I guess I've been busier than I thought!

A lot of people have been doing posts about how much they have made throughout 2014 and it got me wondering about my own finishes. Turns out I made 12 quilts this year! 4 of them were mini quilts, 2 were baby sized, and the rest were at least a throw size. Awesome! [side note - I still need to share that adorable Forest Abstractions finish with you - watch for it this Friday.]

1. A little Christmas cheer #lastminutechristmassamplerqal #stitchessleepover #FMQ, 2. Theo loves his new buddies! #babiesonquilts #forestabstractions #allofthecuteness, 3. Quilted and faced, details on the blog! Link in profile., 4. Mermaids, 5. Finished my mini, just needs a label., 6. Iridescence: a play of lustrous, changing colors., 7. Metallion, 8. Ocean Current, 9. Love My Life, a quilt with heart, 10. MQG Riley Blake Challenge finished! A rainbow of plusses for Lucy., 11. Not available, 12. Evergreen State Fair


Of course I also sewed quite a few other things. Check it out - apparently I sew a lot of bags and pouches. And I can think of at least 2 more special zipper pouches I made that I don't have pictures of.

(sorry, I didn't get the links but these are all on my flickr or this blog)


I even managed to finish up a few goals AND remember to link them up to A Lovely Year of Finishes in time!

1. MQG Riley Blake Challenge finished! A rainbow of plusses for Lucy., 2. Sewing Room Swap package sent, 3. Iridescence: a play of lustrous, changing colors., 4. Finished up your Super Tote last weekend - I hope you like it partner!5. Mermaids 6. Washi

So long as we're talking about goals, let's go back to that list I made a few months ago. I've actually finished some of those items! I made the teal Julia Cardigan and it was a major fail but I've since made a better one and have fabric cut out for one more. I also finished both Forest Abstractions and Falling. I've also made a good dent on starting several of the projects I had not at the time of the list.

I think for my January ALOYF goal, I will finish the Talahassee quilt top. I really want to have it done before I go to Quiltcon next month so I can take it to an Angela Walters class for input. I've made some more blocks since this photo and I kind of have an idea of how I want it laid out.

Alright, that's enough for one day. I'll be back Friday for sure. See you then!

Allison

Swim away little mermaids!

It took about 2 weeks longer than I had hoped but these little ladies are all finished up! They will be in the hands of their tiny new owner very soon.

I had so much fun fussy cutting them and putting them all together. The quilting part was great too - I found a design I liked and went with it. I did add a few special touches here and there but I can't show those just yet.

I hadn't been to the aquarium in years so it was fun to plan a little trip there last week and was so excited to take quilt pictures there. I mean, could there be a more perfect setting? I even remembered to charge the battery for my nice camera and put it by my purse. And then I left the battery at home. Dang it!! Camera pictures will have to suffice.

And a few other pics I took on the camera later:

I'll be linking up to the August finishes party over at ALOYF as this was my goal for the month.

August: A Lovely Year of Finishes

I suppose it's time for a new monthly goal and a little update of what I've been working on, huh? I started working with these super adorable Ann Kelle mermaids a few weeks ago at the Seattle MQG sew in. I really love our monthly (or more) sewing days. I usually get a lot done and I get to hang out with some of my favorite quilty friends!

So here are my girls, all fussy cut. I love them on their own but it was hard to sacrifice so many more of them by the cuts I made. It may lead to more fabric shopping. Not my fault.

I've been working on some log cabin borders for the girls and I plan to get them finished into a baby quilt *hopefully* by this weekend. Wish me luck!

Allison

   

Washi

I've wanted to make myself a Washi tunic for quite some time now but haven't yet for no particular reason. I knew I was going to have to make some pattern alterations so maybe that's why I put it off. I finally made myself just do it and now I wonder what took me so long.

Once the alterations were done, it was fairly easy to make the top. I used an older Art Gallery Fabrics print that I got for a great deal awhile back on Instagram.

 

Sorry about the hanger pics, but I'm not quite so happy with it that I want to post pictures of myself wearing it online. I need to make some adjustments to the shirring on the next one - I either need to lower the whole set or maybe add a few more rows to the bottom of it. I also want to play around with some different sleeve options that might be more flattering on me. I have lots more fabric ready to go, here's hoping I don't take quite so long to make the next one!

Linking up to A Lovely Year of Finishes July goal