The office is all decorated for the Holidays. It is my first year with this company and I find it funny that their Christmas tree sports the logo's colours. White, black and lime green.
This one stands in the lunchroom and
this one is in the employees space. I forgot to take a picture of the one at the front desk where I work. Next time.
My backyard was also in glitter this morning but it doesn't show well in the photo.
In the sewing room ... no glitters but some finishes. Yay!
Back in October, during a quilting retreat, I assembled two little baby quilts from flannelette scraps.
The first one is sunny, happy and Spring calling... and done!
Stitch in the ditch in both direction. The backing is another piece of flannelette that has the same print as one of the patch on the front. I found this cute orange floral on yellow for the binding. Just what this quilt needed; more flowers. Finish at 28 X 34
The second one was quite small and needed a larger border.
This one is 5" wide. I decided to use up all of the red fabric. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough to make 4 9-patch blocks so I did this. It stayed on the design wall for a few evenings before I was convinced that, yep, I hate it. So I changed it.
Much happier with this. It's not because you have little bits left, it means you have to find a place for them in this quilt. They can got in the next one. So, now, it is quilted. I don't have any red flannelette that looked good with the snowflake one. Dark blue would have been nice but not one of those on hands played well with this quilt. I have two huge bins (and then some) of flannelette and I can't find a suitable binding for this quilt. Really? Hmm. Go look again.
What I found is not exactly flannelette. It's more of a brush cotton but not the bottom weight kind.
Hey, it works so go for it. I like stripes for bindings. It measures 28.5" square.
In this picture, you can see the soft blue print on the large border. The backing is an old flannelette piece left over from a pajamas I did when DS1 was 2yo. When I finished sewing the binding, I noticed that my machine had a heartburn and just spit all over the corner. Argh!!
It just came back from a spa day! What else does it want? A Christmas present? Sheesh!! Sigh!
I have one more little flannel quilt to finish. Last week, I received a large bag of scraps .. and some more flannel. There might be another baby quilt in there. These are fun to do and fast too. Eventually, this blog will be back to its regular programming.
That's all for this week.
Stay warm, drive safely.
Take care, everyone.
;^)
Planning on joining these talented ladies this week;
9 comments:
C'est la saison des paillettes et des décorations joyeuses qui brillent ! Ils ont fière allure ces sapins. Bravo pour tes petits quilts fleuris, c'est ce qu'il faut en ce moment, de la douceur et de la couleur ! J'espère que ta machine fonctionnera bien à nouveau. Bises, et merci pour le partage !
Nice sparkly pictures - the one in your header is showing the sparkle better. Two great finishes in one week. Annoying about your machine.... xx
Cute baby quilt finishes. I too hate it when my machine decides it needs a spa day. I hope you figure out what your machine wants after returning from her time at the spa! It is fun to use up the bits and I like how you amended your second quilt. I too reminisce when I use a fabric that I have used in other projects. . .especially the clothes I made for my daughters!
Baby quilts are the best for using up a lot of scraps. The best thing is that if it's a scrap quilt the mom doesn't feel like she has to treat it with kid gloves and can just relax and enjoy using it. A win-win!
Super cute quilts! Congrats on finishing them up, Chantal.
I love Christmas trees decorated in all colors, but black and lime green is a first for me! Your baby quilts are adorable - they'll be loved.
The view from your window is a wonderful late fall/early winter scene! I know exactly what you mean by "a bin full" of whatever and not being able to find what will work best with the project at hand. Good for you to push farther to find an alternative that turned out just fine.
Lovely snow in the garden - it looks so pretty. Well done on those little quilts.... they are lovely
Hugz
Love the winter scene, even if I do not miss wintry Norway! Congrats on the baby quilts finishes! Both are so cute! Love how you did the corner blocks and the striped binding is perfect. Hope your machine behaves! Pretty Christmas trees.
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