New Baby Quilt

Just minutes after I listed a baby quilt on Etsy, someone added it to their Treasury.
Always great free advertising!

Half-Square Triangles Again

Just in case you think I had fallen 

off the face of the earth....

Here is proof that I am still around.

I have been working on two baby quilts using the Half-Square triangles I make at quilt shows.

 I have a ton of quilts to make, 'cause I made a ton of HST's using my Stitching Lines at the two back-to-back quilt shows I vended at in the last two weeks.

I found this really pretty bird fabric at Joann's. 

You know, the fabric that is really priced way too high!! 

I fell for it and bought a bunch. 

All the HST's use fabric from my stash, 

which doesn't seem to get any smaller. 

What's up with that!!!

I rearranged the HST's to make diamonds.  Had to do something different.

Here is  a second quilt using a floral fabric from Joann's.

 I just loved it.

 Again, not a dent in my fabric stash!

Now, I need to get some backing fabric for both. 

Why is that always a challenge?

Clipping the Binding

Once I finished making the scrappy binding for this little wiener dog quilt, I tried something new.

I know, I know, this is an old technique. It's been around for years. 

But I never tried it. I guess I am sometimes slow to try things out. 

And now since I have a little baby crawling around, I didn't want to take the chance of dropping straight pins on the floor in the family room. I always bind in front of the television, don't you?

I figure I can keep count of 12 clips. Unlike pins, if I drop one, I will know it.

And the clips work great. I should have tried this years ago. 

By the way. isn't the backing perfect for this quilt?

Sewing Binding Strips Together With Stitching Lines

Today, I made a scrappy binding for this little baby quilt.

I sewed the different sections of binding together using my Stitching Lines. 

As you can see, I can use each piece of Stitching Lines three times. 

 

OK, this is the last time I can use it.

Then I trimmed away the fabric, making a 1/4" seam allowance.

I pressed the seams open. 

I use to press them to one side, but I think there is too much bulk that way.

Now it is time to sew the binding on. Lets hope I finish today.

Baby Bird Quilt

I finished up the little birdy quilt and got it added to my Etsy shop. I think it came out very cheery. I especially like the black and white gingham checked binding and the white and black backing fabric. Of course, I also like the top.




I quilted it with a diagonal serpentine stitch. Stitching it that way ensures that I have quilted over each intersection, something I like to do. Knowing this quilt will be washed over and over again, I like the seams to be really secure!



I love that bird print. I just had a little left over from the Spanish Tile quilt I made last year. You can read about my Spanish Tile quilt.

Notebooks and Pin Cushions

I have been busy the last few months watching my sweet little grandaughter, Evie Jo. But today I had the day off and spent it finishing up a ton of little things.

Here are just a few of the items I finished up today.

I make padded covers for small notebooks that I sell at quilt shows along with my patterns and Stitching Lines. Actually, lest you think I am Superwoman, I finished these the other day along with about eight others! But I did finally photograph them today!!
That, in itself, is an accomplishment!
I also sell them on my Etsy shop. There is a link on the right side of my blog for my Etsy shop.



I finished up more pincushions and started taking photos of all. These are just a few that I made.





I also finished another baby quilt top today.



My next show is at the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, CA the end of this month. And then the next weekend will be a show in Camarillo, CA. So there is no time in between the two shows to make anything new.

Another Quilt Show

Off to another quilt show tomorrow. Going to Henderson, Nevada again. It was a good little show last year. Hope for a repeat this year!
Thought I should check my laptop and little receipt printer before I packed tonight. Good thing I did. The roll of receipt paper was just about gone. Neither Staples nor Office Depot carries the size of thermal paper roll that the machine takes............OF COURSE, I find this out at the last minute!!
So I bought a size that is just 1/8" narrower. Seems to have screwed the printer up. So I can't use my great little POS program that Andy designed. Good thing I kept my old fashioned register. I found the key for the register...............in my money bag that was already packed in the hidden compartment of my car...........had to unpack quite a bit to get to it..............All in all........not a good evening.
Ahh, SLEEP, where are you!!