"The Window full of Butterflies Quilt..."

When the February 2021 Quilty box was delivered with Jennifer Sampou's quilt pattern and supplies- I knew immediately it would be the perfect housewarming gift for my Mom as she made her move in this next chapter of her life.

The Quilty box kits arrive monthly- but 'til now... have remained admired- & mostly untouched. This one was perfect for my Mom and the instructions made it easy!

It came together over a few weeks-

 between projects...

Once fully pieced I began quilting on my 

Babylock Elisimo with my walking foot.

Then I switched over to hand embroidery

 to further embellish.

I machine piecing the binding on the front

and finished it off hand pieced.

Then I went crazy with the bedazzler!

Next up was creating a sleeve & label:

"The Window full of Butterflies..." 

to remind us that even though we are apart, 

his spirit is always with us to 

& forever in our heart ♥️ 

I hope she will hang it in her hew 🏡 home and and know it was created with love ❤️ 

Stuffin' up an Easter Bunny & BIB

Today I finished up a cute little Easter bunny for my grandson! I cut up a baby blanket I bought for this project with mixed squares of minky,  allowing a great variation of textures. However- It also meant enough fuzz to require frequent sewing room escapes. And There are truly no words to describe the mess in there! (I still need to go back in to that space and deep clean EVERYTHING. I dread cleaning my sewing machine- my Memorycraft really- really HATES Minky! But in the end- the soft lovee I will get to give my grandson when we visit in a few days for his first Easter will all be worth it!

 I used an all inclusive pattern purchased from swpea.com:

https://swpea.com/products/easter-bunny-stuffed-toy-5x7-6x10-7x12-9-5x14?_pos=17&_sid=14f5379c8&_ss=r

This stuffed doll required six hoopings

After all the machine work... you have to figure out best way 

to hand sew the head, arms and tail on

Once I hand sew it all together...  

arms and legs will remain movable. 

I did not attach limbs with button embellishment as pattern showed since its for a baby...

I created Tail from a tube of fuzzy fabric sewn in to a Pom Pom. I also cut up an old torn laundry bag for eggs lower basket front pocket). 

Applique Carrot fits in pocket... 

(alas, then it hides his name!)

Next, On to an ITH Easter Bunny Bib!

I used fabrics from all his previous baby 

handmades on the bib!

Adding those snaps with pizzazz!

Ready to travel!

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March20, 2021:

Look what hopped on over to my grandson!

Nebula Marches ahead...

Nebula time again... March means block 3! 

I created 2 practice blocks from 

Tula Pinks HOMEMADE fabric line 

and 2 from my monthly kit 

that arrived just on time for the video share

 that Julie always somehow makes time for- 

to assist us with creating our own 

version of a Nebula Quilt.

I cut out my blocks over 2 days... 

When I use my rotary blade I can really appreciate how far my shoulder has improved.

Still, I must be careful not to overdo it.

        Here are my completed blocks for month 3: