Pay It Forward Challenge

My friend over at Katherine's Chronicles is having a Homemade Pay It Forward Giveaway. I thought it sounded like fun, so here we go:

I promise to send something handmade to the first 4 people who leave a comment here.
To be eligible, you must also post this on your blog, offering the same thing to 4 other people.

The rules:
It must be handmade by you (me)
It must be sent to your 4 people (you!) sometime in 2011

I promise to send you something fun! Leave your email address and a link to your blog in the comments.

Snowman Quilt - Finished!

I loved this quilt when I finished piecing it, but life got in the way (new house, new baby) before I could get it quilted. I finished the top over a year ago and just got it quilted a few weeks before Christmas. I got to quilt this myself at my friend's house. It was so much fun!

The back didn't come out quite like I planned, but I still like it. I had planned for the pieced part to end in colors other than red, but I didn't do the math quite right. At least I learned something for the future.

The pattern is "Done in a Jiff" by Heartspun Quilts. The fabric is Holly Jolly Snowmen by Kathy Schmitz for Moda. You really must check out Kathy Schmitz's blog! Her chalkboard doodles are so fun! I think I need a chalkboard...

Ice cube soap

I saw these ice cube soaps on marthastewart.com a while back and wanted to make them, but didn't really want to do it for the guest bathroom in our rental house. Mostly because of the weird colors. Now that we have our own house with a bathroom just for guests and a color scheme I like... This turned out way better than I thought it would! And it only took an hour from start to finish.

Julia Skirt - Finished!

I love this skirt! The pattern was simple and the directions were clear. This is an excellent beginner project. Unfortunately, this picture does not do it justice. (My daughter thought this was a waste of her time and only let me take a couple of pictures.) I used taffeta and satin to make it a little dressier for her Christmas concert.

I can't wait to try another pattern from Modkid. I think I will try Penny...

or maybe Maddie...