Tracie's Tent

From Tracie: Hey girls!!! just finished this.....balled it up a year ago and finally put the time into fixing it. kids have already spent hours in there. i have the pattern if anyone wants it....needs ginormous tweaking!!

Summertime project?

I recently saw that Downey supports a program called Quilts for Kids in hospitals. The kit and fabric is free, you provide the batting, and then the return shipping to send it back. I have not yet wanted to tackle a quilt project, but I think this is a great way to learn and to help bring some joy to a kid in a hospital.

I am going to request a kit, even though I doubt I'll get to this anytime soon. However, the site suggests saving $$ on shipping by ordering your friends' kits. So... anyone else interested in doing this with me? Let me know and I'll order a few kits.

Yes, another bag!

Add another bag to my to-do list, but this one is super cute!! Made-by-Rae wrote a great tutorial that you can download for free from her site. Woo-hoo!

Anyone want to sew soon?

Chubby Chicks

Tracie and I took an applique class and I wanted to show you the final products. Tracie had the brilliant idea to use it on a burp cloth, so I followed her and turned mine into the same. The class was worthwhile in terms of technique. I'm hoping to type my notes up, so let me know if you are interested.

The chubby chicks were from class, but Tracie also made a cute tag blanket and a turtle applique burp cloth using cardboard to trace the patterns. Love them!

Scrap quilt!

I love this idea to use up scraps and to make a low-key quilt. Seems like something that would come together pretty quickly! Thanks to sewmamasew for highlighting it!

Another Monster Idea

I am on a posting kick... but I I saw this bag and thought-- that is another great thing to do with monsters! Perhaps for a kid who may not want a stuffed animal? But with some felt, how fun would it be to sew a monster on a tote bag? I'd like to find out.

Nightie for us ladies

Even though I didn't finish my shirt from last summer, I love the idea of sewing for ME sometimes :) And I love this little nightie posted on Sew Mama Sew. Thought I'd share this tutorial and post it so I can find it again!