Friday, January 8, 2010

Sew & Tell Friday #12


It's the first Sew and Tell Friday of 2010!!!  Yeah!!  I can't wait to see all the creative goodness that has been going on.  Click on the button if you want to see as well.



I couldn't show you this Christmas present before, because Max is a frequent reader of my blog!  Ha!  Obviously that's not the reason.  It's because I didn't complete it until now.  I really think Max likes his new dog bed!



Do you remember my waverunner quilt top?  Can you see that it is finally quilted?  I used a variegated thread and just quilted straight lines. { I got the idea from Joanna over at Applique Today.  Thanks Joanna!}  Did you guess where the quilt top is now?



Thelma suggested I make it into a bed for Max, and Max is so glad she did!!!  The cute little girl behind Max actually did some of the quilting.  Max's bed is actually the first step in my office-to-studio makeover.  Max seems lost when he comes into my sewing room because he doesn't have a spot to hang out.  The wood floors are so cold, but Max likes to be where I am.  I am hoping this will solve the problem.  {Actually, I think that is the reason Ally helped me quilt Max's bed.  On her own, she read yesterday's blog post and said she wanted to help me with my "studio".  How sweet is that?}



In case you missed it yesterday, here is my small color wheel embroidery quilt that I made under the instruction of Amy.  I really like the way Amy quilted hers with circles around the main color wheel.  Since I didn't want to be a complete copy cat, I had to come up with something different.  I quilted around the inside and outside of the color wheel, but then quilted straight lines out from the individual color spokes.



I used the same variegated thread to machine stitch the binding that I used on the waverunner quilt.  I decided not to donate this to AAQI.  As I mentioned yesterday, I am not happy with the binding strips which is one of the reasons I went ahead and stitched the binding by machine rather than hand.



The back is some Alexander Henry fabric from my stash.  It is from the same line as the binding fabric originally used in the Angel Tree quilt.  I think if Amy agrees, I may make another color wheel for AAQI.

Hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and had an awesome New Year!!!

Have an amazing weekend!!!!!  {
I'm hoping to do some de-cluttering in my office.}



21 comments:

  1. Wow, Max's bed turned out great! Those are just his colors. It appears he likes it!
    Lucky you, to have a willing little helper right under your roof, and cute too!

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  2. Wow, I think that he is actually smiling... Well, I'd wag my tail too if someone did so much beautiful work for me!!

    Blessings,
    KT

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  3. Rene', the wave runner is fantastic - love the colors. And the straight line quilting! It took me a bit of thinking to figure out how to quilt it. In the end I thought the straight lines wouldn't overshadow the great waves. Seeing yours tells me that I was right! And turning it into a dog bed was a great idea!

    Also, I am loving the embroidery on the color wheel. Great projects!

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  4. Max is adorable! A Maltese? He looks like my two.
    You colour wheel turned out great! The straight lines are nice contrast to the circle. I really love the way it turned out.
    The doggie bed is too cute. I'm glad I'm not the only one who uses nice things to make doggie beds

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  5. Wonderful Show & Tell! The dog bed is so cute! The backing fabric is perfect with the waverunner quilt. Our dog refuses to use her dog bed. Maybe if it's covered by a pretty quilt!

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  6. that's the happiest dog I have ever seen! SMiling away!
    ;-)
    to cute. nice job Rene!

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  7. Lucky dog! I need to make sure that my dog Sassy does not see that... I caught her in my computer chair yesterday, either reading blogs or trying to get out of the draft on the floor.

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  8. Rene - love your work -- the color wheel is a great project. Does Max claim all of your quilts? I'll make quilted beds for my Jacks if it will keep them from attempting to possess my other projects.

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  9. Ok...Lady (the Peagle Pointer/Beagle mix) puppy just saw Max's bad and is very upset. I told her jealousy is not a good thing, and she told me the same thing when I saw your color wheel quilt. LOL It's a good thing we're there for each other!

    My mom and dad are having trouble getting emails through to me too...try again and I will ask hubby smart guy what to do!

    Great finish and now I have promised Lady new "linens" for her crate!

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  10. Those are some beautiful finishes, Rene'! They will both look great in your new studio!

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  11. Everything turned out so pretty and look at your cute lil puppy. How sweet!

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  12. this is so great. your dog has one schmancy bed!!! i love the wavy lines. gorgeous

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  13. Whoever said it's a dog's life wasn't thinking of Max! What a lucky little mutt! A gorgeous bed! And the colour wheel - so pretty! Glad to see what you've been up to!

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  14. Max is one lucky doggie. It was agreat idea to make the quilt into a bed. Looking at the photos from your earlier post your studio has lots of potential. I have a corner in our living room which suits me as I can pick up and put things down easily but am not far away from things. But I still dream of a studio.

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  15. I love your puppy bed! I have 4 big dogs that sure would appreciate one like that! I am actually wanting to make one for my cat too :)
    LOVE, LOVE your color wheel, it's beautiful

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  16. Max certainly has a beautiful new bed! Lucky boy! The color wheel quilt is really pretty - and I think you did a wonderful job with it. Like the waverunner quilt too...

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  17. I really love the way your waverunner came out! I was also planning on doing a color wheel once I say Amy's creations. Yours is so pretty that it makes me want to start right away.

    (we must follow the same blogs because I also created a waverunner quilt and am involved with AAQI. How cool is that!)

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  18. I agree with all the other comments - Max is too cute for words. I love his puppy bed. You and Allyson did a great job. I am excited about your turning your office into a studio. I have always liked that room, especially all the natural light that it gets. I look forward to seeing updates!

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  19. Great idea for max! The straight line quilting always looks good, I think.

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  20. Looks like Max knows just how lucky he is! LoL Such cute pictures, and beautiful work on Max's bed and your gorgeous color wheel quilt. So nice to see what you've been up to! :o)

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  21. A great pillow for your cute dog! A great colour wheel you've completed from Amys instructions and I like how you've quilted it.

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