Another puff quilt

So I finished another puff quilt, this one is a lot smaller so it didn't take as long. I like the color combination. I like the edging too- don't know what it's called but it's pointy triangle fabric. Does anyone have anything to say about the size or border? Smaller, bigger? Any other suggestions?

Not exactly...

Well, I finished my puff quilt but the edges and binding don't look quite right. I think I stretched the rows a bit when I added the border so then it puckered up, then I added some batting and it made it a little more weird and then I "stitched in the ditch" and it doesn't look straight even though it is... so I need to rework how I finish the edges. But I love the puffy part in the middle! So back to the sewing machine to make the edges differently but maybe still for the craft fair or etsy???

Beginning of a puff quilt

I decided to try some small baby puff quilts. I've always loved how they looked. I'm keeping track of how much time they take to make so I can see if it'd be worth it to try them for a craft fair in November. My first one has taken about 5 hours so far, that sounds like a lot. All I need to do now is stuff the pockets with fiberfil, sew the rows together, bind it and maybe tie it in a few spots. What do you think?The squares all laid out

Pretty purple motif

They are all puckered up and ready for stuffing.

Just think of all the color possibilities!

Another giveaway

So I entered another giveaway. Who doesn't love free stuff? Haven't done too much crafting that is finished yet to post more pictures. Working on some longer projects that are no where near being done yet!

http://undermypolkadotumbrella.blogspot.com/2011/02/other-day-i-found-this-cute-etsy-with.html

Valentine's art

Hey- I won that giveaway I entered! That's the first thing I've won in a LONG TIME! So if anyone wants little vinyl families cut out, let me know. Now I can do it!

This is one of the first projects I've made up on my own for awhile. I knew I wanted something that looked like subway art and something for my very blank entry way for Valentine's day. So my friend brought some of her font cartridges for our cricut machines over and we spent a few hours crafting and this is what I ended up with. I'm thinking I want to spray the frame white and distress it. If I painted it black it would blend into the background mat. Now to make something to go with this....

I entered a giveaway...

I entered a giveaway at this cute craft blog for some vinyl designs. I could use them in a million places in my house!

http://brandyscrafts.blogspot.com/2011/01/giveaway-my-vinyl-designer.html

Formula cans, Valentine's wreath, Menu Board

I have been saving my formula cans since my son changed over to formula at 8 months old. It's amazing how many accumulate and how excited I am to stop buying it in a month! I found a way to use those cans to organize some stuff. We organized our markers, crayons, foam stickers, and craft sticks on the hallway bookshelf. Then I made some 72 hour kit food jars. I'm planning on putting a strap end in each side of the can and tying it inside so it can be carried over the shoulder if needed. I have a list on the outside of what is inside (after I buy the stuff!). I have another can saved for an ABC game that I saw but that also includes saving juice can lids (26 of them) and we don't buy that much juice! So maybe when baby is ready to learn his ABC's I'll have enough juice lids. Or- if any of you people reading this blog want to save them for me, send them along!

There are Valentine wreaths like this all over blog land right now so I don't know where I actually got this idea. It's just felt circles, a straw wreath ($1 from a thrift store that my SIL found!) and straight pins. Very festive.


I usually scribble our week menu on a little scrap of paper so I thought I'd copy my cousin's project and make a menu board. The glass can be written on with a dry erase marker and the words are cut with vinyl on my cricut. I think I will still paint the frame black.