Project Mania: Puff Quilt, Part Two

First I made 64 little pillows  (didn't actually take very long)

Next step in the process is sewing them together. 

The easy part is sewing strips. Just grab and sew, grab and sew...

But turning the strips into a quilt. Much more time intensive for an imperfectionist such as myself. 

In the tutorial, she shows using one pin to hold the four corners together, easy enough. So I did that with two strips. 

And I sewed them together. 

 And almost every seam looked like this. One pin is not enough for someone like me. 

So I unpicked the seams and tried a more tactical approach. 

More pins but less corrections afterward. In fact, no corrections afterward. Victory. 

 By the time Dom was done watching the HS Cincy v. Florida football game, I was done. 

For now. I soon approach my arch nemesis, the binding and finishing. I'll save that for another day. 

Project Mania: Puff Quilt, Part One

So I have been living in the land of Project Mania

 (and I have been pulling others in on it as well, think Wooden Toys, Bird Mobile, and a list of other things I will be sharing soon). 

This Project Mania began as things I wanted to do for months and has been fueled by Pinterest (thanks Rach!) a lack of work, and probably nesting...although I feel no different than usual.  

But for now I want to share a long desired Puff Quilt for the crib. Inspired by Honeybear Lane's puff quilts. 

Ages ago I downloaded the tutorial and Dom and I picked out the fabric. I tediously cut each piece and then because of my fear of quilting, I stopped. 

Well yesterday I began again. It was easier than I imagined. 

Meanwhile Dom worked on his homework, yes he is back to school again!

 I pulled out my thread, for this part the thread is supposed to end up hidden, but in case I screw up I grabbed each color so it will not show too bad. 

 and I got to puffin'..

and I puffed some more...

 basically it is like making tiny pillows. 

 stuffing them

 and sewing them up. 

 more pillows...

 and more...the end is in sight. 

 the LAST of the 64 pillows.

sweet victory. 

 Now the pattern.

 Sorry for the bad light, it was 11:00pm when I finally got to this. 

 More to come on this puff quilt, but if you are interested in making your own, buying an awesome pre-made set or checking out the inspiration go to 

HoneyBear Lane. 

Also she is doing a 

giveaway 

on her Tutorial/Pattern right now, perfect timing if you want to give this a try!
Also she is offering the pattern at 25% off until September 1st with the code AUGUST. 

Onesie Craft Night

Since Rach and I are both pregnant we decided to have a baby craft night while the boys were out. 

We raided my fabric scraps...and left quite a mess...that I am putting off cleaning up.

Sewing Station

Neither of us know the gender yet. Rach made a super cute skinny tie long sleeve onesie just in case of a boy. It was complete with button cuff links! I wish I remembered to take a picture last night. 

And I have seen these Heart State onesies that I have really liked so I made some of mine own for boy or girl. 

Baby Adams loves Michigan

Initials on the butt!

 And Baby will be born a Californian

 CA bottom. 

It was a super fun and inspiring experience. Rach introduced me to my new favorite website, pintrest. You pin stuff to your page that you want to remember or what inspires you, check mine out and follow me so that I can follow yours! And we can borrow inspiration.