Grow in Love Frame

A while back I was crafting with a friend who had brought over some cute scrapbook papers.  This one with plants on it caught my eye and I wanted to make something with it.  I matched up the colors and took out a gardening stamp set and this is what I came up with.

I didn't have any sayings went with a gardening theme, so I used this Scripture, Grow in Love from I Thess 3:12.  I added some sweet images from a set called Gift From the Garden.  I am thinking of a friend who loves to garden and I might give it to her. 

It mkes me want to go outside and do some planting.  :)

Asian Ladies Zippered Pouch

I love to make small zippered pouches for my myself and for my friends.  They come in so handy when you need to organize things.  I have some special ones that I use to store my charging cords for my electronics so that I know where they are when I need them.

One day when I was out a second-hand craft shop in my area, I spotted this pretty fabric with these Asian ladies on it.  I knew right away that one of my friends would love something made with this fabric so I bought a yard of it.  She loves everything Asian, especially if it has ladies on it. I turned it into this cute little zippered bag.  It even has some fabric with Chinese print on the inside.  

I made a small zippered pocket for the outside and added some charms to the zippers pulls.  And guess what, she loved it!  Now she can bring the Asian ladies with her wherever she goes.  :)

Mini Charm Star Wall Hanging

I've been wanting to make this wall hanging for about 2 years now.  I first saw this pattern in Pat Sloan's "Learn to Machine Quilt" book and really it.  I started this in January at my quilt retreat and today I am so happy that it is finally finished! 

For this project I used a lot of fabrics from the "Nest" collection.  I love these colors and they seem to go so well with my decor.  If you look closely, you can see a couple of the birds that I put in there to give it some visual interest.  :)

It seems like I did more ripping out seams than sewing in this project, but I'm really happy with how it turned out.  I didn't read the pattern very closely and had some issues with fitting the outer edges of the star to the inner squares.  But with the help of one of my quilty friends, I finally got it to work!

Here it is hanging on the wall in my family room.  I love how the colors coordinate with the room.  Thank you, Pat, for such a great pattern! 

Here is a pic me working on the quilt this week with my "helper" Ginger.  Today she sat on it while I hand sewed the binding onto it.  She gives her approval.  :)

Bird Carry Along Bag

I love making things with birds on them.  They're a lot of fun to craft and decorate with.  While out on last year's Shop Hop (shopping trip for quilters), I found this pretty fabric with cute birds on it. 

When I decided to make this project, I knew that bird fabric would be just perfect!  So I made this carry-along bag and featured the birds.  The bag isn't very large and is made for a quick run to the store or when you don't need to bring a lot of things with you.  On this side of the bag is a zippered pocket that you can slide your cell phone and wallet into.

Here is the back of the bag that has a pocket for tucking in a little something.  I centered the bird fabric so that the little birds stood out for the pocket.  I made this as a gift for one of my friends that also loves birds.  It has a long strap so that you can wear it as a cross-body bag.  I hope she likes it.  :)

Star Table Topper

I've been home from work for 5 weeks now and I'm going through all of the unfinished projects and working on them.  I haven't even started anything new yet and that's a biggie for me!

Today I finished this Star Table Topper that I started in January.  I am making a Star Wall Hanging from Pat Sloan that's called Mini Charm Star and I had some problems getting the center piece to fit with the star points.  This is one of the "rejects" that I had made and just added a plain center piece to make it fit.  I decided to finish it and make it a table topper. 

I finished it today and I actually like how it looks on the table.  I put my basket of felted hearts on it and well-ah - I love how it looks.  :)

Have you ever made a mistake on a project and then turned it into something else that you liked?

Happy Easter

Easter was pretty quiet this year and because of the quarantine and social distancing I didn't have anyone in my family over for to celebrate.  However, I did watch church online and cooked a nice dinner.

I made this Easter card using Grace's Garden stamp set from the Mini Catalog.  I saw the idea for this on Pinterest from Laura Seki.  I used the purple flowered paper from the Best Dressed designer pack and colored in images of the flowers from the Garden set.  I especially love the little kitty and the bird that comes with this set.  It reminds of the little kitty that lives in my house.

I got carried away stamping and coloring the flowers so I had a couple left over for the inside of my card.

I hope that next year my celebration will include people.  :)

Table Runners are My Thing

In my upstairs hallway I have a long, thin black table that sits at the top of the stairs.  I decided during my time at home that it needed a runner to go on it.  I've been fond of this artwork piece made by Kelly Rae Roberts and I thought that I would pick out colors to match this piece.

I found some pink and some plum fabrics in my stash and then added some greens to go along with them.

I basically just cut them out into strips of various widths and sewed them together.

I have a couple of green quilts on the shelf below and I like how the colors coordinate with them, too.  I love seeing my little runner in the hallway every time I go upstairs.

What do you think?