finished project

Finally finished my zig zag quilt! It went together surprisingly fast. The most time consuming part is hand stitching the binding on. I really wish there was an easier way!


I really like the way it came out.


This was the first time I've made a quilt big enough to have to piece together a backing. I had a hard time deciding how I was going to do it, but chose this simple solution. The actual quilting is just a zigzag fallowing the brown strips.


Bella loves to cuddle under it in our chair!



(You can also see the nifty arm chair covers I made to match!)

wip Quilt

Here is a new quilt I've got almost done. I used a tutorial by amandajean over at the Bee Square Blog. It was surprisingly easy - no triangle cuts! I really love this fabric - my scrapbooking girls can even relate to it - its by Basic Gray!




This is a picture of a "practice purse" I was trying out - Bella really enjoyed it! It took about a week to get her to forget that "mommy gives fun rides in this bag"

...and I just couldn't resist this:


She is such a sweet little miss. This was after tubby time - all she needs is a little hand towel to wrap around!

Crafty Mama

So I've been trying to find things to do around the house while Bella is sleeping and I decided I would try my hand at quilting. This is my first attempt and I think it came out alright. It is "crib size" even though Bella has never slept in a crib. I hope it will be her "banky", like the one I had growing up.