Baking is the new sewing...

Yes I'm aware that cakes aren't quilts, but this one took a long time to make... especially because I'm not skilled in the art of cooking/baking/anything involving a kitchen. But I'm learning and since this attempt actually came out right, I thought I'd add it to this blog for all the world to see (i.e. the three people that know about it...)!!

Fungus among us!?!

I've been testing various layouts for the "secret quilt"... I'm not 100% completely convinced with this one, but I think it's the best to date. At least it's sticking with the original theme(s) and color scheme!

Commitment Issues...

So I finally committed to the finishing fabric for the fairy tale quilt!! Of course now begins the daunting task of cutting and binding the edges, which always seems to go poorly...
But at least it looks good so far!:)

I heart Heather Ross

This is the new fabric I just bought (technically pre-ordered months ago). Its from the "Far Far Away" series by Heather Ross (her last series ever) and was only printed in Japan on double gauze cotton. Needless to say it's awesome and expensive so I'm struggling trying to figure out what to do with it.
Of course I'll probably just wait until my skills improve before I attempt to use it...

Quick quilt... Will it ever end??!!

Just when I think I'm done with my alleged "quick quilt" something always seems to go wrong. Like today when I ran out of ribbon for the binding (just one yard short!!), or last week when the cats played judge and the verdict was "we don't like it so we're going to pee on it" (everyone's a critic!!).

Live and learn but you still die dumb!


UPDATE:
I finally found the same ribbon I was using for the binding and was able to sew the last edge of this "not-as-quick-as-I-thought-quilt". Whew. I feel like a weight has been lifted!! And while this isn't the prettiest of quilts, it did help to teach me a few new techniques. And perhaps most important of all its made me feel more comfortable with machine layering.
All in all I think it was a success, and now the couch has one more throw blanket!