New Quilts for this week

After finishing my monster indian girl quilt im afraid to start the process so i decided to finish quilting my lap quilt that is funky and fun.  The top and bottom edges were really hard to bind.  I don't think i will do that again without help.  It's just for me so i didn't have to be perfect.

I have really started to dislike polyester batting.  It's very hard to quilt on.  For a few quilts i tried cotton batting.  I really love it.  It's more expensive sure but there's this nice static cling that happens with your quilt top and you are less likely to get wrinkles. 

Speaking of wrinkles.  Can you see the problem with this quilt???

No?  Well how about this side??

GRRRRRR!!!!!  I took out stiches and redid it...but it was a gonner.  I was thinking of selling it on my etsy shop but i'd hate to do that to someone...thinking i will give it to charity.  Ric Rac does make it all better though right???  I really really love Ric Rack.  It's so cute...I may ask my brother if he wants the quilt...who knows Miss Riley might like a ladybug quilt to play on...

oh and this is usually what happens while i quilt...around time to get the oldest from school....

oh and i found these great pictures taken by my oldest...this is what ive been finding on my camera after he's played on the computer ....

Indian Maiden Quilt...

Okay i'm going to reveal my little project.. 


The Indian Girl Quilt

This quilt is a replica of one my Great-Grandma Charity had for years.  My mom and aunt loved this quilt.  I found a pattern for it.  It's like a Sunbonnet Sue quilt only not.  These girls are good for my body image by the way.  It was so fun to make.  The Peach on is the one in the book.  I will definitely make another one because you can truly make it a scrap quilt.  I did not have Peach Fabric and I didn't buy an exessive amount of fringe although i wish i could have.  I loved putting the fringe on the shawls. 

The original quilt is lost so im not sure how well it resembles it.  The peach material was hard to find...and i just figured i could use my scraps.  I primarily used small callico print and 1930's retro fabrics. 

it is soooo big...i probably could cut this in half and made two lap quilts...it's definitely a full sized quilt.

this was the first one i appliqued by hand (unironed)....which prompted me to machine applique the remaining 19 girls.  Major props to you hand quilters...

i love fringe

this is one of my favorites...love the black and red....

chunk's book...

This book started out nice and innocent... I thought he's alone at the park, surely there will be bad guys etc to fight...nope...i would rather that be the case. He had to write it to "Aauna" the little blonde girl in his class.....have i lost him already to girls???

already leaving me.......sigh.....love the bowtie kid...too funny

he is gorgeous though...so i guess i should get used to girls liking him...last night at the carnival...all the girls talked to him and cut in line etc...

ok..now for the roadblock

Im stuck now...i have to buy the background and trim for the mystery quilt and if i want to stay with the retro feel of this i need peach fabric.  I can only find it on Ebay because either they don't sell peach fabric, or they are calling it something else.  I may have to pin my applique pieces together and take them to the quillt shop. 

I have a few off the wall ideas flying around though and wonder if i could experiment with another look. 

So many quilts, so little desposable income ;) 

On the family front we have entered a phase of constant enjoyment and hilarity, mixed with fights.  Two boys 2.5 years apart they are fighting over the silliest toys/things.  We bought Chunk the oldest a keyboard last weekend and the day we bought it he took his shirt off, put on a jacket, and my sunglasses.  Got behind the keyboard and said "Let's get this piano started."  There are preset song in it and he loves Venus.  It's hilarious.  So Peanut, the younger boy goes to his room and comes out with a pullup and puts it on like a hood, with his little chubby cheeks smooshed together, comes out and says "hoy moymmy"  and begins to join in the dancing.

I love contests especially ones that involve quilts...Contest at Jaybird Quilts. 


UPDATE:  I am no longer stuck, I solved the problem...the solution???  My very large fabric stash.  While trying to duplicate a family heirloom i realized that it is in some way a tribute not an imitation.  That being said I want to bring something to this quilt that is uniquely me.  If you are making something for a friend or family member would you want it to reflect yourself and your creativity or would you want it to be like every other quilt. 

I Ooooh and Aaaaah at everyone elses creations but I quilt what i want and do it my way that's for sure!...and perhaps one day my creations will create oohs and aahs in others. 

Another reason I am using my fabric stash????  I have inherited 3 tubs of material maybe 4 if i had to close all the lids. 

here's a hint for my quilt:  Today im going to the craft store to buy black yarn and rickrack/ribbons/fring.  The quilt has 3 dimensions!

Guess what this means????

I have all my little scraps ironed and creased. I'm super excited about this project because :

1. it has history

2. it has family history, and is in tribute to them

3. it's way outside my comfort zone, i hope to develop a new technique.

4. I remember being a little girl and this project feeds that.






Here is another hint