The Doodles of my Mind... : Jody

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Saturday, August 16, 2014

A Dog Bed and A Tote and ...

This is great fabric, don't you think? It is a canvas duck print fabric purchased at Hobby Lobby for Kim's dog bed. It washed and dried beautifully and was great to work with. I made the dog bed cover yesterday...it went together quite easily. I double-stitched the seam and inserted a zipper along one side. I also made a new muslin cover for the foam stuffing.

I think it measures about 28 x 38 inches.

Kim sent photos of two (of her three) dogs testing the new bed. They look like they are finding it comfy, don't you think?

Tahoe

Richard

Early Friday morning found me cleaning off the workspace in order to make room for my next project. I was folding the remnants of the dog bed fabric, thinking about different uses for them...and decided to make a tote bag. For Kim. I am not sure what she is going to use it for, but Kim loves it. ~grin~

It measures about 14.5 x 10 x 2 and is lined with Kona Cotton Solid in Ash.

So, here's something to boggle your mind. When our thoughts are turning to schools starting, Fall arriving, pumpkins and Halloween and all of that, I am asked (by my beautiful and super wonderful godchild) to make Kleenex Tissue cozies. Okay, nothing to boggle anything with that sentence. I am not sure what I was expecting, but it surely was NOT pastel fabrics! But, that's what caught Jody's eye and so that is what I will make 15 Kleenex Tissue cozies for her with.

I made 7 of them yesterday morning. Shaking my head the entire time at the so-very-Easter colors I was working with.

They look great, though, don't they?
I am happy to do whatever Jody wants.

So, that's about all I have for today.

Don't work too hard...take time to enjoy yourself this weekend.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.". Jeremiah 29:11

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Still Working....

on a few Christmas gifts.

Jody received her box yesterday. In it was the apron she asked me to make, modeled here by none other than herself...

The bench pad she asked me to make...

And, the quilt I made for her! It was a surprise for her...I showed this before (here), but never told you who it was for. Here is my niece/God-daughter, Jody Lynn, with her new quilt!

Remember this fabric that I showed way back here. I used it for a baby quilt for Carole's new grandson. Remember Carole? She's the one who received this quilt. When I heard that her daughter was expecting a baby at the end of December...and that Carole made her first goal to be here for that baby's birth, I decided to make a quilt for the baby.

Just so ya know, not everything comes easy to me. I know there are a few of you who think so. Not true. This is the 4th design that I tried out for this quilt. Not kidding! Had the first one all done...complete quilt top done...and hated it. Really bright! And, just ugly. Tried using different fabric...too boring. Found a design that I thought would work, one that would make the best use of my fabric...made mistakes with trimming. Had I kept going, the quilt would have been about 12" square! haha!

It was maddening...someone did not want me to make this quilt...but I prayed and asked Kim to pray...and this is what I made. And, by the way, I love it.

I followed the 'zigzag quilt without piecing triangles' tutorial by AmandaJean of crazy mom quilts. Thank you AmandaJean...you saved my life (or, at least my sanity)!

Measures about 35 x 41 inches.