Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Quilting until my fingers bleed...

Thank god we're on the mend and the snow is almost gone...

But I'm still inside today because I had a project I needed to get done (or at least mostly done today). Her shower is today and even though I can't be there, I wanted her to be able to see the "finished" product.

My cousin had a baby boy a few weeks ago. And because he was 5 weeks early (due the first week of April), I can't feel bad about finishing it up now...

So my day was filled with lots of seam ripping....


One major incident involving the quilt, the sewing machine and the table cloth....

(Yep, they're stitched together)



But the end product turned out pretty great:


They're big Seattle Seahawks fans, hence the fabric selection. And the back is Minky fabric, which is sooo soft, but a big pain to sew on.


I still have to hand-tack the corners, but I'm pretty proud of how it turned out. I've only made one quilt before and I had a lot of help from mom and grandmas.

And I really didn't think the pattern (which I designed) through, so when I went to put the blocks together, I had to get a little creative.


Freyja just laid on the fabric and batting. My bad for putting it in her little spot of sunshine.... So she decided to use her bed instead, poor thing.

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4 comments:

  1. oh you knit and sew!
    Sea Hawks. I bet the will love it. because it is from you and handmade. what a great gift!

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  2. I'll be sure to "share" your post with everyone tonight! :)

    Chris aka mom

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  3. oh... and the quilt turned out fantastic!!

    me again :)

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  4. What a fabulous quilt and such a lovely "hand-made" gift! Your cousin is going to LOVE IT!

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