Seeing Blue?

Yes blue has came out of my sewing room.  Some friends had a baby boy.  I am embarressed to say he is 5 months old already and I am finally getting this over to them.  I purchased the fabric right after she had him.  Sewed some of it together on a sewing night with my friend.  With in the next week I finished the quilt and it still has been sitting in my sewing room for a month!  Eeekkk.  I am terrible!

I cut out three different sized circles.  Found most those blues in my scrap stash.  Didn't do to bad finding non girly ones.  I did purchase the blue plaid, the backing fabric and the binding fabric.
I sewed each circle on one at a time on to a white square layering them up.  Then I pieced the squares together.

I chose a thin batting as I thought this was going to be a summer blanket.  But because I am a procrastinator it is going to have to work for fall.
I decided to stitch just outside of my seams.  I really like the look it gave it. And it is an easy effect to do with the walking foot.
I wish I had made my middle circle slightly bigger.  I was using what I could find that was round.  The ratio isn't right but in the end they looked fine.

Then I washed the blanket to get a ragged effect.
It is really quite soft and comfy.  I hope their little guy likes it too.

Losing teeth

Can you believe I still haven't made my own child one of these.  We keep giving them to her friends for their birthdays!

This pillow turned out tiny.  about 3 1/2" square.

Family Memory Game

My Mom loves games.  She always plays games with the kids when we go up to her house.  So when I saw this idea I knew I had to do it for her.

I started with a purchased memory game...I have been searching the thrift store for a month with no luck!  The game I purchased ended up not having one of those trays to hold the cards so I came up with my own box.

I took the cards and spay painted them.  First pink (because that is what I had, that or orange?) It didn't cover well so I spay them white.  Then for fun I went back over with a quick spotty pink job.  I like how it turned out.

I printed the pictures on sticker paper 2" X 2". It covered the cards perfectly. I sprayed the cards with a clear acrylic. This made the paper a little transparent. I would paint that side of the card first if I were to make this game again.

She will be here today so we will see if it is a hit or not!

Quick gifts

Mom was coming to town today so I had to get a move on on her Mother's Day Gift. I had left over material from a bag I made her two years ago so I used it to make an eye glass case. (I know the E is not centered. That is what I get for rushing!)

I also made her a matching Tissue holder.