Baby's Christmas Outfit

Here is the baby's matching Christmas outfit I made for him with inspiration from a facebook post on Jo-Ann's ... except Jo-Ann's was a crocheted one.

Quilted Bag with Photo's

This is a quilted bag I made for my mother in law

Let's Celebrate!

How do you celebrate milestones? A night out? A cake, maybe going out to a nice restaurant? Well, I dont see why I should be the only one to be celebrating!!! To help kick off my new venture - Colie Polie Quilting and More, I am giving away 2 (two) $25 gift certificate to Restaurant.com!

Baby Clothing Quilt

This was a baby project of mine - a baby quilt made out of baby clothes! I added appliqued lettering for his name and also some cute little baby feet out of some of the scrap material I had left over. When January comes around, I am going to be using the rest of the scraps to make a pillow!

Kids Art on a Quilt

A friend asked me to put this together as a gift for her grandma. She had all the grandchildren draw on a square and sent them to me. This is what came out of it ....

Scrappy Placemats Tutorial

Okay, here is my quick run through. I will post pictures as soon as things calm down in January! If you have any questions, email me and I will be happy to help! :) Enjoy!

MATERIALS:

Several different prints of cotton fabric (I did 1/4 yard each)

Rotary Cutter

Cutting Mat

Matching Thread (I just used white since I had so many fabric colors)

Quilt Batting

Solid Fabric for backing (for 8 placemats I used a little under 2 yards)

Iron/Iron Board

Straight Pins

DIRECTIONS

1. Wash all fabric the way you will wash after use

2. Iron all cottons

3. Cut out different strips of the fabric you will use for the front but no less than 2 inches width. Its okay if they do not all measure up to 21 inches in legnth. We will address that later on

4. Start pulling all the different materials together and lay them out randomly to get about 14-15 inches in height

5. Start sewing each batch together. Start with two strips facing each other and keep adding the strips

5. Iron seams down

6. Straighten edges

7. Add width if needed

a. measure length. Take away from 21 and add one inch. Then divide that number by two so you can add to both sides

b. Cut material using the number above for width and height should be 13.

c. Sew on to each side

d. Iron seam down

8. Repeat steps 1-7 for your next 7 of your placemat fronts

9. Cut quilt batting 13x21

10. Cut cotton backing fabric 13x21

11. Place fabric in the following order

a. Quilt batting - facing up

b. Front of placemat - facing up

c. Solid backing fabric - facing down

12. Pin together

13. Start sewing 3/4 down on one side (dont forget to start by locking your stich)

14. keep sewing all around the placemat until you get to the sidey ou started on

15. Give yourself about 3 inches with no stiching and lock your stich

16. Trim edges with your rotary cutter

17. Turn inside out

18. Iron ... again

19. Pin opening closed

20. Top stich

Welcome!

Welcome to my new venture, Christy's Crafty Creations! Here on my blog I will post tutorials of the stuff I do and fun projects I come across! I have lots of great things in store for my fans here, including a 500 FACEBOOK FAN GIVEAWAY!! (If you are interested in being a sponsors, please contact me at kraftychristy(@)gmail.com)

Stay tuned ... I cant wait to share all these things with you!

Quilt For Second Year Instructor

This is the quilt we made for our second year instructor

ORDERING INFORMATION

I don't just cut out your outfits and put the different square materials together.... I create a beautiful keepsake with lots of attention to detail and cute extras!! Every quilt I have made, I make as though I am making them for my loved ones. I quilt your special moments to last a lifetime!

PRICE:

Pillow (Depends on size) - starts at $40 for a small

Crib/Throw Blanket (45x60) $270

Twin Blanket (72x90) $405

Full (81x96) $432

Queen Blanket (90x108) $486

King Blanket (120x120) $540

Custom Size Blanket $4.50/inch on longest side

Quilted Bag (19 wide x 13 tall x 4 deep) $65

**Does not include shipping**

A deposit of 50% will be required before the quilt is started. Remaining balance will be due upon completion before quilt is sent to his/her 'home'

OPTIONS (additional cost):Add minky backing: price depends on size of quilt Add letters: $5 per letter Add photos: $2.50 per photo (photos can be emailed or mailed and scanned) Add a matching pillow - price depends on size

LONG ARM QUILTING: There is a shop close to me that will do long arm quilting (that beautiful design stitched onto the quilt). If you are interested, please see their web page here for details: http://www.sewbeeitquilting.com/longarm.html*add quilt batting (because I use warm fleece for backing, I do not add batting. if you would like this, you would only need to pay the additional cost of the batting itself)

SHIPPING: Your quilt will be put in smallest flat rate package possible. It will all depend on what size it will fit in upon completion. Only the actual shipping cost will be charged. There is no handling fee. Shipping will start at $14.20 for LARGE Flat Rate which will fit a crib/throw quilt

IDEAS FOR QUILTS: Examples of things to put onto quilts are squares of personalized messages to the recipient all put together with matching fabric, baby clothes, marathon tee's, pictures of your children from kinder to 12th grade, wedding photos, random fabrics or tee shirts that hold special values..... The possibilities are endless!!!Lots more ideas can be found HERE.

FABRIC/MATERIALS: I use your clothing and add flannel coordinating pieces. I also add little fun things throughout for you to enjoy! The backing will be fleece unless you would prefer minky (which is an additional fee). I highly encourage you to purchase your own materials and fabrics, after all you know what you like the most! If you purchase them off a website, you can have them shipped directly to me. If you would like me to find and purchase them, you will be required to pay for them in advance (in increments of 1 yard). If the fabric is purchased on sale, the savings will be passed along and the additional will be applied towards the remaining balance.CARE: Due to the fabrics and additional adornments used, I highly recommend dry clean only (I do prewash all additional fabrics I use with econuts and dryed with dryer balls)

ORDERING: I only take on 1-2 custom quilts at a time because I do not want to feel pressured to rush through it. I don't want to think about everything else sitting in the corner waiting for me.... I want to be able to let the creative juices flow and be able to focus solely on your memories! For this reason, I have a wait list. If you are interested in being on the wait list, please post your name and email address at below.

These take a lot of time to put together, so please allow me at the minimum 10 weeks. If I need more time, I will let you know. Please let me know if you need sooner and I will do my best to accommodate (an additional fee will apply for rush orders)

Have a question? Please message me ColiePolieQuilting(@)gmail(.)com

Getting your special moments out of a box and into a quilt!

A few ideas for making those memories last! 

• School Years Quilt: Put all those school photos into a quilt blanket or wall hanging. Makes a great gift for that soon-to-be grad in your life!
• All About ME!!! : This one is going to be a fun one for me! Gather up all the things that make you, well you! All the things you like (or that special someone likes). Go wild! Dont forget about your birth month flower, sign, etc... Favorite bands, music, people, hobbies, places, events ... all the things that make you, you! (mine would have a lot of attachment parenting symbols on it!) Cut them out of fabric and applique them onto different squares. Put them all together with your favorite colors and VIOLA! You have an "All About Me" Quilt to keep you warm at night!!
• Young Love: Take a picture of you and your sweet heart every year at the same time. For an anniversary present put them into a quilt and give it as a gift!
• My First Year: Take a photo of baby every month at the same time. At one year put them all on a quilt. 
• Watch Me Grow: Take a picture of your child every year and put them into a quilt.
• *another version of this could be to take a pregnancy belly shot each week and then one of baby. Put baby in the center of the quilt and add each photo of the belly to see the progress. This works best if each belly shot is in the same position and clothing. You could also add in the ultrasound pictures :)
• Notes To Baby: At your baby shower have everyone write a note to the baby and put them together with the newborn picture of baby in the middle. This would be great memory for baby to have!
• Notes to Couple: Same as notes to baby, but for the couple getting married. Have each wedding guest write an ote to the couple. Put the couples wedding photo in the middle and the guest messages all around.
• Making Memories: As a gift to that special someone in your life, gather the people who mean the most and have them write/draw out soemthing on a square. Put them all together as a gift for birthday, Chrismtas, graduation, new baby, wedding, etc... the possibilities with this one are endless! We did this one for our first year and second year nursing instructors.
• Clothes: Gather up all those baby clothes collecting dust and sitting in those boxes ... you know the ones from when the baby was first born, college jersey's, marathon tee shirts, bowling tee's, etc .... and just start cutting! Jump in and dont be afraid to get your feet wet!

For an added bonus on each - embroider or applique their name(s)/date(s) on it!
What are your ideas for preserving those memories?