FANDANGO!

So I was looking online for a while at another quilt to do and i found this one. I love the Hexagons! So i needed to find me a jelly roll. So i was looking at some Amy Butler, but wasn't really inspired so i went and looked at Moda next. I fell in LOVE with the Fandago Line, and i had to order it. So i talked to my sister and she ordered it for me for my birthday. It came in the mail the other day and i went to quilting class and i didn't want to take it apart! When i did i fell even more in love with it. I can't wait to get started!

Yay! Peace and Love J-me

Done, Done Done!!!

Yes it is done! It has been a long while since my last post but that is because I have been a busy bee! I have been working on finishing up my first ever quilt, and I finished it Wednesday. Ever since i have been cuddling up with it waiting for today to share it with all of you.  So instead of blabbing about it I will show you all the pictures:

Cliche Clothesline hanging. This picture does no justice it is much brighter in person! I just makes me smile :]

the back

My initials, the B is a little wonky, but hey that's okay!

A close up of my hand stitching and the binding.

So yes I decided to hand stitch it. I didn't want to jump into machine stitching, it is very intimidating! And I love how the hand stitching turned out. It took a bit longer then i hoped but it makes it that much more special. And the binding I'm impressed on how it came out. I watched a couple videos on you tube and tada! No problem there, i winged it on the corners, but it came out nicely.

So there you have it. I'm now addicted and I want to make more! My next idea is all polka dots! Or hexagons using the Moda Fandango line by Kate Spain. I'm so excited!

Make sure to check out other Friday finishes over on Amy's blog!

Peace & Love J-me

sew-n-tell friday

Hey everyone! So last weekend was kinda crazy so I didn't have time to do any posting. My sister Graduated Highschool, and it was my birthday and fathers day!!! (I turned 22....yikes!!) So for my sisters graduation I  got her some esentials for living at college....Oh...She is going to SNHU in Manchester NH, and studying Cullinary Arts! (baking specificly...I think..) Anyways... I got her plates, cups, bowls, a pot, some awesome silverware with an A engraved on them (her name is Ashleigh). I also made her a cork board, and a crayon roll. The crayon roll is what i would like to share with you. It was really fun to make and I think im going to make some to sell at craft fairs this summer. Here are some pictures:

I tried to match up the color crayons with  the colors of the peace signs. She really liked it and everyonwe at the party did too!

so a side note...you know how i graduated college a few weeks ago...well i went with my sister to her orientation at her school, (my mom couldn't make it)..and i jut have to say I WANT TO GO BACK! i want to be in school still, i want to not worry about finding a full time job, i want to have roomates and a dorm...i am envious, and my boyfriend has 2 more years too..its going to be a sad couple years for me...

Anyways thats my rant. I hope you guys like it! Make sure to check out Amy's blog for other awesome finishes!

Peace & Love J-me

Sew-n-tell Friday! Baby Blocks

Hey everyone! So for this sew-n-tell I am going to show you some baby blocks that I made for my friends Miranda and JJ who recently had a baby boy named Cyrus! He is the cutest thing and I can't wait to have time to deliver the blocks personally and see him again! Here are the blocks.

On the back I embroydered a little saying that she had up on her facebook it reads: We Love you to the moon and back" i thought it was cute so i put it on the back of the blocks. They came out a little larger then i thought but that is okay they are very squishy and fin and i hope he will love them. I used fabric from the blanket i made for him before he was born and i added some owl print to it becasue they want the theme of his room to be owls. So she has already seen the pictures and she loves them i just need to get them over to her.

Also i got my quilt backing done from the last sew-n-tell and although many of you said to machine quilt i really want to hand quilt it. I finally picked out some teal thread that matches the teal in the backing fabric and the binding fabric and i think im going to quilt around the outside of each block on the sashing. Im really heasitating starting becasue i just really dont know what to do like where to stich. Its my first quilt so any help and ideas is very welcome!

Here are the pictures i put on my last post about it

a close up of the backing fabrics

Well I hope you like it!

Check out all the other finishes over at Amy's Blog!

Peace & Love  J-me

Quilt top all Pinned and ready!

So I made my quilt back the other day, and then it was time to sandwitch it and pin it so its all ready for hand quilting! the Pattern calls for  machine quilting but i have lots of time and would really like to hand quilt it. I think hand quilting looks better too. and lets face it i'm not skilled enough for machine quilting, and i worked so hard on this quilt that i just don't want too!

So here is a picture of the back

Here is a close up:

And here is it all sandwitched together and pinned, which was a process! But not to terrible my knees just hurt after and we didnt have a big enough space to do it! I barley had any room on the sides to move.

So i bought so gutterman hand quilting threads that match the blocks colors. My idea is to sew around the blocks and the seams of the blocks with the matching thread color. What do you guys think? I need some major advice!! thanks!

Peace & Love J-me

Sew-N-Tell Quilt top done!

Hey everyone! Long time no talk, I know i said i wouldnt go this long with out posting but boy have i been busy. I had my finals week and i graduated from college! and then i had a fun filled week with my boyfriend before he started his 40 hour week paid internship, so i spent all my time with him. Then last week i spent all my time finishing my quilt top and getting ready for a big graduation bash thats happening TODAY! yay.

So remember when I was talking about doing this quilt, from a long time ago?

well......My first quilt ever and I finished the top! here are some pictures!!

So what do you think? I am very proud of it it is soo awesome! Its not very square, but no one can tell right? haha

So I went to Keepsake Quilting in Center Harbor NH yesterday becasue they were having a huge sale. And i picked out some backing fabric, and the binding tell me what you think:

The top will be for the bigger back Piece

The bottom is for the smaller back piece

And this one below will be for the binding

Im not sure about the binding, I got it before the two back pieces I might change it

So the pattern calls for machine quilting, which i dont dare do on my first time, so i want to hand quilt it, which I have never done before. So HELP ME PLEASE! I don't even know where to begin with that!

This is all for now i have to go to work and then come back and party so i will put up another post later about my keepsake quilting adventure!

Thanks!

Make sure to check out the other finishes over on amy's blog!

Peace & Love J-me

More Recycled Crafts!

So I was searching recycled crafts on the interent and i saw this. I thought it was really cool. And having som sweet connections...(Garrett my boyfriend who works at the dump...recycling center) i found myself an old lap top whose keys were begging to get taken and made into fab jewlery. So here are a few that I have made. I only made a coupple because I really need to get working on some projects that are due like...yesterday! So here they are:

Just the Up and down Keys

got a little more creative and this one is <3, like the heart!

I have  more ideas, like LMAO, or WTF? or FML! so we will see!! I'm thinking of selling these and putting them up on an etsy shop, what do you guys think?

So the semester is winding down...my last semester ever...as an undergrad...possible ever though...and its spring time, and the flowers are out and the air is warm, and i have to be stuck in the library or my room doing homework...ugh! I hate the end of the semester but i can't wait for summer! Here are some spring pictures:

Lilacs!

 

Well i'm off to take a nap...although i should work on my infinite list of things to do, but i recently got a tooth pulled and i have been so tired, and i think its my body telling me to rest and get healed! Well i will stick with that theory!

Happy Spring!!

Peace &  Love J-me