Star:
ch 28. 12 stars.
Circles:
ch 30. 3 circles.
Linen:
ch 28
Lace X's
ch 25
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Monday, November 14, 2011
easy quilt.
this is going to be my first ever tutorial, except it is only about halfway done, but the rest of it is easy enough to figure out.
through pinterest.com i found this super awesome quilt. my only problem with it is that it calls for 2 jelly rolls. with a single jelly roll costing about $35 there was no way i would be able to make this quilt happen. so i finagled and came up with a plan B: a quilt that looks almost exactly like this, but only uses 1 jelly roll.
Cheaper Jelly Roll quilt:
1 Moda Jelly Roll
2 yards cotton batting
2 yards muslin/cotton of choice (goes under the jelly roll strips, above the batting)
2 yards flannel
lots of thread, bias for binding the edges
sew with 1/4 inch seam using a small straight stitch.
repeat until you have used up as much of the jelly roll as you want/can. i have about six strips left over because they are all greens.
this is my quilt, halfway done. the next steps i haven't even done myself yet, but they will be SO easy.
layer the strips sewn together, the muslin, batting, and flannel. the strips sewn together and flannel should both be Right Sides outward. pin all the layers together using safety pins or straight pins. (i prefer safety pins because this will take me a few days to complete and i want to be confident that my quilt will not shift) sew a straight line down each jelly roll strip to quilt all four layers together. be sure that all the layers are straight together, when finished, this will be the length and width of your quilt so you want to be sure that you don't have to cut off too much to be sure that the layers are even.
bind the edges using bias or whatever you prefer. throw in the washer, snip off loose threads, dry. and love that you made your very first real quilt!
through pinterest.com i found this super awesome quilt. my only problem with it is that it calls for 2 jelly rolls. with a single jelly roll costing about $35 there was no way i would be able to make this quilt happen. so i finagled and came up with a plan B: a quilt that looks almost exactly like this, but only uses 1 jelly roll.
Cheaper Jelly Roll quilt:
1 Moda Jelly Roll
2 yards cotton batting
2 yards muslin/cotton of choice (goes under the jelly roll strips, above the batting)
2 yards flannel
lots of thread, bias for binding the edges
start with your jelly roll, and arrange about ten of the strips in an order you like. i did no pattern, just sort of random. and doing only ten at a time freed up work space, and chances of my dog getting the fabric all dirty. i went from selvage to selvage, trimming will take places later.
pin the edges of two strips WRONG SIDES together so that when they are sewn you will be adding two frontward facing pieces and frayed edges will be on the Right Side
repeat until you have used up as much of the jelly roll as you want/can. i have about six strips left over because they are all greens.
this is my quilt, halfway done. the next steps i haven't even done myself yet, but they will be SO easy.
layer the strips sewn together, the muslin, batting, and flannel. the strips sewn together and flannel should both be Right Sides outward. pin all the layers together using safety pins or straight pins. (i prefer safety pins because this will take me a few days to complete and i want to be confident that my quilt will not shift) sew a straight line down each jelly roll strip to quilt all four layers together. be sure that all the layers are straight together, when finished, this will be the length and width of your quilt so you want to be sure that you don't have to cut off too much to be sure that the layers are even.
bind the edges using bias or whatever you prefer. throw in the washer, snip off loose threads, dry. and love that you made your very first real quilt!
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
a blog full of neglect
dear blog, i'm really sorry that i have been neglecting to update you. it just has been really hard to keep up with you compared to classes, babysitting, sleeping, and crocheting 2530834906 scarves. but i promise that i am going to try to start doing better.
i currently am making and selling hand crocheted scarves for 10$ each. they have been selling like hot cakes. seriously. my arms ache some days from crocheting so much. i've made and sold 9 so far, and i have orders for another 7 confirmed with others interested. yikes. i also have about r03295 baby blankets to make. and i want to make a quilt out of a Moda Jelly Roll for myself. i already have all the supplies excluding 400 spools of thread and bias tape.
the baby blankets will be fairly simple considering JoAnn's is having a 50% off sale on all their sale fabrics so i picked up some awesome flannel for 1$ and i am planning on going back and picking up some more to work on other baby blankets. boys are hard to make blankets for.
i currently am making and selling hand crocheted scarves for 10$ each. they have been selling like hot cakes. seriously. my arms ache some days from crocheting so much. i've made and sold 9 so far, and i have orders for another 7 confirmed with others interested. yikes. i also have about r03295 baby blankets to make. and i want to make a quilt out of a Moda Jelly Roll for myself. i already have all the supplies excluding 400 spools of thread and bias tape.
the baby blankets will be fairly simple considering JoAnn's is having a 50% off sale on all their sale fabrics so i picked up some awesome flannel for 1$ and i am planning on going back and picking up some more to work on other baby blankets. boys are hard to make blankets for.
Monday, October 10, 2011
why haiti? why not haiti?
this post is going to be about part of my passions that not many people know about. as i thought about what i would write, i realized that it infiltrates multiple aspects of my life in ways that i could never imagine it have doing.
i first will start out by filling you in on my life lately. i'm halfway through my fall term of sophomore year. and am simultaneously working with my advisor on creating a study abroad program for education majors to teach in haiti. consequently, i will be the first person to go on this trip. i will be leaving in March, and will be spending my entire Spring term teaching with Kate Zlotnicki in her classroom in Haiti. i will be taking classes online through Mercyhurst, as well as learning what living in a fourth world country is all about. so my life consists of classes, practicums, projects, babysitting, filling out applications, and meetings. wooosh.
still i wonder how i got to this place in my life. my passion for haiti started somewhere around freshman year of high school. where i learned of Kate and her ministry in this country. i took french for three years, but i don't think i ever thought of my trip there being a possibility. after all i was in high school, and only adults get to go on overseas missions trips, right?! until junior year that was my mindset, it would never happen. i would have to wait until i was much older. however, junior year, two of my friends went to haiti. i knew that my senior year i wanted to go, it would be my chance. i could have one junior year, but the church typically goes around the first week in March, which is consequently when the state tests occur that are mandatory for juniors to take. if i had gone my junior year, i would have had to make up a bunch of tests and that seemed completely out of the question.
my junior year i was also in a relationship, probably not the best one for me to be in looking back in it, but i was seventeen and foolish. i remember distinctly the moment i told him that i wanted to go to Haiti my senior year, because at this point we were going to be dating forever, and he told me no, basically, that i would end up being killed by all the crazy things that happen there. this as my first time realizing that not everyone had the same opinion of this little island as i did. yes, there is risk involved, but there is risk getting into your car and driving. to me, this island is not a scary place, it is a place of hope, full of people who are eager to bring their life out of the wreckage, but sadly have to means to do this. being myself, i didn't are what he said and i planned to go anyways.
senior year, a terribly earthquake hit Haiti at the capital Port au Prince. i remember the night vividly, i was with my friend at the gym, when all of the sudden the TVs started announcing a breaking news story. i was awoken from my gym trance by my friend who had been to a mission trip to haiti, slapping me to look at the tv. i was in disbelief, the images of buildings falling, people crying out for help, they don't leave you. still my heart longed to go, to hold orphaned babies. but, it wasn't my time. i prayed about my chance to go to this wonderful island many times over the next year. my freshman year of high school came, and Kate graced us with her presence. when i told her i was going to be a teacher, she said what i had been waiting to hear for many years "come to Haiti, and teach with me" my heart said YES, but my mind said "how, no, this is not possible." i decided that my freshman year was not my year to go, this whole college thing was still too new.
at advising for my fall term of sophomore year, i told my advisor of my dream. to go to haiti, and informed her that when i was there, i would be working in a classroom. i asked if there was any way i could receive credit for this towards my major. my advisor, who had recently became dean of the education department, started prying for details, who would i be teaching with, where is the school, what is her email? i gave all the information i had, and that summer they met. since then everything has become a blur. i'm in the midst of applying for a passport, obtaining information about travel costs and fees, and preparing my heart for a seven week long stay in a fourth world country.
my heart is overflowing with gratitude towards those who are making this trip possible for me. when it comes to funding this trip, it is completely covered. to those who want to make a donation, i will be accepting old sheets to turn into dresses to pack to deliver to the villages surrounding the compound.
i first will start out by filling you in on my life lately. i'm halfway through my fall term of sophomore year. and am simultaneously working with my advisor on creating a study abroad program for education majors to teach in haiti. consequently, i will be the first person to go on this trip. i will be leaving in March, and will be spending my entire Spring term teaching with Kate Zlotnicki in her classroom in Haiti. i will be taking classes online through Mercyhurst, as well as learning what living in a fourth world country is all about. so my life consists of classes, practicums, projects, babysitting, filling out applications, and meetings. wooosh.
still i wonder how i got to this place in my life. my passion for haiti started somewhere around freshman year of high school. where i learned of Kate and her ministry in this country. i took french for three years, but i don't think i ever thought of my trip there being a possibility. after all i was in high school, and only adults get to go on overseas missions trips, right?! until junior year that was my mindset, it would never happen. i would have to wait until i was much older. however, junior year, two of my friends went to haiti. i knew that my senior year i wanted to go, it would be my chance. i could have one junior year, but the church typically goes around the first week in March, which is consequently when the state tests occur that are mandatory for juniors to take. if i had gone my junior year, i would have had to make up a bunch of tests and that seemed completely out of the question.
my junior year i was also in a relationship, probably not the best one for me to be in looking back in it, but i was seventeen and foolish. i remember distinctly the moment i told him that i wanted to go to Haiti my senior year, because at this point we were going to be dating forever, and he told me no, basically, that i would end up being killed by all the crazy things that happen there. this as my first time realizing that not everyone had the same opinion of this little island as i did. yes, there is risk involved, but there is risk getting into your car and driving. to me, this island is not a scary place, it is a place of hope, full of people who are eager to bring their life out of the wreckage, but sadly have to means to do this. being myself, i didn't are what he said and i planned to go anyways.
senior year, a terribly earthquake hit Haiti at the capital Port au Prince. i remember the night vividly, i was with my friend at the gym, when all of the sudden the TVs started announcing a breaking news story. i was awoken from my gym trance by my friend who had been to a mission trip to haiti, slapping me to look at the tv. i was in disbelief, the images of buildings falling, people crying out for help, they don't leave you. still my heart longed to go, to hold orphaned babies. but, it wasn't my time. i prayed about my chance to go to this wonderful island many times over the next year. my freshman year of high school came, and Kate graced us with her presence. when i told her i was going to be a teacher, she said what i had been waiting to hear for many years "come to Haiti, and teach with me" my heart said YES, but my mind said "how, no, this is not possible." i decided that my freshman year was not my year to go, this whole college thing was still too new.
at advising for my fall term of sophomore year, i told my advisor of my dream. to go to haiti, and informed her that when i was there, i would be working in a classroom. i asked if there was any way i could receive credit for this towards my major. my advisor, who had recently became dean of the education department, started prying for details, who would i be teaching with, where is the school, what is her email? i gave all the information i had, and that summer they met. since then everything has become a blur. i'm in the midst of applying for a passport, obtaining information about travel costs and fees, and preparing my heart for a seven week long stay in a fourth world country.
my heart is overflowing with gratitude towards those who are making this trip possible for me. when it comes to funding this trip, it is completely covered. to those who want to make a donation, i will be accepting old sheets to turn into dresses to pack to deliver to the villages surrounding the compound.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
DIY projects.
i have a few projects that i've been eyeing lately. so i went to gabriel brothers to buy some supplies. i bought two long sleeved shirts that i will be transforming into dressy shirts. i also found two h&m shirts that i will be doing the same with. i also found two new york and company sweaters, one is this awesome greenish/yellow color that i am in love with. the other is a simple gray one that i believe i will be using to add fancy trim to.
gabe's is so great because for everything that i bought it cost about 50$ but once i detail what i got it will be ridiculous. i'm babysitting right now, so i can't work on the shirts but i'm itching to get home and do it!!
gabe's is so great because for everything that i bought it cost about 50$ but once i detail what i got it will be ridiculous. i'm babysitting right now, so i can't work on the shirts but i'm itching to get home and do it!!
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
I love Giveaways!
Check out My Girlish Whims! She's currently giving away a Shabby Apple necklace! So adorable!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
teach me how to snuggie, teach-teach me how to snuggie
over the weekend, i realized that i had been running around since Wednesday with Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease. for those of you who don't know what it is, i can tell you since i am a webmd expert on it now. it is a virus that typically only young children get. it presents itself much like a cold at first, then little PAINFUL bumps that look like blisters form on your hands and feet and canker sores form in your mouth. and they hurt, like to hold the steering wheel, walk, write, eat. hurts. everything. no fun. anyways, according to Dr. Sears, i am no longer contagious which is AWESOME.
regardless, i had to cancel a few babysitting jobs, like one last night. this resulted in me making my way up to JoAnn fabrics for a 50% off fleece sale. i purchased almost 4 yards of No-Pill fleece for just over 20$. last night i started transforming it into a new, soft, high quality snuggie. this snuggie is deluxe. it has a pocket and the print it adorable. wanna see? well. duh.
regardless, i had to cancel a few babysitting jobs, like one last night. this resulted in me making my way up to JoAnn fabrics for a 50% off fleece sale. i purchased almost 4 yards of No-Pill fleece for just over 20$. last night i started transforming it into a new, soft, high quality snuggie. this snuggie is deluxe. it has a pocket and the print it adorable. wanna see? well. duh.
making it was pretty simple, i used my old snuggie for all the guestimates. probably the trickiest part was that the sleeve holes and the sleeved didn't meet up perfectly, but that just meant some bunching so it wasn't a big deal.
now i have a nice, new, cute, soft snuggie to wrap up in. i'm hoping to start making baby blankets soon for all the ladies i know that are pregnant. i'm totally planning on hitting up all the fabric sales i can get to make them.
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