Finish Along progress

Baby Blocks finished and this is my first finish for FinishAlong Quarter 2. I made the bottom two blocks first without any interfacing. They were soft and squishy. So I made the third block using stabilizer just to make it stackable. It's not that different in look from the other 2 blocks but its definitely not soft . What was the point of making soft baby blocks if its not soft. The first two blocks, that is "C" and "D" blocks score points with my baby and everyone else who's been playing with them more than the baby.

 

I am almost done with the Oblongagon quilt top. Piecing the hexies by machine was fun and tedious at the same time. My carpal tunnel syndrome was active at its peak. Every 3 or 4 hexagons my fingers would go numb and I need to take a break. There were a few puckers here and there, but I am overall happy with how it turned out. Hope to finish this soon. I will definitely piece hexagons by machine but not sure if I'll do it for large projects. My love for hexagons is still intact though.

 

After cutting one side of the quilt, I thought of just sewing it to the other side instead of cutting and straightening it. I hope it doesn't make it wonky.

 

And here just add two half hexies for a straight edge.

Fabric blocks updated

Baby Blocks finished and this is my first finish for 
Finish Along List #3.
 I made the bottom two blocks first without any interfacing. They were soft and squishy. So I made the third block using stabilizer just to make it stackable. It's not that different in look from the other 2 blocks but its definitely not soft . What was the point of making soft baby blocks if its not soft. The first two blocks, that is "C" and "D" blocks score points with my baby and everyone else who's been playing with them more than the baby.

I made just two blocks using “A is for” collection from Windham Fabrics. These blocks are soft and squishy, easy for the baby to hold but not easy to stack. I think I am going to make the next block using fabrics lined with interfacing or stabilizer. Right now I am happy with these two blocks and my baby hasn’t complained.

Finish Along Quarter 2 Goals

This is my first Finish Along link up with The Littlest Thistle. It took me a while to understand how it works so I missed the deadline for the first Quarter Goals list. So I am excited to join now. I am hoping to finish these following projects.

The Quarter Two Finish Along List: in no particular order

1. Oblongagon QAL with Sew Fresh Quilts- Started already, sewn quilt top, not yet quilted.
2. Sew summer hat for baby - picked fabric
3. Sew soft blocks - cut fabric and pattern ready    Done
4. Sugar Block Club 2014 via Stitchery Dickory Dock blocks - January - May( haven't started yet)
5. Cute outfit for my baby- Done
6. Complete Baby girl dress.- sew rickrack, tucks, hem and zipper, bind neck and armhole.   Done
7. Make gifts for Mother's Day - Done
8. Make 3 Aprons
9. Sew Kindle cover - longtime overdue, just getting started.  Done
10. Sew one table runner 

Sunhat pattern + material

Unfinished dress + pattern

Fabric for Kindle Sleeve.

Baby block pattern+ material 

oblongagon quilt - to  be sewn

9 patch quilt finished

The disappearing 9 patch quilt is bound and complete and submitted to the Ronald McDonald House. You can find more about this quilt here.

Layout and progress o the Oblongagonalong quilt.

January - joined Oblongagonalong at http://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com/p/quilt-along-2014.html

February- dreaming I guess

March 13 - Layout planned

March 14 - cut fabrics

March 15 - laid out oblongs on my temporary design wall

March 28- April 2nd -Sewn all vertical rows

I have sewn all the vertical rows with back-stitching at every starting and ending points. I think I'll never forget to back-stitch again. Hoping to finish this top in the next week so that I can finish other ufos soon.

Onesie Skirt update and charity Bibs

Last week I made this onesie skirt and was so excited and impatient to try it on my baby, I didn't even write a thing to the post just published the pictures. When I tried it on my baby it would only go through her head and one arm oops!

 I've fixed it by adding a coordinating fabric (didn't have enough of the main fabric) satin stitched a few flowers and most importantly added elastic (doh) to stretch the skirt. Now it fits over her head and arms, yaay. So here is the Re-refashioned onesie.

At Creative Saturday a bunch of us made a total of 18 cute bibs for charity. These bibs are for an orphanage in China for the babies who were rejected because of deformity.

These four were my contributions.

After coming home I couldn't help but make one for my baby and she approved its cuteness by chewing it right away.