Baby Day Sail

I love this pattern. It's super cute and simple, but still interesting. I had it done, start to finish in two days. That might of had something to do with the fact that my husband was at scout camp for six days...

The pattern uses precut charms, which is great. I used Bonnie and Camille's new line, Daysail. I love it because it manages to lean feminine without being so obvious (pink). I mixed it with neutrals that have a little green red and blue in them.

I tried a little circle quilting with my walking foot and it was way fun. I saw the idea years ago here, and I've always wanted to try it. I want to do it again so I can perfect it.

Meanwhile, the baby won't let me take pictures because she loves sitting on the quilt.

Another new thing: Glue basting. Have you heard of it? I don't remember exactly how I came across it, but it's pretty awesome. I basted the binding and sewed it in the ditch from the back side of the quilt. It was super slick! I'm totally doing it again. Especially for small projects like this. 

Striped binding. It's still going. And going.

I mailed it to one of my cousins. She is a loan officer so she has babied us and held our hand through the process of getting a construction loan. She helped so much, so I wanted to do something in return. 

Her first baby girl is due any day now! I love sending quilts where I know they will be loved and used.

Pretty Little Pot Holders

Pot Holders are kind of my go-to quick and easy gift. I think I whipped out at least 15 last year for Christmas. The pattern is a little more time consuming, but the I think the details make them so cute (hello, mini ruffle?!).

The hardest part of making these is the binding. I tried something new: using Elmer's Glue to baste. Have you heard of it? I ran upon the idea on Pinterest a few weeks ago and I finally tried it. It's kind of amazing. Look how perfect it turned out! Have you ever tried it?

Finicky Piecing-How to Not Lose Your Mind

Here's a little trick I use to keep all my pieces in order for my Farm Girl Friday blocks. Each of the fabric pieces are labeled with letters. She uses alphabitties, but I didn't want to spend that much money for something I thought I could make myself. 

I printed and cut out little circles with each letter on it, laminated them, then hot glued them to flat flower head pins. That way as I'm cutting, I can easily label what I'm working on and pin them to the fabric before they get all mixed up.

It has made piecing so much easier!