Hi All!

I'm starting a quilt for a friend's wedding in November, and was hoping you could help me with finding coordinating fabrics!

I'm planning on making this quilt:


Her sister says that this line works the best with her room:


But I would like to add a few more fabrics than the line has.

Do you have any recommendations for coordinates that might work? I'm pretty bad at figuring them out for myself (which is why I try to buy things in a set!), and I'm hoping you lovely Craftsters can give me a hand!

Thanks so much!

I made this for a friend back in Michigan who recently had her second child. Since it was also her second girl, I didn't want to go over-the-top with pink. Her house is already full of glittery princess stuff, and I think she's probably over it.

The pattern is Pure Baby Boy from Moda Bakeshop. I used a jelly roll of Aneela Hoey's "A Walk in the Woods" fabric, which I'm a little in love with.

I didn't follow the pattern for the back, and instead pieced it with three "framed" fussy-cut squares.

The baby wasn't due until this weekend (though she ended up arriving a bit early), and I didn't have a chance to add her name before quilting. My initials and the year are embroidered in light pink.

I didn't pre-wash any of the fabric, which was a first for me, and it crinkled up nicely after washing (the other photos were taken before it was washed):

I quilted it with simple straight lines, approximately 3/4" apart (very approximately, as I'm terrible at maintaining a straight line, even with a guide).

The only issue I had with the pattern is that, if you have directional fabrics, they all will face sideways when pieced the way the pattern instructs. It took me a while to figure it out, but the example quilt was not pieced according to the instructions. It didn't bother me enough to change it, but I could see it being a big problem if you have a lot of directional prints.

Thanks so much for looking, I hope you like it!

Hi crafty friends!
I am in love with a dress Anna Paquin's character Sookie Stackhouse wears in an episode of True Blood, and am hoping some of you could help me find a way to make something similar.  It's a haltertop sundress with a sweetheart neckline in red and white.  Some images of the dress are below:



http://www.crackteam.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/trueblood.jpg





As far as I can tell, the dress was created for Anna by the show's wardrobe designer, and thus isn't available off the rack.

I would love to hear your thoughts and ideas, thank you in advance!

Wow!  You guys are always so amazing!  And quick!
This is my first time posting here, but I've followed this board for a long time and am constantly inspired.
This week, I'm posting my first plied yarn!  I've done a couple of singles before, but never took pictures.
This is from my Schact spindle, and is about 120 yards of merino, and between 11 and 13 WPI.  I bought it a couple of years ago at an art festival in East Lansing (MI), and have only recently tried to play with it.
Thank you all so much for your amazing ideas and beautiful work week after week!

I made these for a coworker who is pregnant, and doesn't know the sex of the baby.  I think they're pretty gender-neutral.  I've made a few pairs of these, they're super easy and a huge bang for the buck.  Plus, I don't like socks, so it gives me something to make with all that fabulous sock yarn.



I'm in love with the bee buttons!  When I went to buy them, I brought one bootie with me, and for some reason decided that four buttons would be enough for two pairs of booties, not two booties.  Thankfully, I decided to buy "extra" in case I wanted to make more - which means I actually just had enough for one pair.

I made this purse for my friend's 30th birthday, and kind of love it.
I used my own handspun yarn, and made up the pattern to go along with it.  To give it structure, I used cardboard inbetween the lining and the outside.
Please let me know what you think, I'll write up a pattern if there's any interest.
Thanks so much for looking!

I used handpaintedyarn.com's laceweight double stranded on size 7 needles.  I haven't seen anyone else do this, but I was really happy with how it turned out.  The only problem, as mentioned before, is that wool doesn't like to be dropped.  I actually thought it was kind of fun to pick at the stitches, but I sometimes appreciate mindless activities
Here's a closeup:

Good luck with whatever you choose!

I finished mine!
It's blocking, and I took pictures in the middle of the night. 
I love it, though my blocking leaves something to be desired.
Hopefully I'll have better pictures to post later.
Thanks!

I made this for my cat Berkley from some Knitpicks Gloss, left over from my Endpaper Mit.  He played with the yarn, turning it into a giant mess, and ended the possibility of another mit. 



I conceded and made him a catnip toy with the yarn I could salvage, before throwing the rest of it away (my roommate got tired of the ever-growing yarn maze devouring the condo).

Both are made from Claudia's Hand Painted Yarn, Fingering Merino in colorway "Carousel"

Bonnet
Pattern: Hello Yarn's Top Down Bonnet, without the ears or face
Comments: I really like this pattern. I made some modifications, as there was no chance I was going to get gauge with the fingering yarn. Other than sizing, however I followed the pattern and am really happy with how it came out and am planning on making more for gifts.

Booties
Pattern: fabulousyarn.com's Dreambaby Booties
Comments: I had to modify this pattern for the fingering yarn as well, I also used stockinette stitch on the lower part in stead of garter stitch. I also used simple braids for the ties, instead of an i-cord. I am also happy with this pattern, and anticipate making many more bonnet/booties sets for future babies.