Baby quilt déjà vu

It seems a bit a déjà vu.  This quilt looks offley similar to another one I made.  And for good reason.  It's version 2.0 of the baby girl lattice quilt.  I finished the top a year or more ago.  Now it is finally complete and off my to do list!

Some baby girl will love this quilt.  The pink back makes a great frame for a girly quilt.  But as I am not one myself, it doesn't make it too girly, but enough.

 This quilt features the warm colors from the color wheel and green.  Green seems bend either way for baby quilts, clothes, decor, etc...  I love green, especially when it leans towards teal, and it completes the rainbow pattern within the size of the baby quilt.

It feels so good to mark a project off my list, even if it wasn't written, it's a weight off my mind!  

A Lattice baby girl's quilt

As many of my projects go it take me a very long time to complete an entire project.  I'm superb at finishing the top of quilts but it takes me a bit longer to finish them completely.  But I'm happy to report that I've been on a roll lately.  So at least the next seven posts are completed projects!  I'm so happy I would be jumping with joy if it weren't for the need for me to be still to type up these blog posts!

So here we go with the completions!

 My first project finished was a baby quilt.  I actually finished three but gifted one of them to an expectant mom before taking a photo.  Once of these days I will get better at that too!

Like many of my projects I finished the top of it ages ago!  This quilt is no exception.

 I hand quilted the top, batting and back all together and then hand turned the edges.  Outside of the construction of the top everything else I did by hand.  I'm getting a good callus on my quilting finger now!

I love how this one came out.  It doesn't scream girl but it defiantly leans that way, especially with the purple backing.  I might have an order for a baby girl quilt or two here soon so I'm glad that I have some back stock ready.

Grandpa's quilt

Again I'm interrupting my blogging about my trip to bring you a craft project that I finally finished!  This one has been in the works for a little less than a year.  Which is practically no time in Bryn crafting time.  This quilt I started in California, finished in Kansas, and is going to reside in California.  This one is for my Grandpa.

I was inspired by fall.  The colors are a little less bright than normal but still fitting of the season.  I made the back with the leftovers from the front plus more of the charcoal that I love.

The back is a quilt in itself.  I really like both sides.

Well that's it for now.  I'll be back on the blog in about a week or so.  I have another vacation to go on.  This time it is California, my home for the past 3 years.

Finishing Rapunzel

I'm heading to the Disneyland Trick or Treat party tomorrow with my mom and I absolutely need to finish my costume for the party.  Only a few steps left now.  But I did start completely over on the skirt last night at 11pm.

It felt too dark and the opening for the under layer of the skirt was too big.  So back to JoAnns I went looking for some more purple fabric

New underskirt fabric

New fabric, new skirt.  I did much better cutting and shaping the skirt than last time.  Much less frustration involved.

Looks good with the lace trim

The whole day was not spent on this costume.  I always have a lot of things to do.  Not only did I have to work today but I also was in Disneyland with a good friend of mine.  So why not visit Rapunzel while we were there!

Rapunzel with Rachel and I

I wanted to look at what Rapunzel wore in the park and glance that the costume dresses for little girls for the pattern that goes around the skirt.

Mine ended up not to bad.  I got paint is some other places along the skirt.  Hopefully nobody else will notice but me!

The top is practically done, just the sleeves are left.  Finally all the hems are done and the lace has been added. I'm so close!

Almost there

One o'clock in the morning it's time to go to bed!

Coin change purse gone bad

 I wanted to make another little bag to use for various things.  I found this tutorial here and gave it a try

Red scraps

Around the edges it required a double bias tape.  Basically that means you iron a piece of fabric twice.  Once to turn in the bad outside edges and another to have good edges on both sides of the fabric.

Double bias tape

Double bias tape all 

around

Pinned on - looks kinda artsy

 Frankly I am a little disappointed that it didn't turn out better.  If I still don't like it in a couple of days say goodbye to the zipper and it will go to another project!

The finished product

The inside zipper is too long.  I could cut it off but I don't think it will.

Well it's another project done and another project for tomorrow.

Another cross stitch done!

 Another project where I wonder why I didn't finish it right away.  Winter Row with Snowmen and snow.  Look almost done!  Only A-E left plus a snowman.

What I had done

 What took forever was the snowman.  That fat snowman was a lot of trouble.

About 30 stitches across

Its finally done!  I think I started this project about 2 or even 4 years ago.   Now to make 2 more!

Yeah!

Just need to iron it out and frame it.  Now to wait until another frame sale.  I refuse to pay full price.  As it is really only the beginning of fall I've got time!

Silly things I make

I found this super cute pattern and tutorial online and thought I have to make that!

Check out the tutorial here

I had all the fabrics around.  All I needed to buy was a zipper.  In the tutorial they used a tan zipper but I found a yellow zipper that matched my fabric almost perfectly.

Time to go the cutting board.  My mat is so dilapidated.  It has seen a lot of usage over the years.

All the pieces cut

My lining - yes, it's Disney 

Assembled and cut

Hand embroidered - #2 of course

Complete! 

Now my colored pencils have a real home.  I might actually make one specifically for them with a color on the outside.  But that is for another day as it is 11pm.

I always finish all my projects at night.  It is still the college student in me.  I can take better pictures but the lack of sunlight makes that a little difficult.  

Another night, another project

A complete quilt

Another day, another quilt finished.  This quilt has been in the works for about 6 years.  Probably about 4 years of that being dormant, waiting for me to come back to it. 

I love the colors and the pattern.  It is a visually strong.  Once again this is a queen size pictured full size bed.

I'm thrilled it is finally done.  It will have a happy home with my boyfriend in Kansas City.  Now to work on my brother's quilt.  Only a little over a month until the wedding.  I really want to finish it before!