I was holding off on sharing this finished quilt until my friend got it in the mail... Then I got caught up in posting lots of other fun projects I'd finished and just remembered that I have never shared this one! This one went together fairly quickly and I love how it turned out. Only thing I'd do differently is to make sure the points of the outside chevrons don't get cut off. I didn't realize until I was just about done, and it was too late to add on some extra on the edges. I blame my lack of a nice diagram for this one! (I much prefer to work from a scaled diagram as I'm working on quilt designs.) For this one I just went with … [Read more...]
Taxi Towel Applique
I'm teaching a machine applique class soon and was working on another class sample. This might be one of my all time favorite applique projects! I drew up a little taxi in Illustrator, cut out the pieces with my Silhouette, ironed them on, and stitched them down. Here's my illustration if you want to make your own! (Download here.) My favorite part of the whole thing might be the little seed bead tail lights!! Happy Sewing! … [Read more...]
1-Hour Accent Pillow
I made some fun samples last week for a few classes I've got coming up this month! Here's the first one: This pillow looks great and is SUPER easy to make, I promise! Here's what I did. Cut three pieces for the front of the pillow: Left side strip - 6" x 20" Gathered Center Strip - 4 1/2" x WOF (44") Right side strip - 12 1/2" x 20" The center strip will be much longer than 20". To easily gather it and make it 20" long you'll make two rows of basting stitches along either side. My first row was at a 1/4" seam and the other was about 1/8" to the side of the first row. Grab your bottom threads and gently pull to gather … [Read more...]
Pincushion Swap
The Oklahoma Modern Quilt Guild is putting together a fun pincushion swap for QuiltCon. I just finished my pincusion for the swap. It was the perfect chance to use some of the mini charm packs I picked up at Quilt Market in the fall. I chose to use the Architextures line by Robert Kaufman. I love this line that Carolyn Friedlander designed! It really strikes a chord with this interior designer! I used some teeny green strips to make the grass (1/4" when finished), then pieced the little houses on some charcoal linen. The back was pieced with scraps and squares from the mini charm pack. I LOVE how it turned out! … [Read more...]
Laura Tote = Complete
I'm super excited to present to you the finished Laura Tote Pattern! This chic & glamorous tote is just waiting to be packed and taken to exotic locations, a picnic, or around town. It's a great size at 16" square! I can't pick just one thing that makes me so excited so I'll share a few: -This is the first pattern that I'll be offering via either PDF or Print!! (Which means I'm now accepting wholesale orders!) -This was a fun collaboration with Melissa at Iza Pearl Design. The original bag was made with her new line of fabric, Hello Gorgeous, for Windham Fabrics. (I LOVE this collection!!) "Laura" was … [Read more...]
Scrappy Monster Stuffies
Oh goodness I had such a fun time making these!! Why did I make these? My good friend Emily had a scare two years ago with one of her sons. In her words: "TWO YEARS AGO today, a real life nightmare began which started with a simple trip to the urgent care, then a frantic ambulance ride to the local Hospital, and then a promise of a LifeFlight to Primary Children’s Medical Center, only to have bad weather ruin the flying conditions, so another long and tedious ambulance ride… When it was all said and done, we were all standing around Josh, laying in a hospital bed at the ICU, and the outlook was grim." His lung was collapsed and … [Read more...]
DIY Silhouette Cameo Dust Cover
I had some requests to make a tutorial for the Silhouette Cameo dust cover I made around Christmastime. They are really quite simple! Here's what you'll need to make your own: 1 Fat Quarter for the main piece 1 Fat Quarter (or a little less) for the two side pieces Side Piece Pattern (Download here) Trim down your main piece to 22" W x 15" H. Fold your fabric for your two side pieces right sides together. Using the pattern piece, cut through both layers to get the two side pieces. Pin one side piece to the 15" side of the main piece. I'm not a huge pinner, but for this step, the more pins the better! Sew, using a … [Read more...]
Quilty Sewing Projects
I've been busy sewing up a storm lately! Here are a few of the projects I've been working on, both large and small! The guild block of the month was to make an equilateral triangle. I loved this process! I didn't win the drawing, but had fun with a new technique! For this block, and the one below, we were given a small amount of the Madrona Road line and asked to make an improv block. I realized, after cutting and slashing, sewing, and cutting some more, that I wasn't really an improv person. I like to plan things out a little better so it was actually quite stressful for me! I got frustrated with my "improv block" scrapped … [Read more...]
French Macaron Applique
Our quilt guild had a mug rug swap gift exchange at our Christmas Party this year. I went back and forth for weeks about what I wanted my mug rug to look like. I FINALLY settled on the idea that I wanted to incorporate french macarons in the project some how, as well as a fun quote. I was looking through my Quote board on Pinterest and reflected back to my very first pin: (This fun little print from Gayana on Etsy.) I thought that if I swapped out the Ice Cream for Macarons (Edited: I've had a few emails about macaron being spelled wrong. I used the french spelling: French Macaron) I'd be a happy camper, and hopefully the … [Read more...]
Londoner Clutch
Here's a little project I can finally share! It took nearly a month to reach my sister in Germany and I wanted to wait until she got it before I spoiled the surprise! My sister LOVES London, and when I found this fabric I knew that I had to use it to make something for her. I used my Floral Clutch Pattern and just added the little corner pieces from some red upholstery vinyl scraps I had. Super easy modification! I'm really pleased with how it turned out but my favorite part is probably this little charm that I found to use as a zipper pull: … [Read more...]
