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

I have seen this new codes called QR Codes for a few years now, it seems that last year they pop all over the place. My last visit to BYU campus last fall I saw them in all rooms and places we visit, Magazines have them, advertisements, even mail. The other day I got inspired to make a wall hanger quilt inspired on this new QR Codes and thought you might want to do it with me. So I am doing a quit Along. I will post every Thursday.
Here is the Calendar:

February 24: Requirements.
March 1: Blocks 1 & 3
March 8: Blocks 2 & 4
March 15: Blocks 5 & 6
March 22: Blocks 7 & 8
March 29: Block 9 & Finishing Top
April 5: Quilting, Binding and finishing Wall quilt.

He visto estos nuevos codigos llamados QR Codes ya por varios anos, y parece que han ploriderado en este ultimo ano. Mi ultima visita al campus de BYU el otono pasado vi estos codigosen todos lados, entradas y por donde quiera que visitamos. tambien los hemos visto en revistas, propaganda en el periodico, hasta en el correo. El otro dia pense que seria una gran idea el hacer un acolchado para la pared inspirado en los QR Codes y pense que talvez les interesara seguirme y hacer uno de estos tambien asi es que estoy haciendo un SAL o QAL. Pondre entradas todos los jueves y este es el calendario:

Febrero 23: Materiales, dimensiones y preparacion.

Marzo 1: Bloques 1 & 3
Marzo 8: Bloques 2 & 4
Marzo 15: Bloques 5 & 6
Marzo 22: Bloques 7 & 8
Marzo 29: Bloque 9 & terminacion del top
Abril 5: Acolchado, Bies terminado del acolchado.

Now, I will try to follow this calendar as much as I can, however my parents are coming next week for a visit and I might be a bit busy. I have everything planned and I am quite ahead but you never know.
I hope you find this quilt interesting. I am approaching the new modern quilt side and this wall hanging quilt will be perfect for a modern room or an office very suitable for a guy.
Now you have seen the QR Codes come in different colors and you are welcome to do the color you best like. I'll do the classic black and white but there is no wrong or right way it is all about you taste.
I hope you follow me.

Ahora, tratare de seguir el calendario lo mejor posible, sinembargo mis padres vendran a visitarme la siguiente semana y estare un poco ocupada. Ya tengo todo planeado y estoy avansada en el projecto pero uno nunca sabe.
Espero que encuentren este SAL interesante. Estoy entrando en los acolchados modernos y este acolchado para la pared es perfecto para una officina o un regalo para alguien con decoracion contemporaria o mas masculino.
He mostrado QR Codes que vienen en diferentes colores y definitivanente los colores que escojan estaran perfectos aqui no hay errores, pero yo lo hare en blanco y negro.
Espero que me sigan. Algo mas, aunque siempre he tratado de escribir en Ingles y en Espanol espero poder poner todas las instrucciones en los dos idiomas, si no lo hago cuando pongo las entradas primero, lo hare poco despues gracias

Erika

Tokyo Subway Map quilt done

Yeah, it has been a while since Elizabeth did the quilt along. I did finished the top over a year now but I just got to quilting it. Hubby helped me posing (his kind of posing) with the quilt. Darlette and I decided to make the squares bigger and the Japanese words in front because we both wanted them to be a queen size.
Si, ya tiene tiempo que Elizabeth hizo este quilt along. Termine el top hace un ano pero apenas y lo acolche. Mi esposo me ayudo posando (las poses que le gustan) con el acolchado. Darlette y yo decidimos hacer los cuardos mas grandes y las palabras enfrente porque lo hicimos para camas tamano queen.Have a great weekend!
Erika

Candle Mat

I started this mat last year and I just got finished a couple of weeks ago. I still have to quilt another mat an two table runners with the same design. I wonder if this will sell on Etsy? What do you think?I am still quilting my other project(a massive queen size quilt). Hopefully I'll be done this weekend to show it to you!
Cheers
Erika

Doll Beds

Darlette made this beautiful doll beds to give her girls for Christmas. She just show them to me and I ask her if I could share with you. They are just beautiful!
Darlette hizo estas lindas camitas para muneca para regalar a sus ninas en la Navidad. Me acaba de mostras las camitas y le pregunte si podia mostrarselas y dijo que si, creo que estan simplemente lindas.
She made the mattess, Sheets and quilt I think they are adorable.
Ella hizo los colchones, savanas y colchita, estan adorables.
She got the idea and plans from here.
Ella encontro la idea aqui.
A funny story is that when we were in middle school I took wood shop class and Darlette Accounting. Last week mom call me and asked me what I was doing I said "doing the books for Hubby" then she called Darlette and mom asked the same question, Darlette answered "woodwork." Mom laugh the accountant is doing woodwork and the carpenter is doing accounting. Darlette clarify, "yes but Erika studied accounting in College, and I am just trying first time." I think she did great considering it is her first time.
Una anegdota sobre esto es que cuando estudiabamos en la Escuela Secundaria yo estudie carpinteria y ella contabilidad. el otro dia mama hablo y me pregunto que que hacia y le dije "haciendole la contabilidad a mi Esposo", despues ella le llamo a Darlette y le pregunto lo mismo y ella contesto "haciendo las camitas para mis hijas" mi mama se rio y dijo "mira la carpintera esta haciendo contabilidad y la contadora carpinteria" Darlette le aclaro, "Si pero Erika estudio contabilidad en el Collegio y yo apenas estoy aprendiendo carpinteria" En fin creo que le han quedado hermosas las camitas.

Anyway as I said I am working on Hubby's business and I haven't done much crafting that I can show you right now. Hopefully soon I'll be free.
For now...
Enjoy the Holidays!
Erika

Nativity Wall Hanger

I made this wall hanger with the idea of having a window into that sacred scene when our Savior was born. I tried to buy a panel, but I really did not find anything, so I decided to make it by myself.
Hice este acolchado para la pared conla idea de tener una ventana a la magica y tan especial escena del nacimiento de nuestro Salvador. Trate de conseguir un panel pero no encontre nada, asi es que decidi hacerlo yo misma.

I started by looking for a nativity siluet. Then I try to design some kind of fame or window looking design. I got some ideas at Debbie Mumm's books I have for reference. Empeze buscando una silueta de un nacimiento. Despues trate de disenar un marco o ventana para la silueta. Encontre inspiracion en uno de los libros de Debbie Mumm.
I used Reindeer Games by Sandy Gervais. I loved the line and I wanted more the problem was that I got the fabric in a place quite far away from me and I thought my local Shops will have some. The surprising thing was that none of the 3 shops I visit didn't even received the line It was sold out before left the factory! Crazy. Use la linea de telas Reindeer Games de Sandy Gervais. La linea esta muy linda y queria mas el problema es que la compre en un lugar a donde casi no visito y pense que en las tiendas que siempre voy encontraria facilmente. Cual ha sido mi sorpresa que en las tres tiendas que fui nisiquiera la recibieron resulta que se habia agotado desde antes de que saliera de la fabrica!
I wonder why they make limited production. Some lines are really successful and I wish they could reprint them.
Me pregunto por que hacen una produccion limitada. Algunas lineas son muy populares y desearia que las reproducieran otra vez.
The start print is from Benatrex fabrics at first I was afraid it could be to bright but it really turn out great.
La tela de estrellas es de Benatrex, primero no estaba segura si estaba muy brillante pero ya despues me usto como se ve con el resto de las telas.
The quilting process was tedious I wanted to have a special design but it was hard to come with the whole combination of designs. I stipple the sky, I stitch in the ditch the red frame, I "X" quilt the green of the frame border, stitch in the dich the black border and I did some holly and berry designs for the last border.
El proceso de acolchado fue un poco tedioso, queria tener un diseno especial pero me fue dificil combinar todos laos disenos. el cielo fue stipple, acolche a la orilla de toda la tela roja que hace el marco y la parte verde hice un simple X. para el marco negro tambien lo acolche en la orilla y para el ultimo borde decidi unas hojas santas con moras.
I love the fact that Sandy makes bias look fabric that I do not have to cut on the bias yay!
The quilt mesures 24"X 26" and the blue center 11"x13".
Me gusto que Sandy hace tela para lucir como bies asi no tengo que cortar la tela al bies y que bueno no me gusta ese proceso. El acolchado mide 61 cm por 66 cm yla parte azul 28 cm por 33 cm.

Have a Great Day!
Erika

Jewelry tray

My girls love wearing bracelets and necklaces, so an idea came to me to make a jewelry tray for her things to put after. I got inspired by a Japanese magazine featuring a trapunto design. Mine is made with trapunto on the G and on the flowers.

A mis hijas les encanta usar pulceras y collares, y decidi hacerles una canastita para poner sus cosita. Me inspire con una revista Japonesa en donde mostraban un trabajo muy lindo en trapunto. El mi esta hecho asi con la G y las flores.
Have a great day
Erika

FREE! Quilting 101

Great Blog Chasing Cottons is having a 12 week FREE! online class about how to quilt! Do not miss it!

Chasing Cottons tendra clases GRATIS de como acolchar! no se lo pierdan!

Ripping

I have been working on this table runner since January you can see I blog about it here I started quilting one of them, but I stopped because of the move. So a few days ago I finally found it in one of my many boxes and the first thing I see is that the center of my circular feathers are totally horrible and I hate them! then the question came what to do? and I remember Leah's post about "don't fear the ripper"
He estado trabajando en este camino de mesa desde Enero, pueden ver que hable de el aqui. Empeze a acolchar uno, pero tuve que parar por lo de la mudanza. Asi es que hace algunos dias finalmente lo encontre entre las tantas cajas y lo primero que vi fueron los centros de las plumas circulares que hice y que me quedaron horribles! y la pregunta era que hacer? Recorde que Leah puso un articulo acerca de esto aqui.
So the big decision came and I ripped all the circular feathers. It took me two nights but I did it. I thing I will do this design instead.

Asi es que tome la desicion de despntar todo el acolchdo de las plumas circulares. Me tomo dos noches pero al fin lo logre, creo que hare este diseno en su lugar.

Have a great weekend
Erika

A New Pen (Brush) Case

Hi I want to show you a new pen ( brush) case I made yesterday. Tonight I will start a new class at the collage. It is a Watercolor class and I'm so excited I love watercolor and It is going to be my second class in my life the first one was long ago like 20 years ago... so it is not new for me but I really need to recap.

Hola hoy quiero ensenarles una lapicera para mas pinceles y lapices que ayer hice. Esta noche empiezo una nueva clase en la universidad de Acuarelas y estoy super emocionada. Me encantan las acuarelas y esta va a ser mi segunda clase que tomo en mi vida, la primera fue hace 20 anos asi que definitivamente aunque no es nuevo para mi si quiero recordar y aprende nuevas y viejas tecnicas.

I use Ayumi's pattern from here but I change it a little, see I sew the zipper on top just showing everything and I love the idea. I use scraps of colorful fabrics and 100% linen as the base and lining.

Use el patron de Ayumi que esta aqui, pero le cambie algunas cosas y como podran ver el cierre lo cosi por encima nadamas sin esconder nada... me gusto mucho. Use pedazos de telas de diferentes colores y un pedazo de tela 100% lino para la base y el forro. me encanta.
Have a wonderful day.
Que tengan un maravilloso día.

Darlette


P.S. an example of a watercolor I made for a friend 10 years ago...
P.D. Un ejemplo de una acuarela que le hice a una amiga hace 10 años.

Christmas Gifts

I have been so lucky with dear family that know what I love, Monika and Darlette send me these presents. Darlette made me a beautiful stocking (one for each of us), the book Simplify by Camille Roskelley, and a Bliss charm pack. the book is wonderful, truly a perfect gift for me. Now the rest of the things you see are from Monika, she went to Japan in November and thought I might like all this things. She wraped them each one separately so I was truly feeling like kids happy happy! Monika send me a beautiful patchwork book, a crochet book and a craft Magazine so cute, two fat quarters, silk buttons, wood handles and wood beets. I am already planning all the projects I want to make form all this books. Happy for my family and their kindness and love for me.

He sido muy bendecida cun una linda familia que me ama, Monika y Darlette me mandaron estos lindos regalitos. Darlette me hizo la bota (a cada uno de nosotros), ademas el libro de Camille Roskelley Simplify y un charm pack de Biss tambien disenado por Camille. El libro esta lindisimo lo recomiendo en verdad un regalo perfecto para mi. El resto de las cosas en la foto me las regalo Monika, Ella fue a Japon en Noviembre y penso que me gustarian estas cositas! imaginen la sorpresa pues envolvio todo separado y me sentia parte de las ninas abriendo regalitos. Monika me mando un libro de patchwork, uno de crochet, y una revista de crafts ademas de dos fat quarters, un paquete de botones de seda, cuentas de madera y unas agaraderas de madera. Ya estoy planeando que es lo que voy a hacer los proximos meses. Feliz por mi familia que son tan especiales y me aman mucho.

A Music Bag

Missy is starting a new piano class so she ask me when I was going to make her a music bag. I think she knows me too well. so this morning I made this.
Mi hija mayor está empezando una nueva clase de piano y el otro día me pregunto que cuando le haría su bolsa para los libros. Yo creo que me conoce demaciado bien. Asi que esta mañana hice esto.
The embroidery is from here, and the fabric is one I had on my stash for some years.
El bordado es de aqui, y la tela la tenia de hace algunos años.

Inside I made some pockets for notes, and pencils.
Adentro le puse unas bolsitas para notas y papeles pequenos y para sus lapices


Have a wonderful Day
Que tengan un maravilloso día de Reyes.