Baby Houndstooth #2 Quilt Top

Are you tired of reading about these Houndstooth quilts yet?  Well, now that I have made the quilt top of the third one, I feel pretty done with making them.  This one is for the baby girl twin, the one for her twin brother is posted here.



The solids here are Kona White and Kona Cerise.  It will be backed in Kona Iron (to match her brother's) and bound in Kona Cerise.



This one is my favorite of the three Houndstooth quilts that I have made (the first one can be found here!).  I love the colors and I was able to apply the things I learned from making the first two the first time around and maintain my patience.



I like these quilts, but they aren't very fun to make.  I know I'll probably end up making another one (or two, or three...) by commission, but I absolutely refuse for the rest of this year!  I hope to have both of the twin's quilts entirely finished and ready to post by next Friday... and then I can be all done with Houndstooth quilts for awhile!

Currently Listening to: Wild Country by Wake Owl

99 in 999: #54

While spending the day with my mum on Monday, she showed me her bonsai tree.  Because maintaining a bonsai tree is on my list of 99 goals, I told her about the list.  She asked me what other things were on my list and I told her random things as they came to me throughout the day.  Then I got to #54: Owning a pair of gold flats.  She instantly said that she had a pair of gold flats she has only worn once and I could have them if I wanted.  Of course, I wanted to see them!



Needless to say, they came home with me!  How could I pass up beautiful Gianni Bini gold flats?



There's another one checked off the list! 97 more to go!

Currently Listening to: Seaside by Wake Owl

Recents >>

I apologize that it was pretty quiet here at the blog last week... it was anything but quiet at home!  Two days after getting home from Dallas Jake and I made a quick trip to St. George for Father's day.  We came back on Sunday night and I had a mile long list of things to accomplish before we left for another weekend getaway to Moab on Friday.  That, of course, made me super busy without a lot of computer time!  Astonishingly, I completed my ambitious to-do list in just four days.

Anyways, blah blah blah boring.  Here's some photos of my recent adventures:



This is the crew.  From left to right: my mom's husband Craig, my brother's friend James, Mom, me, Jake, Dawn (my brother's wife), and my brother Josh!





The weather was hot and beautiful.



Riding the side by side was so super fun!



Also, in my recents posts, I intend on briefly sharing which goals on my list of 99 that I am currently working on:
> #41: Sew a summer wardrobe - I purchased this pattern and I am soooooo unbelievably excited!!
> #92: Have a new list of 99 at the end of the 999 days (I already have two!)

More recents >>
sewing > the binding onto this quilt
planning > the quilt I'm going to make for my family reunion auction
enjoying > some time at home!
craving > salads, surprisingly
loving > all the time I have been able to spend with family
current temperature > 81°

Currently Listening to: Do I Wanna Know by Arctic Monkeys

Virtual Quilting Bee: Blocks 7 & 8

Since I've been traveling, I regretfully got behind on the Virtual Quilting Bee, but I'm all caught up now!

Here's the 7th block:



...and the 8th block!



Here they are, all together!



My favorite blocks are the first and the seventh ones I think... This has been a fun adventure! I hope I don't get behind again!

Currently Listening to:  Can't Hold Us by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Houndstooth Quilt: Finished!

Just in time for Father's day, I finished this Houndstooth quilt for Jake's dad!

I usually wash and dry the quilts after I photograph them, but I had such little time to finish this quilt that it had to be washed the evening before I could photograph it.  So... unfortunately you can see the crinkle texture of the quilt, but not a whole lot else... Any suggestions on how to photograph a crinkly quilt?

Right after taking these photos, it went right into a box to be wrapped.  

For the front of the quilt I used Kona Iron and Kona Pacific.

On the back I used a bit more Kona Iron and also some Lizzy House Constellations.

I had a hard time with this quilt.  The pattern didn't suggest at all that any of the blocks might need to be squared up, so I didn't think about it.  Since sewing this one together, the baby sized quilts for my friend's newborn twins have gone much smoother.  I like the finished product, but it's not my favorite quilt to actually sew together.

I am happy to check this one off of the to-do list, though!

Currently Listening to: Where Are You Now by Wolf Gang

Baby Houndstooth #1 Quilt Top

I know I have mentioned these baby Houndstooth quilts a lot over the past month, but I finally have the quilt top for the baby boy finished!

I used Kona Iron and Kona White for the quilt top.  It will be backed and bound in Kona Iron.

I really feel like it's taken me forever to get this far on one of these quilts... but then I have to remember that I have been in Vegas and Dallas in the past 30 days!  This has been a mighty busy summer!

I hope to get it quilted in the next week and I also hope to finish the quilt top together for the baby girl twin!

Currently Listening to:  Something Unusual by Wolf Gang 

99 in 999: #16

Soon after finishing my list of 99 goals, I accomplished #16: Have lunch/dinner with someone from high school!

Since I was already in Dallas, I had the opportunity to meet up with one of my really great friends.  We called him Canada in high school and that is still what I call him.  It always takes me a minute to think of his real name!

As we chatted I realized just how bad I am at keeping up with my friends from high school!  He is way more in the know than I am. 

Sorry for the crappy photo... I forgot to get one until he was dropping me off!

We went out for Tex-Mex for dinner and then we had gelato for dessert.

I had a great time with him and I am so glad that we're still friends after all this time.  

Currently Listening to: Lions in Cages by Wolf Gang

99 in 999: The Beginning

I mentioned the other week that I am going to try to complete 99 goals in 999 days.  Well, I finally finished my list!  I have divided up my list into several categories for the convenience of both of us!

Things to do:

1.     Go to a 30 Seconds to Mars concert

2.     Go to a Grizzly Bear concert

3.     Participate in a shop hop

4.     Start a Project Life

5.     Open an Etsy shop

6.     Have business cards

7.     Attend Sewing Summit

8.     Go Parasailing or paragliding

9.     Fold a thousand paper cranes to make a sincere wish. According to Japanese legend, if you fold 1000 paper cranes, you get to make a wish.

10. Go stargazing 5 times with the Star Walk app

11. Have a photography shoot at a factory

12. Spend time photographing my favorite factory

13. Make 72 hour kits

14. Make a friend who is a quilter

15. Take a Craftsy class

16. Have lunch/dinner with someone from High School

17. Print Instagram photos

18. Make my own stationary

19. Have a stamp professionally made

20. Have dinner with Jake’s parents and mine

21. Meet Breanna’s baby boy

22. Buy fruit/vegetables at a farmer’s market

23. Give only handmade birthday gifts for a year

24. Make s’mores

25. Make chocolate chip pancakes

26. Sell a quilt to someone I don't know

27. Get my childhood bracelet fixed

28. Participate in a food co-op

29. Take a dance class with Jake

30. Maintain a bonsai tree

31. Make a six piece collection of paintings

Quilt and Sewing things:

32. Write a quilt pattern

33. Make a quilt for each month of the year

34. Host/co-host a quilt along

35. Make a quilt for mom

36. Make mom a pillow to match her quilt

37. Make a City Sampler quilt

38. Go to Quilt Market

39. Make a Weekender Bag (or similar)

40. Make color coordinated scrap boxes (you can see Amanda's scrap boxes on the top of her shelf here!)

41. Sew a summer wardrobe

a.     10 dresses

b.     7 skirts

c.      15 shirts

42. Make a quilt for our bed

43. Make an Outfox the Fox quilt

44. Sew curtains for the kitchen

45. Make ruffle pillows for couch

46. Bind a quilt with scrappy binding

47. Make Jake a quilt

48. Put up a design wall

49. Submit a quilt pattern to Quilty

Things to own:

50. Buy bikes for Jake and I

51. Own every song Passion Pit ever released

52. Add 10 more crystals to my collection

53. Add 5 more pieces to my Lenox collection

54. Own a pair of gold flats

55. Own a shirt made by Jay McCarroll

56. Start a collection of vintage buttons

57. Buy another work of art

58. Own a Marc Jacobs bag

Places to go:

59. Go to Oregon

60. Go to Disneyland

61. Go to the zoo

62. Take Jake to Six Flags over Texas

63. Go camping

64. Visit Canada

65. Go to the planetarium

66. Go to Zion’s national park

67. Go to the state fair and eat cotton candy

Things to learn:

68. Make/can jam

69. Learn how to use Illustrator

70. Learn how to screen print

71. Learn printmaking

72. Learn how to knit socks

73. Learn how to quilt feathers

74. Learn how to make gnocchi

75. Learn how to make dark chocolate sea salt caramel fudge

76. Learn how to sew with knits

For the home:

77. Make the bed for 30 days straight

78. Grow a garden

79. Organize important documents and files

80. De-clutter something once a month

81. Finish painting/decorating the master bedroom

82. Unpack the boxes in the basement

83. Remodel the spare bathroom

84. Put Christmas lights on the house

Personal goals:

85. Be consistent in an exercise routine for 60 days.

86. Be sugar free for 30 days

87. Use the DSLR every day for 90 days

88. Get up at 6am 5 days a week for two months

89. Spend time drawing every day for a month

90. Develop my alias (who doesn't have an alias?)

91. Avoid fast food for a month

92. Have a new list of 99 goals at the end of the 999 days

Religious things:

93. Read Jesus the Christ

94. Attend all the temples in Utah

95. Read the Old Testament cover-to-cover

96. Read the New Testament cover-to-cover

97. Bare my testimony of the Savior to a stranger/acquaintance

98. Subscribe to the Ensign

99. Visit Temple Square Christmas lights

So, as I accomplish each of my 99 goals, I plan on blogging about it and keeping a record.  The end

the 999 days is March 5, 2016 (that will be our 5th wedding anniversary!) and at that time, for every goal I have accomplished I will donate a dollar to the Utah Humane Society.  I'm really excited about this and I hope that this challenge helps me get some things done that I really want to do!  I hope you'll follow my adventure!

Currently Listening to: Attack by 30 Seconds to Mars

Boardwalk Quilt: Finished!

It took me forever to finish binding this quilt, but I am so glad that this Boardwalk quilt is done!



This quilt is going to be auctioned off and the proceeds will be donated to Relay for Life.



All the fabric is from Sweetwater's Noteworthy line.



I quilted it with little loops.



As always, the wind was crazy!  But I do love those floating quilt photos!  It's always hard to choose one!



My mom chose this print for the back.  I really like it!  I hope this quilt finds a good home some where!

Currently Listening to: Sleepyhead by Passion Pit

Recents >>

This morning I woke up to find myself in Dallas, Texas!  I flew down here yesterday as a surprise for my Dad.  His expression when he first saw me did not disappoint!

Before I left I participated in a bit of retail therapy...



I don't remember the names of all that I bought, but I am very excited to play with some of those fabrics when I get back home!

Also, last Thursday I responded to Lizzy House's call to help cut down some fabric.  It was SO FUN to sit, chat, and cut down fabric with her!  She is so nice and very generous.  I was able to take home some fabric!



She also gave me all of her patterns!





Here was my reading for my flight! I have every issue they're released and I think that this one is the absolute best! There are so many quilts I want to make!

When I finally got home and surprised my Dad, it was dinner time and they got one of my favorite meals ever!



I used to eat at Golden Chick all the time in high school and I so wish there were locations in Utah!



After dinner I gave Lorie, my Dad's wife, 10 pacifier clips that she asked me to make for her.
She asked for 5 girly clips and 5 neutral clips.  I barely got these done before I left, but they're done!

More recents >>
wanting > to visit some quilt shops in Dallas!
loving > being back in my old room
stitching > the June Woodland Sampler
watching > project runway season one
current temperature > 86°