Reason

Well I have a reason for my absence all this time. I am expecting a little one by the beginning of the year. It has been so hard that I haven't have time for any sewing. So I am still sick and tired, However. I want to mention that Darlette got her own website with blog and all and here is her address: darlettecraft.com.
Please visit her I understand she will have a giveaway or something.
Erika

Apron

 I made this apron the other day, I like the colors. It is a simple reversible apron.

Erika

Is it been that long?

oh well life happens, Hi!

A couple of weeks ago I sign up to decorate Miss A's teacher door as Appreciation Week. Since our elementary school is the house of the super stars I decided to go with the same theme. I came up with this:

and a friend of mine did this for her son's teacher:

I also made star cookies, but silly me I forgot to take pictures oh well life happens.
Erika

Thank you Dr. Seuss...

Dear Dr. Seuss,
Thank you so much for your books, my kids love them. Their favorite part is when Daddy reads to them because he puts such an effort, I think just the way you intended it to be.
Our new best time favorite is Green Eggs and Ham especially for Miss A. She is just starting to read. For me it was hard at first and I really thought it was a great tongue twister for non- English speaking born peeps just like me, but this week I saw the light, yep everything was clear. Dear Miss A said:
"I'll read to you (Miss G feeling sick) Green eggs and ham"
I said: "How come? You cannot read that? It's too long, you know?"
"Yes, I know" She answered, "but it has all my sight words, so I can read it all day long."
So she did, she read it all by herself to little Miss G accompanied by Miss K...
So you see Dr. Seuss, you have made this momma proud for I have a little one that wants to read, tongue twisters to me, yet so fluent to her.
Now I know it is not for me, but for little readers just like Miss A.  
Sincerely,
Miss A's, Miss G's and Miss K's proud Momma

Scripture Cover and Bag

Since the end of March we have seen the miracle of reading, yes that magical thing that happens sometime in Kindergarten and first grade. We have been working with miss A all the school year and it finally happened. While visiting Darlette we were reading the scriptures and it was miss A's turn and I told her to try to read and she did. She was so happy and excited that she wanted to keep trying, the next few days she got more excited about reading and I told her if she wanted to have her own scriptures, She said yes! so did miss G so I gave them each her own and I promise to make them a tote to take to Church. I was a few days late from Easter, but since I did not said it was their Easter resent it work out Okay.

I also decided to make them a book cover. I took the girls to the quilt shop and I let them choose one print (they both chose the hot pink fabric) and I complemented them with two more prints.

   
Happy Sewing

Erika 

QR Code Wall Hanging Quilt Along: Quilting, Binding and finishing Wall quilt.

This is the last of the quilt along!

First I am going to talk about the back.
I decided to make it a bit interesting so I made a block with this design:
just a black square in the middle with white around and another border of black. I did it with the leftovers I had at hand.

then I added a couple of more squares:

Sorry I did not take pictures of the individual squares but I added them to the back making sure I ended with a back mesuring 34'X34". Now when I started it I thought to line it like the picture above, however as I was taking pictures I change my mind and I decided to line it like this:

Then I place the back facing the carpet then the batting and then the top facing up

Next I pinned about every other square

Now for the quilting since it is a modern design I did a minimal design, lines. Now I had a few options, just straight lines (like I did on the Tokyo Subway map quilt) , diagonal lines or a echo circular design.

I went for the diagonal lines and here is how is finished binded

Here is how the back looks on the back. You can see I should have planned better for the rod

Well I hope you like it
Erika

Little hands

Better known as "manitas" this is for now Miss K's name because she is getting into everything. Her latest work was last Sunday when she got hands on my new face soap that I got just the day before. I could adore her, but I was so mad. Her daddy and her big sis clean up for me. Anyway just a little totally unrelated topic of the day.

The joys of parenthood! Daddy even had the joy of shooting delightful pictures.
Have a great Friday
Erika

QR Code Wall Hanging Quilt Along: Blocks 9 and Finishing Top

Here is block 9's pattern:
Finished
Finishing Top:

Square up all the blocks. there should be 11"

The order of the blocks are as follows:

when you piece all the blocks together you will have something like this:

Then add to the top the 1" sashing. you can put sides first and top and bottom next. This is the end top, as you see the sashing or border is small enough to make a distinction on the QR Code design:

This is the top finished, Next week I will show you my idea for the back, how I quilted it and how I finished.
Til' then
Have a wonderful Day!
Erika

Elisabeth

We have been so blessed with wonderful women in our lives. One of them is Elisabeth, I met her some 12 years ago and our ties are bigger than life. She has always been a great inspiration to me she and her girls introduced me first to scrap booking and later to quilting. I made my very first quilt with her. We had the opportunity to see her in Idaho for Miss M's birthday and I asked her for a picture with us. I love her, she is amazing.

Erika

QR Code Wall Hanging Quilt Along: Blocks 7 & 8

Almost done with the top! here Block 7 and 8

Block 7Finished

Block 8
Finished

Have a great Day!
Erika

little Guy's Ties

My Parents are safe home and we are getting back to normal, I usually send presents to family and this time I made something very special for our little guy. He is the youngest grandkid and the only boy. Since is kind of hard to make things for boys I struggle until I found this pattern and I just imagine my nephew. the Ties turn very cute and I made 12! not all for him but for a couple more little guys that still my heart too.
Have a great Day!
Erika

QR Code Wall Hanging Quilt Along: Blocks 5 & 6

Here you have Block 5 PatternFinished
Block 6 Pattern
FinishedHave a wonderful Day
Erika

QR Code Wall Hanging Quilt Along: Blocks 2 & 4

Here we are on our third week of this quilt along. Today we are doing blocks 2 and 4. Before I show you the pattern I would like to know if you understood the explanation about how to chain piece the blocks please let me know if not I will prepared a picture tutorial.

Here block 2 Pattern:
Block 2 Finished
Block 3 Pattern:
Block 3 Finished
Have a great Thursday!

Erika

Enjoying Grandparents

It has been two weeks since mom and dad arrived to our home it has been great! Last weekend we all went to Darlette's place to celebrate the baptism of miss MC into our Church. I got this picture of my mom enjoying the grand kids at the supermarket. They are like bees with honey (and she loves it!)
Tomorrow I'll posts Blocks 2 & 4 of the quilt along, Stay tuned!
Erika

QR Code Wall Hanging Quilt Along: Block 1 & 3

Blocks 1 and 3

These blocks are the same design so it is really one design today for two blocks.

First of all here is the pattern

You will need 33 main fabric squares (black) and 16 background squares (white)

Now to sew them as a chain and save thread I will show you a technique Darlette taught me whilst making the Tokyo Subway Map quilt.

Place your squares on the table according to the block pattern. You will count your columns 1 to 7

Place column 2 on top of column 1

Sew on the east side of the squares first row G, then F, E and so on sew chain one by one closely. Do not trim. Press to one side and you will have something like this:

(Here I have made three columns) Imagine just with 2. Then sew column 3 each to every row and press to the other side.

You are not clipping any rows. Sew each column to each row until you finish all the columns and you will end with 7 rows connected.

Start sewing each row and you will end with your first block.

Repeat.

Congratulations you have done your first 2 blocks! You will have something like This:

Happy Sewing!

Erika