Another quilt top done.......

Saying "another quilt top done" sounds good but the problem with that is just that, it is ANOTHER QUILT TOP DONE. I have 4 quilt tops now that are waiting to be finished, and another quilt to be made along with other projects I want to do.  I will not start another quilt, even though it is for my husband who want it done because it has to do with old cars.  But he will just have to wait.  I want to get the 4 tops done because a couple of them are for charities.  So with that said here is the one I just finished. I wanted to find a way to use up some of the scraps that I had.

Another project that I am going to do that will use up some of the scraps is a rag rug. It is made up of pieces of fabric scraps.

Pipe Cleaners

When I was a kid I use to love playing with pipe cleaners but the creations were pretty basic.  I came across this book on the web and fell in love with it.  I love the pictures on the front and the other pictures that they showed.  I am contemplating on getting this book but the problem I have is no young grandchildren to make them for.   If any of you that read this have small ones that would enjoy these little animals, you should consider getting the book.

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Decision made ........

After working with the circle squares, I have to decided to only half the squares because of the size of each square.  If I quarter them then they would be to small so with that said this is how I am laying them out on my design wall.

Circle Quilt

My next project is a circle quilt.  The pictures will explain but I have to decide if I want to just make a simple circle quilt or to make some adjustments to the circles.

This is what I am currently doing, sewing the circles onto the squares:

The following is the two designs I am looking at:

Not sure which way I will use until I get all the circles sewn onto the blocks, and get them up on my design wall.  Feel free to comment on your thoughts.  I am always open to suggestions, oh and by the way those two designs are not my fabrics.

Another Quilt Top Finished

Well I managed to get another quilt top done.  This makes three finished this way, waiting for the binding, batting and back to be gathered to finish. This only means that I will have to start working on the circle quilt top.  This quilt is the one that I found in my craft closet that I started over years ago.

My poor dog Buttons is so use to me creating or making an attempt to create a piece of garment for her.  Usually having to do with the cold weather.  I have used socks to create booties for her to wear outside in the snow so that snow won't pack in between her toes.  She hates me putting them on her but once on she loves the fact that she can run around in the snow and not have it stuck on her paws and in between her toes

I came across this hooded thing that is for a human to wear while outside in the bitter cold.  Me or my husband have never worn it and when I came across it of course my mind immediately went to "I think that I can make this fit the dog with a few alterations. So this is what I came across that I am going to make some kind of hooded jacket/ body suit out of it.

Cold, cold weather

I just can't deal with this -40 (with wind chill) temps.  I have to put so many layers just to go out for 10 minutes with the dog.  Our dog Buttons, won't even go out unless she has her booties on along with a sweater and coat.

Our dog loves the snow, but she doesn't like getting cold (when the temps are in the negative).  So if she doesn't want to go outside then you know it is cold.

Winter and Sewing

With winter here and being stuck in the house there is nothing to do but, go through my craft closet and all of the containers in there.  Looking at my quilting stuff I found that I have on completed quilt that needs to be laundered and stored for giving it away.  I give most of all of my quilts away, mostly for charity.  I have quilts where only the tops are done and need to be finished (binding, batting and backing).

Then digging through some containers in my craft closet and came across a quilt that I had started in 2002. I have no idea why I stopped working on it, but it was mostly done.  I am just finishing up on it and it will be quilt #3 where the top is done.  I also have all the pieces ready for a circle quilt that I guess I will start working on.