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

Stephanie''s Twins Baby Quilt

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

Robin's Double Quilt - Blankie Repair

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

Ryan's Candy Maker

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

Robin's Double Quilt - Pt 3

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

Robin's Double Quilt Order - Pt 2

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

Greyson's Gator Quilt Pt 1 - HST's

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

Store-bought Replacements - Pasta

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

Amanda's KU Quilt - Planning & Cutting

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

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

Michelle's Tshirt Quilt

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...

12/29/2014

Cricut Explore Overview

Check out the new Cricut Explore and see how I used it to make adhesive vinyl labels for my pantry containers!

I was one lucky lady this Christmas. Not only did we get to spend time with ALL of our parents and siblings over the past month, I also ended up getting some pretty neat toys :) One of the cool...

12/28/2014

DIY Half Apron Towel

Here's a quick tutorial for a cute half apron made from two kitchen hand towels!

I don't know about you but if I'm going to wear an apron, I want it to be half size so that I can take it on and off easily without having to go over my head. I also want it to be somewhat...

12/23/2014

K40 Laser Cutter

Guess who got a laser cutter for Christmas? :)

Video showing how I cut letters out of thin plywood using a 40-watt CO2 laser cutter (K40 chinese model).

12/16/2014

Wowzers that's a lot of squares to press and trim!

12/13/2014

Michelle's t-shirts pieced together and ready for the quilt machine, just have to wait for Ryan to wake up from his nap cuz the quilt machine is so loud

11/04/2014

Custom Baby Clothes Quilt (up to 45 items incl 10 applique)

Another happy review from a baby quilt customer :) Can't wait to get Michelle's double sided t-shirt quilt done too! https://www.etsy.com/transaction/236519026?ref=shop_review

When your baby was born, I bet you got all sorts of adorable onesies, shirts and clothing for their first couple of years: custom shirts with their

10/02/2014

Dashing Dish Review

Check out my new favorite healthy recipe website!

This year I have really been focused on getting us eating better. Sometimes we slip back into our old ways but for the most part, we are eating WAY better than we used to. We rarely ever get...

08/02/2014

Tabitha's Airplane Quilt Finished

Since Ryan's out doing some much-needed roof repair, I finally had some time to finish up Tabitha's Airplane Quilt. It is seriously adorable. Although as an aircraft structural design engineer the ratio of the wing size to the body and tail really bug me, LOL. It was hard to get the plane how i wanted it to be AFTER the seam allowances.

After I got all the blocks sewn, I played around with a couple of different layouts until I found one I liked. I decided to have the columns of planes alternating directions and the different colored...

07/20/2014

Tabitha's Airplane Quilt - Piecing

Hard to believe I haven't posted on FB about quilting in three months, yikes! But I'm finally getting some work done on Tabitha's airplane quilt, hope to finish it up soon!

A few months ago, a friend asked me to make a custom quilt for her daughter (she was still pregnant at the time). Her husband is a test pilot for Velocity and they own their own aircraft so when...

04/26/2014

Adrianne's Quilt - Quilting & Binding

Productive Ashley is back on track :) Adrianne's quilt is all done and ready to be mailed out!

I know it's been TWO WHOLE WEEKS since my last post and I promise I'll share more of what I've been up to but before that, I want to show you Adrianne's quilt. Adrianne has been so patient while I...

04/11/2014

Adrianne's Quilt - Piecing & Applique

Took a little break to work on some other personal stuff but now I'm back at it. Got Adrianne's quilt top pieced, time to get the backing fabric so I can load it onto the quilt machine!

I was doing so good blogging for a couple weeks and now here I am, almost two weeks behind again. Yikes! Maybe it's the time of year? Anyways, last time we talked about Adrianne's quilt, I had...

03/30/2014

Adrianne's Quilt - Layout & Cutting

Got started on another baby clothes quilt for Adrianne...here we go again :)

In between all my cooking and bootcamp craziness, I'm still sewing away. The next quilt on the list is another baby clothes quilt for an Etsy customer Adrianne. She sent me all her baby clothes...

03/26/2014

Maura's Quilt Complete

Finished up Maura's quilt - that makes FIVE quilt completions in 2014 so far!

I think I'm really on a roll this year - I just finished up Maura's quilt! Gotta keep working though, several more quilts all on order still :)

03/22/2014

Maura's Quilt - Sewing & Applique

Maura's quilt sewn and ready for quilting!

Once all the shirts were cut and interfaced, I sewed the hat down on the top right, finished the applique work on a couple of difficult clothing items and added a name block.

03/18/2014

D'Arcey's Quilt Complete

Finished Up D'Arcey's Quilt! That makes four complete quilts so far in 2014 :)

Last time I showed you D'Arcey's quilt, it was on the quilt machine ready to be quilted up. Well, I finished up the quilting, trimmed it up and added the binding. This quilt came out super cute -...

03/17/2014

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Let me know if you are interested in re-starting the Shoebox Swap (may/summer theme, name assignments April 1, mailed by 4/30)

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! I know that most people probably celebrated over the weekend since today is a Monday (boo!) but hopefully you have some fun today too. Maybe some green beer or...

03/15/2014

Maura's Quilt - Layout & Cutting

Took a break from D'Arcey's quilt to get Maura's quilt layout and cutting done. Starting to really get good at multitasking quilts to keep pace with recent orders :)

I'm happy to say I've got another baby clothes quilt to work on - all of these orders are coming in from Etsy (not people I know personally) so maybe my name and brand are finally starting to get out...

03/12/2014

D'Arcey's Quilt - Piecing & Quilting

Some of you may have already seen the adorable tigger block I made for this quilt but here's a full update on the piecing of D'Arcey's quilt

After I got Sandy's quilt done, I was able to pay some more attention to D'Arcey's quilt and get it all loaded up onto the quilt machine.

03/11/2014

Sandy's Quilt Finished

Got Bianca's quilt done a couple weeks ago and now I finished Sandy's too...we're up to 3 quilt completions so far this year and still going strong!

The last two weeks i have been a sewing fiend - too busy to even update my blog about all the great work I've been doing :) Last time I posted about Sandy's quilt, I had just finished cutting and...

01/31/2014

Bianca's Quilt Pt 5 - Quilt Back Done

Got my interfacing in the mail and got Bianca's quilt back finished up! Next up: Quilting & Binding

I got my next bolt of interfacing in the mail and was finally able to finish interfacing all the shirts!

01/17/2014

Bianca's Quilt Pt 4 - Quilt Back

Made a little progress on Bianca's quilt back but ran out of interfacing...again. LOL.

Unlike a standard tshirt quilt, Bianca's quilt back is made up of additional tshirts! It's basically two quilt tops instead of a top and a back.

01/04/2014

Bianca's Quilt Pt 3 - Piecing the Top

Bianca's quilt top is done, yay! Now to get started on the quilt back of this double sided beast :)

Between running out of interfacing, finishing up previous orders and family/holiday travel, I didn't get much time in December to work on Bianca's quilt top. Last time I posted, I was ironing on...

01/02/2014

Happy New Years

Better late than never - 2013 in review for Quilted Affair!

I know...I know...the year just barely started and I'm already behind, LOL. Even though I wasn't able to blog over the past week or so, I still wanted to do my 2013 in review post. My sewing goal...