T-shirt Quilt

No, I haven't disappeared. It's just hard to make time for posts now that school is back in full swing. I finished this T-Shirt Quilt for my friend Anna a few months ago. While we were at Davidson we were in an Eating House (similar to a sorority) called Warner Hall. This quilt is made up of many of the t-shirts we collected over the years. Instead of machine quilting it, I tied it with embroidery floss. It has a great pink and black polka-dot Minky background. I love it so much I'm gearing up to make one for myself!

Onesie Dresses

I made these onesie dresses for my friends soon to arrive little girl using this tutorial. It was really easy to add a fabric skirt to add some major cute factor to a boring onesie.

My cousins came to stay with us at the beach and they wanted to do some sewing. I helped each girl make a bag using the same pattern as the one I used to make this one. It's hard to see it from the picture, but the fabric is glittery. They turned out really great, even better than I thought they would. My other cousin is a six year old boy and he really enjoyed all of the buttons, switches, and knobs on the sewing machine. He helped me sew strips for another project I'm working on (pictures coming soon), and started asking when I would make him a blanket. I rounded up some scraps and some Kona (white) and he sat with me and and sewed strips until it was time for him to go to bed. He controlled the foot pedal, I guided the fabric. I stayed up and finished the whole thing by about midnight. For a last minute quick quilt, it turned out pretty good. The largest piece of coordinating fabric wasn't quite big enough to cover the back, so I sewed a strip on each side.

I also made a label the next day and didn't get a picture. It turned out pretty well though, and I've vowed to go back and create labels for my first five quilts that don't have them. Now that school has started back up I don't anticipate having as much time to sew and blog but I'll do my best to update a few times each month!

Building Cornhole

Robbie and I have been talking about building a cornhole set for a while. A few weeks ago he came to the beach and we decided to do it. We drove to Home Depot and got all of the supplies, came home, and got to work. First we cut and assembled 2 x 4s into a frame.
Then we screwed on a plywood top and cut a hole in it. We cut and shaped the legs as well.

Then it was time to paint!

The whole project took about a week (we had to wait a long time between coats of primer/paint).

I also made the bags. I had extra corn so I made five of each color in case one breaks or gets lost.

This was a great project and the boards should last for a long time!

A Laptop Case

My school recently upgraded my laptop to a brand new Tablet PC. It is awesome and I wanted to make a sleeve to protect it since I carry it in a tote back instead of the ugly black laptop case. I found this tutorialwhich was perfect. It didn't take long before I had this:

Here is what it looks like from the back:

I chose the red, yellow, and blue flower fabric for the lining. The laptop is snug and protected inside this cute new case!

Oldies But Goodies

I have been needlepointing and cross-stitching for about 15 years. But I never seem to finish anything. And when I do, it just seems to sit there. Well I finally decided to do something about it. I got out these two finished flip-flop pieces and plan to frame them and hang them in the laundry room/bathroom at the beach.

I did these during the summer after college. I worked in a clothing boutique and cross-stitched when nobody was shopping. I enjoyed some fun, relaxing days that way. The lighthouse took me about three years. I don't cross-stitch often, but it's a good way to pass the time as a passenger on long car rides. This will also go up on a wall at the beach house. If you click on the pictures you will get a close up view of all the detail. Don't mind the stains...I told you, they have been balled up in a basket for a few years...

Classroom Dec

I made these huge stars out of six 12 x 12 pieces of scrapbook paper. The tutorial can be found here.

I made one polka-dotted star and two blue and purple stars. I plan to hang all three from the ceiling of my classroom to add a little pizzaz. They are supereasy to make and I completed all three in under an hour. Just fold the paper, measure, cut, and staple! I would love to find some more double sided scrapbook paper as that makes the more interesting stars.