KatyQuilts

I finished the pack and play quilt and the cover for the bottom.

I found this great tiny gingham check in my stash for the binding. The yellow is flannel, the print is regular cotton.

The pack and play has a fabric covered piece in the bottom with some extra padding. I wanted to make a washable cover for it. So I quilted another piece of flannel and added a tiny coordinating print border to make up for the fact that I cut the quilted part a tiny bit too small. I like it better this way anyhow.

The following photos are not good but I wanted to show the opening in the back for inserting the bottom piece of the pack and play.

I spread the two edges apart here but they actually overlap.

I am quite pleased with how that turned out.

Baby E will be over to try it out later today.

Linking up with Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation for Needle and Thread Thursday.

I got a bit of time in on the quilt for the pack and play yesterday. It is really more of a comforter than a quilt as it is not pieced. I picked a simple panto to quilt it.

I tried out one of the new threads from the Superior try me special. It is variegated green/yellow/blue and it is called Rainbows. It took a bit of fiddling to get the tension set and I had a bit of breakage in the beginning. I had to slow down a bit but then it stitched up beautifully.

and here is the other side.

I hope to get the binding ready today and also to make some progress on the pad for the bottom of the pack and play. I wanted to make a pad/cover that I could take off easily to wash. I quilted a piece of flannel for that too and then trimmed it just a bit too small. Ugh! I think I can salvage it, I just have to get creative.

I need more coffee first.

Linking up with Lee at Freshly Pieced for WIP Wednesday.

I hope you all had a great weekend. I sure did! I spent lots of time with family, went to some garage sales with Mr. Wonderful, worked a bit, relaxed by the fire….all good things. Yesterday, I shopped at JoAnn’s for this bit of fabric:

I want to make a small pad and quilt for this:

I picked up this pack and play at a garage sale. It is in great shape and I was quite pleased to find fabric to match it. I hope to find time to work on it today. Hubby and I have decided we must hold a garage sale ourselves this weekend. Our summer is getting away from us and we need a good clear out so that will take up most of my time this week.

Thanks for all the great ideas regarding my vintage top! I pressed it yesterday. It isn’t perfectly flat but somehow, that makes it easier for me to tackle. It makes me feel less like I am ruining it! I really want to keep that zigzag edge. I am thinking about doing a facing after quilting to finish the edge. It is pretty ruffly there so we shall see. I love Baptist fan quilting but I am not sure I could successfully machine quilt that yet. I also love the idea of doing something feathery in the white background areas.

I will definitely take the suggestion of outlining the star pieces, perhaps with a continuous curve. It would be a great chance to practice that and my mistakes aren’t likely to show.

Linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times for Design Wall Monday and Sassy Quilter for Anything Goes Monday.

I had the day off yesterday and I did my best to make the most of it. In the morning, I finished quilting my friend’s big quilt. I am really happy with how it turned out. I sure hope she likes it too!

It’s hard to find a place to take a good picture. I I used nearly 2000 yards of Premosoft thread from Fil-Tec on this quilt. It has over 186,000 stitches in the quilting. The panto is called Ground Cover and is available from Urban Elementz.

In the afternoon, I watched Baby E while Daughter #1 had an appointment.
And last night, I made 6 receiving blankets for him. Daughter #1 likes the weight of receiving blankets but Baby E has outgrown all of his. She chose flannel and I served the edges to finish.

Today I am working at the library and tonight I get to watch Baby E again.

I am linking up with Sew Can She for Show It Off Saturday.

I have two projects I am actively working on right now. The first is the big quilt that I showed on the frame yesterday. I got two rows of quilting done on it yesterday.

I am thrilled with how this is turning out! The panto is called Ground Cover and it is from Urban Elementz. I know many people quilt this design with a digital panto and their computerized system. I have a paper panto and do it the old fashioned hand guided way. I am using Premosoft thread from FIL-Tec.

I had so much fun making the little pinwheel quilt the other day that I decided to make another! That one had 3″ blocks and these will be two inches finished.

I am using vintage fabrics for this one also.

I am linking up with Gemma at Pretty Bobbins for IQuilt and Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation for Needle and Thread Thursday.