Home Sweet Home Quilt

As I hand stitched the binding onto this quilt, I couldn't help but think of the exciting new chapter our family is about to begin.  This afternoon we're closing on our very first house!

The whole house buying process has been so much more arduous, stressful, emotional, and exciting than I ever thought it would be, but in the end we are ending up with a home that we absolutely love.  It's not the biggest, newest, or flashiest house that we looked at, but it's definitely the one that's the most "us".

The majority of the quilt is made up of 5 inch squares using a mix of fabrics by Amy Butler, Alexander Henry, Denise Schmidt, Joel Dewberry, Heather Ross, and some miscellaneous pieces from my stash.  It measures 45x60 inches.

The pieced house is 10x10 inches and I totally made it up as I went along.  I had so much fun making this block and I have a feeling that I might be adding a specialty block to a lot of my quilts in the future.

This quilt is a thank you gift for our realtor, who was absolutely amazing and helped us out so much during this process.

Even though we close today, we won't be taking possession until the end of the month - which is a bummer - but I'll be keeping very busy with lots and lots of packing.  Hopefully I'll still be able to fit some crafting in there somewhere!

Heather Ross Studio Sale

I usually don't post twice in one day, but I just had to share my loot from the Heather Ross studio sale, which just came in the mail today!

So I think I've mentioned a few times how incredibly in love I am with Heather Ross.  I was lucky enough to get to participate in her studio sale this year, where you basically set a spending limit and she packs up a box full of unknown goodies for you.  I gave her a limit of $50 and asked for fabric and artwork, and she sent me this treasure trove of loveliness.  On the top left is one yard of Munki Munki beach scene in jersey and to the left are two 14"x14" home dec weight prints from her newest line Macaroni Love Story, which is available from Spoonflower.

I am so in love with these signed and numbered prints that will look so wonderful in Phoebe's room.

I am especially excited about these three scraps, which measure about 5" tall by about 5-10" long.  These are also from her new Spoonflower line, but they are in colorways that didn't end up making the cut!

And finally, one more signed print that I think might have to stay up all year long.

Past Project Friday

Every Friday I will be posting some sort of crafty project that I have completed in the past.  It could be anything from baking, to sewing, needlecrafts, art, decorating, etc.

I pretty much had to feature a past Halloween project today, right? 

This was one of the very first quilts I made about 5 years ago, so please don't look too closely at the seams, quilting, embroidery, photo quality, etc.

At first I thought it was kind of silly to spend all of this time on a quilt that would only be out for one month a year....

.....but now it's apparent its short lived appearance on our couch makes it all the more special.

Even my husband always makes a comment that "Oh, I know it's that time of year again when the Halloween quilt comes out of storage".

This year it has become even more special since Phoebe loves pointing out all of the kitties and pumpkins in all of the different squares.

Wondering about the abundance of cat hair in the photos?

Here's the culprit.