dolly dresses... the quilt

here it is.

my day.

have you been visiting all the blogs for dolly blog??

anyway...

i was lucky enough to meet holly @ market

and well the rest is history.

so here it is.

my dolly dresses quilt.

keep it simple.

since i plan on having this be a gift...

and have the recipient be able to play with it.

i went with no embellishment...

you can never be too careful with little ones!

{and while all the ric rac & what not is super cute.. so are the dresses on their own!}

i love how the triangles frame each dress...

and i quilted it in a fine while so the dresses stand out.. not the quilting.

and a pieced back.

as usual.

i used my more personal label since it is a gift.

and framed it with the leftover border from the panels...

i think any little one would be happy to play with this...

playmat

nap time quilt

wall hanging

tablecloth

just about anything!

{tutorial will be available soon}

i hope you like it as much as i do!!

wip wednesday... dolly binding

i just got up.

its pouring.

like flood warning pouring.

and its cold.

anyway this is my task for the day.

{between actually going to work of course}

i do have a job ya know...

bind dolly dresses...

cause my time is coming up fast!!

have you been following along??

holly blog

there have been 6 super cute projects shown so far.

and 6 super cute ones left to be revealed...

ok i gotta go...

my binding calls.

happy monday.

i tried to have a productive sewing weekend.

it just didn't happen...

but so far since jacquie started the joy in the new year challenge i've had 7 finishes

so since i admitted to 14 wips...that puts me half way there... with 4 weeks left in the year... wish me luck.

so instead of seeing what i'm not working on now..

here are some photos of holiday runners i've made over the years.

{new tutorial coming soon..hopefully tomorrow}

Pattern is from 12 Days of Christmas by Nancy Halvorsen

these two are from a pattern in Quilts & More Magazine ... I took the block from a quilt and made 6.. put 3 into each runner.. they were a gift set for family friends... {a mom & daughter}

this one is from the book Quilts Through the Seasons by Eleanor Burns...

i have a large spring one from this pattern that i've been working on forever... i think with me if i don't have a deadline.. and the quilt isn't small.. chances are it isn't getting done anytime soon.

last one is Tree's Up! Light's On! by Sandy Gervais of Pieces from My Heart

the pattern is for a 30 block quilt.. and i started one of those too.. one day i'll finish it!!

as for the giveaway... the winner is lucky #13

JacquieLH who said "I would make a quilted coin purse."

JacquieLH please send me your info!!

dolly dresses

so if you haven't already checked it out...

holly blog

has become..

dolly blog

so go look...

it's so worth it.

i promise.

ikea & pier 1

so i spent my birthday out shopping.
lots of fun.
pier 1.
the container store.
crate & barrel.
mall.
ikea.

since i bought mostly holiday presents.. i can't show you what i got.

so i'll show you things i want.
one day i want this bed frame...

and this bedding set.

this we would have gotten if the large one was in stock in black.

once we get it we are gonna add a bit of this...

and a bit of that.
oh and i want this for my studio.. so great for holding all my tools.

once the work week is over i'll take pics of the things i got that aren't gifts and i'll share them with you... here's to having a productive sewing weekend!!

{ikea & pier 1 are only 15 minutes down the road from me.. its dangerous.}

fyi giveaway is still open till sunday.. here

giveaway day!

it's giveaway day over @ sew mama sew!

so i'm offering up 8 fat eights of "A Breath Of Avignon" the new line from American Jane {Sandy Klop} that will be out early 2010!

to enter... leave a comment saying what you would make with them... simple as that!!

{shipping in the US only}

{you have till dec 6th to enter}

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ps.. thanks for all the birthday wishes!! i had a great one!

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oh and take a minute to go check out what rachel is doing... and join in to help!! i've donated my quilting services...

always 23

not sure why

but i still think i'm 23.

it wasn't even the most memorable year.

but every time i'm asked my age.. i think 23.. then the right age.

weird.

anyway today i'm 23 again.

{my first birthday}

happy birthday to me.