Branching out

I've decided to branch out! With the help of my cousin I am going to start baby blankets for anyone to buy at Arts & Crafts fairs. I have no idea if people will even be interested but I figure I would give it a shot. She came to me with the idea and thought we could try to sell our stuff together (she sells way more things than I do and she is very talented. p.s. I am liked to her blog... the fiber one). We will see if people actually want them but if they do then that would make me pretty happy! So, if you are interested let me know because I am officially open for business!

T-Shirt blanket

So, this blanket was quite a challenge. A friend of mine wanted to turn her old t-shirts into a blanket, something I have never done before, so she just brought them over, cut them out, and we started putting them together. It was really hard to get an exact fit so we had to improvise once we actually started sewing, but I think it turned out OK. I know how to do it next time much more quickly and easily, and it might look a little better. Luckily she was a great, not picky customer and we had fun working on it together.

Making dresses is hard!

Ok, so making dresses and making quilts are nothing alike. I think I am pretty good at making quilts, so I decided to make myself a dress before a wedding I am going to in August. Well, this dress is giving me fits. I don't fit into one size on the pattern, so I have to fake it to get the size right. And even then it doesn't fit in random places (the inside of my shoulder, my theighs, etc.) and I don't really know how to fix it. Grr, it is so frustrating! The pattern claims it is easy but I just don't know what I am doing wrong. I wish the pattern wouldn't assume I already know what I am doing but explain everything in great detail. If I didn't have my mother-in-law's help I wouldn't have even made it this far. Anyway, hopefully I will finish it before the wedding I am going to or else I am just going to have to wear an old boring dress that I have had for a long time. Wish me luck! I will put a picture up once I get it figured out (with more help most likely...).

Easiest dress ever!

So this could be the easiest dress ever made, but I still made it! All I did was sew the seem to make it the right size and sew the hem. Like I said, the easiest ever! It looks super cute on Holley though! Oh, and not only was it easy, but super cheap. Let me know if you want one ;-) (Sorry the picture is crooked...)

Blue and Yellow Quilt

Yay! I finally finished the huge quilt I have been working on for about 6 months. My cousin gave me some fabric and asked me to make a quilt with what she had. I wasn't sure I was up to the task because I don't have all that much experience doing things like that. I took on the challenge, though, and I think it turned out really nice. And on top of that it was fun and I was able to try new things!

Second baby blanket

Unfortunately, I didn't remember to take a picture of the second baby blanket I made, but it actually looks a lot like the other one that I already posted. The border fabric is rainbow stripes, and a couple of the other fabrics are different prints, but essentially the same colors. It is really cute and I like the way this one turned out, especially for it only taking me like 2 weeks to do (I wanted to get it done really quickly). Anyway, if I get some pictures I will put them up, but like I said, they aren't really needed!

The quilts are getting bigger!

This was a collaboration. My cousin made the top of this quilt for her son, and she asked me to quilt it for her, so I can only take part of the credit. This took me forever, and I am not really sure why, but it was still fun. Enjoy!