Sweet Gift

I attended a professional meeting over the weekend when I noticed a lady who works for the organization starting a crochet project.  I asked what she was making and she said a potholder.  As a fellow crochet-er and crafter we struck up a conversation.  The next morning she and a co-worker showed up at my booth and gave me the potholder.  How sweet is that?  I am a weeper, and my eyes teared up at her generosity.  It reminds me how much handmade gifts mean to the recipient.  Remember the Owl Mug Rug in my earlier post?  I made it for her and will be mailing it to her later this week.  Here is a picture of the hotpad.  So beautifully made!  

Colorful Start to Something...

I had a few scraps from a swap that I have been eager to play with.  Today I dove in.  I had seen a couple of table runners and baby quilts on pinterest using large triangles. I liked the way they looked so I decide to figure out a way to make something with triangles - actually they are rhombi.  I sewed pairs of two strips together and folded it in half with the seam down the center.   Based solely on the width of the strips, I measured - from the center seam - 3" on one end and 7" on the other and cut the angeled edge.  By doing this on both sides, I created a two-toned rectangle.  I cut the ends to square up the rectangle and sewed the rectangles together.  I am not sure where I will take this next.  I am thinking maybe gray borders, colorful bird appliques, or a baby's name, maybe cutting it in half lengthwise and creating something completely new... So many possibilities...

Kaffe Fassett Scraps to Little Quilt Top

AI was in a crafty mood today.  I did not want to work on anything too serious so I dug into my scrap stash and found some bits and pieces screaming for a home.  I put together the scraps and made this...

Maybe I will add on to it one day or I might use it as a newborn baby gift.  I think it turned out well.  

Owl Mug Rug

I made a pretty darn cute mug rug today.  I used an own print fabric - fat quarter from Joann's, and bits of green polkadot left over from another project.  I fussy cut then appliqued the large owl.  I used a technique I saw on Fons and Porter. I placed a piece of tear away stabilizer under the project which allowed the project move more freely as I sewed. I still need to work on my binding skills - but 3 out of 4 corners is not too bad.  

Pi Beta Phi Mug Rug

I wanted to try out some applique so in an effort to start small I made this Pi Beta Phi mug rug.  As far as mug rugs go, it's a bit big, but otherwise, it looks ok. I sewed foot-width rows of stitches for quilting.  I really need to work on my binding skills!