Today I visited my younger sister, Mary, and I borrowed a couple of quilts I made for her so I could take some photos. This doll quilt was made in 2003, only a few of years into my obsession with vintage fabrics. It’s not a difficult pattern — just a simple nine patch. My favorite…
This adorable vintage bridal shower gift wrap ended up being the inspiration for our shower decor. All the flowers will be peach, yellow & pink, and I found some small paper parasols in turquoise. Since I am not a big fan of shower games, Emily suggested a craft; after a little brainstorming, we finally came…
This is the last apron I’m planning on making for the shower, that is unless Emily decides to invite more friends. I have been hoarding this vintage fabric for a long time, and always thought it would be perfect for an apron. It’s a never-washed Everglaze chintz with the most adorable tulip border; it just…
Finally, an apron that genuinely deserves to be shown on an alleged quilt blog. The spiderweb blocks were made with vintage fabric; the solid green and the sash/border are modern reproductions. Of course, I had to add a piece of sheeting as backing on this apron to prevent the raw edges from raveling. Top stitching…
Here are the photos that Emily and Aaron took for the front of their “Save the Date” postcard. We are so happy for them.
Today was a two-apron day! This is partly because the designs are not as elaborate (no pockets), and partly because I’m getting faster at making them. Now I officially have enough aprons for all of the guests, so I only have two more to make so the last person will be able to select from…
Whenever Amy does a new Blogger’s Quilt Festival, if I don’t have a new quilt, I try to select a quilt that I made before anyone read my blog. This is a quilt completed in 2003 when my daughter was leaving for college. She loved black and pink at the time, and of course I…
Thank you, everyone, for the sweet birthday wishes. My daughter and I spent the day together getting our hair done and working on wedding stuff. Then there was the fabulous party and a wonderful dinner — fried rock cod, tortellini with roasted vegetables, salad, and that amazing cake. I was feeling pretty happy in that…
I turned 64 on Monday, and tonight my sister, Sally, hosted a fabulous birthday party for me. A wonderful time was had by all, and I received amazing gifts from my family (more on this later). This particular Beatles song was released when I was 20 years old, and I remember thinking at the time…
Amazingly, this is the first apron I’ve made with a sort of quilt-type design. I’ve had these vintage petal quilt pieces for a long time, and an apron seemed like a good use for them. The rounded petal shapes came in two sizes, but by the time you turned in a hem, they would have…
When I was growing up, we lived in a traditional two-story house built in the 1920s, where you walked right into the living room with no foyer. The living room and separate dining room were large, but they were the only public areas of the house. When I was a teenager we moved from Oklahoma…
This apron was inspired by a pattern envelope I saw somewhere online and now cannot find, or I would give credit to the original. The pockets on the apron are so cute, and although I thought they would be fairly useless, they actually aren’t that bad. I would sure like to read the original pattern…
Why didn’t I think of this a long time ago? Elvis is always destroying his store-bought collars, which are made with some really horrible synthetic fabric that shreds like crazy when he scratches his neck. I was going to pick up another collar at the pet shop, but this morning I decided instead to make…
Emily wanted a longer apron because I made a short one for her last year. For the most part I copied an old Advance pattern (4998) which I saw on Flickr. I decided to take the zig-zag border up the back of the apron as well, because the bride and groom fabric is only 36″…
If we had a square dancing bridal shower guest, she would probably like this apron. Somehow I had it in my head that each ruffle should be twice as long as the previous one, so the bottom ruffle is 5 yards, and the apron is quite a bit heavier than the others. The green floral…