ATC swap

The Quilting Gallery had an ATC Swap recently.  I joined I love the idea of ATCs, and I've gone a little nuts.  This was my 2nd ever swap.  I have received my partner's swap, I'll show them later.  Here are the ones I mailed off yesterday.  My partner doesn't know who I am so it should be OK.

The tree trunk was made with some sort of suede like fabric.  Years ago I had made the girls a jumper out it.  It's nice and soft.

The pink and silver is just crazy quilted with a bunch of fancy scraps and sequins.  The dragonfly has lots of beading and the quilting was with glow-in-the-dark thread.  The flower at the bottom right hand corner was made form melted plastic bags.  I used innerfuse instead of paper or batting in the center.  That gave them a real card like feel.
They were a lot of fun to make and I think I will make more in the future.  Anyone want to trade???

And in other news...
Here is a photo of C-girl quilting her borders for her AAQI quilt.  She used black borders with hot pink thread and quilted in wavy lines.  I am trying to let her do as much as possible and be safe!  She is so proud of her little quilt.

Happy Quilting
Caren

a finish and a WIP...

I finally finished my triangle quilt, still don't have a name.  It took 3 hours to quilt it and another 1 and half to bind it.  I hate binding.  I used a pile of binding cutoffs from other projects to make the binding from this one, that made it go a lot faster.

C-girl (9 years old) has almost finished her first AAQI quilt (Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative).  It is a wonky rail fence, sort of.  She started the quilting today.  She wants to try free motion, but I don;t think I'm ready for that!

So if a 9 year old can sew a quilt for AAQI in less than a day...so can you!  I throw down the gauntlet!  Who's brave enough to take it up!

Happy Quilting
Caren

Busy little bee....

I spent the morning making the tops of 3 AAQI quilts.  I have them all sandwiched and ready to be quilted!

Little britches also did a little quilting.  She's 8 and made her first quilt last year.  The quilt show is next year and both girls are talking about what they want to make for it.

That means mommy won't have much time for her quilting!

Anyway, here is a look at z-girls quilt top. 

 She said she wanted it to be the size of a sheet of paper.  I think I have a future AAQI quilter here.  She also wanted it to look like..."that little girl you made".   It took me a while to figure out which quilt she was talking about.

The cat was already fussy cut out.  She cut out the heart, bird, and beak.  She picked out all the fabric and drew the arms, legs, shoes, and face.  She also sewed the green fabric to the background.  I did the rotary cutting and ironing. 

I hope she realizes this gem is never leaving my house!

This is the AAQI quilt that was her inspiration:
 It earned $55 for AAQI.
Z-girls version.....priceless!

Happy Quilting

Scrap Happy update

I got quite a lot accomplished today.  For the rainbow scrap challenge, I cut up strips of pink fabric for more triangles. 

I sewed 6 triangles and had to stop.  I ran out of papers!

Then I made little britches her very own Quilt Guild name tag.  She was so excited when I showed her.  It is pink, too!  She's almost through with her quilt.  Hopefully by the end of the week it will be finished.  We only have 3 weeks, before quilts have to be turned in for the show.

The small yoyo heart in the top right hand corner was made with a heart shaped yoyo maker.  It took me forever to find it in my sewing room.  I bought it over a year ago and had not used it.  I think it is time to clean the dungeon.
I also started working on a new quilt for AAQI.  The quilt of the month club is making quilts with a space alien theme.  Check out the blog here.   I'm not in the club, but I could not resist this theme.  I'll have pictures of that later.

Happy Quilting
Caren

Sibling Rivalry

Sibling rivalry can actually be a GOOD thing!  Since little bit finished the top of her quilt, #1 daughter has been wanting to finish her quilt top.  Today after school She actually sat down for 45 minutes and sewed her blocks into rows and then sewed the rows together! 

She didn't take nearly as much time arranging the blocks as her sister!  Tonight is quilt guild.  She couldn't stand to have her "little" sister show a quilt and hers not be ready!!!!

Tonight should be fun, I plan on unveiling my "Quilt Goddess" personality.

If you want to be a quilt goddess, get your group to make AAQI quilts!  Click HERE for details

Gotta go  Happy Quilting!
Caren.

Little Britches made a Quilt

Today was way too busy to study.  The house had to be cleaned and the girls needed clothes for Spring.  They have out grown everything!  We did manage to find Easter dresses and an outfit for each, for my sisters wedding.  At least I can scratch that off my list.

Daughter #2 has been begging to sew on her quilt.  She was given 1/2 a pack of 2 charm packs for Christmas and Valentines Day.  Of course she lost the set from V-Day!  Over the past 2 months she has been sewing 4 squares together to make 1 big 10 inch block.  Last night she spent 30 minutes arranging and rearranging the blocks.  We took a picture and then labeled each block.

Today Daughter #1 was going out with Daddy, So me and little britches stayed home and sewed all of her blocks together.  Her attention span is much longer than her sisters.  The bottom row is made of paper pieced blocks she made last year.  We switched to plain blocks when she realized how many 5 inch blocks she would need!

She did really well.  I am so proud of her.  Oh! did I mention she is 6 years old.  She will be 7 in April.  She still has to add a small border.
Happy Quilting
Caren