Another Quilt to Distract Me

Last time my excuse for not doing much for my Etsy shop was because I was making a quilt for my niece-to-come.

This time around I don't need to use the quilt I'm making as an excuse. I've managed to not only work on a quilt for my little-one-on-the-way, but I've been making new products.


Clockwise from the top left we have:

• a nerdy baby burp cloth - embroidered with a normal distribution
• pi pencil pouch - made it in time for pi day (which was yesterday)
• choose your weapon. pencil pouch - a surprisingly good seller so far!
  
• pi coffee cozy - which marvelously matched the pencil pouch

It's been really fun to work with my new embroidery machine. Things are so much neater and get done so much faster!

Chi-Square Bookend

You may recall that last week I started working on turning a plushie into a bookend. You can see it here. This past weekend I was out of town (for a baby shower and the Superbowl) and didn't get a chance to work on the bookend. But last night I did and I finished the first one.


It's basically the same thing as my normal plushies save a few things.

• The bottom has a rubbery feel to help keep the bookend in place.
• She's got an aquarium rock filled pouch in side to provide weight.
• The bottom is slightly larger than normal to allow for easier sitting.
• I stuffed it in a different stop, to so the blind-stitching isn't where it normally is.
  

But that is it! This one came out a little dirty. The rocks I used were black and they kind of made things look dusty. Next time I'll get non-black rocks and sew them into a pouch with thicker fabric. That should contain the black.

Here's some pictures of the lone bookend in action.

Since she has no siblings at the moment, she buddies up with a good old geode bookend for this demonstration.


Here she is on a good ol' bookshelf. After I took the picture, I moved the bookend to put it back in my room (instead of my husband's office) and the books fell over! :) That means it works!


Overall, I'd mark this as a success!

New Items

I've got quite a few ideas for new items for my Etsy shop.

I plan to make larger pillows, that can actually be used to lay one's head on. I've already bought materials to make them, it's just a matter of creating something I like enough to share with others. I'd like to have one up in my shop by this Friday. Wish me luck.

I also plan to make a baby quilt. I've already bought fabric and have a good mathy idea. It's just a matter of ironing, cutting, piecing, assembling, quilting, and finishing. Not too much work. :) The green and tan fabric will be used. But the three together are going to be used for a different quilt, one for my baby girl due in May!


And, my wonderful husband and fabulous mom are getting me an embroidery machine for Christmas! We've been researching and looking around and I will probalby have one by the SuperBowl. I am so excited!! That opens up so many opportunities for me to create new things! I plan to use it to make my current plushies and cozies quicker and neater and I have some ideas for new items as well.

I'm excited!