Miss Mckenna looked adorable in her new smocked dress and bubble shirt I made her. It was such fun to meet her...she's a little doll as you can see...we are so blessed to have her in our family! She was all smiles the few days we saw her. Not a tear or cry from her, so she is a very happy and content babe.
Here's the little Uggs I made for her! They were a bit small, so I will save these for the next baby that comes my way and make her a larger pair this week. They were so quick and easy to stitch up it won't be a problem to whip up another pair!
I started on DD and SIL's quilt for their new home. It is a modern style with a touch of country, very simple large stripes. We saw it offered in a linen magazine, but it wasn't offered in King size...so, what a quilter to do? Make it of course!
Here it is all layed out on the floor and ready for sewing. It only took me a few hours to stitch those stripes together and I will start quilting it tomorrow I hope! Here's the picture of what we are imititating from
TheCompanyStore.com I hope it turns out just as beautiful as this one is. We used solids, quilter's linen and quilter's suede fabrics to add a bit of interest instead of all solids. I am trying to decide if I use warm and natural batting if I should also use a fluffy poly to give it the loft shown in the pic above. If you have any advice on this, I'll take it!
Take care and Happy New Year!
Missie
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She is a cutie and such a fun age.
ReplyDeleteI love strip quilts and can't wait to see how yours turns out.
Debbie
Oh my gosh is she ever precious! I could just squeeze dem cheekies!
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is going to be really pretty with those fabrics. Plus, handmade is way better than "made in China."
Hugs!
Oh my - Mckenna is adorable and looks so cute in her little dress. And those boots? LOVE THEM! Will you make a pair for me too? Lol. That is going to be a great quilt - so graphic with the straight line quilting. Great choice! Are you wanting to add some applique?
ReplyDeleteShe is a little doll, especially in her smocked frock!
ReplyDeleteyes, Mckenna is such a cutie pie in that dress.
ReplyDeletecute uggs too.
Good thing the quilting is straight line on that king size quilt! It is going to look great.
Oh my goodness what a cutie, and the smocked dress is adorable!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie!! As for the quilting, if you want a bit more warmth/weight, try using first layer of W & N and then a second layer of wool. The wool is light and will be you loft, the W&N is dense and flat. I've done this for my own quilt and I love how it turned out.
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