Thrfting and Destashing!

I'm still here. 

 

We threw Elise an epic Under the Sea 1st birthday party and it's been chaos ever since. Hopefully I'll have pictures posted shortly. I found some super clever ideas on pinterest and it made the party unbelievably easy yet, looked like we did a lot!In the meantime, go check out my board of ideas......seriously best birthday theme! I'm already thinking Little Red Riding Hood for next Year. We'll see:)

In the mean time I've been adding a lot of new inventory to my Etsy Shop, along with some destashing. 

 

I'm still in the process of taking photos and pulling out goodies from my stash so check back again in a few days in you don't see anything. And if you are a local quilter let me know and we can skip shipping. 

 

I have a little bit of everything - vintage fabric, vintage bed sheets in yardage and precut charms and some modern stuff. 

 

If you already don't follow me on Etsy, hit that button so you can track what I'll be listing later this week!

p.s. I'm on the hunt for little red riding hood fabric. I'm always happy to swap if you have some in your stash that I don't already have. I'm looking for anything as small as a 10 inch square to 1/2 yard.

Birthday Dress

I wish I could say I took the time to write you a tutorial for this dress. It all starts with a onesie and once you have your groove down and your girl's measurements, you can pump these out within 30 minutes.  

The belt is made out of this gorgeous stretch velvet I found on etsy, and I have a sweet little matching yo-yo head band for Elise to wear too. I'm thinking bout doing an Easter dress this style for her too.

Whale Softie

So every little seahorse needs a friend right?!?!?! 

What better than a whale to swim along with! Ok, yes another birthday gift:).

 This one whipped out super fast and was so much fun. I love how his tail curves back to his body.

 

I showed Brian a few examples of what I wanted and he was able to draw it out for me...with a few little tweaks.  I'm hoping to have a pattern for him up soon. Great for beginner softie makers.

and done!

Here is the finished seahorse! I showed you him unstuffed and he fully came to life once he was stuffed!

I have the pattern up in my etsy shop for resale.....i.e. cheap.......if anyone is interested. There are so many variations you could do for this sweet little guy.

Hexagon Log Cabin - Habitat

I'm absolutely in love with this quilt! It's in my etsy shop.

It's quilted with 12 weight wool Aurifil thread. It has a solid gray (Kona) backing with gray thread. 

I'm also in love with the binding. I continued on the pattern from the gray into the binding.

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.

Boys rock!

Today Elise and I got the chance to play with a 3 yr. little man. He is the cutest thing, but he's also not mine so I have no pics to share, but you can trust me when I say he has the sweetest little smile. I wanted to do something fun and super cool while babysitting so I grabbed my masking tape and made him a road for his trucks and dinosaurs he brought over. 

 

Elise even got in on the action! 

And so did bert.