Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Dinosaur pillows

These are actually huge, each one took almost all of a bag of polyfill.  I made this pattern though, so I was super pumped that it didn't totally stink.  Cutting and straight stitching those letters took a while.

Prehistoric Crib Quilt

This is my first attempt at quilting.  I learned why most quilts are only made out of one type of fabric.  Here, the dinosaur print is flannel and the blue (as well as all green backing) is this ultra-plush kind of microfiber.  They stretch differently and the ultra plush is very hard to "square up" yet is more forgiving while the flannel is easy to get 90 degree angles with and will show any mistakes.  The kid is only 2 months old so I doubt he's going to care.   
 Applique dinos based on some image searches.  Just used regular fleece but it was nice to be able to cover up a corner that didn't quite square up as well as the others.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

For the young ones...

Going to meet my nephew in a few weeks so I thought he needed to be stylin'. He's got a tuxedo onesie of teal crushed velvet and a dinosaur die. I decided to make it a more relaxed look cause he's a chill baby and doesn't like ties up around his neck. The tutu is for his cousin. Its made from fabric of an old dress.