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Showing posts with label finished project. Show all posts
Showing posts with label finished project. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Rice Neck Warmer

Ever notice how Dad's are the hardest to buy presents for, well it turns out they are the hardest to make presents for too. I had a hard time deciding what to make my father for his birthday. But I came up with this rice neck warmer. I made it big enough so that it can be a back warmer too.


This is an upcycled project- made from old t-shirts that are being stored to be made into a t-shirt quilt eventually. I like the way it turned out and it works really well as a neck warmer. So here is the basic how to:

Cut a rectangle out of two pieces of fabric. Like I said before- I wanted mine to be big enough that you can use it as a back heating pad too.


Cut out whatever decorations you want- I decided to do a black lab applique (my Dad has a black lab named Blue) and some stripes.



Position the decorations and sew them in place.


Sew the two rectangles right sides together- make sure and leave a hole to fill with rice. Turn right side out.

Using a funnel fill with plain rice- leave enough room that it can fold easily.


Sew it shut!




Since this one was rather large I heated it 2 minutes in the microwave and it felt great. I used it on my neck while writing this post and I think I may just have to make one for myself too!!



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Sunday, April 10, 2011

DOG N' JOG !!!





I made a shirt for Penny for the Dog N' Jog race we had last weekend. I made it from an old T-shirt I had. It took a while to figure out where to cut and sew to make it fit well. /then I dyed it purple and had sewed the power cat on there. The race went well and Penny did so good. It was hard to get a good picture of her with her shirt on.

Probably won't post for a while. We got the new house and so I will be busy packing for the next few weeks! Excited to move!

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Ahh, wish it hadn't been so long since my last post!

For new years I had a resolution to post more often on my blog- my plan/hope was to post about once a week- well that has not happened this month. At the beginning of the month we put an offer in on a house and it was accepted. We got very excited about moving and I spent a lot of time packing, doing all the paperwork involved with purchasing a house, and cleaning this house. But the inspection didn't go so well- so it looks like we will not be moving as soon as planned. But, I guess that means I don't have to pack up all my craft things yet!

At the beginning of the month I got my K-State quilt back from the quilt shop. She did a tight stipple on the white part and a meandering stitch around the border and on the power cat. I love the way it turned out and I can't wait to get it to Bret's parents. I finished the binding last weekend and I also love how it turned out. Below are some pictures of the details.




Today I had a sewing fail- maybe. I am running in a Dog and Jog race next weekend and Penny is running with me. I wanted to make her a t-shirt for the race. I tried to make it out of one of my old t-shirts. My husband was so sweet and helped me figure out where to sew/cut. I think we may have over done it because it is a little tight. I may have her run a little with me this week to see if she looks uncomfortable- most likely I will just make her a K-state bandanna to wear-

She doesn't look too happy does she?

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Baby Shower Day

Today I went to a baby shower for my good friend. That means I get to post the projects that I gave to her. I was really excited to have her open them and I hope the new baby boy will love his blankie.

The project was similar to the quilt I made a few months ago for another friend's baby. It is a rag quilt made out of cozy flannel. I used the tutorial on this page. It is a pretty fast and easy way to make rag quilts and they come out so soft and cozy.


Back of the quilt- with the fuzzy part!


Back and front of the quilt.



Close up of the patterned flannel I used.


When I was finished I had some squares left over so I decided to make some matching burp clothes- you can't have too many of those, right. I enjoyed them and I think they are pretty cute.

I have been spending some time working on stitching too- making some progress on the Vegetable Wreath- if I get far enough I will post some progress pictures!

Happy Stitching and Happy Weekend!

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Crafty/Sewing Weekend!

This weekend has been a good weekend for crafting and sewing. Last night my little sister came over and we had a good time sewing and cutting out fabric for projects. I did finish sewing a baby quilt- I can't post until after next weekend's baby shower, but I really liked the way it turned out.

Today I decided to work on some pillows that I had half completed. The picture below shows the two pillows I completed (the ones on the outside, the one in the middle I made several years ago). I don't think I am completely done yet because they don't quite match up.


This pillow was one that I had done a while ago- I quilted it using my machine and a stippling stencil. (Took this picture before I washed the stencil off!) I didn't think that I liked it as much- but then when I finished the second one without the quilting I think this one looks much nicer and it looked a lot better when it came out of the washer. Don't know what to do now.


I finished this one today- did the piecing on the front as well as finished the back. I like the way it turned out, but I am not sure if I want to quilt it to match the other. We'll see what my husband thinks when he gets home.


I also worked on some scrapbooking tonight and making a Valentines card for my sweetie. Lots of plans for crafting tomorrow too!

Happy stitching/crafting/quilting!

Friday, January 28, 2011

A Project Five Years in the Making!! It's DONE



Well it has been 5+ years in the making but I finished my Calendar Project yesterday! I remember when I made the first one- June- I thought, "Oh I will make one of these each month and then in a year I will have a nice calendar to hang in my office." Well, life happened like it always does and the project got set aside- but that doesn't matter now because it is finished!!
I laid them all out at work today and I realized I really like them all- I think January and October are my favorites though. These patterns were all freebies from Erica Michael's, she also has some other sets that are free too. You can find the patterns here. And helping me finish this project was....

My New Sewing Machine!!! Around October last year my old machine bit the dust, I was sewing on a baby quilt and it just quit working. When we took it into the shop we found out it was going to cost a lot more than what the machine was worth to fix it. So last week I went and got an Elna 6200- I love it! It stitches very smoothly and quietly. After reading reviews online I found that it was a good quality machine- hopefully it gets me through many happy years of stitching!



Sunday, January 23, 2011

Another Finish- January Calendar


I have had a great weekend. I got to spend a lot of time with my husband, got to catch up with old friends, make some new friends and even finish a cross stitch project. This is the January calendar from Erica Michaels. This is my last project from this calendar. Once I get the Dec. and Jan. sewed and stuffed I want to take a picture of them all together. I have picked out the fabrics for the backs, just don't have the energy to get them done tonight!

Well, back to work tomorrow but hopefully I will get some crafting in on the evenings this week. Happy stitching/quilting/crafting to all!

Sunday, January 16, 2011

New Year Resolution- Craft More, Blog More!!

Well, I guess so far my new year resolution has not been met in the blogging aspect, but it has been going ok for the crafting- I have finished a small cross stitch so far- December calendar hanging from Rainbow Gallery- now just January left and I will have the whole year. I haven't finished it off due to my sewing machine being out of commission, but will do that once I get the January one stitched. I think it is pretty and I like the snow!


Now I am just going to catch up with some projects that I finished at the end of last year- first I had made some scarves for Christmas for the dogs. I put their initials on them and below is a picture of Scout and Penny in their scarves. My sister made some for her dogs too and the dogs all looked so cute on Christmas morning!

For Christmas I made my in-laws a K-State quilt. I pieced the middle pieces together and then did applique in the shape of a power cat- Kansas State's mascot. I was pretty proud of how it turned out because it was my first attempt at applique. I just took it to get quilted a couple weeks ago (decided not to hand quilt this one!) and I can't wait to see the finished project.

My last (and favorite!) Christmas present I made was for my niece Marley. I made her two Binky Baby Bunny from a pattern from mmmcrafts.I really love her patterns- they are so cute and easy to make. I made a little boy bunny and a little girl bunny. I made little "binkies" for them out of coordinated fabric. Marley loves them and has been playing with them a lot.


Well, this year should be a great one for crafting- I have some goals-
1. Finish a quilt out of some squares that my Grandmother had cut out.
2. Finish my Under The Friendship Tree cross stitch
3. Multiple more that I cannot think of now :)

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Has it really been September since I last posted? It doesn't seem like it was that long ago! Here are a few things I have finished since then- more coming soon :)


Bedtime Bear- my fourth and last classic care bear or care bear cousin to complete a quilt for my future baby! Took a little while to stitch but I love how it turned out!



Flannel rag baby quilt for our friends baby. It is so soft and hopefully the baby loves it. This was a fun and easy project!

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Doing my Super Happy Dance!!!

Today I finished my first quilt ever. I started working on it mid-July of 2009 and just finished it today. I machine pieced it all from apattern that I made up. I hand quilted about 345 individual squares and hand stitched the binding on it. I love it so much and can't wait to use it on the bed. And I am so glad that it is done!!


This is a close up of the quilting with the backing and binding in the lower left corner.


This is me holding the quilt- don't I look excited :)

Hopefully now that this big project is done I will have time to work on some other projects- here is a review of my August goals (Yes I know September is almost over :) ).


1. Finish quilting the border of the quilt.- yes (well not in August, but its done now)
2. Start on Lizzie Kate- Dogs leave paw prints on your heart.- nope
3. Start on 4th Classic Care Bear for baby quilt. - yes- I have started on Bedtime Bear- looking pretty cute so far.

Goals for October-

1. Finish Bedtime Bear
2. Start on Lizzie Kate- Dogs leave paw prints on your heart

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