BABY QUILT

Hey! I know....Long time, no post. Darn life gets in the way sometimes :-)

Well, I finished my quilt....sewing and washing. I think it turned out pretty good. It will continue to fray with each washing....but I didn't want to wash it to death before I even gave it to them. The pictures aren't the best, but I think you get the idea. Here is a picture of the frayed side.....

Here is a snapshot of part of the other side.......

I hope you like it.....for those of you who are "real quilters"....please don't look too close!

Well, that's it for me today......Today I've got workers installing a solar system on our house....so all I keep hearing are those men drilling holes in our roof....hope it doesn't rain :-)

I have a couple of cards that I will post next time. Until then, find some time for stamping!

Blessings..........Cindy

QUILT UPDATE & CLASS CARD

Hi Stampers!!

Well....I went to stamp class today and, once again, made a couple of GREAT cards!!! I will show you one today (I'll save the other one for another post) and I'll show you what I've done on my quilt.

First the card.....We used the Trendy Trees stamp set....I just love that set!! We started by randomly stamping one of the images as the background. Then we layered a strip of chocolate chip with a strip of the Good Neighbor DSP that is FREE with Sale-A-Bration. The scallop circle is from the SU pennant die and then layered with circle punches. We layered the word window punch on top of the modern label punch and there ya go! A great card!

This card is so versatile!!! You could put ANY sentiment on it. Plus, this could easily be a card for a man.....and I'm always on the hunt for a nice masculine card.

Ok, I am zipping right along on my quilt....I sewed on Sunday afternoon and then a LITTLE bit this evening. I am probably over a quarter of the way DONE! This is the easiest and the most fun I have ever had sewing! Making these quilts gives me the same type of satisfaction as mowing the lawn....you know how you can instantly see progress when you mow.....well, it's the same with the rag quilt! I'm just going to show you a small portion of it.....I will take a picture of the entire quilt when I'm done....after it's all sewn and then after I've washed it so that it frays.

The picture above shows you what the front will look like....all those seams will fray and really soften it. Below is a picture of the back.....it looks more like a traditional quilt.

I'm so excited!!! I'm already thinking about what kind of quilt I can make next!!! Steve even said that I should make one for us! Get him sold on the idea and then he won't mind when I sit in my craft room sewing and sewing and sewing and sewing!!

Well...that's it for today! Thanks so much for dropping by! Hopefully by this weekend or early next week I will have it all finished and I will show you!

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!!

Blessings........Cindy

BABY QUILT

Hi Stampers!

I have stamped a bit.....but what I've been working on is a baby quilt for my husband's niece and her husband who recently had a baby boy.

I bought the material and cut it out using SU's scallop square die and the big shot......I was done cutting all the material out in about an hour!!!! It makes making a rag quilt QUICK and EASY! Both of which is ideal for me since I don't have much patience for tedious tasks.

Here is a picture of the stacks of squares.....today I started sewing them together.

Making a rag quilt is EASY, especially with the help of the big shot. I'm not much of a seamstress, but making these quilts are a snap. All I do is put the material back to back (so the right side of the material is out) sew two squares together with an "X". I don't use any batting in between.....I thought this made it too bulky...since I using flannel. Below is a closer picture of the sewn squares. Once I get it a bit further along, I'll take another picture.

Well, I'm going to get back to my sewing!!

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!

Blessings.........Cindy