Little Chevron Zig Zag Quilt

My little guy turned 3 months old yesterday and I finished his little quilt the day prior, so I'll have to pat myself on the back and say "Not too bad!" We have been pretty busy getting into a routine and figuring out the whole first baby thing, so I'm just happy to have it done before his first birthday! Here is the little quilt:

I have a big quilt in the works too that I need to finish and have quilted before we move. All the blocks are done. I just need to sew them together and add some borders! I WILL get it done. Today has been a bit boring because we are locked in due to Typhoon Bolaven. I took the opportunity to make myself a cross body bag.

I haven't made myself a bag in awhile and I wanted to try this one out, so yippee for me, I have a new bag. I even put 5 pockets slip on the inside and a zipper closure! I like the cross body bag because it allows me to have my hands free, which I'm finding is important for keeping up with my Little Guy. Well, that's all for today. I'm slightly inspired to make some more bags. Hmmm...how long do you think baby will sleep?

Little Things

I have been working in my sewing room a little bit more now that the baby and I are finding a bit of a schedule and he is eating less often. He still seems to eat more than anything else, but what can you expect from a growing little boy! I can hardly believe he will be 3 months tomorrow. I'm enjoying being a part of every milestone and experience. I made a couple little personalized pacifier clips today. One is for my little guy and the other is for my friend's little boy. They were born exactly 1 month apart. I can't wait to get back to the states for our little boys to meet.

I also finished a small quilt for my little guy. I will have to get a picture and post it soon. So for now, I will continue to enjoy the little things with my little guy.

Where to Start?

Seriously! What have I been up to?!?...oh maybe just some life changing stuff - like having a baby. I'm so excited to have welcomed my first child in May. My husband and I are enjoying every moment. We have also had many family visitors, which has been nice to have some extra hands as we get into the 'swing' of all the things that go along with having a baby. I have been working on military bags and have several projects in the works. Here are some of the creations. They were all orders for some amazing people. I loved creating them.

I would like to say that I will blog more, but reality is that I love spending my time with my little baby and I forget about my blog. I will honestly try though to update more often.

Creating Baby Stuff

I've been busy with teaching and creating that I don't get around to blogging much. I have been nesting away at creating baby things. I have several friends that are also expecting, so there are a lot of gifts to make! Here are some of the creations.


Bapron bib. Made with this tutorial from Craftiness is not an Option.


Very Hungry Caterpillar Onesie



Breastfeeding Cover


Pacifier Clips!

It's Been Awhile

I had a very busy summer teaching summer enrichment, hosting my parents and then gearing back up for school again. My summer didn't go without sewing. So now that October is just around the corner, I would like to share my summer creations!

This quilt is from a quilt block exachange with the guild. It is a Korean memory quilt. my block is the paper pieced girl wearing a Hanbok. A hanbok is traditional Korean dress.


This pillow was made for a friend that had a baby. There were a lot of new babies this summer!


Oasis quilt. The fabrics in this quilt are all Amy Butler. The only exception is the boarder and the super soft minky backing. I really love how all the colors came together in this quilt. I've already snuggled with it many times.


This scene was from when my parents came to visit. My mom was in love with all the sewing materials I can find in Korea. It was fun to have some sewing time with my mum.


This is my Wonky-O-Ween quilt. I wanted to try making wonky blocks, so I created this quilt with Riley Blake's Boo to You line. The fabrics are so cute.



The backing is a deep orange minky. I quilted it on the long arm using a complicated Halloween design. I love how it turned out.



Baby set for a Soldier's new baby.


Fancy schmancy burp cloths made as a gift.




Baby Quilt made for a friend's baby's first birthday.


Minky backing is so soft!


The quilt in its custom pillow case ready for the party.

Mom's Birthday

I am finally finding time to post the bag that I made for my Mom's birthday. Her Birthday was last week and I'm happy to report that it was completed, mailed around the world and arrived in her possession before her Birthday! The arrival was actually quite perfect...it arrived on the 30th day of my brother's deployment, so I had already added his combat patch to the bag...so it was official that it could be worn.


Front


Zippered Top


Inside the Bag


Side of bag with combat patch.

I have also been working on some decorative pillow cases for a friend. I don't think she checks my blog so I will post a pic of the pillow cases for her daughters. If you know her...please don't tell. :-) These two projects REALLY makes me anxious for an upgraded embroidery machine!!

Tribute to a 37 Year Career

I was hired to make a bag for the USFK Commander's wife as a retirement gift from an organization. Whenever I make bags for people I don't know that well, I'm always a littler nervous. I try to make bags reflect the personality of the person and really cater to the things they will use the bag for. Usually this comes down to the interior and location of pockets and patches. For this bag, I laid out the patches for each of his commands. Through reading his biography, I was able to get the patches in order. Here is the back of the bag:



The front of the bag was made in my normal style:


In the military, spouses don't have rank, but spouses definitely contribute to the earning of each rank. There aren't many 4 Star Generals in the military, so I thought it was important to include the rank in this bag. I didn't want the rank on the outside because I felt the receiver of this bag isn't an outside carrier of rank. I decided to place the rank on the inside, directly across from where it would be if it had been on the outside. I thought this was more symbolic to the way that spouses carry the career of their spouse on the inside, close to their hearts.



It was a privilege to create this bag, as it is with all the bags I create. Right now there is another bag in the works for a very special military lady...more to come on that soon.