Soapmaking with Friends

 I had some work friends come over and make soap with me the day we got out for Thanksgiving break. Everyone did a great job and they all turned out great! I had 3 colors and 3 scents to choose from. The darker yellow did end up darkening quite a bit into brown, due to the vanilla fragrance oil, which was expected. I love the bright greens and dark reds! I made a plain no-color/scent batch to give to my mom for Christmas. It's fantastic for washing fruits and vegetables from the garden or market. 

Leaf Square Quilt

I used some inspiration from browsing Pinterest to create my own layout for this quilt. I used a Riley Blake 10" square pack (it took a few pieces from a second pack) and some leftover white fabric from the Nantucket bolt I used to make the ghost quilts. 

The back has fall leaves. 

I was afraid this quilting would look too Canadian, haha! It's hundreds of maple leafs. 

Before longarming 

Before I decided to add the borders to increase the size, it was fairly simple and made in one evening. 

 

Snowman Door Signs

I have a work friend who asked me to design and cut out door sign kits for her friend group to make. My sister happened to be visiting the weekend I made my practice ones, so she painted one with me. They turned out so cute and her friend group was thrilled! 

Black and Pink Quilt

 I made this quilt top last summer and was finally able to finish it! I used black 108" wideback to finish it. This was made with a pack of 2.5" strips I got from Joann fabrics.