Little bit of Nothing!

Late in July and it's HOT here in Texas!  About the only thing to do is hang out wherever there is A/C which is mostly in the Studio!  YAY!

This is the first completed "memorial" quilt made from my dad's shirts.  It's a bit wonky but like my husband said "Paw was a bit wonky himself"!

The darling husband wanted to make me a sign for "The Studio" but he wanted it to be a surprise.  Until he realized "why would I get someone to make the letters when Kim has a Cricut?!" So, he picked the fonts, the arrangement, I cut the letters on the Cricut, he painted and used Mod-Podge to attach the letters and even hung it above the door for me!  He's soooo sweet!

Made CiCi a coat from a pattern I found on Pinterest!  Used an old Texas Rangers t-shirt and lined it with Texas Rangers fleece!  It's kinda cute!

My newest acquisition!  It does have drawers!  It's a cutting table.  It's a bit tall.  It works well when cutting strips, I don't have to bend over. But, I like to see the fabric from above to make sure it butts up to all the lines on a ruler.  Darling Husband suggested I get a step up.  I can store it under the middle!

The president of our Quilt Guild issued a challenge to make as many of these flag blocks as possible.  The idea is to put them all together and see if we have enough to make a "Quilt of Valor" for a veteran!  I've made 10 so far!  Not due until Septembers meeting.

Well, that's about all for now!

Happy Crafting!

Kim

Sorting and Decorating!

I feel accomplished!  When I first moved in to the studio I sorted things by craft...sewing, beading, scrapbooking.  Some things were even sorted a bit deeper like tools and supplies.  Well, they were just sorted into blocks in the cubes of the Kallax shelves I bought from IKEA.  Now I'm getting down to the nitty gritty and sorting them even deeper and getting rid of a lot of stuff that I haven't used or think I won't ever use.

As I've been sorting, I've found things to do with the stuff.  For example, my Dotees.

Billy put a hook in the ceiling and I tied a bit of jute on it and clipped all my Dotees on it.  I will need more space as this piece is already full and I currently have 4 open swaps! 

Billy made this!  He had the piece of wood and asked me if I would cut out the letters on my Cricut.  He picked out the fonts for the wording and the spray paint color for the board.

It looks very nice against the gray wall above the door!

It's been nearly two years but, I've started working on Paw's (my dad) quilts.  I'm making three quilts out of my dad's shirts.  One for me, one for my cousin Mickey and one for my daughter.  This on is ready for quilting.  There are nine rows down and across.  I have one with all the rows sewn together in pairs and the third has all the nine rows sewn together....I ran out of blue dotted fabric and had to order some but it should be here by Friday.

Happy Crafting,

Kim