friday finish

I have my first friday finish for February : )  It is a rainy morning and the pictures aren't wonderful, but the 4 hearts mini quilt is no longer a UFO!

The pink crochet thread and big stitches were just what this little quilt needed.

I used a scrappy binding, matching the color of the 4 hearts.  The strips were cut at 2 inches instead of the usual 2.5 inches, making it narrower than I would normally make for the binding of a larger quilt.  

The measurements for this mini quilt are 20 X 20 inches.

It is hard to see from this photo(click on the photo for a closer look), but the pink stitches look nice against the green backing fabric.

I can now begin decorating for Valentine's Day......sweet!

I am linking up to Finish It Up Friday.




piece,

elizabeth

finished baby quilt

Woo Woo!  My first finish for the year is done.  I am so happy and now all I need to do is add a label and it will be ready to give as a gift for the baby shower on Sunday : )

I machine quilted straight lines and then I big stitched with the pink crochet thread.  I could have added more hand stitching, and use the other colors that I blogged about here, but I think it is pretty cute with just the pink.

It has been washed, so it has a crinkly, soft, cozy look that is perfect for a baby quilt.  I used pink binding and I didn't take a picture of the back, but it is the little flower fabric that I also used in squares on the front of the quilt.  I am happy with fabric that I found in my stash to make this little quilt.

What a good feeling to already have a finish in 2012!

I am linking up to Finish it Up Friday.

piece,

elizabeth

november in review

Here is a mosaic of some of my November projects.  It has been a colorful month : )

faux piped binding mini, lazy bargello mini, jungle mini
colorful pincushion,  Christmas swap mini, picnic quilt
merry little bunting, yo-yo mini, button tree

I am linking up to Fresh Sewing Day at Lily's Quilts.

piece,

elizabeth

finally finished

I am so happy to finally sew the binding on my picnic quilt.  It has been patiently waiting and I added my last stitches this morning.  Then I washed and dried it to give it a lovely, crinkly look : )

There is still some green grass and a few leaves on the trees, but I probably won't be having a picnic for a while.  The temperature is a bit chilly these days.  Oh well, it will be a fun, cheery quilt to look at until Spring!

I am linking up to Sew and Tell Friday at Amylouhou.

piece,

elizabeth

bindings and football

I finally got the binding on a cute baby/throw that has been patiently waiting to be finished.  I got it done while watching football with TR!   We celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary this week-end and there  always seems to be a football game to watch on our anniversary : )

piece,
e