Well, it's been far too long since I've posted. It's been super busy out here in Bumblefuck NJ. Between the old timey crafting I've been doing and watching the wild turkeys from my kitchen there's been so much excitement. Unfortunately sarcasm doesn't come through so well in type, so you'll have to add that in yourself. So I'm soon to be an Auntie, which is very exciting! Guys, I made a baby quilt for the chubby bundle of cuteness that shall be arriving very soon.
I'm rather proud of it. My first time making a quilt and it looks freaking awesome. The border is probably the best accomplishment of the entire thing, it was exhausting to make the bias tape for it and a bitch to pin down. You can't really see it but there's even a handle and strap to tie it up and take it anywhere. Really this is going to be a play mat for the little tadpole to futz around on.
Did I mention that I appliquéd BUTTERFLIES onto the back. Oh yeah, I did a cute thing! But wait, there's a close up,
BOOOM, cute little butterflies. The backing fabric looks very blue but it's really like a teal aqua..... Damn you ipad photo crap.
Now I'm super into making quilts, and when I say that I mean, "I want a warm blanket for the winter cause last year was brutal." I've been working on saving and sewing my scrap fabrics together to make yardage and I managed to make enough yardage to make myself a rather large and cozy quilt. So far I'm about 11 inches short on the width of the top fabric, and I'm over complicating the back side by making a Dia De Los Muertos themed backing.
I don't have any updated photos of the top fabric but I'm working on the back side with roses, and sugar skulls. I don't care if this will take forever, I want this to look good!
There's been work done on the beaded Octopus, it has more than one tentacle now.
There should be a Steve Irwin accent but, "ain't she a beauty?!" This right here is my baby. My pride and joy, my turning-into-a-year-long-piece-of-awesome. Rather proud of it and it's so sparkly in sunlight. It's sad to say but that's really it. If I'm not at work I'm working on the arts 'n crafts. Well I have to continue sewing the backing for the quilt..... Why did I take on this project just shoot me now.
Oh and I was not kidding about the wild turkeys.
Whole damn family of them hanging in the back yard.
