I attempted to make table runners as wedding gifts… they turned out very nice when made but after I washed them, they were ruined. Some of the applique came off and I accidently used a quilt batting, so it clumped up inside. I decided against redo-ing it. I’m going to stick to small projects! The pet mats were part of the gift too…. but those got ruined too. Oh well.

Fish for kitties and bones for doggies.

It’s finally done! I have mentally been working on this for a long time, however it took me two FULL days to complete it… over the course of a week, that is.

I started by cutting all my fabrics in one day. I stared at the pile on my table for a few days, then decided to finally begin laying it out.

After many layout changes came the sewing, which was a difficult task because it’s the largest thing I’ve ever sewn. As you can see, it was a serious late night event, sewing in the dark until 5am.

Then I backed it and quilted it. (I used an old ikea window curtain I had, which turned out out to be a perfect lightweight fabric for backing) Unfortunately, I was a bit upset about how it ended up looking curved… that’s completely unfixable, so I figured it would just have to work itself out.

Since I made the back an envelope case, I decided to add a strip of fabric to liven up the back in case I got so sick of the quilted crazy colors and wanted to flip it around. I like both sides.

And of course, no project is complete without Coco’s approval.

I will probably never be quilting anything ever again.

I finally mustered up the courage to use the expensive and beautiful fabric I got a few months ago.. here is my first project with the new Erin McMorris Weekends Fabric Collection.

I needed a new case for my glasses.. this was pretty easy to make. And it is my first time making a real buttonhole! Very exciting.