February Sewing So Far!

My Lupine and Laughter quilt top is a flimsy.  I like how this one turned out in my colors.  Different from any others I have done for sure.  

I decided since I made Hazel an H is for Happy doll quilt that I should make an I one for Indigo.  I had to "design" the I myself and it is not quite as good as the H's, but it works.  I do love how the quilting came out and I did that myself too.  Since I was gifting it to Indie for Valentine's Day I decided I better make something for Hazel too.  She gets a little tooth fairy pillow.  She loved it.

Then yesterday I decided to whip up some Frozen sleeping bags to put on the Frozen beds that Kathy 3D printed for them a few weeks ago.  Cannot wait for them to see them tomorrow.  I made mini Olaf pillows too, but not picture yet.

Speaking of 3D printing--Kathy has been making me game inserts like they are going out of style!  I had her make me this cool phone holder for my sewing room too.  

My other favorite thing she has printed me is this!  I update how many books I read whenever I remember.  I am at 22 now so need to get in there and update it!

                                    

I finally tied and bound the most recent Eye Spy baby quilt too.

I decided to make Hope Takes Flight 

for my Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilt for 2026.  Mine may be all butterflies and not so much background, or I may wind up with two of them....no idea yet.  I had a batik charm pack so I started with that and then just added from my batiks.  I have not used them in forever and was contemplating getting rid of them.  Linking up with Angela at SoScrappy.

Attic Stars (Debbie Montgomery quilt from 2021) is finally quilting by Lora and bound by me.  This will be for Kathy's niece Megan and her soon to be new hubby Christopher for their wedding in September.  

Krista (one of my booktubers) has started doing a once a month "Maker Monday" where we get together on the computer and do something crafty while we gab.  I whipped up an entire knitted washcloth last Monday.  Hopefully I will continue to do this each month as they make good gifts!

 

A January Catch Up!

Awhile back I finished the Matchmaker Modern Quilt Mystery.  I am happy with how it came out despite not picking fabrics ahead of time and using only scraps.  

For Christmas I made Indie a second pillowcase for her little pillow.  This one matches the one we use at my house.

I also made this Rudolph panel into a book.  It was very difficult to get in the right order and despite my best efforts it is not in the right order!  I think this went to Miles since Indie is kind of big for cloth books now.

For Christmas Becky sent me this awesome pumpkin mini quilt.  I LOVE it!  Bug had to model with it as always. I think this was her last quilt to model with (or close to it) as she died in my arms (at almost sixteen years old) a week ago today.  We sure do miss her feisty self.

I am still working on Bonnie's Lupine and Laughter mystery quilt.  I have seventeen more blocks to sew together.  Here are some pictures of the parts and blocks so far.

 I also sewed with Barb and Becky online yesterday and started the Kathleen Tracy Valentine's mystery.  Here is clue one.

                                                

Quilting and Crafting

I made Angie (Jay's girlfriend) a bag with mushrooms and stars on it for Christmas.

At guild I participated in the Secret Santa and got all this cool cookie stuff.  

I have been working on and keeping up with the Lupine and Laughter mystery quilt this year.

 I have been trying to decide which NewYear's Mysteries to make this year.  Last year was a big disappointment and so I do not feel like doing any this year.  I have done at least one every year for twenty or more years.  This year there is TONS of presewing for one of them (all hst's) and curves in one of them, and a jelly roll for another and none are appealing to me.  

Chilhowie and More

I made a few more mini tissue holders mostly in rainbow fabric.  May gift them at a post Christmas exchange with our local lgbtq group.

Not the best photo since it is in a darkish living room, but here is Chilhowie back from Lora who does beautiful work!  I plan to keep this one at least for the time being.  I gave my sister the one I had (On Ringo Lake) and gave my brother and his wife the first Packer Bliss quilt (Lora quilted).  

Here is my nephew Bear with his patchwork ghost.  He likes it so much he took it to school!  My brother and Bear called me the other night so he could read part of his story to me.  He is growing so fast!  Sure miss being near my nephews!

I am caught up on the modern Matchmaker mystery!  Next clue comes out tomorrow.  These blocks were not the easiest for me to make.  

I also noticed that other people did them in different colors.  I may wind up redoing one of each set of these.  We shall see.

I pulled my fabrics for Bonnie's new mystery Lupine and Laughter.  It starts tomorrow (a week early) this picture does not have my neutrals and that black with flowers is the inspiration fabric so may wind up in a border or binding or something.