Ok here’s another amazing tip and pattern from the pattern lady I love Michelle at, michellepatterns.com.
I can’t say enough how much I love all her patterns and tutorials.
A great place to start if you haven’t done much sewing, or a great place to just go to create some fun accessories.
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Spent some time organizing and adding to my boards on Pinterest the other day.
I’m going to attempt a petal quilt, using all my current fabric to cut the petals. I picked up some white fabric for the front and a perfect pattern for the backing.
It’s perfect for the quilt I’m going to make, inspired by this one by Little Miss Shabby.
My mom bought me a really nice fluffy soft blanket for my birthday a few years ago. It lives in a basket next to the couch. It’s cozy. However, when it’s not in the basket it’s wrapped around one of my children! I can’t get a turn with my own blankie!! So I decided to make my own.
I went with squares of Japanese fabrics and just tried to use a bunch of a favourites. It’s pretty busy.
For the top stitching I used free motion quilting. I’m *very* new at that so it’s quite wonky in places but that’s ok, it’s my blankie and I made it with love.
I just have to do some trimming and squaring up and then bind it. Off to cut the fabric for that now!
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Tagged bias tape, binding, blanket, free motion, japanese fabric, quilting
I know I’ve gone on and on about Michelle Patterns but I just love her stuff so darn much (and she’s an affiliate sponsor on my blog). My iBooks shelf is over flowing with her stuff. I’ve made so many of her great patterns into fun stuff like the bracelet bag, the bucket bag, clutches,scrappy wallets, more scrappy wallets and yes, even more scrappy wallets. Still need to carve out time to finish this one, love the fabric covered button.
Sooooo she’s having a 6 year anniversary sale!
Go take a look!
Ages ago I worked really hard to brainstorm a cool name for another Etsy shop.
My brainstorming, and pestering some friend, paid off and I came up with a great name for the shop. I signed up on Etsy and since it’s just been sitting there.
Waiting for me to fill it with the things I want to make for it.
And waiting.
I had planned to get to it this summer and so far, this is as far as I’ve gotten. Making the screens.
Perhaps this weekend, before school starts again, I can go insane with creativity and get it all done and launched?!
Cross your fingers form me and send some happy creative thoughts.
I’m completely and utterly enjoying my Craftsy Patchwork Quilt as You Go class, it’s ridiculously fun and informative.
I’m still working on my bag but I was looking through the mountain of scraps that was laid out in my workspace and I glimpsed this girl and was insipired to use the techniques to whip up a scrappy cup cozy.
I even got brave and tried some free motion quilting outlining on the girl and unicorn. I wasn’t very precise wiht it, just wanted to sort of go around the outline and big features. It’s such a cool effect. It didn’t take long to quilt some straight lines and free motion parts but boy does it make a big difference on the cozy. Sort of turns it into a little one of a kind work of art!
I think I may have found a new favourite quick and scrap busting project!
Tagged cozy, craftsy, cup cozy, free motion quilting, online class, quilt as you go, scraps, sewing
Spent most of my weekend doing this. I also depleted my stash of Kool Aid Jammer pouches! Which means I either have to buy them for my kids to drink, which is sugar they don’t need, or I need to get begging!
We all have those unfinished projects. Why do we do that?!
So as if I don’t have enought of them lying around already my BFF did some cleaning up in her craft room and tossed a few unfinished projects at me. But how I could I resist this raincoat!?
It fits perfectly, is over half done and is absolutely adorable!!
Spent the weekend catching up on orders and stock piling cozies for upcoming shows.
I think it was pretty productive!
Perhaps you’ve heard, my favourite pattern maker is having a big ole sale.
It ends tomorrow. Click the link or image and pop over.
