Author: Ray's Sew Crafty
My name's Diana and I love learning new things and keeping busy with our 7 cats! My hobbies have grown exponentially , from quilting to DIY/ upcycling projects, gardening, kitty dressing, more photography practicing and my favorite, learning to be an awesome wife to my amazing husband!
I hope that you’ll join me in our journey of finding the balance between life, crafting and cats! 🐱💕
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Labor Day GIVEAWAY!
As promised, a GIVEAWAY!!! 😀 I had a LONG no-sew Labor Day weekend!! If you didn’t read my post on that, you can find it here. I completed a Quilt-Magic “American Flag” kit, went to the LA county fair and got a cool caricature done, and scored some awesome deals at Joann’s! I have one Hugabook kit, containing a soft picture book and plush toy … Continue reading Labor Day GIVEAWAY!
My NO-SEW Labor Day Weekend: Sewing machine “repair”, LA County Fair and a sale at Joann’s !!
I have had my hands tied since Friday, resulting in very few posts. Sorry about that! But as you will see, I didn’t even have time to sew this Labor Day weekend. I suppose it’s a blessing in disguise because I really have been lacking sleep due to sewing until 4am. So this weekend was definitely my weekend off, I even scored on some deals … Continue reading My NO-SEW Labor Day Weekend: Sewing machine “repair”, LA County Fair and a sale at Joann’s !!
Tutorial : How to pin baste a baby quilt :) *PICTURE LOADED*
Ok, basting, basting, BASTING!! My finger tips are pulsing a bit as I write this post; I pin basted a baby quilt using about 400 pins… Lol I’m a pin nut! Basting is when you “sandwich” your quilt backing, batting and quilt top, securing all three layers using one of three methods. Or at least I think there are three common methods of basting : … Continue reading Tutorial : How to pin baste a baby quilt 🙂 *PICTURE LOADED*
The Versatile Blogger Award! :)
THE VERSATILE BLOGGER AWARD!! I got nominated by Karyl, at Artsy Wanderer, and I’m just beyond stoked to have been nominated! Thank you so much Karyl!! 🙂 Here’s how it works: 1. Display the Award Certificate on your blog. 2. Announce your win with a post and thank the blogger who nominated you. 3. Present 15 deserving bloggers with the award. 4. Link your nominees … Continue reading The Versatile Blogger Award! 🙂
Beam N’ Read Handsfree light from Cotton & Chocolate Quilt Co.
I met Jerry, and his lovely wife Marilyn, at the quilt festival and discovered this handsfree light. Their shop,Cotton & Chocolate Quilt Company , carries many adorable patterns, kits and this Beam N’ Read light! They are so kind! 🙂 I also purchased their sew simple pineapple book, I’ll post about that later. I took pictures of the box all around, it’s easier than me … Continue reading Beam N’ Read Handsfree light from Cotton & Chocolate Quilt Co.
My new and IMPROVED Crafty Room! :) Peg-walls and all!
I swear quilting and babies are so synonymous to me now!! I’ve always loved kids and want to start a family soon, a lot more now that I’m sewing and quilting!! There are so many adorable patterns, quilts, clothes, diapers and , oh my goodness, the list is endless of things I want to make for kids. Am I the only one with baby fever … Continue reading My new and IMPROVED Crafty Room! 🙂 Peg-walls and all!
A quilt for my sister- “Boxed Squares”
This is a quilt that I’ve been “working on” since June… Lol After finishing my first hand quilted kitty quilt, I decided to make quilts for my family too. So this one is for my little sister, it’s a Boxed Squares quilt using a pastel jelly roll from Joan’s. I decided to make this quilt bigger, instead of making 10 rows of 8 squares , … Continue reading A quilt for my sister- “Boxed Squares”
Quilting 101
I started taking a Quilting 101 class, at the quilt cupboard, where we will be putting together a quilt with 9 blocks, each using a different technique. We are using “make your first quilt” by M’liss Rae Hawley. This is Annie, the quilt shop’s mascot! 🙂 oh my goodness she’s the cutest!! :)) Here is the wonderful Jill, an incredible teacher , who makes my … Continue reading Quilting 101
My new quilters design table :P
I was very happy to have found this quilters design table on sale at Joan’s! 🙂 I use to think I was a great “builder” and following directions!! Boy, this table challenge me!! … After spending a couple of hours on it, I made progress , but kept having trouble getting the screws on some of the hinges. I left it alone that night , … Continue reading My new quilters design table 😛
Ray's Sew Crafty 