Wordless Wednesday

Under The Sea!

So with operation Birthday under way, there has been a lot of sewing. I keep getting more and more ideas of gifts she NEEDS:)...ok more like mommy wants to make her. Here is the quilt that started it all........and by all I mean the softies and theme for her party.

I love the sea creatures. The panel repeated once too, so I cut the repeat off and turn it into a skirt for her, but that's another post. It's a little big so it will be the perfect zoo skirt this summer! Have to be styling while in the aquarium! 

And a close up. My lighting wasn't the greatest, but it will do.

As for the back I used a bed sheet I picked up at the thrift store. Goes so well with the purple up front! Love it!

Ok last picture for real!  

 

I used Leah Day's quilt as you go technique and am totally in love! I feel like I can tackle large projects and not have a jacked up back with puckers and what not.

Raspberry Stripes

Sweet little striped quilt for a baby soon to be born. Mama-to-be is having her shower this weekend. She doesn't know I've been working on something so I think she'll be tickled (pink, of course) to unwrap this goody along with her other surprises.

 The main fabric is an oldie Amy Butler, and I just added a bunch of other strips to go along with it. I backed it with a snuggly raspberry flannel. It's so soft and warm. Baby girl is lucky Elise is too big for it:). I quilted it with simple stripes. 

 

I think it fits her style perfectly. Not too girlie and not too frilly. And as a plus, the daddy's favorite color is orange so I snuck a little in there for him too.

Black Walnut Pendant

We are finishing up a few gifts for our early Christmas this weekend with Brian's family.

I am so excited about these little gifts. They are made from reclaimed wood from the family farm. Some of the wood is spalted and just adds to the uniqueness to the piece. 

 

These two pieces above are spalted...see that cool black line running through it. That's the spalting from what I've learned. It's a fungus or something that the wood gets and you can't tell until you've cut the tree down or it dies and the tree falls. I think it's pretty cool and adds depth to the natural wood grain. 

Brian even made a few extra. I might have one fall into my stocking in a few weeks.....wink wink. 

 

See it already looks good hanging in my jewelry case.