Whew! I must apologize! I've had these things made for a month and I keep letting Friday slip by me without getting a Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday post in.
I wanted to share the things that I made with a $2 Dora sheet that I bought at a yard sale. It was a nice, like new, thicker sheet and I couldn't pass up buying it! My intention was to make just Dora fabric bags with it, but then I seen child's quilt.
This quilt was the first time I've ever tried hand quilting. I hand quilted around the pictures on the fabric as well as I hand sewed the edges as well. It took quite awhile to get it done.
Here is the finished quilt, with a matching pillow:
Here is a close-up of some of the stitch work:
I also was able to make 2 fabric bags:
All leftover material I cut into strips. These strips will be used in a bright colored toothbrush rug. I have the strips ready to start on the rug, just not sure when I will get to that. There was also a pillowcase with the sheet but I'm choosing to let the granddaughters share it on their pillows.
I also want to note---the pillow insert used for the Dora pillow was given to me by a lady at church. My mom's friend gave me the quilted backing piece used on the quilt. I did buy pink thread to sew with for $2.07 at Wal Mart. I already had the pink cotton thread that I stitched with. It was in with several used rolls my daughter had given me.
In total for less than $5, I was able to make these things. I love it!!
I also want to note that the fabric bags, as well as the quilt were sold in my etsy store about as soon as I listed them.
I am working on squares for a quilt. I do hope to have it completed by this time next Friday to post again!
I made my goal! I finished another quilt today. It took me all day, but I did it!
I have 2 more quilts planned to make. No, neither will be done by next Friday---in fact, I will be lucky to have the material ironed and cut for them.
On another note--as long as it's not cancelled, we have sewing club at church next Tuesday. Chances are that one of the quilt tops that I completed, will be completed into a quilt by the other lady's at club.
I am not a master quilter, nor will I ever be....in fact, only one quilt I've ever made came off without a hitch. On this one, as I was ironing the top, I found a small rip (or cut if my grandson is guilty) in a strip piece. It was in such a place that I couldn't fix it with my machine so I hand stitched it together. Then, the blanket wasn't quite big enough to go from side to side.....then, when I went to take the photo and folded the corner over, I had sewn in a pin! It was a pin with a small ball top. We got the pin part out but the little ball is in the edging.
Despite flaws, it's being listed for sale in my etsy shop.
