A second life for the seventies embroidery
Wow, didn't mean to leave that "random things" post up for quite so long. But I've loved your comments and reassurance that we're all a little bit weird. I also enjoyed hearing that readers have the exact same embroidery of the bonnet girl and her cat--how cool.
My mom is one of the most creative, least crafty people I know. I can't imagine her sewing, knitting or embroidering so when, during my last visit, she handed me this embroidery she did I knew it was special.
I simultaneously decided that Biscuit's crib quilts really don't work on her big girl bed. So in a stash busting move I made this random quilt. I love using fabrics from other projects, the cotton from her bedroom curtains, the linen from her dress, the pink from her cousin's quilt etc. I also worked in a small, useless, birth announcement style embroidery I did and a paper pieced quilt square from Angry Chicken's Mailorder.
The whole quilt top took only a few hours. It's definitely wonky but it'll do. I plan to back it one of my childhood sheets (the matching yellow check pillowcase is on the front) and I'll fill it with polyester and machine quilt it for maximum washability. Soon.....
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On an unrelated note, if you could check back here tomorrow, that would be great. One of the things that's been keeping me from crafting and blogging is a business plan competition I'm entering with my friends. We're the long shot contestants for sure and we've also waiting until the veeeeery last minute to pull together our executive summary. We could really use some quick'n'dirty market research so I'm going to try to pull together a fun, online survey (with prizes) and post a link tomorrow. Hopefully.
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Back to crafting. Tutorials seem popular and I have a few ideas up my sleeve but need a kick in the pants to finish them up. Which would you like to see?
How to make a quillow (lap blanket that folds into a pillow)
How to make a log cabin square
Very basic quilting techniques (videos)
Something else I haven't thought of yet
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I've got the Oscars on Tivo and my laundry heap is calling. Happy Monday to ya!
How to make a quillow would be a great tutorial (and very handy with winter approaching in oz)
Posted by: CurlyPops | February 25, 2008 at 04:33 AM
Basic quilting techniques (or "machine quilting") gets my vote.
Posted by: Becky | February 25, 2008 at 05:59 AM
How inspirational is that??? I may have to take mine off the stretchers and put them in a quilt! They are gathering dust on a bookshelf in the bedroom right now but I'd much rather have them up and useful(and displayed) once again. Mine were in bright green picture frames which are in pieces at the top of my closet. It would be easier to sew a quilt than fix the frames huh? I'm so on this now, thank you!!!!
Molly
Posted by: Molly | February 25, 2008 at 08:32 AM
Wow the quilt looks fantastic. I love the embroidery detail. My Grandma has made both the girls quilts out of the dresses that she made for them. Such a great way to recycle things and have something to cherish as well. I wish I could finish something like that in a few hours. So I vote for the quilting basics.
Deb
Posted by: Debie Trotti | February 25, 2008 at 12:24 PM
Very cute quilt! I vote for the quillow tutorial, but really they all sound great!
Posted by: Roxanne | February 25, 2008 at 12:40 PM
I guess I am the lone ranger hoping for the log cabin tutorial. ;) But the quillow would also be cool.
Posted by: JenniferB | February 25, 2008 at 01:13 PM
Love the quilt! It's so cute. Any of the tutorials sound great!
Posted by: Richelle F | February 25, 2008 at 05:46 PM
Nice job on the quilt.
I vote for the quilting basics tutorial, but the quillow sounds cool, too.
Posted by: KristaMB | February 25, 2008 at 08:58 PM
As I was starting one of my projects (making a pillow) and wondering where I could find a tutorial about putting piping around it, I wondered if you knew how, or know where to find a good tutorial?
Posted by: Richelle F | February 28, 2008 at 11:57 AM