Flora and Fawn Quilt

I'm on to Quilt #3 getting finished!  This quilt is called Flora and Fawn, same title as the line of fabric.  I started it about 8 years ago and I'm so glad that it is finally done.  :)

It's made with a jelly roll (2.5 inch strips) and some extra yardage for the borders.  I used Missouri Star's Cutting Corners tutorial and laid out my blocks in a pinwheel pattern.  

Here you can see the pinwheel block.  I made the quilt 4 blocks across by 5 blocks down.  It's a fairly large throw but a nice size - not too big, not too small.

I love the colors in this fabric line; it even has little deer and mushroom images in the fabric.  I may possibly keep this quilt for myself.  

The back is a polka dotted aqua color.  I would definitely make this quilt pattern again.  I have some fabric left over, so we'll see.   It can actually be completed in less than 8 years.  LOL

 

Honeybun Colorful Quilt

If you remember last year I wanted to finish up 10 quilts by the end of the year and I certainly didn't get them done.  But now I am finally finishing some of them!

I started this quilt about 6 years ago to give to a friend of mine for her birthday.  Well, it's finally complete and I gave it to her this weekend.  A little late, but she loved it none the less.

I started with a honey bun roll of fabric (2.5 in strips) and added a few strips from my own stash.  It didn't finish up to be very big so I divided up the rows and added some sashing strips to make it a bit larger.

It has an all-over wave pattern quilted into it and I just loved doing that.  It took a little longer to quilt it but I will definitely use that pattern again.  The quilting has a nice flow and look to it.  

In this pic you can see the wave pattern and all of the beautiful colors in it.  I love the newsprint type fabric that I used in the border.  It adds a nice scrappy look to the quilt. I wish that I could find this roll of fabrics again - I just love these colors! 

Here is a photo of my friend holding her quilt.  She was happy to receive it.  :)

 

Forever Florals and Delicate Dreams

For this week's stamping class, I used the set Forever Florals.  I paired it with Delicate Dreams designer papers.  On my first card, I stamped the saying onto the cut out and then glued some Soft Suede paper to the back of it and cut out a frame.  I thought the frame that came with the dies was too wide.  

I got the idea for the card from Marita Marie on Pinterest.  Then I added some cut outs from the Forever Florals and then added a couple of "gears" from the new Gears and Textures dies.  Cute, right?  It is supposed to bring out the copper accents in the papers.

For this card, I used the pretty flower die for the background.  To cut large dies, I used a piece of wax paper under the die - I think it helps to cut them out easier.

I wanted to add a copper accent so I put the little bird cage on the card from On Display dies. The saying is from Cutest Critters.  I looked through my stamp sets and found this little bird on a gnome set from a few year's back.  I love how it turned out - a little whimsy, just like me.  :)

Here you can see the set that I used with the papers.  The die set has some pretty floral cut outs and frames for the sayings.  Very nice.

Card #3 uses a sheet of pretty flowers with green accents on it.  I folded the cardstock in half and then trimmed off 1.5 inches for the fancy fold look.  I cut out the smaller floral die in copper to give the card some pizzazz.  I even added a small gear to the top for some interest.  

Which one do you like the best?  Do you like how I added some gears to the cards?

 

Friendly Foliage

This week I was playing around with the stamp set Friendly Foliage.  I made three cards, each one using the stamp in a different way.

On my first card, I just stamped the image onto a rectangle for the front of my card.  I added some small die cut flowers to give it some color.  This is a fancy fold card and on the inside, the saying moves as the card opens.  You can find the tutorial here from Connie Stewart.  

Making this card was a lot of fun and you won't regret watching her video on how to do it.  I used Everyday Happiness papers and love the subtle look to it.

When you open the card, the inside panel comes out from the hidden panel on the right side.  All of my stamping ladies, including me, loved it.

For the second card, I stamped the image and cut it out with the matching die cut.  I love how bright and cherry this card came out.  Sadly, I used up the last of this pretty paper from the Celebratory Sips designer papers. 

The third card uses the image, both stamped and cut out but I cut it out again with a second die cut, which removes the inner background pieces.  Pretty cool, huh?  

The pretty papers on this card are from Brushed with Beauty.  Which one do you like the best?

 

Woof Woof Meow Quilt with Pockets for the Kitties

Years ago I bought a panel of cats and dogs called Woof Woof Meow.  I got a jelly roll of the fabric and while I made the cat and her kittens, I never finished up the quilt.  Well, five years later, I finally finished up the Cat Quilt with Pockets.

The cats and dogs were fabric panels designed by Stacy Iest Hsu.  If you remember I made some of these little cuties a couple of years ago.  At that time I even made them a small quilt to wrap them in so that they would stay warm.

Now I've finished the kids quilt made from the jelly roll and added five pockets to the front of the quilt.  I designed the quilt and when I bought the fabrics I knew that I wanted to add some pockets for the kittens or puppies.  

Here is a pic of two of the kittens in their little pockets.  I thought it would be fun to crawl under a quilt and have your pets close by.  You could also use the pockets for other toys, too.

Here is the quilt before I added on the pockets.  I made the pockets with a gather so that the pets would fit into them.  I have to say, I'm so glad that it's done.  I put it in my granddaughter's room in hopes that she will like it.  

What's to come?  There are still more strips in the jelly roll that have blue fabric in them.  Maybe someday I will make a second quilt with some dogs to match.  You never know.

 

Sewing Carrots for Easter

I've got "lots" of old sweaters that I like to cut up and make crafts with.  They are sort of taking over a corner of my sewing room.  I was going through them the other day and spotted a pretty cashmere orange sweater and I decided to make some carrots with it.

Once I got started making carrots, I couldn't stop.  I used some beige and tan sweaters and then found some cute plaid fabric.  For the tops, I cut a 3" strip of felt and then snipped the leaves, being careful not to cut all the way to the edge.  

I rolled up the felt and sewed it into the gather space at the top of the carrot.  I think they came out cute.  

I make some cute tags to put on them and put them in a little basket.  Last night I was moving sweaters around and found two more orange sweaters.  I wish that I had time today to make more carrots!  Maybe this weekend.  

 

Cotton Washcloths

Back in the winter I felt like doing some crocheting.  I went to Hobby Lobby and picked up some pretty cotton yarn in some subtle colors.  I love their "I Can't Believe It's Cotton" yarn and decided to make some washcloths with it.  

They're easy to crochet and I can make them while watching tv in the evenings.  Each skein makes 3 cloths and here is what I made!  They measure about 8 inches and here they are folded up and put into baskets.  

My sister makes soaps and has a little shop in CA and I sent them to her for the store.  I hope they are big sellers for her.  

Now what?  I am off to make more of these for myself and to put in my little dining room shop.  :)