Tooth Fairy Pillow

My niece, Kristi, called to tell me that her oldest, Ellie, just lost her last baby tooth. While putting it in the tooth fairy pillow I made for her years ago, her brother, Malachi, watched intently. The he asked Kristi, "when is Aunt Trudie going to make me a tooth fairy pillow?". Of course, Kristi called me right away to tell me and because Malachi has a loose tooth. So, while sewing yesterday I made the his tooth fairy pillow. I will mail it out tomorrow and hopefully it will make it to him before he looses that tooth! LOL

Finally, I got to sew!

It has been months since I've really had any time to sit down and sew. I was able to finish some long overdue baby gifts, this clock
and an embroidered blanket and some burp cloths, another clock and blanket that I will post pics of later. These last ones are for my newest grandson, Asher Rome Edward. That name is a mouthful all by itself but he is a tiny little thing. At two months, he almost weighs 8 pounds!

Star in Star Block

Here is a great quilt block we are doing on piecequiltndivas yahoo group. It is a monthly swap using a different color each month for the block. This is going to make a fantastic quilt (or two) next year!

Blue Daisy PC

My goodness, it has been awhile since I last posted. I've been so busy first with the holidays, and now with tax season. Don't you just love this time of year? HaHa
I was able to spend a little time sewing and created another pincushion that I gave away in a swap. I call it my blue daisy. I've also done one in pink, yellow and white and will post pictures of those soon. I hope you are all enjoying a moment or two for yourselves and your creations. Happy New Year!

Bottle Top Pincushion

I was perusing the blogs and found an article on those cute little bottle top pincushions. Trying to figure out a unique gift for a swap, my mom and I thought of this cute little idea. I digitized the poinsetta for the embroidery machine to make them quicker to make, altho the first one I did by hand on the sewing machine. The second one, christmas lights, is a design I modified from www.pnw-embroidery.com I hope these inspire your creativity! Enjoy.

So What Wall Hanging

I found a great saying on line that really applies to my daughter and I just couldn't resist making this wall hanging. It took me about an hour to digitized the design and about two hours to make the wall hanging. It will be a surprise for Christmas. I hope all of you are making progress on your Christmas gifts.

How to finish the binding on a Quilt

Finally, a great explanation of how to finish your binding. I've always just eyeballed it and, well, it is never perfect. This explanation, with pictures, is worth it's weight in gold. I hope this helps someone else as much as it did me.


http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/knowhow/pulltogether/joiningbindingends_1.html?sssdmh=dm17.280888&esrc=nwapq18