Baby Boy Burp Cloths

I went to a baby shower yesterday for a dear friend of mine...she is finally having her first baby!!  I wanted to share one of the things I made for her, some super cute burp cloths.  They are incredibly easy, too...bonus!!

Start with 3 pieces of coordinating fabric and 3 pieces of terry cloth.  My pieces were 11" x 18".  They are a great size for putting over the shoulder.  Anyway, just sew 1 piece each of the terry and fabric, right sides together, leaving a small opening for turning.  Clip the corners before turning, turn inside out, and then top stitch all the way around.  I did use my walking foot because I wasn't sure how slippery the two layers would be, but I don't think you have to.

And Viola!  An easy, boutique set of burp cloths almost too pretty to use :o)

  

I had some extra fabric, so i just ripped a 2 inch wide strip to tie a bow. 

Now that I've gotten the girls' quilts done, I am going to start working on one for the husby.  All this time and he still has never gotten one of his own....a fact he reminds me of often!

Hope yall had a great weekend :o)

Productive Weekend!

This weekend was perfect....I went to the quilt shop, finished 2 quilts, and got some new ca-ute Christmas fabric in the mail!!  

I was able to get both my girlies' quilts totally finished, quilted and bound, on Saturday. I opted for just an overall stipple design.  I just wanted them finished and it was taking me forever to come up with some creative quilting pattern.  I did the binding by machine since these will probably be washed a ton.   I finished Emma's in just a few hours.  

Then we headed to out for a cookout, complete with crazy lightning storm.  When we got home, Dayna just didn't understand why hers wasn't done yet...as if the quilting fairies came while we were gone!!  So, I went into high gear and had hers finished by 1 a.m., put it on her bed, and waited until morning!  She was so cute...SOO surprised it was done!  I haven't gotten pics of  Dayna's yet, but it's pretty much the same thing :o)  


Hope yall had a wonderful weekend!!

WIP Wednesday

First off....sorry I am posting about this quilt again!  That's what happens when it takes months to put together.  I have now been working on this for 7 months!  I am excited to say that I think I am close to being done with piecing this quilt top!!  My goal was 100 stars and I have 87 pieced together...I cannot believe I have stuck with this!  I have absolutely NO idea how to finish the top...do I add grey diamonds all around the edges, do I just cut it off and have half stars??  I have been searching Pinterest and Google for some ideas.  What do yall think??

Didn't really realize how big this was getting until my girlies held it up for me...looks so much smaller on the ground!

 A few things I have noticed about this quilt is how heavy it is.  It's a LOT heavier...I assume because of the extra thread, seam allowances, pieces, etc.  I am going to LOVE sleepin under this one!

I also think I am going to use wool batting for this for 2 reasons.  I hear it quilts like butter, a good thing since I'm nuts and am planning to hand-quilt this thing also.  Another reason is it's just super warm and I am ALWAYS freezing. Has anyone ever used this before?

Still haven't started my Single Girl  *sigh*  I'm linking up to Lee's at Freshly Pieced:

Fit Tuesday - Stop Dieting

Hello all!!  I hope you are all having a wonderful week so far!  I did something this week that I haven't done in I can't remember how long....I went grocery shopping.  Real grocery shopping, with a full list of stuff for the week.  I haven't shopped like this in forever.  Usually we just stop on the way home, which I absolutely despise.  A funny thing happened this shopping session.  I was in the cereal aisle and wanted to get some Pop Tarts for Emma.  She loves them and I don't buy them that often...thought it would be a nice treat for her.  Anyway, as I am reading all the choices and trying to remember which ones are her faves, another mother was doing the same thing.  I don't know what it was, but we each reached for those Pop Tart boxes after we looked both ways to make sure that no one was looking at us!  It was like there was shame in buying Pop Tarts.  I just laughed because it was ridiculous!!  Long story, but it leads me to my topic of today's Fit Tuesday.

Stop Dieting

I have to get to a place where I stop thinking in terms of a DIET...and instead, think of this eating healthy thing as a lifestyle change.  If you don't see what you're doing as a life-changing program, then as soon as you get to your goal weight, those bad habits you were just putting on hold come raging back again.

So, instead of denying yourself a Pop Tart (or for me chocolate!) once in a while...just plan it as part of your day.  Is it the best choice for morning breakfast?  No.  But once in a while, in moderation, is fine.  We have to be able to live inside our "diets" otherwise free days when we can eat whatever we want become free weeks, months, years until all our hard work is gone.  I still have a long way to go...but each day I get a little bit closer!

This week's stats:

Exercise this week:  zippo....sad to say

Pounds lost this week: 1

Total lost: 13

Pounds to go: 67

WIP Wednesday

Hi yall!!  I finally have a finish!!  I am beyond excited about FINALLY finishing my Swoon quilt!!  It took 6 hours to complete the binding...because I'm nuts and decided to finish it by hand.  This baby is 90 inches square, so it just seemed to take forever!  My girlies are helping hold it up here.  They were dying with their arms stretched up as far as possible :o)

So, sleeping under a quilt for the whole night is something new to me.  Sounds crazy since I have been quilting for about 7 years now.  I have never made one for my bed.  It's interesting...definitely didn't get cold, but I like more weight on me at night...does that even make sense?  So, it will take some getting used to.  And the hubs said he didn't sleep that well either.  We're kind of divas when it comes to certain things, apparently!

Other things I got accomplished this week include basting 2 superhero quilts for my girlies!  After spending 3 hours on my hands and knees, my muscles were very sore the next day :o)  Now to quilt them....if I can get the girls to let go of them long enough to do it!

Still working on my English paper piecing project...I have 20 stars left!!  And I am running out of papers, so I think I need to order more.  I bought all the packs my LQS had, and, unfortunately, they aren't stocking more.

I made another zippered pouch from some extra superhero fabric.  It's perfect for my EPP supplies :o)

Other WIPs: Queen Single Girl - all paper pieces are ready to go!
Large Hexagon - no progress

I'm linking up to Freshly Pieced WIP Wednesday

 

Fit Tuesday....Not So Much

Hi all!!  I haven't done a Fit Tuesday post in a couple of weeks.  It's been hotter than crap here so I have been spending as much time at the pool as I can.  Not only that, but, you guessed it, more trouble with the foot.  I went back to my doctor, who took this awesome X-Ray....isn't it crazy!!  I know mine is probably pretty tame compared to some foot injuries (I know this because I Google, which gives all kinds of crazy foot injuries....complete with pictures!!!)  I will probably need to either have the screws removed or, if the break is still not healed, fuse the bones together.  Sounds awful.  After some more Googling, I think I want to opt for the screw removal--if I get the choice.

I gotta say I am SICK to death of this foot.  I know it's part of life, but just when I think I am starting to get some momentum forward, a fall down the stairs changes things.  It's been almost 2 years since my fall and we are still talking about it.  UGH!!

So, folks, we'll see how it goes in the next couple of weeks as I get more results and consultations.  In the mean time, I am going to forgo the walking/running and stick to the pool :o)

Time for the Single Girl Again!

I can't seem to get enough of this pattern!!

But, let's be honest...this pattern is an absolute BEAR!!  I know it's gorgeous, but what a pain to hand-cut everything out...I'm just too lazy :o)  So, off to etsy I go, this time with an idea in mind of having Jill at TabSlot make me a high-quality acrylic templates for those crazy concave/convex shapes.  I just got the templates in the mail last night and tried them out this morning...amazing.  I can't wait to start making some progress!

And, because I always seem to do everything about 2 years behind the trend, I am finally getting ready to make a queen size Single Girl...in Anna Maria Horner's line Loulouthi.  I JUST purchased the FQ set.  Now to make all my paper piecing templates and get started!

WIP Wednesday - Another Superhero Quilt Top

Another week gone by...the summer seems to be just whipping away!  I don't know about yall, but summer is just as busy as the school year...just in a different way.  My work days are longer, but more days off.  Weeks seem to slide from the calendar.   I do tend to spend more time indoors, too, because I loathe hot weather, especially in the South.  It's muggy and humid and makes my hair do horrendous things.  One of these days, I will just move somewhere north where the weather never gets above 85!

can't get enough of these awesome fabrics!!

Anyway...onto my current projects!  I finished Dayna's quilt top.  Yes, it looks almost identical to Emma's (that's what happens when you have girls that share a room, and get jealous over every. little. thing)  I am going to make the backings this week, and hope to get these babies basted over the weekend!  

I have another project planned for these beauties....can't wait to share!! 

I picked up my EPP project again that I hadn't touched since the end of April.  I managed to get all those stars (bottom right of pic) atttched and made a few more.  I want to get this baby done soon too!!  Maybe by the end of the summer??  I sure hope so :o)

I hope yall are havin a wonderful summer so far!!  I'm linking up to Lee's at Freshly Pieced:

WIP Wednesday

It has been a while since I last posted anything for WIP Wednesday!!  I have been busy with re-opening my shop and haven't carved out time to sew....that changed this weekend.  I finally got to cut into my Wonder Woman/Super Girl/Batgirl fabric!  I was able to get Emma's top put together...although I feel like it needs some kind of border.  What do yall think??  Dayna's is cut out and all pieced, and I plan to get the top assembled by this weekend.  Yay!!

I'm linking up to Freshly Pieced for WIP Wednesday!!

 

Fit Tuesday

So, I finally broke down and bought an iPod this week...my first Apple product ever. Yeah, I know...so behind the times.  I got the nano with the fitness app that counts steps, distance, time of workout.  It's awesome!  AND I figured out how to download YouTube videos to mp3s that I can add to my nano...for free!

There's only one problem...and I'm sure I am not alone here.  But I tend to work out to the beat of whatever I am listening to...so if you're not in that great of shape, listening to energetic workout music is probably not the best idea!!  I went for a walk on Friday night, cranked up the iPod, and was about to die 1/2 mile in.  My calf muscles were on fire.  I had my phone with me, but I REFUSED to call the hubs to come get me....how pathetic would that be!  So, I dialed down the speed and intensity, and walked at half rhythm back home.  I still shaved 7 minutes off my time from the day before!!

I also re-evaluated my goal weight this week.  Not that I want to make excuses, but I think I was a bit unrealistic in my initial goal.  Let's face it, I am in my early 30s and had 2 kiddos.  So, I am going with the higher end of my recommended weight and we'll go from there.

This week's stats:

Exercise this week:  walked 4 miles, swam 1 hour

Pounds lost this week: 1

Total lost: 12

Pounds to go: 68 

nasty, but true!!