Charming Dolls

I gave my friend, Christina, some Jennifer Paganelli scraps and look what she did! Aren't they just adorable?? I'm trying to convince her to open an etsy shop. Right now they are up for sale at her Art Quilt group's exhibition. I went to the night where there was a reception and got to see all these amazing art quilts made by her as well as others. So inspiring!

Here she is helping me sew a Crazy Love quilt. I love our time to sew together! :)

What I've Been Doing Lately

Fashion Formula Skirt pattern by Kay Whitt

Jennifer Paganelli twin quilt set

I've had lots of different projects I've been working on. I took some time off to have some surgery (hysterectomy) & realized that I needed to wear either drawstring, loose skirts or dresses. I sewed up some skirts using Kay Whitt's pattern from her Fashion Formula Skirts booklet which I LOVE! The strip skirts only require 8-9" strips, so you can easily use up some half or quarter yards you have laying around. I used Anna Maria Horner's Field Study in the aqua/yellow combo as well as a mini check from Michael Miller. The second skirt is all from Queen Street (Jennifer Paganelli). There are lots of other variations to try & I'm really looking forward to it. There are lots of drawings, so there was never a confusing part as I was sewing. I didn't do a good job distributing the gathers with the first skirt, but learned for the second one. I also bought some of her dress patterns- the Diane Kimono & the Bebe dress which Kay modeled so beautifully at Quilt Market. I also have the Monique dress, but haven't tried it yet. You can find all of her patterns here

Next up is a twin size quilt I finished along with matching pillowcases (not pictured) & pillow shams in Jane from Super Fly. As always, I love mixing Jennifer's fabrics & I used Crazy Love & Super Fly with some blue and green additions from Honey Child & Queen Street. It feels so good to be back sewing again and to immerse myself in this creative world again!

Dorm or Twin Set Ready to Ship

I just finished making this set that would fit a dorm bed or twin bed. It is 60x72, so the length is slightly shorter than a twin mattress, but you can pull the blanket down a little to make room for the pillows. It is pictured on a queen size bed positioned horizontally. I've included a pillowcase & 14" throw pillow cover. The sham is not included. It's all ready to ship in the shop! :)

Super Fly is in the House!!

Super excited about Super Fly! Bold colors, graphic prints! Jane is a beautiful large scale print that coordinates well with so many of Jennifer Paganelli's other collections! There is also a large scale zebra print called Lauralee. I love how all her fabrics have women's names! It took me about a day to decide what I wanted to make. First I had to group her new with the old(er) fabrics. The world stops when I get to do this~ my fav!

Mixed with Crazy Love, Queen Street, Girls World Vibe

Mixed with Girls World Vibe, West Indies, Pretty Please, Crazy Love, Honey Child

Mixed with Bell Bottoms, Flower Powers, Sis Boom Basics & Crazy Love

I decided I wasn't ready to cut it up, so I kept it whole and sewed strips of 8" squares to either side and put aqua minky dimple dot on the back. The perfect throw in summer colors, so it will be called The Summer Throw in my shop! :) I purchased my Super Fly at Hawthorne Threads