Pillow covers can be such quick, satisfying projects. The improv quilted pillows have certainly proven to be just that. After I trimmed and squared up the fronts, I made a simple envelope style back. I had only purchased one yard of the circle fabric so I didn’t have quite enough to make the entire back out of it, but I…
I’ve been working on a fun and easy project. A while ago I came across this fabric and knew immediately that I wanted to quilt around those circles and then make something out of it. I needed a couple of pillows to rest our backs against when we’re sitting in the bar stools using our computers. So I cut 19″…
After all the trouble I had making the spool blocks and then doing the stitch in the ditch quilting, sewing the bindings to the back of the mini spool quilts and doll quilt was a nice relaxing process. It truly is my favorite part of making any quilt. The doll quilt made using the leftover charms looks like a flower…
I’m finally at my most favorite stage of quilting with these mini quilts… hand sewing the binding to the back of the quilt. But it took me much longer to get here than I had anticipated. There were times when I wondered if this was one project that was going to defeat me. My seam ripper saw a lot and…
In Wednesday’s post I mentioned that I had some small projects to share once I had them completely finished. Last year, I took part in the Santa Sack Swap for the first time. One of the gifts I made for my swap partner Judith was this little Clam Shell Accessory Case. It turned out so cute that I wanted to…
Ever since Camille Roskelley released her Spools quilt pattern, it’s been on my list of quilts to make for myself someday. And then when she came out with the adorable Mini Spools version, that went on the list too. This past week, she had a 25% off sale on all her patterns so I decided it was a good time…
Today it is actually 154 days since I started the Giving Challenge to give one gift each day but I missed some days now and then so it only totals up to 150 days. I decided last week that I wanted to mark this with a special gift.. one that would be a gift of time and service in addition…
Yesterday when I went to check the mail, I had a lovely package waiting for me that I’ve been waiting excitedly to arrive. Kristyne from over at Pretty by Hand recently hosted a giveaway on her blog sponsored by Shay from Simply Sweet Fabric. And I won!! Aren’t they pretty! The Red Riding Hood fabric is by Lecien and the…
When I purchased the fabric to recover the small footstool, I liked the fabric so much that I bought a full yard so that I would have more than enough leftover to make a new tote bag to hold all my embroidery supplies. Constructing the tote turned out to be a bit more challenging than I had anticipated. As I…
I had a little less than 1/2 yard of fabric left over from the backing for the 4th of July table runner and when I was at Joanns the coordinating fabric from that line was on sale for 50% off so I picked up 2/3 of a yard of flag fabric and turned them into cloth napkins to use on…