The quilt that started it all

While I was out of town in Chicago and Minnesota (more pictures to come), I went through some boxes of my stuff at my parents' house and came across my very first sewing project.



When I was little there were a couple summers that I spent at my grandma's house instead of in daycare and during one of them when I was about 8 years old, I begged her to teach me to use the sewing machine. We made this quilt together for a doll bed that didn't have any bedding. There were even matching sheets and pillowcases.



I don't know why the whole thing isn't tied, but I imagine playing with it probably made some of them come out. I can't really imagine picking these fabrics today, but there's something really sweet about them on this little bed.

Oldies but Goodies

I have pictures of some of the projects that I finished up before I started the blog and figured I would share some of them.

When my boyfriend, Jon, and I moved into our new apartment, my mom and I tag-teamed and made curtains for all the windows. Jon and I wanted to use plain white fabric so that the light streamed in, but you couldn't see in. I love the back tabs and it was worth the extra time.



My favorite project this year was one for a friend of mine who is 6'1". She had never owned a pair of pj pants that actually went to the floor. I used a Simplicity pattern and added 5" to the length, they came out perfect in size. I also altered the waistband so that the drawstrings tie in the front rather than on the inside of the pants.


My first quilt was one I made Jon a couple years ago. It was a bit a big project to start with and after doing about half of the stitch in the ditch quilting I ran out of time and my mom had to bail me out. She completed the quilting and graciously sewed the binding for me.