Crafty Sewing & Quilting

Thursday, April 18, 2013

My Celebration Quilt Top is Completed !

I am so happy that I finished my quilt top. I started this quilt at Barb's Quilt Retreat in November of last year.

My Mom and I picked all the fabrics last fall. This quilt will be our donation quilt for this year. We make one in memory of my Dad every year. We will give it to the Fireside Dinner Theater to raffle for their fundraising efforts for Rainbow Hospice of Jefferson County - Wisconsin.

This is what it looked like before yesterday.

Then it started to come together...

Border? color? size?

I chose one black border and then black and red fabric for the final border. I will bind with black.

It is about 90" X 90". I will quilt it in May!

I am so pleased.

Onto the next project...

Enjoy your day!

Marcia

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Hodgepodge Patchwork Tuesday on Wednesday

I missed a few blocks and I am trying to catch up! Last night I completed 3 more quilt blocks.

Missouri Star Block

and the Quartered Star Block

Cool two blocks completed.

Next, I did the paper pieced Schoolhouse Block.

I really wanted the lines of the fabric of the roof to go in the other direction, but I forgot when you do paper piecing it's on the back and opposite. It's OK!

Needs to be squared up! Because I am using all the different fabrics, some of them give a little more than others.

I am a LouAnn's Quilt Retreat this week. She has a great design wall. They are not in any particular order. I just placed them on the wall.

Linda is also doing the My Favorite Block Quilt Along. We put them up side by side! Cool!

I hope to get a few more quilt blocks completed tonight, but today, Wednesday, I am working on my Celebration Quilt that I worked on in February when I was here.

I will update you on my progress tomorrow. I hope to finish it by tonight!

I am enjoying my sewing retreat time with friends this week. It makes me think about the May for Me Celebration Next week, I will post more about my plans and giveaways for the May for Me Celebration.

Enjoy your day!
Marcia

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Hodgepodge Patchwork Tuesday --- Colorful Caps

When my Mom left the hospital, they gave her a few surgery disposable caps. It fit nicely on her head and tied in the back. It wasn't too tight, but stayed securely on her head. They shaved a good portion of her hair and she has a ton of stitches. The surgeons successfully removed two brain tumors and they are not cancer! YES!

Since this little cap fit so nicely, we decided she needed a couple colorful caps to protect her head while her hair grows back and her head heals.

This cap has a double layer of fabric on the sides.

The Doctors said she will have to protect her head from the sun too.

This one is a butterfly fabric. I made this one with a single layer of fabric and a stitched hem.

My Mom cut her hair short right before the surgery, so it would be easier to take care of.

Here's a photo of my Mom before the surgery.

Here's the original disposable cap. I took it apart to make a pattern.

I am not giving you any measurements --- just guiding you through what I did to make them.

I did not want a binding edge like this cap had, so I doubled the size of it and folded it in half.

The straps.

I stitched them and turned them right side out.

Stitched the straps to the edge of the cap.

Marked with the pins some halfway points for lining it up.

and on the strip too.

Pinned to make a few gathers and eased the rest of it.

I used the point of my scissors to make little tucks in the cap part. I know I could have stitched a basting stitch and pulled it, to gather it, but there's only a little gathering to do on the top of the cap.

I stitched from the end to the center and then turned it around and stitched from the other end to the center.

I could have serged or zig zagged the raw edge, but I didn't as it will only be used for a couple months and it will wash up just fine! If I were making it to sell, I would have finished the raw edges.