New rag quilt and pics of Sierpinski

So, I've got the whole rag quilt thing figured out!  I cut the fabric and make the little sandwiches, then I teach some bored person in my house how to sew the "x" through the centers, then I put it all together, and then Rebecca cuts all the little rags ;-)  LOL...how perfect!  Her OCD kicked in and she got the whole other quilt cut...I'll post a finished pic after it is washed.  I'm working on convincing her that the laudromat would be a fun place to catch up on her reading while she washes and dries the quilt!  But here is a pic of Buddy enjoying the quilt...You'll be surprised to see he is sleeping.

Here is the stack of pink sandwiches for the baby rag quilt...for the charity auction.  Today, when my daughter Alli returns, she is going to get promoted from sewing on the Featherweight to my Viking machine.  She is super excited...so much that she won't realize it is a ploy to get some free sewing labor out of her!

Next, I have a pic of the finished Sierpinski triangle quilt for my room at work!  I just stitched in the ditch with mono...not bad!

Off in the corner you can see my featherweight case....I stripped it to the bare wood and refinished it.  It is super cool...my next post will be about my featherweight!  Lots of pics for you vintage sewing machine addicts ;-)

Fall leaf quilt from vintage shirts...

So this little project has been on the back burner since last fall...September, if I recall.  I rarely make any of the quilts that I see in magazines, but this one was on the cover of American Patchwork and Quilting.  I gathered up a bunch of my shirts and started cutting away!  Now for the stupid part...I opened the magazine to check the layout, and whether or not I needed borders, and I apparantly ripped out all the pages associated with this pattern and put them somewhere--somewhere I can't find!!  Duh....Anyhow, I'm working on sewing the top together and then I'll check the dimensions and add on to it if necessary.  It is going to hang behind my table during the fall.  I'm thinking I'd like to have a bunch of swirls (like wind) qulted on it.  Anyhow, that is all for today!  Tonight I need to organize a bunch of random fabric that I bought this summer.  Hopefully I can get that done...

Ryan's quilt and the "Dream On" blocks

I know I didn't post yesterday, but I've been super busy!  Let me show you Ryan's room and his new quilt that I finished binding a few hours ago (it is pieced from recycled shirts ala Bonnie Hunter).  It has been double washed and dried.  Ryan's room is a "camping" theme...compete with a moose head on the wall (a resin one...from a catalog a few years ago).  Check it out!

Rebecca is busy snipping the rag quilt and drowning in threads!

Smiling on the outside...hatin' on the inside!  LOL...

As I promised, I did some stackin' and whackin' and shufflin' on my "Dream On" layer cake!  I now have 42 blocks complete...but due to my wacky whackin, they aren't square.  Well, that just adds a bit more of a challenge for the next step!!  Stay tuned, dear readers, 'cause this is gonna rock!!

I stacked about 8 squares at a time before cutting....

Picture some white in between the blocks (ala amandajean at CrazyMom Quilts--a super blog!!).  Totally cool, huh?  Gwen, you might like this for your next project!  Easy, peasy!  OK, this was supposed to be a charity quilt, but I lovin' on it so much that I might have to buy the damn thing back at the auction!  I better start saving to get back all of my goods ;-) 

Loyalty Card Holder

Look at the cute little Loyalty Card Holder that I made using the tutorial found here.  It is made with selvages...how cute for my punchcards for the local quilt shops!!  It took about an hour...

What I need to do is put myself on an allowance...Every month I put $XX (or $XXX) in the little holder and when I run out--well, no more fabric that month!  Ack...like hell I will ;-)  LOL...

Rag quilt is pieced together

So I finally got all the rows sewn together.  Now I just need to do all the clipping..

This will show the back...a mix of 1930's yellows...

Right now I'm off to make (or try to make) a little card carrier for my quilting cards.  If it turns out OK, I'll post about it...and where I got the tutorial!  ;-)

I will not go to the Goodwill today....

OK, check it out!  What is a chronic fabric hoarder to do?  It is the bi-weekly 50% ALL CLOTHING sale at Goodwill.  But I have too much vintage shirt fabric and booty bag jean fabric.  I must not go.  This sucks.  Buddy and I are sharing an egg/English muffin breakfast.  It is hot as hell today (93 degrees at 9:00am) so I am going to stay in and sew on my rag quilt.  Maybe go to to lunch with Dad and drop off a quilt to Joyce.  Hey, I'll post a pic of that one, even though it isn't my own.  It is a "Fix It" kit/panel with additional fussy cut borders.  Check it out...quilted by Enchanted Desert Quilter....It is quilted with swirls--very nice!

Gwen, here are some pics of how I am joining the rows together.

This pic is sort of blury but it shows the open seam on both sides...be sure the back sides are touching!

I'm thinking of buying  a Juki TL-98Q to do some stippling...Crazy Mom Quilts has one and I like her stuff.  I've heard it makes all the difference if a person is thinking about quilting at home.  I'll keep you updated on that potential purchase.  The big question is "Made in Japan" vs. "Made in China"...does it matter?  According to the salesman it does...Japan rules, he claims.  But it adds $200 more dollars to the cost of the machine....Hmmmm....OK, I've got to go sew!!!

"Lucky" Brand Booty Bag for Gwen...

Well, it is 111 degrees outside at 7:00pm.  The kids are in the pool (Ryan and Rebecca).  I had a Lucky (LOL) find today at the Salvation Army.  Yes, Gwen, I know you are mortified...but consider it "recycling" and it will all be OK!  Some size 4 little thang donated her vintage pair of Lucky Brand jeans.  OMG...booty bag time!  Gwen picked out the lining fabric when I was in CA last week...I think it is called Large Fleur.  Nice print...I also made a little pouch thing for inside...big enough for a lipstick or some cards/cash.

Here is the rear view...

The inside is still pinned.  As soon as my Valium takes effect I'll start hand sewing it to the inside waistband.  Yes, I should invest in a thimble...;-)  Below is a pic of Buddy trying to get my attention.  Apparently I've been sewing too much today so he is protesting by sitting on the quilt that I'm getting ready to sew the binding on....Maybe I'll just sit down and give him some lovin'!

OK...my fingers are bleeding but here is the finished bag!  Cute as can be...

The cutest part is something that can't be seen...inside the fly of the jeans is a red tag...and if you read it vertically it says "Lucky You" with a shamrock....I figured that it was for the guy who would be unzipping the girl's pants...Rebecca thinks it means the girl is lucky if she can zip up these size 4 skinny jeans!  LOL...Either way, Lucky You Gwen!!