If you are looking to expand your stash Suzie Q Quilts has some great options in their sale section! I added to my stash of 12 Days of Christmas, found some must haves from Michael Miller's Mezzanine, and some Heather Bailey prints that I can't live without.
I do love the Fab Shop Hop, but I always get into trouble!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Daisy Chain
I had my own little Friday night sewing session and I am a happy girl. True confession time: I have never finished an actual quilt. Mostly I have made applique blocks and a few pieced blocks, and lots of small sewing projects but when it comes to coordinating fabrics and picking a pattern, I stumble around and never accomplish anything. I buy alot of fabric, but I've never committed to a quilt. A while ago I bought a set of 5 inch fabric charms from Amy Butler's Daisy Chain line in the blues, but its not a pre-made charm pack. A seller on eBay (Material Girl Chic) groups about 8 different fabrics and you get 5 of each. I love her kits! I have the hardest time choosing which fabrics go together well, even from a single line, let alone a whole shop full of choices. Her well designed kits make it super easy.
So I purchased the set of Daisy Chain in blues, and decided to start easy. Since there were 5 of each pattern, I just lined them up on my design wall (aka flannel pinned to the wall) and decided to do white sashing. Simple, pleasing to the eye, and hopefully not too much of a challenge for my first finished quilt. Once I got the math figured out for the size I wanted, I realized that I needed 6 charms in some fabrics and had to shop. Shucks, I had to shop. ;) I picked out the fabrics that I needed for the extra charms, for an inner border, for the binding and for an interesting back.
I started chain piecing and I plugged away for a good hour or so, until I needed to rip out one seam.
I fixed my seam and quit for the night, with 5 of my 8 rows all ready for the next set of sashing. I'm using white Moda muslin for the sashing because I have alot on hand. Can you tell which rows are sewn together?
So I purchased the set of Daisy Chain in blues, and decided to start easy. Since there were 5 of each pattern, I just lined them up on my design wall (aka flannel pinned to the wall) and decided to do white sashing. Simple, pleasing to the eye, and hopefully not too much of a challenge for my first finished quilt. Once I got the math figured out for the size I wanted, I realized that I needed 6 charms in some fabrics and had to shop. Shucks, I had to shop. ;) I picked out the fabrics that I needed for the extra charms, for an inner border, for the binding and for an interesting back.
I started chain piecing and I plugged away for a good hour or so, until I needed to rip out one seam.
I fixed my seam and quit for the night, with 5 of my 8 rows all ready for the next set of sashing. I'm using white Moda muslin for the sashing because I have alot on hand. Can you tell which rows are sewn together?
I can't wait till Sunday afternoon when I can go at it again!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
The Moda Snob and a new Dog Bed Slipcover
I am so happy that I finished a knitting project this past week just in time for the publisher's deadline. It was weighing on me heavily, and I was avoiding other fun projects because I had to get that knitting finished and written up and tested. Its been mailed & delivered, and now I'm free as a bird to craft to my hearts delight!
Katie comes to work with me almost every day and of course in addition to her food & water bowls, she has a bed at the shop. Ages ago I found this awesome dragonfly fabric and I made her a bed cover when I first opened my shop in late 2006. That bed cover has seen better days - its travelled, been washed many many times and its past time for a new one.
I woke up early this morning and decided today's project was for Katie! I went to the fabric cupboard and looked ... and looked ... and looked at all the pretty quilting fabrics I have. There's tons of Moda and Heather Bailey and Amy Butler. And I looked at it all, and said to myself, "Moda? On the DOG BED?" Now, you'd have to know me to understand how insane that statement is. Katie means everything to me. My daily schedule is really all about her and she's one of my top priorities. She travels with me, and I make people eat in the car so she doesn't have to stay locked up. I'm that kind of dog-mom.
But I found the line I wouldn't cross today - its the fabric line. The quilting fabric line. The sublimely smooth, soft to the touch, prettiest material in the world fabric line. No Moda for the dog. (Notice how when I talk about her in relation to fabric, she's "the dog" but when I talk about how I love her, she has a name?)
What can I tell you? I'm a fabric snob. No quilting fabrics for the dog bed.
I found this really cute lime, yellow and teal floral instead - its like a seersucker almost and just about the same coloring as Katie's old bed. The teal is just about the color of my new shop logo, so it's perfect! I measured twice, cut once, thought about a inserting a zipper and then got lazy and just did the ole whipstitch seam sewing.
Then I spotted a scrap of the old dragonfly fabric and decided Katie's new floral pillow needed a dragonfly. So I cut out a dragonfly and appliqued it to the dog bed. When I say I appliqued it to the bed, I really mean it. Obviously the best case scenario would have been to get it stitched on before I stuffed it & sewed the seam shut. So as I was stitching, I often ended up going through more than just the two layers of fabric. This dragonfly is staying put!
Cute, isn't it? I took it to work today (did I just confess that I'm blogging at work? yup!) but she hasn't used it yet. Silly pooch. I wanted a shot for the blog! She just doesn't understand my priorities.
It feels good to have another project crossed of my list of things I want to do. Hope you are enjoying the weekend too!
Katie comes to work with me almost every day and of course in addition to her food & water bowls, she has a bed at the shop. Ages ago I found this awesome dragonfly fabric and I made her a bed cover when I first opened my shop in late 2006. That bed cover has seen better days - its travelled, been washed many many times and its past time for a new one.
I woke up early this morning and decided today's project was for Katie! I went to the fabric cupboard and looked ... and looked ... and looked at all the pretty quilting fabrics I have. There's tons of Moda and Heather Bailey and Amy Butler. And I looked at it all, and said to myself, "Moda? On the DOG BED?" Now, you'd have to know me to understand how insane that statement is. Katie means everything to me. My daily schedule is really all about her and she's one of my top priorities. She travels with me, and I make people eat in the car so she doesn't have to stay locked up. I'm that kind of dog-mom.
But I found the line I wouldn't cross today - its the fabric line. The quilting fabric line. The sublimely smooth, soft to the touch, prettiest material in the world fabric line. No Moda for the dog. (Notice how when I talk about her in relation to fabric, she's "the dog" but when I talk about how I love her, she has a name?)
What can I tell you? I'm a fabric snob. No quilting fabrics for the dog bed.
I found this really cute lime, yellow and teal floral instead - its like a seersucker almost and just about the same coloring as Katie's old bed. The teal is just about the color of my new shop logo, so it's perfect! I measured twice, cut once, thought about a inserting a zipper and then got lazy and just did the ole whipstitch seam sewing.
Then I spotted a scrap of the old dragonfly fabric and decided Katie's new floral pillow needed a dragonfly. So I cut out a dragonfly and appliqued it to the dog bed. When I say I appliqued it to the bed, I really mean it. Obviously the best case scenario would have been to get it stitched on before I stuffed it & sewed the seam shut. So as I was stitching, I often ended up going through more than just the two layers of fabric. This dragonfly is staying put!
Cute, isn't it? I took it to work today (did I just confess that I'm blogging at work? yup!) but she hasn't used it yet. Silly pooch. I wanted a shot for the blog! She just doesn't understand my priorities.
It feels good to have another project crossed of my list of things I want to do. Hope you are enjoying the weekend too!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Wishing you a very Happy New Year
A wee Irish blessing for you as we start a new year ...
May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life's passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours!
May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life's passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Silhouette, silhouette, silhouette ... silhouette's on it's way!
Yes I like to re-write song lyrics!
I just ordered a Silhouette Digital Cutting machine with the Cyber Monday coupon code from Under the Table and Dreaming. Happy 28 days before my birthday to me!
What should I do first when it gets here??????
I just ordered a Silhouette Digital Cutting machine with the Cyber Monday coupon code from Under the Table and Dreaming. Happy 28 days before my birthday to me!
What should I do first when it gets here??????
Friday, November 26, 2010
Thankful
We had a great Thanksgiving day. My sister and niece came over the night before so we could get up early together and cook, cook, cook with just us girls. We had a lot of fun, and finished one planned project as well as one spontaneous project.
I found instructions for this adorable pineapple turkey centerpiece at Crafty Chic and knew I had to make it. It's super simple and requires only a few pieces of felt, some cutting and sewing. My niece helped cut out the pieces and she wanted to help sew him up on the machine too, so we gave it a whirl. Her foot is in a cast right now, so I put the gas pedal up on the counter with the machine and she ran it with her hands while I made sure the fabric mostly moved in the direction we wanted. He's not perfect, but he's full of happy memories already!
For being only 6 years old, she did a fabulous job and wanted to start another sewing project right away! Who am I to argue with that? So she decided we needed a welcome sign, and we cut out a turkey with lots of feathers from the remaining felt. I grabbed a hunk of cotton and we sewed him on his wall hanging together too. She had a great time and was so proud of it! I think I'll add a border, a binding and a label for sure and tuck him away for next year.
Gobble, gobble!
I found instructions for this adorable pineapple turkey centerpiece at Crafty Chic and knew I had to make it. It's super simple and requires only a few pieces of felt, some cutting and sewing. My niece helped cut out the pieces and she wanted to help sew him up on the machine too, so we gave it a whirl. Her foot is in a cast right now, so I put the gas pedal up on the counter with the machine and she ran it with her hands while I made sure the fabric mostly moved in the direction we wanted. He's not perfect, but he's full of happy memories already!
For being only 6 years old, she did a fabulous job and wanted to start another sewing project right away! Who am I to argue with that? So she decided we needed a welcome sign, and we cut out a turkey with lots of feathers from the remaining felt. I grabbed a hunk of cotton and we sewed him on his wall hanging together too. She had a great time and was so proud of it! I think I'll add a border, a binding and a label for sure and tuck him away for next year.
Gobble, gobble!
You can win a Silhouette Machine at Infarrantly Creative!
Have you visited Infarrantly Creative lately? She's got tons of fun crafty ideas for home decor and more. It's a 'don't miss' blog on my list!
And what's even better is that she is currently hostessing a giveaway for a Silhouette cutting machine! I am dying to win one of these and I have mental lists of ideas of ways to use it both at home and at my shop. I'd love to win, but I'm guessing I'll be breaking down and ordering one on Cyber Monday. It looks like a fabulous tool to add to your crafty and business branding arsenal. So visit her blog post and register to win by Sunday night, by following her very reasonable rules! She's got a great collection of projects to show you too.
And what's even better is that she is currently hostessing a giveaway for a Silhouette cutting machine! I am dying to win one of these and I have mental lists of ideas of ways to use it both at home and at my shop. I'd love to win, but I'm guessing I'll be breaking down and ordering one on Cyber Monday. It looks like a fabulous tool to add to your crafty and business branding arsenal. So visit her blog post and register to win by Sunday night, by following her very reasonable rules! She's got a great collection of projects to show you too.
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