Follow Me!

Share this tutorial!

{tiny} Needle Case Tute

Relive The Past

Showing posts with label schnibbles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label schnibbles. Show all posts
Thursday, March 4, 2010

Sunday Best and Paper Dolls


1. Spring days
2. We live near several wonderful parks
3. Urban's energy
* * * * 



Well if February would have been two days longer, I would have been right on time getting this top done!


There's always some excuse - right?


For those of you who adore paper dolls, I happened upon this site with lots and lots of paper dress ups!  You print them out yourself for FREE!
Have a creative weekend!



Sunday, February 28, 2010

Less than 24 hours to go!

Be Aware, Be Thankful
1. THANKFUL our home it Utah {SOLD}!!
    a. So very thankful for the 11 wonderful years in our first home in Tooele
    b. Thankful for the beautiful friends we made while living there
    c. Thankful it sold quickly, and that we actually made a <little> money
2. Still enjoying alone time
3. Still loving the silence
* * * 


TODAY I must finish:
February's Schnibbles project
Charming Girl's Goals
Enjoy the last of my 'alone' time before my family returns from a visit to Utah


Good thing I got the apartment cleaned yesterday!



This is my Picnic quilt for December's Schnibble's project.  

I had it done for a while but was waiting for the outer border to be sent to me.  This is a {VERY} busy quilt with all the prints, that's why I decided to go with a consistent outer border instead of a pieced one.  


I am trying to challenge myself artistically and thought I would try techniques I'm not comfortable with in my quilting as well.  On this project I mitered the corners of the outer border and added ric-rac around the inner center baskets.  I'm thinking I should have added ric-rac around the white inner border too . . . well, next time!

Friday, February 26, 2010

Tuffets

1. Alone time
2. Silence
3. Happy thoughts
* * * * * 

Got my December Schnibbles done!  These were fun to make and easy since I had lots of trimming pieces around from previous projects!  


I had heard how wonderful crushed walnuts are for stuffing the cushions, so I bought a bag (at Petco) and now I'm set for many, many, many, many more!  It's a big bag!


Notice the darling strawberry pin?  That is from Melissa of Cornbread and Beans Quilting who hostessed the Civil War signature swap. I love it!

Thursday, February 18, 2010

October's Project & Giveaway Link

1. Snow
2. Sleep
3. Handymen
* * * * *




Here is my Schnibbles project from October.  I did the top while we were living in a hotel when we first moved to Denver.  I will always have distinct and happy memories of that crazy time!


I left the outer borders large so that after it's quilted I can scallop them.


* * * 
Christine is having a giveaway on her blog, Once Upon a Quilt - and she's asking what you like to see in a quilting book!




Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Schnibbling

Be Aware, Be Thankful
1. Delivery pizza
2. Warm bed
3. Kleenex tissue with aloe
* * * * * *

Here's Madeline, January's Schnibble pattern.  



I got the top done a couple of days ago.  I've got December's Tuffets done too, just need to go buy some crushed walnuts for the filling!


November's project, Picnic is waiting for some more fabric for the outer border and I don't have a pic of October's, but it's done too.  I'll post a photo soon!


I'm almost done hand quilting one of my PIFs, so looks like my February goals for Charming Girls and Guys are almost done!

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

2009 Fall Table Runner Swap

Diane has recieved her fall swap package from me so now I can show you what I sent!
The table topper is made from the Schnibbles pattern, Winter White. (The groups first Schnibbles project.)
To recap:
Diane sent me her choice of 9 fat quarters. She chose fqs from Sandy Gervais' line Gobble, Gobble by Moda. {Darling!!}
Diane wanted a table topper rather than a runner, which is generally more narrow.
I was to use what ever pattern I wanted to make Diane's topper.
Diane was able to chose whether she wanted a Halloween topper or a fall topper. She chose fall.
We could add fabric if we needed / wanted - which I did. I got the 'plain' cream from the same line, (Gobble, Gobble). I added the four outside corner gold fabrics from one of Nancy Halvorsen's fall lines. I also got the brown border fabric, backing and binding.
I could have scrappy pieced the back, but since the shop where I work has the line, I decided to get a whole piece for the backing.
The bonus is that I got to keep all the left overs! So, I made myself the very same topper!
I made Diane one of my owls in the same fabrics of her quilt, some fabric covered magnets, a harvest scented candle and a witchie hat embroidered on a wool covered magnet. The extras were all wrapped up in a fat quarter that I sewed up using my linen / gift bag tutorial.
I hope Diane enjoys her treats as much as I did while making them especially for her!