Summer Pace....

I have been crafting, just at a more leisurely summer pace, I guess....and then not posting about it.  Since my last post I have made a couple things. 

I made some flannel burp rags (emedoodle-thanks for passing this tutorial link along to me!):

They turned out really nice.  I made four of them, following the tutorial here.  The flannel on the back is a matching pink color.  They're stored away in a bag, just waiting for me to find a home for them.  I did buy a little more fabric that the tutorial called for since the faces are more of a directional print and I didn't want them constantly tipped on their sides.  Otherwise, they were very easy to make.

I also finished my second Schoolhouse Tunic.  I let my husband take the photo of me, just now...it is not the most flattering photo of the tunic or of my shape wearing it (not helped out by the fact that I'm in weekend mode and wearing a sports bra...), but I will throw it up here for you....

Since I finished the tunic, I started working on some quilt blocks for Rainbow Around the Block.  Rainbow Around the Block is "A quilting project for families in Middle Tennessee who lost their homes to flooding."  I saw a link on my facebook, that came from Sew, Mama, Sew! Blog....but I can't find the post on SMS, so I just linked you right to Anna Maria Horner's site. 

In the instructions for Rainbow Around the Block, they ask for quilters to try to keep the blocks kind-of monochromatic...but I wanted to work with what I have and recently rediscovered some fabric in my stash.  I obviously was collecting for a quilt because it is all coordinated, so I went ahead and decided to go with it. The RAB site even has a couple links for block ideas if you don't have your own.  I just went with the first idea that was up there.  I think I have material cut to make 6 blocks...then I might try out something else.  I want to get these finished in the next day or two so that I can get them in the mail.

During the last week I also went to a Cubs game (Friday) and then to a Kings of Leon concert.  I had a great time, even though I was sweating a lot in the heat (the heat index on Friday was over 100ºF).  Luckily, at the concert our seats were under the pavilion because it rained for probably the last 45 minutes of the concert...the people sitting on the lawn were soaked!  All of that heat wore me out....I have already taken a looong nap today!

More Scrappy Bibs!

I love these things because they are so quick to make!  The pattern can be purchased here.

These two little girly bibs will go in my gift stash:

I did attempt to do some pebble quilting on the one bib.  I need lots more practice at this pebbling!  I found it to be much more stressful than stipple quilting.  I'm not really sure why.  I think that I would like to try it out on a larger piece to be quilted (and use some bigger pebbles) and see if that increases my comfort level.

I'm going to attempt to link back to the Wednesday Link Party at Tea Rose Home...just click on the button...

Scrappy Bibs

I always have my gifty eyes open for new things/patterns to make for gifts...birthdays, babies, etc.  I saw this post (okay, I'm actually just linking you to the whole blog because there are two posts that are most recent and involve bibs) the other day that linked to this pattern.  I knew I had to purchase the pattern, no doubt about it.

This is what I have made so far (and somewhat willingly modeled by our dog and our nephew-dog):

Of course, these are really for babies...I'm sure you know that...although, I guess if you had a dog that drooled a lot, it might come in handy!  The bib in the photo at the top is bigger than the bib in the bottom photo.  I made the smaller one first (which is the perfect size for a smaller baby) and then decided that it would be nice to have a bigger size, too, so I just enlarged the pattern on our little copier.

I don't even have a recipient in mind yet for these, just love the fact that they are quick and easy.  I will put them in my box of things to be gifted.