Crossing them off the list

I’m doing a lot of sewing for our wedding. But first I needed to get a bunch of other sewing projects finished and out of my way. Here’s a quick run down of all the projects I finished between the end of June and the first of August.

The elephant was for my brother’s wedding two weeks ago. He’s traveled the world and wanted to arrive at his wedding on an elephant the way the groom does in India. They weren’t able to do that, so I sewed an elephant for him and beaded some blankets to put on it in their wedding colors.

The ball was for my nephew’s first birthday a week ago. I used fabric scraps from different things related to my sister and her family for it, including a scrap from the skirt I wore at their wedding. My hand stitches still need some work.

The blanket and dog were for a friend of mine who adopted their second child.

The long arm quilted one went to some friends as a very late wedding gift (a couple of years late). It was also my first time ever using a long arm quilter. I think I might be in love.

And of course I had to do something for me (in blue, yellow, and green). This is my general every day wall hanging quilt. And it has yo-yos.