Monday, February 18, 2008

Puppy!

Here is the puppy quilt that I made for my niece. It was a very successful present. She didn't shriek like she did over the stocking I made, but she did jump up and give Uncle Dude a big hug. Clearly, she has no idea which side the bread is buttered on. But that runs in the family; when sissy was little, she always flipped her toast* as she brought it up to her mouth and ate butter side down.

I used the directions that Wendy over at Knit and Tonic shared. In the future, I would make one change: Some of the squares fell apart in the washing machine. However, the edge was double stitched--straight stitch then zigzag over it. It held much better than the straight stitch. (I spent a lot of time repairing holes after I washed it.) Even better, the zigzag looks cute! So next time, I'd do a zigzag stitch instead. The most exciting part for me is that the squares on the back actually match up square. I must be getting the hang of this sewing thing. (It was a good idea to back it in horses, XMaryX, but this is a self backing "quilt"...)

Good news, CinDC found her floss box. Thanks for taking the quiz. It seems I should have added another option, the question my mother always asked when I couldn't find something: "did you try looking with your eyes open?" And you wonder how I got to be a bitch?

Can I make 31 lists? Surely. Could I make 31 blog-relevant lists? That might push me off the deep-end. I'll think about it, Diane.

*Or blueberry toasties, remember those from Howard Johnson's available in your grocer's frozen food aisle?

7 comments:

xeyedmary said...

Cool quilt, Anna! It looks nice and soft- perfect for little toes!
I loved the HoJo's corn toasties myself!

glamlawlib said...

That's one cute quilt, love ruffled edge effect :)

Mmmm am so yearning for blueberry toasties they sound fab!

Anonymous said...

I love the flannel quilt. I bought the instructions for it a long, long time ago. (luckily,no date block involved) I think it's time to get around to making it for the next time lazy government employees get to stitch and lie around on the couch for three days!
dd

Unknown said...

Cute quilt.

Anonymous said...

I love the quilt! But I don't understand her instructions -- I'll call you before I start to make it. I tried patchwork squares for the newest BMC baby, but it ended up being a bit wonky. The fraying looks like it would cover up and errors.
KJ

Anonymous said...

I like that quilt! Hrm. Maybe that's a good project for all the little dog handkerchiefs my MIL keeps saving from the grooming appointments ... a weird and difficult collection of scraps to figure what to do with!

Michelle said...

The puppy quilt came out really cute. I think those type of quilts look so cozy with all the frayed edges.