The Compulsive Quilter

I just had to show this off. My dear sweet hubby journeyed into JoAnn's by himself with our two 3 year olds and went shopping in there for my birthday. It makes me swoon just thinking about it. But one of the most awesome things he got, besides an extra big roll of batting was Linda Huber and Bonnie Collins' book Chicken Buffet. It is an awesome book with 12 blocks of named after different chicken dishes ( this one is Stewed Chicken!). There is Fried Chicken, Chicken Divan and Chicken a la King, just to name a few. I took a little time today to whip up this pillow. I'm absolutely in love with it and I can't wait to make some more!

On a recent trip to the library ( don't you just love the library?) I picked up the new book Bend-the-Rules Sewing by Amy Karol. A very cute book with lots of good ideas in there. The first thing that jumped right out at me is this cute little Elf Hat. Don't you think this will be perfect for winter? The hat that I made would fit my daughter much better than my son, but she was not in a cooperating mood this afternoon. I think you get the idea though. The directions called for using wool felt, but being the quilter that I am I thought some cotton and batting with a lining would do the trick just as well! I think I'll make a few more in different sizes in the near future!

Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross is the hot new crafting book on book shelves right now and lucky for me, my Mom bought me a copy ( thanks Mom!).
I have to tell you that this is one of the better sewing books I have seen out there, if not the best. It has great projects that are not only really fun to do, but very useful. For the beginning sewer or the experienced seamstress there are easy and wonderful projects in this book for everyone. You can make yourself a nice big market tote or a pair of new pajama pants. There is even a pop-up tent!!! My favorite so far, is the Everything Tote, but I'm looking forward to trying out the house slippers and the Go Everywhere Shirt Dress. Ahh! So many projects, so little time...