gold and grey fabrics from my stash to make a nice gender-neutral quilt. I machine quilted wide zig-zags in gold, and hand quilted in the solid grey stripe with red no. 8 pearl cotton.

5.26.11

Jack for James. A present for his birthday. I made up the pattern and used Plymouth Encore yarn and a size E crochet hook. It's 6" long.

the pirate

Pistol in his left hand, pistol in his right,
And he held in his teeth a cutlass bright,
His beard was black, one leg was wood;
It was clear that the pirate meant no good.

Henry requested a crocheted pirate and dragon for his birthday presents. The dragon isn't done yet, but here's the pirate. He's 5" tall, crocheted without a pattern. Based on Henry's favorite poem, The Tale of Custard the Dragon by Ogden Nash

3.24.11

Nathaniel's Crossed Quilt

You may remember a few months back when I posted a picture of these fabrics which I purchased without any idea as to what they would become. After letting them sit in my space for a little while, I realized they would make a perfect quilt for my friend Heather's baby.



The quilt measures 30" x 40"; my own design. I used one piece of the large dots for the back, and bound the quilt with the blue & brown stripe. I finished the quilt a few weeks ago (actually the day before Heather went into labor!), and was able to deliver it to baby Nathaniel last week.

Henry's Caterpillar Quilt

I finished this one back in January, but the day it was done it went straight onto Henry's bed and I just put off taking pictures.



74" x 52", my own design using The Very Hungry Caterpillar fabric. I was browsing fabric online with Henry last summer, and he spotted it and immediately requested a quilt made from it.



When I asked him what he wanted on the back he said, "my name, real big!"

12.25.10

Happy Christmas!

Handmade Holiday: a quilted clutch

I made this little patchwork/quilted clutch for the handmade gift exchange at our Stitch & Bitch holiday party. It's 10" x 5". I used some scraps of Tula Pink's "Plume" line (left over from the doll quilt I made for lil' Amelia).

12.22.10

Home stretch of the xmas sewing! Now if I can just get the hand sewing done in the next two days...

12.21.10

The boys got a drum kit from Grandpa Phil and Uncle Jake. So fun. SO LOUD!

Handmade Holiday: a quilt-taggie for James

I've never understood the concept of "taggie blankets". They've always seemed too small and a bit strange to me. But a few weeks ago, we were over at a friend's house and James found her baby's taggie and went nuts grabbing and eating it. So, I figured he must like them!





I pieced together a 15" patchwork square, stitched it up with a larger piece of the Christmas fabric for the back along with batting and loops of ribbon, then quilted it in echo squares. Photos taken a little too quickly before wrapping, but I figure this is the best it will ever look! I hope James likes it.

HST Doll Quilt for Amelia

24" square, made for Amelia for her 2nd birthday from a charm pack of Plume by Tula Pink, some plain white, and backed with yardage of one of the Plume prints. Bound with a pink/white stripe (not sure which fabric).

Blogger's Quilt Festival - Spring 2010

Thanks so much to Amy for hosting this great festival of quilts! So much inspiration!

It took me a while to decide which of my quilts to enter in the festival, but I had to go with the Autobahn quilt. This certainly isn't my most technically complicated quilt, but I think it is the one I learned the most from making, so it has been very important in my growth as a quilter.



This is the second quilt I made for my oldest son, Otto. He was 3.5 years old, and had just figured out that he could request that I make him things. He asked me to make a quilt for him, and wanted to pick out the fabric himself. I took him to the shop and he picked out the three main prints (the big blocks on the front and the large panels on the back), which all featured cars. He also picked out most of the other prints, and was quite insistent on the one with the gears. Then I got to work designing. It was a challenge to use all these very different prints, but I love the way they came together in the end.



This is the largest quilt I've made so far (54" x 72") and it fits perfectly on his bunk bed. This is also the first time I'd attempted free-motion machine quilting, and while there are definitely some rough spots, I love the way it came out. All the work paid off when he opened it up at Hanukkah and exclaimed "oh, my quilt, it's PERFECT!" He loves it and sleeps with it every night, and drags it around the house during the day.



Don't forget to click on the button up at the top to visit the Blogger's Quilt Festival for tons of wonderful quilts and inspiration.

Grunions #0493-0495: the JENs

Custom Alphas for Jen. 5.5" tall, cotton fabric & wool felt.

autobahn quilt

I finally got around to taking some better pictures of the quilt I made for Otto. It's 54" x 72", most of the fabrics were picked by Otto, and the quilt is my own original design. This was the first quilt I did free-motion machine quilting on, and I think it came out really well! I'm going to be working on writing up the pattern for this one, and I hope to have it available soon.

Grunions #0486-0490: the HENRYs

Henry's set of Alpha-Grunions. They're 5.5" tall, and made of acrylic & wool felt.