Park Avenue

My Park Avenue quilt is finished and I’m very happy with it. I love those rich colors, lots of reds and chocolate browns .It’s been nice and refreshing to make a quilt without adding any whites. This quilt matches my living room beautifully but it is listed in my little shop for now and the deal is if it doesn’t sell till Christmas, it is mine to keep.

I’ve also made a small blanket for Lilly; I’ve bought fabric like 4 months ago and I wanted to make her a blanket with crochet edging ( what was I thinking ? ) . This material is too thick and frays quite a bit. So I’ve settled on binding in aqua with tiny white circles and I think it looks alright. Than I’ve made a headband and little friend to play along.
I found this cute Scottie dog pattern here.

Next pictures are for my Mom. She started a quilt for Lilly shortly after she was born while visiting but did not get the chance to finish it so I’ve finished the quilt and Lilly is using it for a “tummy time “ for quite a while now and I finally took some pictures for my mom to see it in all beauty . This quilt is made from Verna jelly roll .Mom took all the scraps and my girlfriend kindly donated charm pack and few fat quarters so she can make a similar quilt for her other granddaughter .This quilt is very special to me as we worked on it together , I love it very much and I hope Lilly will too .

Mami , tak tady je Verna v cely krase . Ten se nam povedl , vid !

Apron and Bibs

Last Sunday I went to fabric shop to get some flannel so I can make more bibs for my baby girl. While looking for flannel; I’ve spotted sample of what my first thought was a little dress and cupcakes. When I inspected it closer , I realized that it is an apron made from printed panel. I knew that I can’t go home without it.



I’ve had to make it as soon as I’ve got the chance (I folded mountain of laundry in record time) and even though Lilly has a quite a few months to grow into this; it feels good to be ahead of a game for once:) This was a first time I’ve tried project like this as I never even look at quilt panels and I really liked how quickly and easily this apron came together and I did not have to do too much of thinking !I still have cupcakes to make yet and I’m already imagining my little Lilly wearing this apron while baking cupcakes for her brothers together.

The bibs I’ve made are just very simple as I need a quite a few yet and immediately. But I’ve got to try my new tool! I don’t like Velcro fasteners on the bibs as those are frequently washed items and when fibers gets into a Velcro; it creates a mess. Ties are not an option for hungry and squiggly baby so I’ve been using sew on snaps to fasten the bibs and when you have to sew snaps on a few bibs at once ; it feels like a quite a chore . So I’ve ordered this neat tool and cute snaps from this wonderful seller .All arrived in no time and she kindly added a few extra snaps to practice with. The tool is great ; I’ve had snaps in place within minutes and I’ll be using snaps instead of buttons when I make dresses for Lilly as I’m not much of a seamstress and button holes are intimidating me .

I was excitedly telling my friend about my happy snapping while waiting for the school bus with our kids to arrive. Later; she brought over whole bunch of decorative snaps and other amazing goodies like 3 yards of white and royal blue minky fabric .How sweet is she?

Park Avenue quilt is almost finished; one more side to bind …

HELLO Blogland !

Everyday spend in a company of my husband; our six greatest creations and a bit of crafting is a good day !

Today I finally started to quilt my Park Avenue charm quilt that I've had in a progress for a while now .

I need this quilt finished ASAP sense this wonderful book that I've ordered here arrived yesterday; perfectly for the weekend .Projects and photographs in this book are just scrumptious and this book is definitely setting me in a Christmas mood and is also reminding me my endless list of things I want to make this year yet .

I really want to make this cute Santa as he would look great on top of my fireplace.

Luckily , there is no shortage of red polka dots fabric in my house :)

But #1 project from this book is Tilda Angel doll; must for my little girl!

Off to quilting ... Wonderful Sunday to All !

Dasha