Christmas Stocking

I decided to get crazy and make Christmas stockings. I didn't have a pattern and I didn't want to buy one. So I drew a stocking, the way I wanted it to look, added an inch and half for seams, and voila, I had a pattern. I was a little nervous about how it would turn out (since I had no idea what I was doing). Overall, I think they look pretty dang cute! You can make your own too by following these simple steps. 

Christmas Tree

 Finally Finished, just in time for Christmas!
The finished quilt is about 45*40 inches. I will use it as a wall hanging.

 I went with an aqua blue binding to match my rick rack

 I even did the quilting myself using a long arm machine. I was pretty nervous doing it with out following a pattern, but boy it is SO much easier to use the machine when you're using the handles directly on the quilt. I loved it. I can't wait to try out new designs and patterns. 

 For this I did an easy swirl with an aqua blue variegated thread. You could easily do this design using a free motion foot on your machine. I've used it before on smaller projects (like this table runner CHRISTMAS/WINTER TABLE RUNNER) 

Watch me in action below, I love watching this machine go!

Make your own tree here:

TWISTED TREE

TWISTED TREE PART 2

Find more Christmas projects here:

CHRISTMAS QUILT
TABLE RUNNER

YEAH! Merry, Happy, almost Christmas! 

It's A Picnic

Another quilt from the book by Kim Brackett. However, I made a few minor changes. I added the white strips in between the squares that I think look like flowers. So, maybe it should be called "Flowers for a Picnic". I made this for Lauryn's wedding (my youngest daughter) which was during the summer of 2012. Oh my goodness, it was an undertaking unimaginable! It is a queen size quilt made by someone who really didn't know what they were doing. I love how this quilt turned out. I tried to pink colors that reminded me of my daughter (she's always been partial to pink). It's bright, happy, and gorgeous! What a fun pattern!