Monday, February 8, 2016

Dog Gone Cute Quilt

Hello everyone!

So I am currently at Starbucks listening to my lecture but it so happens that it's on a subject I'm pretty decent at so I decided to catch up on all of my projects and put them onto this blog!

For today I have the Dog Gone Cute quilt designed by Sew Fresh Quilts! I believe there was a quilt along a couple of months ago but at that time I don't think I had my sewing machine!

I'm actually following the dogs as it shows in the the quilt along! So far I only have three dogs!

Originally when I started making these dogs I told myself that my dogs will be gray and brown but... once I made my first dog, I wanted to make the dogs all sorts of colors!

The dog below is the first dog I've ever made. and I was instantly addicted! I'm not sure which block this would be on the quilt but I was just going in order of how it presented on the pattern! This dog looks like a Jack Russel Terrier!!


The second dog I made is a little gray one with a eye patch!  At first I didn't like how the gray looked on him but as I kept looking at him, the more I fell in love with him!


The third dog I made over this past weekend! He's a red dog! In some places, he doesn't really line up but I still like him anyways! Next time I'll just have to be more careful with the seams and what not.  I was really worried that I would not like him at all because I was actually hesitant to make a red dog but he looks great! 


Based on my current progress, I think I'll probably make one dog every weekend.  I think I have about nine dogs left to make to complete this quilt, which means it may take a little over two months to complete.  I definitely want to be finished before then.

I also wish that I would have used a slightly patterned white fabric instead of a solid! I love patterned fabric but I guess a solid really pulls everything together.

That's it for now! I'll have more posts soon!

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Crafty To Do List 2016

It's been way too long since I've posted here.  A lot longer than I wanted!

A lot of things have been happening including the holidays, school and traveling!

I'll make an update post coming soon but this post is for something else!

On December 31, 2015 (also known as New Year's Eve), I made a list of things I wanted to make or finish up in 2016!

I will be updating this list as I progress through it and as I find more things I want to make! You will be able to click on the names if there is a video or website!

  1.  Zippered Pouch (Started/Finished: 1/1/16)
  2. Jelly Charm Quilt (Started: 12/27/15)
  3. Charm Quilt (Started: 1/11/16)
  4. Dog Gone Cute Quilt (Started: 1/1/16)
  5. Rag Quilt (Started: 1/26/16)
  6. Pillowcase (Started/Finished: 1/2/16)
  7. Zippered Pillowcase
  8. Quilty Fun Quilt 
  9. Double Square Star Quilt
  10. Postage Stamp Quilt (Started: 1/16/16)
  11. Tumbler Quilt
  12. Hunter's Star Quilt
  13. Prarie Flower Quilt
  14. One Seam Flying Geese Quilt
  15. Flutterby Quilt
  16. Four Patch Star Quilt
  17. Under the Starts Quilt
  18. Diamond Dreams Quilt
  19. Herringbone Quilt
  20. Sticks and Stones Quilt
  21. Houndstooth Quilt
  22. Irish Chain Quilt
I didn't realize how many things I had on my list! It's such a crazy amount! Once I get the flow of writing on my blog again I will update the link with a finished object post! Like I said, this will be updated as often as possible!