All the Things

I really am trying to be consistent here, it's just that nothing in my life right now seems to be consistent! Wedding planning really throws a wrench in life, you know? Well, maybe you don't, but I'm learning that first hand. Some of my free time has been spent putting favors together and flowers wrapped in ribbon. But then there's meeting with vendors which took a break over the summer, but now we need to start making a bunch of decisions again and many of the vendors want things settled before the holidays ramp up, which makes sense, and I would rather that too. And on top of all that, I'm slowly moving stuff out of my apartment and into his house. 

But I figured out what I'm doing for that last gift quilt and it was all because I stumbled on the perfect fabric line while browsing Etsy. 

Tell me that's not the perfect fabric for a tween girl who's style is "woodsy, gothic, cottage core." It's amazing though how quickly a pattern formed in my head. Those pretty prints are begging to be fussy cut and mushroom blocks were needed as well. 

Which left me with this. And while a black background isn't my favorite to work with, I'm not old, but I just don't have the best lighting in my sewing space. But don't they look so cute fussy cut in the middle of the stars? 

Once I had all the stars made, I moved into the mushroom border. Because how do you have a fairy ring quilt without mushrooms? I wasn't super confident on the pint flower print, som times it looked like it worked well and other times it stood out, but once all sewn up, I like the little bit of interest it gave. 

So now on to finding a backing and figuring out how to quilt it and with what color thread. I think I saw a mushroom print at hobby lobby that might work which would be super convenient as I also need more batting. 

But I wasn't solely working on this quilt, and I do make quilts that other people have designed too. 

Like the Snowflake Quilt by Modern Handcraft. This pattern has been on my list to make for quite some time, and I knew I wanted to make it for my future sister in law and that I wanted a blue snowman fabric to feature. I just couldn't find anything. But then this fabric line came out this year and it was absolutely perfect. And it came with a panel that I'm going to sew into the backing for an extra special touch. 

But that's what I've been working on over the last few weeks. I haven't had a lot of time to just sit and sew, it's a half hour here and 20 minutes there and it does add up, it just doesn't feel like I'm getting a lot done. 

Hopefully I can get some more regular quilting time in soon, because despite all that's going on right now, I still want to participate in this years Quiltville mystery that starts right after Thanksgiving. But this year, I'm not going to decide halfway through that I need to make the full size. Half size is much more manageable and useful. I already have a bunch of bed sized quilts, not that I don't have a bunch of throw size, but they're also easier to wash since the cats love them so they get switched out more often. 

Happy Quilting!