Tutu Cute!

Who wears an apron in the kitchen when you have a Tutu? And what dresses up overalls better then a Tutu? I came across some blogs about Tutu's and was bitten by the Tutu bug. They are just too cute!

I used a ribbon for the waist like the video below but used two 6" rolls of tulle. Here are some links for your if you know someone needing a Tutu. This took 1 hour of my time start to finish. Super quick!

Ribbon waist
http://www.cafemom.com/group/25285/boards/read/6173539/No_sew_TUTU_video_tutorial_makes_a_great_gift_for_XMAS

Elastic waist
http://problemsolvinmom.blogspot.com/2008/10/fast-and-easy-tutu-tutorial.html

http://plumtickled.typepad.com/plumtickled/2007/08/tutu-tutorial-t.html

http://luscioustreasures.blogspot.com/2008/12/tututorial.html

The top is loaded!

I have the top loaded and I'm ready to start quilting. I have decided to use So Fine thread on top and Bottom Line on the bottom. The backing fabric is a white on white print, not my first choice but when you wait until the last minute to start a quilt you have to pick from what the local quilt shop has on hand. The blue marks are the quilting lines that I marked to see the design. I don't think I will have to mark the whole quilt since I can see the dots of the design but it was really hard to see what the design was until I marked them with the blue marker.

Cross stitched Quilt top

I'm still here. I have been working on some projects that I can't show just yet. This is a quilt top I bought at an antique shop last summer. I have taken in apart and repieced it. The three sections were not matched up like they should of been. There is also a part that still doesn't match but it is going to stay that way. I think it was a problem with the printing not my piecing. I also soaked it in vintage soak to bring it back to white or at least an off white. The quilting marks didn't come out with the soaking so I'm going to quilt it as marked. I bought a Quilters Dream Cotton select loft for the batting. I'm not sure what thread I will be using. I would like to use So Fine but I haven't used it yet so I will have to do a little playing before starting this one. Wish me luck, this is really way out of my comfort zone. Oh, I still need to get a backing for it unless you think muslin will be O.K. to use.

Batik Fabric

These are some of the great Hoffman batiks that I got from Batiks Plus. I also got the 884 Sunflower quarter collection. My DH gave me a gift certificate to Batiks Plus for our anniversary. Now I just need to find some time to do some sewing for myself. I also have all of the Bali pops but I haven't been able to bring myself to cutting them up yet.

Baptist Fan

This is a customers quilt I just finished with the Baptist Fan design.