Thursday, January 21, 2010

Trade-aholics $5.00 and under Sale!

The Etsy Trade-aholics Team will be having a $5.00 and under sale the 25th-31st of January!
Most of US(the shop owners)have merchandise to sell for $5.00 or less and I KNOW most of YOU (our buyers) will be happy to snag great deals on handmade items and supplies for so cheap!
So be sure to check out the shops during this fab sale!Look for the tag Trade-5 to help you find the deals.

Monday, January 18, 2010

More quilt fabrics!











More quilting fabrics!




These I already sewed up into quilt fronts!
I especially like the pink-orange-yellow combo,but I think the blue/green combo will be perfect for a boy,don't you?

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Quilt Fabrics found!














Here are some pics of some of the fabrics I am using to make quilts.
The pink and green are going to be a quilt with another,light pink fabric( that I don't have yet) as the back.
The red and green are only part of that quilt.I am going to look for a blue and a yellow solid fabrics to go with them and then I will use a white for the back.
Neither of these is going to be my bed quilt,though!I was going through my stash and found these!
What do you think?Will they be pretty?

Monday, January 4, 2010

My quilting challenge!

I have decided to make a quilt for our bed this year.
This is quite an undertaking for me as I do not really have the patience to cut out pieces of fabric,rearrange them and sew them back together;then add batting and backing and binding!Whew!
Why this is so tedious for me when I can crochet or knit for hours on end without getting bored or frustrated,I do not know!I could knit or crochet a bedspread no problem!
I am making a quilt instead because I have 3 cats and my beautiful Bates bedspread(if you are from Maine you know what a Bates is!) is much the worse from wear due to their claws.
I really admire quilters and hope anyone out there who quilts will offer advice as I undertake this new venture!
Pics will soon follow!