weekend crafting

Technically this was all last weekend, I've spent this weekend so far partly with a hacking cough, and partly cutting fabric for new projects. But, here's what I've been up to:

More baby quilts! The front:



And the back: I tried to do that square-within-a-square quilting, and it was really hard, I won't lie. But I couldn't resist, I thought it would be a cool contrast to the triangles and diamond patterns on the front. Sadly, I had to piece the backing, which sort of ruined the effect, but it's my fault because when I went shopping I had a *completely* different design in mind for the quilt. Oh well.



To continue with the baby theme, I made a bunch of crocheted baby beanies, from a super pattern from mk carroll. This was the first time crocheting anything non-flat, and once I got the hang of it I seriously couldn't stop. Baby hats are perfect because you can finish one easily in a half hour, and the sense of accomplishment plus satisfying stash-busting is irresistible! Although, as my previous post proved, I sort of cheated and bought yarn especially for these hats...oops.



Finally, I made this hostess apron for my friend's birthday. She is a swell baker and loves to cook, and her kitchen is very French country with yellow walls and blue and white tile, so I figured this would be perfect for her. The toile is a light weight canvas and the yellow is a heavy denim (perhaps too heavy, to be honest, but it gives it such nice body). I'm so pleased how well it turned out, especially because I didn't use a pattern, I kind of just started cutting and sewing and it came out pretty much how I envisioned it. Hooray!



If only every weekend was this productive. :)