New Kitchen, New Curtains

For One Monthly Goal for February at Elm Street Quilts, I decided to sew kitchen curtains from this fabric I purchased recently

 I am pleased with how they turned out and adds a nice touch to my newly finished kitchen.

My OMG Goal planning post for February was here and they have been completed.

All about Pixels

I pushed myself to finish this baby quilt for Challenge #4 of Project Quilting. The challenge was Pixel Play.

I love most of the quilts in this Fat Quarter Baby book. I kind of just looked through my fat quarters and decided on these colors. Hopefully, it's just kind of a unisex baby quilt. I like baby quilts that can be just thrown on the floor for the baby to lay on and play with toys. Then it can be washed and used again.

I did purchase the backing at my local quilt shop and tried to match it.

I was happy to finish it this afternoon. Gave it a wash and took a photo. Challenge completed!

Sewing a Basket

I have always wanted to sew a "Basket" from this book by Noodlehead. 

So I decided to sew it for the Bigger than a Breadbox Challenge for Project Quilting. I am very pleased with how it came out.

 Here it is with a loaf of bread and package of buns. So it is bigger than a breadbox. There is still quite a bit of room for other loaves of bread.

Of course, I will not be using it to store my bread. But I am anxious to use it for other items. This is the first time that I have participated in Project Quilting and I am glad that I was able to complete this project in less than a week.

February Stitching Goal

We have been getting our kitchen redone since August, with new cabinets, flooring, and countertop. It has finally come to the completion stage. My husband finished up the backsplash last week. So with a new kitchen, of course, there has to be new kitchen curtains. Well, it seems that our stores that sold kitchen curtains are closed - KMart and Altmeyers. I did drive to Macy's, but found none.

So why not try it myself. I've had This "Simple Curtains" book for years (I checked - I bought it in 2006). I've never done anything with it, but glance through it.

I found this Pretty Gingham fabric by Cotton & Steel at Fat Quarter Shop, and I thought it will help brighten up my kitchen window. Therefore, I am going to sew kitchen curtains for my OMG at Elm Street Quilts.