Quilted Affair

07/13/2018

It's been a long time since I posted on here, but I finally got the sewing room set back up and finished a quilt that I started a few years ago and never got around to completing. This one wasn't for a customer so I think I will end up giving it to one of my friends who are gators fans

07/26/2015

Another baby clothes quilt for Stephanie and her twins, one boy and one girl :)

After I finished up the two quilts for Robin, it was on to a baby quilt for Stephanie. Stephanie has twins, one boy and one girl, and wanted to make one quilt with both of their clothes in it. I...

07/23/2015

Tidying up loose ends on Robin's blankies

I showed you the finished quilts for Robin's girls but I didn't show you how I repaired the blankies after I cut a square out of them...

07/22/2015

Look at this gem I found in my drafts...I made a pretty cool candy dispenser for Ryan for Valentine's Day. First woodworking project on my own since 6th grade i think. Not too shabby ;)

Ok this one's going way back in time...it doesn't feel that long ago to me but this year has been flying by! For Valentine's Day this year I wanted to make something fun for Ryan. Anyone who...

07/22/2015

I'm still alive I swear! LOL. Slowly starting to capture things I wanted to blog about before...http://www.quiltedaffair.com/blog/robins-double-quilt-pt-3

Last time I showed you Robin's quilt, I had finished cutting all the shirts and was working on interfacing them. I had cut squares out of the baby blankie but not replaced them. Really, I had...

04/20/2015

Ever wonder how i turn some of the more complicated clothing pieces into simple squares? Check out today's post to see one example

Once I got approval on the "rough" layout for each of the quilts, it was time to start cutting and working on the items that needed to be appliqued. I also especially wanted to show how I deal with...

03/07/2015

Earlier this year I finally got started working on Greyson's Gator quilt. I've gotten so behind on posting but I figured better late than never :)

When my first niece was born, my sister in law asked if I would make a bed spread for her when she was ready to move into her "big girl bed". So we decided that would be a 2nd birthday gift. Well...

02/10/2015

As part of our less junk less waste challenge, I made some homemade pasta a while ago with my grandmother's pasta maker. Came out pretty darn delicious :)

In our quest to reduce the junk we eat and decrease preservatives and packaging in our foods, we continue to try to make things from scratch. One of the latest adventures has been making pasta by...

02/01/2015

Over Christmas break, Amanda and I finally got started on her KU tshirt quilt that I offered to make as a graduation present. It was fun to get to work on it a little bit together :)

In May 2014, my younger sister Amanda graduated from the University of Kansas (KU). We all flew out to KS to be there for her graduation and to celebrate together. Can you guess what my gift to...

01/30/2015

Anyone remember those old doublemint gum commercials? Thats how I feel working on these two nearly identical quilts for a customer's two daughters.

01/03/2015

Goodbye 2014, Hello 2015!

It's kind of funny how the change of the year leads us all to look back on what we did and make new plans for the coming year. I mean, we could look back and review what we've been doing at...

12/31/2014

Finally finished Michelle's tshirt quilt, thank goodness for friends who are patient...but it came out wonderfully and should give her years of use!

I just finished a t-shirt quilt for my friend Michelle and it took me a long time. And I mean a REALLY long time. It wasn't complex - it didn't take more physical hours of labor than other...