GO! Fabric Cutter giveaway--contest closed.

I was able to sew up my tumbler quilt top this past weekend, and I am really loving it.  it went together like a dream. All my corners matched up with no forcing of seams.  it was wonderful.

now, the giveaway...the good folks over at accuquilt have offered up a Go! Fabric Cutter plus 3 dies of your choice for one lucky winner! 

contest closed!!!
to enter, leave a comment and I'll pick a winner next Monday, October 11th.  

Good luck, one comment per person please.

and in case you haven't heard, there is a new Go! baby cutter.  i haven't used it, but i think it's adorable.  you can see more here.

little bag

 big things are happening around here, my daughter lost her first tooth!  very exciting.  we decided to make a little bag to put the tooth in for the tooth fairy. 

what is it about a little bag that is so fun to put treasures in??

this bag measures about 4 inches square

i might be catching a "bag making bug".  this is really fun, and i can think of so many other uses, plus I love to see my kids toting them around.

ruffle bonnet

last thursday was nursery rhyme day at my daughter's school.  she was little bo peep. 

 i made this bonnet, and thought it turned out really cute, and it was soooo easy. i'm not really much of a maker of things other than quilts, but this was really easy.

 i used the tutorial found here, and adjusted it a bit to make it bigger.

go! fabric cutter

Have you seen the Go! Fabric Cutter?  It's making quite a showing around blogland, so I was thrilled to get my hands on it and give it a go.  

The way it works is you run dies through the machine, they come in all shapes...almost anything you could hope for, and almost like magic it cuts your fabric for you.

I decided to really give the tumbler die a try.  I love tumbler quilts, but am lazy about cutting them out (you can see a great tumbler quilt on the box).

I find that it easily cuts 4 pieces of fabric at once.  You stack the fabric over the die (for this particular die, I use pieces of fabric that are about 8 inches square).

Then you place a cutting mat over the fabric (you will have a fabric sandwich).

Roll the "sandwich" (die, fabric, mat) through the machine (my kids LOVE to help with this part).

and just like that, you have the perfect tumbler block, 4 of them actually.

I have heard concern about the fabric wastage, I don't like to waste fabric either, so my solution is to cut the pieces as shown above.  All I will throw away is the top tiny piece, the rest will go to my scrap bin.  I quilt most often using scraps, so this works perfect for me.

this is what I am working on.  A rabbits and race-cars quilt.  I'm excited, I am debating on how large to make it.  I think it will be a smaller lap size for my 3 year old, maybe for Christmas.  I'm sure he won't be thrilled about it, but I don't think I want to give this one away.

I also tried out the hexagon cutter and tried piecing them with a machine, which can be tricky with those 3 seams coming together...but I found it to be much easier than I thought.  

There are lots of strings, but those can easily be snipped.

I have really had fun with this machine, look for a giveaway coming soon.  You can have one too! 

tuttle quilt

i almost feel like this post is unnecessary, since this quilt looks almost exactly like another quilt i made several years ago--i rarely make such similar quilts, but i had left over blocks from the first quilt, and i really liked that quilt and wanted to use those blocks, so i made another...i like this one just as much.

this quilt is for a friend's (who i don't see as often as i'd like) brand new baby here in denver.  i hope he likes it.  

i used a blue pindot on the back.  i love blue.  i also love zigzag quilts, and i have never made one to keep.  i'm thinking maybe one for a bed.  zigzags would look great on a bed...

winner

and the winner is Alisa who said, 

"Cute shop. I really like the Yellow White Stripes pillow. So bright and cheerful."  

I've sent you an email.  Thanks everyone for entering.

I'm not sure if it's summer or what, but I just haven't been feeling the quilting bug lately.  I am working on a baby quilt for a friend of mine, but I feel like I have to force my self to work on it.  I'll post it soon, it's just about there.

My daughter started school last week (my first), and I knew she wanted to wear a skirt the first day, I offered to buy her one or make one, and she actually chose a handmade one!  I was thrilled, and think it turned out really cute. 

I used the tutorial found here (really, really easy!)

be still shop and a giveaway--closed

--giveaway closed--

i am in love with the simpleness of this pillow!

my new friend sarah contacted me and offered some fabric to giveaway on this here blog.  Of course I was excited, who doesn't love a giveaway.    She has the most beautiful cushion covers for sale in her shop.  I really had a hard time picking a favorite, but I think I narrowed it down to this silver one.  It's lovely, and I really like the shape.

and I think this cotton tail one would be perfect in a baby or child's room.  It reminds me of peter rabbit and all of beatrix potter's books.

So, the giveaway.  Sarah has offered this lot of fabric (there's even some flea market fancy to win!).  Just leave a comment telling me which item in Sarah's shop is your favorite.  I'll pick the winner on Monday, August 23rd.  one entry per person please.