Ellisa's Houses Quilt Top

 I'm not sure why this photo is so blurry, but you get the idea.

Someone is very helpful during the quilting process.

Screen Print Class

My friend Sarah and I just took a screen printing class at the Make Workshop on the Lower East Side.  For my project I chose to make a fabric label for Ellisa's house quilt (I haven't quite decided how I'm planning on attaching it- before or after it's quilted?).  It was a really cool class and definitely has me interested in learning more (this class was only two classes) about screen printing and other crafty fabric related things so hopefully there will be more (exciting) projects to post in the future!

Here are photos of Sarah and me during our workshop on Sunday:

Original paper drawing (left) and painting on the screen.

          

After screen filler is added (left) and during the printing process (right).

Sarah printing

Finished product!  (Sarah's Valentine's Day cards are above)

More Houses

So, I've been on a roll this weekend (thanks to lots of football to watch while quilting).  I've finished all nine of the houses for baby Ellisa's quilt.  I did end up having to order fabric for the sashing and backing, so I'm at a stand still until that comes in on Wednesday.  I really hope this quilt ends up being cute!

Stay tuned for more- including a new, exciting, and different type of project on Sunday (I'm taking a class!)  Until then...

**I really need to stop using my phone as a camera...

Elissa's Houses

One of my childhood best friends, Hilary, is having her second baby, a girl, due in eight weeks.  When she was pregnant the first time around, I made a cute little baby blanket, but never finished it and felt like a terrible friend.  This time around, I'm changing that.  SO, since time, money, and space are all tight, I decided that I wanted to buy as little as possible and use some of the fabric that has just been lying around my apartment for months and months.  I love the cool little wonky houses on blogs like House of Krom so I thought that I'd try to make my own.  After a really disastrous attempt, I decided just to go with a pattern.  Now that I sort of understand how to do houses, one day I hope to be able to design my own, but until then, here are some of the houses I've made...

I'm Back!

Okay,  I know...  You've all forgotten about me.  I've been working and traveling and ignoring my quilting, but there are lots of projects coming up.  I somehow just found out one of my childhood friends is having a baby in EIGHT WEEKS!  So, I think I'll start working on that one today (although I haven't figured out what I'm doing yet..).  Also, my friend Jackson is coming over to discuss a commissioned t-shirt quilt I'm going to make for him.  AND, I finally finished Theo's 1st Birthday quilt top (never mind that he is almost 14 months.)