Flat dolls and things

Thank you Pinterest.  I can now fix holes in jeans with scrap fabric and  fusible webbing. 

Hi M,   Ramses helped with your cuddle blanket.  

Some inside out doll pieces.

Some half finished dolls.

A wine bottle tote.

I need to remake these mittens.  A special Christmas ornament to my mom from her aunt.  

And I added some embroidery floss hangers to these wooden snowflake ornaments my sister gave to my mom.

Not pictured are some linen napkins that I made for my sister and sisters in law (or sister in laws?).  I made sets of 6 and did a satin stitch along the edges.  One each in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. It was a little tricky because I had to get close to the edges but still stay on the fabric.  I ended up cutting off the little bit that was leftover and it made a huge mess.  It would have been easier if I had a serger to do the job.  Wondering if I should add one to my wish list? 

Edit-I forgot about the felt ornaments we made for different family members.  I used red and green felt and used rows of the fancy stitches on my machine to make designs.  Here's the link I used.  

Shhhhh

 

My next project.  I won't be posting any more information until it's done.  

I was able to get most of it from my own stash (thanks to a grab bag from Fat Quarter Shop I bought a while ago) but needed some fabric for the backing and binding from the store.   I need to cut up these strips and then sew them back together again.  Monday night was spent recovering from a cold.  Last night was doing homework with three kids.  I really hope I can get to it tonight....

Yup

Still lacking in big girl camera photos of a finished quilt.  I made some stuff for Christmas gifts.  Some I have photos of and some I don't.  I also have some new things I'm working on.
A new baby quilt and bunch of dolls for all the nephews in my life.

It's that time of year again

When I'm sewing and staying busy but can't blog about it.  It's Christmas craft making time.  I still don't think I'm going to get everything done but we will see.

I had a great time with some new materials and some new techniques today.  That's the only hint I'll give.

And I know, I know, I still need some big girl camera pictures of the quilt for little man.  It's been a little cold around here though and there's no way I'm going outside for the small amount of natural light I can get if the high is 9.  I'm kinda wondering if it would be worth it to learn how to knit to keep my family of 5 in hats, scarves, and mittens from now on.

It's done!

You thought I had forgotten about this quilt, didn't you?  Well, it's done.  Just in time for a new big boy bed.  I'll take some big SLR pictures soon. 

Thread, chosen

The cat approves.  

Sandwiched

Finally basted the layers together tonight.  I had hoped to get it done over the holiday weekend but my effort to patch a small piece of batting to make the perfect fit, I stupidly cut into a panel of my backing.  Luckily I had extra backing and I was able to cut out the bad part and fix it.  Pretty sure I'll be the only one that can tell where the mistake was after it's finished.

I need to check out a few colors of thread for the front but then I'm ready to quilt. I'm thinking blue or grey for the top and red for the back.  

And for reference, I'm going to use this idea for straight line quilting from Piece and Press.  

A picture of the back before I accidentally cut into it.