mini finish on friday

I finished a mini quilt from a block that I made for the Block Party at Quilt Story in February.  I call this quilt block Cross Timbers and you can read the original blog here.  If you follow my blog at all, you know I have become very attached to making little quilts and using perle cotton(or in my case, crochet thread) for my hand stitching.

I am linking to Finish it up Friday with Crazy Mom Quilts.

piece,

elizabeth

a treasure on thursday

I have my mother's sewing box and it is a treasure : )  Not that it would mean much to anyone else, it is just full of some sweet memories.

Her crochet hooks are inside, along with several of her afghan patterns.  I especially like this one, Indian Paint Brush, that is in her handwriting.  And below is her afghan made from this pattern.

This bright tin was always near the sewing machine and filled with pins and needles and lace.  There are lots of wooden spools,  and the pin cushion we always used.

I imagine this has something to do with why I favor bright colored fabric!

Good memories.

piece,

elizabeth

wip with my go! baby

I finally broke down and purchased a Go! Baby while visiting Colorado last week.  There is a fun, crafty store called Fringe in Salida, Colorado.  They sell a wonderful selection of fabrics, yarns, and gifts.  They also have a nice class schedule each month.  I always try to visit Fringe when I am in Colorado, and this time they were having a sale : )  I came home with a Go! Baby and the tumbler and 2.5 inch strip dies.  I am now deciding what new dies I need to add to my collection!

My fabric stash in Colorado is limited but this is what I came up with while I was there using the tumbler die:

I really like the wavy colorful design of this little mini quilt and I will probably end up hand stitching with more color.

Do you have any suggestions for me?

I pieced a circle with some of the leftover tumbler blocks so I need to decide what to do with it too : )

What an easy way to make a color wheel.

I wonder what die I should get next?

You didn't think we would go to Colorado without Tiger, did you?  He hates the long drive in the car, but he loves the destination!

I am linking up to WIP Wednesday with Lee at Freshly Pieced blog.

piece,

elizabeth

Don't forget to add your mini/little quilts to Little Quilt Monday each week : )

1st edition: little quilt monday----ticker tape doll quilt

Welcome to Little Quilt Monday linky party.  I am looking forward to this challenge to try some new things in a small project and I hope I am not alone : )  You can link up(below) your mini projects that are a WIP or finished at the bottom of this post.  I am sure I will be inspired by all the little quilts that are being made and I know you will be too!

This week I decided to make a ticker tape doll quilt.  I have seen these and have always wanted to make one.  I found several tutorials for this type of quilt.  Here are a few of the tutorials that you might like to try sometime:  Crazy Mom Quilts,  Sew Take A Hike, and Stitched In Color.

I decided to add my little pieces by hand instead of machine like the tutorials.  I am happy with the way it turned out and I even like the look from the back!  The aspen leaves are from my week in Colorado.

I will be linking up with Celebrate Color, Fabric Tuesday with Quilt Story, and Fuddy is not Duddy at Naptime Quilter.

Now it is your turn to link up your little quilts below and please, add my link to your post.  I have a button on my side bar but it is just a picture, I haven't learned how to add the box of detail below it yet.  You can add it as a picture and then link to my post if you would like to do that : )

piece,

elizabeth

quilted zipper bags

I have been making little zipper bags for years.  I use them as make-up bags, plug and internet cord bags, camera bags, and they also make great gifts.  They are a wonderful way to use scraps of fabric and also to practice machine quilting.

I keep this bag in my purse and use it as a make-up bag.  I photo-copied a picture of a party pic taken years ago with some of my college friends : )

Tiger suggests a bag with his picture for felt mice(he's never met the real thing) and cat treats.....

Don't forget to link up with your mini quilts on Little Quilt Monday : )

piece,

elizabeth

learning to crochet

I am going to learn to crochet by taking a free class at Crochet School with Dana at Craftyminx.  I have planned to learn and I already have a box of patterns.

I have the yarn and and the hook so now I am ready to crochet!

Look at me, I have made a slip knot and have started my chain stitch : )

Oh what fun, I will need to practice this a little bit longer before I can do this:

Do you crochet? 

Don't forget about linking up for Little Quilt Monday!

piece,

elizabeth

mini quilts

Last month(September), Faith at Fresh Lemons challenged herself to make a mini quilt each week using a new technique and had a linkup on each Monday in September.  I really enjoyed the challenge and seeing what others were making.   I ask Faith if she would mind if I continued her challenge each Monday.  She thought that would be great, so I will begin a new linkup next Monday.

Right now I am working on a button for this linkup.   This will be my first time to have a space for others to link their blogposts with a thumbnail photo!   I hope you will join me in making mini quilts and trying new techniques and colors in the process.  Some of the things that I plan to make in the future are wonky blocks, applique(both hand and machine), and paper piecing : )

I am going to call this linky party, Little Quilt Monday, because there could be projects the size of a name tag or mug rug all the way to a table topper or wall hanging.  Actually, there aren't any rules, and works in progress will be fine.  I just want us to have fun, be inspired, try new things, and visit each others blogs!

Here are the mini quilts/little quilts that I worked on in September for Mini Quilt Monday:

This is a little quilt that I am working on in October.

I am looking forward to seeing all the inspiration on Little Quilt Monday  starting next Monday, October 10th.

piece,
elizabeth