Elephants on Parade

I have been doing a ton of sewing for the sister of our bishop's wife over the last month and a half. Most of it has been throw pillows and curtains, nothing too exciting to share. But she also asked me to make two doll quilts for her daughters' American Girl Dolls. Using fabrics leftover from some decorative pillows I did for their bedroom I came up with two of these:

Christmas Presents

I have slacked a bit on the blog but not on the projects. Here is a peek at some of the items I worked on for Christmas.

coordinating pillowcases for my girls

 For a co-worker who loves frogs

 Also for co-worker

 Hopscotch and Twilight for my 14 year old son who has been hinting for a couple years now that the quilt he has had since he was 3 is just too babyish

 For another co-worker

 and this one is for #2 son who loves to snuggle under quitls and afghans while he reads or watches TV

 I forgot to get photos of this one before packaging it for Christmas and so this is him on Christmas day. He spent the entire day wrapped in it as well as everydday since then.

Pillowcase Set

Today is one of my coworkers birthday and over the last couple weeks I have worked on putting together this set of pillowcases to give her.

Fig Tree Fabric have got to be, by far, my favorite fabrics. There has not yet been a line that I haven't loved and this group is no different. I also like that different lines coordinate so well for mixing and matching.

Child's Chair Slipcover

I have been doing quite a bit of sewing for other people the last few months. I don't usually photograph and share these projects but I could not resist with this particular one. I am not crazy about the fabric (a little too busy for my taste) that the woman selected for this project (leftover from nursery decor) but the completed slipcover is quite cute if I do say so myself.

Crayola Portfolio

The girls were invited to attend the birthday party for our friend's twin daughters who are turning 5. It was a last minute invite so I needed to come up with something quick and went with the tried and true crayola portfolio pattern.
 A quick run to JoAnn fabrics and then off to the sewing machine to complete these just in time for the party.

A Tote for Jamie

Today is my boss's birthday and I decided to try out a tote pattern I have had for a few months. I found this fun fabric at JoAnn's last week and set to work on it. What a fun pattern and so quick and easy. I think I will have to do another one up for my daughter's hearing system that she totes to and from school everyday.

HST Using Blueberry Crumb Cake by Moda