Original July Quilt

HA!  I found a picture of my original July Quilt that I gave away.  So after you look at this photo, go to the post in June entitled "July Quilt" to see the new one that I made to replace it.  This is not the best picture, but if you look closely, you can see that in the blue, there is a large star quilted in the center.

Winnie the Pooh Blanket

When my oldest, Monica, was turning two, she loved Winnie the Pooh.  Really she loved him because she had a pacifier clip that was a little Winnie the Pooh, so she called her pacifier (that she was strongly attached to, and not just by the clip), "Pooh."  So for her first birthday we had a nice big Winnie the Pooh party for her where I had made and decorated two Winnie the Pooh cakes, and all the presents were Pooh things.  My present to her was to get her a toddler bed with Winnie the Pooh sheets and blanket.  The only Winnie the Pooh sheets were twin sized, so from one set, I cut them down to make two toddler bed sets and was able to have scraps of the material left to add to the reversible blanket.

The blanket, as you can see, was one of my first to make by myself, and you can see that the corners didn't line up correctly, and I didn't put enough ties on it (not wanting to spoil the overall appearance to the quilt with a lot of ties).  The result was that the batting has pulled apart and is lumpy in places, and empty in others.  However, despite the errors that I made, it was and still is, well loved, though can really no longer be used until those things are fixed.  I was so proud of this quilt!  I had drawn and painted with puff paints pushed and smoothed into the fabric all of the pictures to match the sheets.

Because Pooh was her favorite, this was the front.  The colors on the paint have faded with washing.

Tigger was on the back, with pictures of the other Hundred Acre Woods Friends

 

Jackie's Crib Bumper and Skirt

 Danielle asked me about making some bumper pads and a crib skirt for her nursery.  I had made some previously for Jackie, so I searched my e-mails for the photos Jackie sent me of her bed.  Jackie made the baby's quilt.  I told her that if she could make the quilt, she could make the bumper and skirt, but she still wanted me to do it, which I was happy to do.  They look fabulous!  I wish you could see that the bumpers are reversable - two grey and white prints with a light lime green piping across the top of the bumper.  The skirt is another white with grey fleur de lit print with the same green bordering the bottom and two pleats on the front and back and one pleat on each side.

More things for Trenna Travis

I had planned to post a few more pictures earlier this week, but Trenna had more things for Emerald and I to make for her photo shoots next week, so Em and I have been sewing like crazy ladies the last 2 1/2 days.  Five articles of clothing and 4 pillows, well, really pillow covers - she'll put the pillow forms in for her shoot.  Emerald got the little girl's dress, young man's shorts, and top/cover up done, while I made the dress, fitted top, and pillows done. All in all, it's been a good couple days work.  Now it's time to spend some time with the kids who feel that our focus has been divided.

Front (color's not right)

Back of shorts - color's better

Cover up

Little girl's dress

To make the flowers down the middle as Trenna wanted, I had to piece the top ruffle, dividing it in half and lining up the flowers perfectly.  You have to look pretty closely to see the seam.

The pillow covers, minus the forms -pretty straight forward and easy.

Super cute top! Closes with a separating zipper and is fully lined.