Odds and Ends

I had to take my machine in to have it looked at last week.   

The hands free system just quit working.

I LOVE my knee lifter!!

I just need it to function.

So they found the cable had frayed and they had to order a part.

I ended up having to haul out the 770.  

I sewed up some of the left over flannel I had into burp cloths.

I am trying to use up left over Minky

When I was in Berlin they had these loveys.

Theirs were Minky on both sides.

I find that too much to try to wrestle under control so I make one side flannel.

I bought some of their ribbon trim for around the outside.

It is not perfect, but it is finished!

Both the Minky and the flannel were left overs so it really only cost me the price of the trim!

I need to decide what to work on next. 

I'm in kind of a slump after finishing up 7 tops while in NC.

I have a TON of bindings to sew on but I really don't like doing that, LOL.

Since the quilts have no immediate home those will likely wait.

I'm thinking I need to cut out a few quilts so then when my car is in the shop next week I can just sew.

How is your January going so far?

~XOP~

Baby Burp Cloths

 I have been on a burp cloth making kick. 

 I had SO many cut out already.  

I was cleaning in my room and decided that if I sewed up everything I had cut

 maybe it would make a little more space. 

 Hardly, LOL. 

 I will be destashing when I get back from NC so

 I have been putting fabric into bins for the big destash too.

I listed the burp cloths in my ETSY shop if you are interested in purchasing one or more. 

 

Most are flannel($5) but there are a few knit/terry cloth ($6) ones too. 

 Here are photos:

Sparkle flowers  1 available

Fighter Jets  Two available

Deer 1 available

Sheep 3 available

Elephants 3 available

Jungle animals 1 available

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Love you to the moon and back 1 available

Dogs 4 available

Polar Bears 5 available

Holiday Sloths 1 available

Santa and his reindeer 2 available

Detroit Tigers 3 Available

Dragons and knights 3 available

Fly Fishing 2 Available

Fishing Lures 5 Available

Golden Retriever dogs 3 available

Frozen princesses 2 available

My Little Pony 3 available

Sloths.  These are knit with a terry cloth back  3 available $6

If you are interested in purchasing some please message me at mamaspark@gmail.com

~XOP~

Some New Year Finishes

I always pick up flannel and Minky (and sometimes lux fleece) remnants when I go to JAF. 

 I have amassed quite a few of all of these.  

I use the flannel for burp cloths and we not sure about the Minky.  

Until I figured out how to make self binding blankets! 

 Shanon fabrics has a free pattern and there are LOADS of video tutorials on You Tube. 

 I will show you how I did mine tomorrow though, just in case you are interested. 

 I did it quickly and late at night last night so...take it for what it is, LOL.

Anyway, I have made a bunch of blankets and used up a lot of the stashed fabrics! 

 YAY!! 

Here we go!

The 2 fox blankets were made using Lux Fleece for the center and 

flannel for the outside and borders.  

All remnants!

These next two were purchased fabric.  The whales and plaid are flannel with Minky inside.

This one is my favorite!  The outside is flannel and the inside is a fleece (I think).  

I have enough of the inside to make a second one but no more of that flannel, 

so I need to go get more of that.

I cut the plaid wrong and ended up with smaller pieces so when life gives you pieces, 

make a new plan!  

The Shannon fabrics website had a pattern for "Lovies".  

The back was 20" and the center I cut to ~14". 

 I was able to get 4 out of my mis-cut and a remnant I already had.

I had some larger pieces of flannel so crib sheets were made too.

I have put these 2 in my ETSY shop (clicking on the link will take you there) 

I am holding on to these as I have a plan (it's a secret plan at the moment though)

I had some regular cotton so made this crib sheet with that.  Daisy Kingdom fabric, so precious! 

This one is in my ETSY shop too.

Last night I made some burp cloths to go with the fox blankets. 

 Isn't that plaid on the back adorable?

I had the deer fabric left over for another set of sheets I made so use it up in these burp cloths. 

 I am not listing these (yeah, yeah, secret plan) but there are several others in my ETSY shop if you are in need for yourself or for a gift.  

These flannel burp cloths are so great for cleaning up everything with a baby!

I have made something every day now for the last 8 days!

CLEARLY, I can't keep that up!  

I did just get a quilt back that now needs to have binding so will work on that.

I made another chenille blanket that I have to photograph.

That (and some of the blankets) will end up in my ETSY shop too.

I need to get measurements first.

I am seriously hoping that I can continue to be so productive this year.

The 2 BIG "have to" quilts are a graduation quilt (top is finished, just needs to go to the quilter)

and a wedding quilt, which I finally have a plan for.

Are you a list maker?  

What things are on your "to do" quilt list for this year?

~XOP~

Sewing, Sewing Sewing

I decided that I needed to get my bee blocks for January finished so worked on those this weekend.

I really enjoyed making these blocks and found that the pattern went together very easily.

I love the meandering black fabric.  

It is an old Denise Schmidt fabric. 

It looks really cool in this block.  

These were paper pieced from a free pattern at Whole Circle Studio

These will be the last of my bee blocks for awhile.

I am stepping away from the bee for the time being.

I am working on some blocks "bee style" with my friends at work.

More on that later.

I have been steadily sewing baby burp cloths using up left over flannel from quilt backs.  

I finally had enough of them to list them in my ETSY shop.  

If you need some for gifts please go take a look.  

There are LOADS to choose from.  

I will be making more as I have more flannel available.

Here are a few examples:  

Some have rick rack around them and some are plain.

I loved these fighter jets!

I had them all stacked up on my coffee table when little Sir decided he needed to "claim" them!

I hope you will find something you love if you go and check them out.  

They make wonderful shower gifts and 

there are different ones in addition to the ones you see here too.

Have a wonderful day!

~XOP~