tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70959308674058615362024-03-14T00:03:27.259-04:00Pink and GoldLearning how to sew and quilt and make beautiful things from scratch.Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920076532646849335noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095930867405861536.post-89774427001901333632012-07-13T09:58:00.003-04:002012-07-13T09:58:55.325-04:00Friends, Babies, and Quilts! Oh My! Last month was a month to be reckoned with. I finished pediatrics, which I loved but the class did not love me, one of the hardest classes I have ever taken in my entire academic career. I managed to finish with a B, so I was very pleased with myself.<br />
<span style="background-color: white;"> I had about one week to finish (and start mind you) a baby quilt for my friend Amy, as well as a baby ring sling for my other friend Amalie. Well, wouldn't you know that my sewing machine would break the day before I was to leave for the baby shower!! Thankfully my mom had her sewing machine with her at the lake, so I had a nifty excuse to pack up and head to our vacation house to finish quilting and sewing. Here are the results!!</span><br />
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{Me and the mom to be!}</div>
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{Amalie and baby Caleb, in his new baby ring sling!}</div>
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It was great to see everyone at the baby shower and I'm glad I was able to finish everything on time. Now baby Bryce needs to get here to enjoy his new quilt and his awesome mommy!</div>
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Patterns Used:<br /><a href="http://thimbleblossoms.bigcartel.com/product/swoon-pattern-142-pdf-pattern" target="_blank">Swoon quilt by Thimble Blossoms</a></div>
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<br /></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920076532646849335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095930867405861536.post-35984248588999835632012-05-09T14:14:00.002-04:002012-05-09T14:14:49.224-04:00School's Out For Summer!... well, 3 weeks.So I just finished this last semester and it feels FANTASTIC! I don't have the entire summer off, but I do have 3 weeks to myself. Here's some things I've been working on!<br />
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I've taken up crocheting and I love it! I'm making a granny square afghan. I have a feeling this is going to be a long, ongoing project. I need 45 squares and only have about 15 done.</div>
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It's been a rainy day here so I decided to make a little caddy for my sewing machine with some scrap fabric.</div>
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Well, that's about it- nothing too special but I loved getting back to my sewing machine. More to come soon!Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920076532646849335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095930867405861536.post-3424980830009011852012-03-08T13:48:00.003-05:002012-03-08T13:58:23.416-05:00A Very Special Baby QuiltOne of my best friend's is having a baby at the end of the month and I recently went up to the DC area for her baby shower! Before she was pregnant she had asked me if whenever she was pregnant if I'd make a baby quilt for her... OF COURSE I would! Well, the time has come and I'd been planning on what type of quilt I would make for her baby boy! After may deliberations and admiring star quilts for a wile, here's what I made...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">{All done! The lighting is terrible, but still looks good!}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RIJaP6ekKOk/T1j747ciogI/AAAAAAAAAKc/zgebwl-0HKA/s1600/_DSC0191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RIJaP6ekKOk/T1j747ciogI/AAAAAAAAAKc/zgebwl-0HKA/s320/_DSC0191.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">{I had a brilliant idea to use the left over fabric from the quilt to make a diaper bag! Turned out great!}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6bAbJzqDXkk/T1j7ilpIcCI/AAAAAAAAAKE/JLmjVpJbGAQ/s1600/_DSC0177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6bAbJzqDXkk/T1j7ilpIcCI/AAAAAAAAAKE/JLmjVpJbGAQ/s320/_DSC0177.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Last Halloween I watched Marie Antoinette and was determined to make my own costume. I thought it turned out well, and I won first place at the costume party. Not too shabby.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">My best friend, Anna, wanted to be <a href="http://www.florenceandthemachine.net/" target="_blank">Florence Welch</a> for Halloween, so I made this lovely dress for her, I used a pattern for a gown and altered it to mach what she was looking for (below).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920076532646849335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7095930867405861536.post-30142356161031585512012-02-13T14:52:00.000-05:002012-02-13T15:05:52.140-05:00Quilting endeavors...My first quilt... had NO IDEA what I was doing. I never even pressed the seams until the quilt top was done. Also notice my old singer. :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jumping straight in from baby quilts that are very beginner right to the DWR (Double Wedding Ring) quilt for one of my best friend's wedding. I was under a 3 week timline, so needless to say, I hauled ass making this one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Here's my next: A T-Shirt quilt I helped my sister-in-law make for our family.<br />
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After finishing this quilt Ryan (my DH) and I spent a few days with my parents for Christmas and I received this WONDERFUL AMAZING gift from my parents:<br />
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Wait for it.....<span style="text-align: center;">YES! A brand new, fantastic sewing machine... and an awesome one at that! My old one was a Singer I bought from a pawn shop for $30 and ran into the GROUND!</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I decided to step things up a bit with the new sewing machine and make small investments to hopefully pay off in better quilts. My next project was to be a quilt for my mother's 50th birthday party.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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Some of the designs I used for these quilts and projects:<br />
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<a href="http://www.made-by-rae.com/2010/12/finito-storytime-squares-quilt-in-far-far-away-ii/" target="_blank">Far Far Away Quilt- Made by Rae</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/pdfs/Lark_Quilt.pdf" target="_blank">Lark Quilt- Amy Butler</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g14govA4pIM" target="_blank">Custom Quilt Table Tutorial</a></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920076532646849335noreply@blogger.com0