What to do with a quilt gone wrong!

OK Quilters! You know exactly what I'm talking about! How many of you have made quilt blocks that look fabulous but when you go to sew them together something is wrong? Well, that's just what happened to me! Yes, even experts screw up!

I saw The Missouri Star Quilt Company did an hour glass quilt so of course I wanted to make one! I make everything they do!

I wanted to make a very basic table runner for Christmas. I decided to make an hour glass pattern. It's made up of half square triangles. Although it's easy, it can be tedious and that's what gets me every time!

So I ended up with rows and rows to sew together but as soon as I went to line them up, yep, uneven! These are not the types of squares that you can get away with that! So here I was left with rows and rows!

 

I had a total of 18 rows! So what the heck do I do with them? I grouped them into 4's thinking I would make a table topper. Then I couldn't find enough fabric to boarder it! AH! Ready to throw in the towel? Nope! Not yet!

 

So what if I just do 1 strip? Nice on an end table right? BINGO! Great way to use up a little bit of scraps on the boarder and binding too!

Add some boarders

and binding and before you know it....

 

So now I have enough to make one for every single person in my family for Christmas. That's not going to happen but I have enough :)

 

When you want to try a new block or your strips don't line up well all hope is not gone! Turn it into a runner or a mug rug and no one will ever know you didn't mean to do that in the first place!



Time to get back to the blog of things....

First things first: I am giving away a set of handmade cards on my Facebook page when I get to 50 likes! Head on over there and "Like" my page to be entered to win!

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    I have been busy, busy, busy over the last few months. Life changes are happening and I have still had time to be creative! My crafting time is not entirely my fault; many women around me are expecting. Of course this means two things, 1- Lots of baby sewing and 2- Don't drink the water! Here are some of the items I've made:

 

 

Nursing covers! Who would've thunk? These are my new fav! I can choose the best fabrics ( and only a yard of it!!!) and I can whip these babies up in no time. Not only does it provide a great privacy barrier for mom but also a great gift that's easy on the wallet for me :)

 

 

 

Now, for the cutest things you've ever seen! This was a pattern I picked up and OMG it is just too cute! I have made several but you have to be handmade gift worthy to receive this. They are not hard by any means but they are time consuming so if you receive one from me then you know I really do like you!

 



I made a few of these; each with different color patches. Then it hit me..... the bug! I came up with the rest of these on my own after making this cutie turtle!

 

My Monkey

 

Oink, Oink

 

Owl

 

 

 

Lady Bug

 

Butterfly

 

These are really big playmats and are great to roll up and take with baby. They are so warm they can even be used as a blanket!