Bridal Party Quilts, Part One

I hope this collection will be a 3-part series at the very least, 6-part series would be ideal. These first three will be gift quilts to the bridesmaids. The maid of honor will be receiving her quilt at the bridal shower in August. pet-quilt-for-molly 

Part 1 - Country Fair Quilt top

I used another cheater panel for the center of the quilt. The fabric also included the four cornerstones. 

I am going to prep these tops with their backings. Thinking of sending the whole lot to my quilter in Kansas. 

Part 2 - Catsville quilt

These are remnants of a Catsville bedsized quilt gifted to a niece. Just adore this print!

Seller update - ran my year-end numbers for my sales on eBay and sales are down 25%. 

I tend to let the store slide during the summer. Not too many things being listed. 

Been Lamping By

It has been a rough start to this month. A relative had fallen ill and required full-time care for a few weeks. The relative's house also needed some table lamps. First, I picked up this one secondhand for $4.99. But decided it needed to stay at my house. 

Next, I found this buffet lamp $7.00, and added the shade $2.99 from Amador Thrift. That also was a Tami keeper. 

After I kept those two, I found two more at thrift suited for a male household. What is surprising is that I always check out the lamp area at thrift mainly looking for the crystal Princess House lamps. The lamps that are usually up for sale are the dated-looking ones or the big living room lamps. 

I began a Country Quilt Project but haven't made much progress when my caregiving went from part-time to full-time. Things look to be back on schedule so I can start sewing again.

Baby girl quilt top

I used a cheater panel for this project. I was inspired by another quilter that I follow. While I don't have many Kaffe Fassett fabrics, I know she has been collecting for a long time. Link to her version of a baby quilt exuberant pastel. exuberantcolor.blogspot.com

Detail of the baby girl quilt top. I popped in the crazy quilt blocks originally created for the dinosaur quilt. Color Me Happy purple fabric fat quarter was a recent thrift shop find. 

Before I settled on the flimsy shown above, I had a Woodsie Pals fabric fail. I supplemented the stax with other nursery flannels. I even added sashing to the blocks. I just wasn't feeling it. The two sewn panels will be thrifted back. 

The backing is in the comfy flannel print and will be quilted by my usual longarmer in Kansas. 

The baby shower won't be until October/November. I am getting a jump on the project so it will be ready in time. 

Pet Quilt for Molly

Molly is maid of honor for my daughter's wedding this September. Molly has an Australian shepherd and loves animals. She has no children, so a pet/car quilt is perfect for her. 

I started the quilt a year ago when my daughter announced her engagement. I had hoped to make a quilt for each of the bridesmaids but won't have enough time and don't know the others well enough.  

Image above show the process of marking the quilting lines for cross hatching. I used my largest quilting template, and a chalk pencil. It is an exceedingly time-consuming task, but so necessary for a professional finished look. 

The flimsy and backing are then rolled onto 8' long painted baseboards. As I unrolled the quilt sandwich, I inserted the batting. The layers are pinned together with quilt pins. 

Next quilt project queued up is a crib quilt for baby girl. Fabric from the Woodsie Pals bundle. 

Birthday Day

Because it is my birthday AND I love, love, love thrifted ball gowns, it is another Simply Delightful Thrifted Ball Gown day. I buy these amazing dresses at thrift for just a few dollars. This one fit perfectly. 

The white opera length gloves and latch hook rug kit were thrift shop finds this month. I had intended on creating a latch hook rug but this is so much better! Even if some of the yarn is missing I can supplement it with my rug yarn stash. 

Here it is partially completed by mystery crafter. A perfect project for me. Picked it up at half off senior day priced at $20, I paid $10. 

I read through the kit trying to find the date of this kit and found a reference to rug binding. Good thing I hadn't bound my completed Christmas tree rug skirt. Ordered rug binding now. I will be using this process to finish the rug. 

Gender revealed Its A Girl! Pink powder spewed out from under a dune buggy's wheel. 

I made the table runner from orphan blocks purchased earlier this month. 

Happy birthday to me!

Wedding Bunting, Belle, and a Day for Fathers

These two sections of the warm color wedding bunting are completed. I created those from the fabric I had on hand. 

If she wants other buntings in the cool colors of midnight blue, teal green and burgundy, it will require a trip to the fabric store. I hope to use the buntings at the parties and to decorate the cake gazebo. 

Puppy image of the day - she keeps us busy and the Mr. is glad she has entered our lives. 

Have a Happy Father's Day!

Wallowing in Wedding Stuff

Wedding prep continued with a site visit of the mothers. There will be some amazing images from this event. 

The thrift shop holy grail has been these small flower vases. One more, a Princess House flower vase, was discovered at hospice thrift in Placerville, California for $4.99. Back in the day, Princess House parties were held to purchase these specialty items. Was surprised to see they are still in business princesshouse.com. I have a few of the small crystal lamps. 

Here are her chosen colors. Below is the fabric pull for the fabric flag banner. I watched one YouTube tutorial but the creator just used scissors and a fabric ruler rather than a plastic template ruler and a rotary cutter. Creator then hot glued the fabric to the cording. 

Bought some solid burgundy fabric at Wally World to supplement the fabric pull. I probably won't use the three brightest orange ones. 

 

The fabric flag banner will be used outside at the bridal shower and draped around the wedding cake gazebo at the location. 

I found this tutorial from across the pond for making a wedding bunting. This method will produce a banner that will look polished and professional.