Thursday, August 29, 2013

Small things.

Ah, Friday. Hello, my lovely!

I managed to finish up the quilting on my older sister's quilt on Wednesday, and I should be pleased as punch, but I have approximately one million threads to bury, so it will probably take me as long to get that done as all of the quilting. *Sigh.*


In more fun news, I finished this crayon roll up for a one year old who had a party this weekend. Since she's already a bit of a girlie-girl, I went with all sorts of pink on the outside, including some leopard print, houndstooth, and big polka dots. She's possibly a little young for crayons, but I went with the fat ones that are washable, so it should be okay...right?


This project was made exclusively from scraps (yay!), and while I wish I had a better brown for my brown crayon, I think it all goes together quite well. I put this together in a few hours by trial and error, meaning I had no idea what I was doing and kind of figured it out along the way, and my kidlets liked it, so it looks like I've got more to make in my future.


And, for a friend of mine, this mug rug. I used a few prints from Tula's Salt Water line, combined with a Bella solid and a Kaffe Fassett shot cotton. I think that's the last of that shot cotton, and I'm really quite sad to see it go. (Meaning, get more, pronto!)


I hope she likes it! She's a graduate student and a huge tea and coffee lover, and I thought it might be good for her desk. I used a block from the Lucky Stars BOM (January, I think?). It should have been the 6" version, but my printer didn't print it right, and it turned out closer to 7", but in the case of a mug rug, it worked out just fine!

I'm linking up with TGIFF at Pippa's Patch and Finish it Up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts. You are too, right?

13 comments:

  1. Beautiful mug rug and love the crayon roll up. Great idea. Thanks for sharing stopping by from TGFF. Marie

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    1. Thanks, Marie! I'm so happy with both of them. (Though I'm sad neither is staying with me!) :)

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  2. All great projects, but I am so in love with the crayon roll up! The rainbow is just fantastic!

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  3. Very nice! I love the fabrics you chose for both your projects, Audrey.That little girl is going to love her new crayon roll!

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    1. Thanks, M-R! I sure hope she likes it! (And I hope her parents don't hate me!)

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  4. Thanks for linking up, I love the crayon roll, I keep thinking I should make one but don't get round to it lol...

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    1. Yay, thank you! I had been meaning to make one for my boys, but never got around to it. A friend of mine made a customized coloring book with a quilted top, and that's what spurred me to action! :)

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  5. Great crayon holder! No wonder the kidlets like it.

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  6. Sweet mug rug! I love all my mug rugs! Crayon roll is so wonderful too!

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  7. That's a super cute crayon holder. And one year is totally fine for crayons...she might not be playing with them quite yet, but probably will within a few months.

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  8. Okay, this takes Saltwater to a different place than I thought it could go and now I'm more intrigued to play with mine!

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  9. Both items are fantastic. The crayon roll is a great gift idea!

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