Beaded Butterfly Atrophaneura Polla

[kathy-kostinsky.livejournal.com]

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QUILTERS, I beseech you... (and wedding goers)

[twenty6colors.livejournal.com]

I need an opinion, and I kinda have a question, or need an opinion depending on the answer to the question... or something.

Here's the thing. My best friend that I've known since kindergarten (we're 26 now) is getting married at the end of the month (Aug 29th). Now, you SHOULD be thinking "why the hell is she asking NOW and not, oh, I don't know, a YEAR AGO?"... but she only told me she had set a date about a month ago, and that the date was about two months away (and I'm a bridesmaid, nice huh?). Sooo..... wedding gifts. After wracking my brain, and digging through her registries, I decided that I'd like to make her a quilt (traditional double-ring, though if someone has another design suggestion I'll take it)..... so here's my question, how long do you think it would take (obviously not a month, I'm not that delusional lol)? I work full-time, and I'll be starting classes in about a month also, which is severely going to eat into whatever free time I have.
So here's the opinion question, given that it's probably going to take [insert your answer here] to make the quilt.... do you think it would be acceptable to purchase a pre-sewn quilt top from another crafter and go from there? All that time saved. I just feel like it'd be cheating, majorly, because I'm perfectly capable of doing it myself... I just don't have the time, and I don't want to give her a wedding present a year late... you know?

Your input is appreciated.
And if any of you have suggestions for other handmade wedding gifts, I'll gladly take them!

edit: I guess, if I bought the top, I could still add a fancy-shmancy or personalized border to make it special, without making it all that much more time consuming...

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[melligator.livejournal.com]

I had a big lull in sewing wearable things for some reason, but this Sunday I finally broke the losing streak!

( Ruffly top )

Dia Di Los Muertos

[rant.livejournal.com]

I am not a crafty person anymore.

So let that be fair warning. Last year I got this goofy wooden skull lamp. Hand made by a farmer and sold at an October festival the town over from me has. I had to buy it even though it was rather unfortunate looking.



Well I repainted it. I'm no painter that's for sure! I wanted to share anyhow.

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First attempt at resin casting.

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( & what I learned. Caution, if you're squeemy about bugs, this post is not for you! )