February 2008

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Minor Facelift Coming

February 19, 2008 in Etsy by emily | No comments

I’m trying some new ways of photographing quilts. It really is amazing how hard it is to get a *good* photo of a quilt. I think it’s something that would sell much better in real life and not online. It’s such a tactile item. Maybe I should just open up a quilt shop downtown. Ha!

We had quite the photo shoot this afternoon.

Hopefully all the changes will be in the shop by the end of the week.

2080 Triangles = 260 Pinwheel Blocks

February 18, 2008 in Etsy, Quilts - Completed by emily | 1 comment

Did you know if you sew together 2080 triangles (half white, half patterned) that you’ll end up with 260 pinwheel blocks? And if you sew all those pinwheel blocks together with the 4 extra at the corners you’ll end up with this pretty pinwheel quilt?

Ok, so I didn’t really sew together that many triangles. I started with squares, marked the diagonal, sewed 1/4″ on either side and then cut them apart ending up with two triangles sewn together. So after gobs of thread and hours and hours (don’t ask how many) of sewing I finished it. And I think it looks pretty cool. I quilted it densely and it puckered up beautifully in the wash.

And, of course, it’s now listed on Etsy.

Maeve has fallen in love with this quilt and has claimed it as hers. She woke up last night a little sick and asked for the new quilt to come into her room to keep her warm. So if you like it and want to buy it, I suggest you do so soon otherwise you might have to wrestle her for it.

What’s next? Mario. Pattern is done. Fabric is washed. Woohoo!

Dick and Jane Quilt up on Etsy

February 13, 2008 in Etsy, Quilts - Completed by emily | No comments

Just listed.

New Pinwheel Quilt … and craziness with the kids

February 12, 2008 in Kids, Quilts - In progress by emily | 1 comment

Started this one on Sunday. It’s a pretty complex pattern to piece… not hard, just a lot of steps. Mark, sew, flip, sew, cut, sew, cut, sew. Repeat 255 more times. And then sew those 256 blocks together.

A pile of about 130 unironed blocks.

And the pieces waiting to be sewn.

We celebrated Valentine’s Day this evening with a dinner at The Melting Pot… with both kids. Yes, apparently we’ve gone crazy. They (thankfully) behaved very well. Maeve went a little berserk after the chocolate (can you say sugar high?).

Liam slid over and just continued munching on his toys like nothing happened.

Maeve slid over and said, “I love you Daddy.”

I’m sure Liam would say the same if he could talk. Instead he just drooled on me and blew raspberries.

My Happy Place… aka The Guest Room

February 10, 2008 in Home, Quilts - Completed by emily | 5 comments

Wow. It’s actually done. I’m still pondering a couple details but overall, it’s done! I like this room. Maybe I’ll move into it and make the guests stay at a hotel.

The before:

Painted – Mesclun Green and Optimistic Yellow.

The after. I’m still pondering if there needs to be something above the bed. I want the bed to be the centerpiece of that wall and I want it to have a clean look but I also don’t want it to look unfinished. I *think* I like it without anything up there.

An up close look at the quilt.

All five pillows were quilted as well.

The nightstands. Lights and clock are from Target. The vase, candlesticks and tables are from Ikea. I’m somewhat tempted to make tablecloths to drape over the tables as well. I’d love to cover them up more but I don’t really like tablecloths. They’ve always looked so cluttery to me.

This wall turned out well. It wasn’t originally going to have floor lamps but then when I was putting stuff together yesterday I realized I had bought floor lamps instead of table lamps. Oops. So I ran out to Target and got the table lamps in the pics above and used these on this wall. They aren’t really necessary but oh well. Two of the frames don’t have glass because it broke. Must head to the store to get replacements. The frames, lights, table, vases, candlestick, and watering can are from Ikea. The bucket of tulips is from Target. The picture frames on the top of the table still needs some pictures. There is still a mess of cords over on the right. I wonder if the CordMaster can clean those up a bit.

These are the three fabrics that make up the curtains. The top white paisley is my favorite of all the fabrics in the room (about 30+ different fabrics make up the room). And you can see that we now have blinds! Yes, that is right. We made our poor guests sleep in a fishbowl where the whole world could see them.

No, we really aren’t that mean. This is the view out the window. See all the trees? The only things snooping on people back there are the deer and squirrels. But now they can close the blinds anyways.