Table Runner Block Three

I completed the third block in my beginners class today. Only three weeks to go!

The Ottoman Project

I have been busy recovering the old ottomans that I was given. Please see a photo montage of the steps I went through in recovering the ottomans below. 

And here are the finished Ottomans..

Week 3..

Block 3. Another Week another block. This block took me a very long time! I have been stitching everywhere, in the car, at work, outside, inside I would hate to figure out how many hours I spent stitching this block. Lucky it was just the first initial of my name :)

At work beside a bowl of yummy grapes! -thanks Jenny.
Can anybody guess what the next block is going to be?

Table Runner Block Two

Due to missing the first class of my beginners 6 week course, I have been busy catching up and finishing the block I missed out on. Here is the final result..

A New Project....

Because I am new to both sewing and quilting I decided to start a Tuesday night beginners class at The Cloth Shop which runs for six weeks. I missed the first class as I had my day mixed up and nearly forgot to go yesterday! So I sprinted to my scrappy fabric pile and picked a handful of blue fabric before heading out of the door with my sewing machine.
Here is what I created last night! 

I might get the nerve to sew more points now. The idea of sewing triangles used to freak me out. 

Week Two..

Block two. It's another week so I have been busy finishing my second Block for my blue-work quilt! This block was inspired from a block by Nova. I drew a picture of my own embroidery hoop then added Braden and my first initials onto it :)

And I have already started stitching my next block!

A Lovely Year of Finishes

I have made my first link up on Blogger and joined "A lovely Year of Finishes" Hopefully it will keep me focused so that I finish the projects that I start. For my March goal I would like to finish sewing my first quilt together and get its binding finished. Wish me luck :)

Card-making In a Hurry

I had a birthday catch me by surprise and I had to make up a birthday card quickly with my scraps and limited supplies. I couldn't even find my scissors or craft knives so... I used my quilting fabric cutter :0
And used these....
-Random left over scraps of paper
-Card and envelope: Ooh La la (My Mind's Eye)
-Stampin Up Stamps:
Young Vermillion (bird)
Picture this (Happy Bird day)
-Ink pad: Kaiser Craft Lilac
-Double sided tape
-Quilting ruler and Cutter
(I ruffled the edges with the ruler)




To make this...

Embroidery Quilt

After browsing "Google" and stumbling upon this delightful redwork personalized quilt I had to create my own. Here is another link which offers further information about Redwork quilts and some closeup designs.

I drew the picture onto the fabric using a Crayola washable marker, which I purchased from Warehouse Stationery in a pack of 12. I found that they wash out easily in the washing machine :)

The plan is to complete a square a week so keep posted this project is going to take a while :)

Block #1
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First Quilt Ever! continued

I completed the front and the back of the quilt a while ago but being my first quilt I was scared to sew the front, back and middle together without having an experienced helper. Katherine came to my rescue and told me that I would have to pin the quilt together starting from the middle of the quilt and working my way out to the edge. This process required a lot of pins and I ended up buying four packets!
Rachelle Richards