Sewing experiments

My granddaughter had on a cute skirt last time she visited so I found a nice pattern to play with. I thought I could make it fancier or more unique than a store-bought skirt.

 

Here's the muslin test. It's been a loooong time since I've tried to sew any clothes. I played with some decorative stitching and tried out my new binding foot to add the trim at the bottom.  No hemming needed and it looks kinda snazzy.

  

 

I also found a free pattern on craftsy.com for a boy's bowtie (thanks to asundaygirl.etsy.com).

I used fabric I had left over from making bags for beadsofcourage.org  I think it turned out pretty cute.

 

Cool news about the twin quilts!

I sent the twin quilts to Quilts Beyond Borders, http://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/ and they asked if they could auction them to raise money for their charity.

 

 

They'll be on display at their booth at the Houston International Quilt Festival (Oct 31 - Nov 3). That's so exciting! If you're at the show, please check them out and take some time to learn about QBB.

 

I did plan on them going to kids so, of course, I'm working on 2 more quilts to take their place. Stay tuned for some sneak peeks of the works in progress.

My Quilt at Houston International!

The picture at the top of my blog shows two quilts that I made for the charity, Quilts Beyond Borders. The pink, orange and black quilt is for a young lady "graduating" from an orphanage in Russia. The green one with the orange ribbon will be on display at QBB's booth at the Houston International Quilt Festival and auctioned off for their charity!! I feel so honored. Here's the link showing some additional pics and info (it's the August 20, 2012 post):  http://quiltsbeyondborders.wordpress.com/2012/08/.  Check out all the links on Carla's blog that describe her cool charity. Maybe you'd like to make a quilt to bring a smile to one of "her" orphans.

Giraffe Love baby quilt for charity auction