REJOICE! woohoo!

[magkelly]

That's a pretty day bed. I have a new bed frame coming too. My folks ordered me a bed frame from Ikea for my futon, said they couldn't stand seeing me sleeping on the floor all the time, laugh. Now if I could just afford some tall bookcases I might actually have a full set of all the necessary furniture. I actually sleep in a living room that's been converted into a bedroom. I have two roommates in the actual bedrooms here. 3 tall bookcases that's all I want. I like that daybed though. It's very cottage chic.

[Evelien]

Kim I looooooove your bed and the duvet too!! It looks so sweet <3

[DollyKim]

Thanks, I made the quilt way back in 2000. It's same sized squares from scraps and left overs, a great first project and goes with everything.

[Yanagi-sen]

Happy Year of the Dragon!!!

Yay, I get to go to an anime con this year!!!! And I get to take time off school to do so!!! AND my principal not only approved the time off, but he's interested enough to post the information of my travels on the school website. ^____________^

[Evelien]

@Kim, I'd love to do something like it too, is quilting hard..?

[DollyKim]

Not at all. For the squares just pick a size, don't forget the seam allowances, cut them out, mix them up and sew them together. You can purchase specific fabrics but it's more fun if you use leftovers and recycle old clothes and have all the memories they bring. You can mix weights and textures, as long as it isn't too thin or stretchy. When you get enough squares to make a blanket you make a sandwich with the top, with the squares, some fluffy batting inside, and a backing cloth. Making a doll sized one is an easy way to try it out.

The actual quilting is the stitches that hold the layers together. That can be fancy or just strait stitching.

[victoriavictrix]

That's called a Memory Quilt, DK. Very popular from about the 1700s on.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'M GOING TO FRANCE! THE FESTIVAL IS PAYING MY WAY!

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[Gift_in_Edge]

I'm going on the Disney Dream this weekend!! And we're making a roadtrip out of our drive to Florda!! I'll be out of this crazy town for a week. :D

[DollyKim]

I call it warm and congratulations on both trips!

[Kirahfaye]

Congratulations, Misty! Will you be able to take a doll or two? Either way we expect lots of photos so we can live vicariously through your visit!