Pattern sale

I’m really not “on the ball” when it comes to stuff like this…but since someone asked, all PDF patterns are buy one get one free until tomorrow night. So if you buy one, let me know in the messages to seller in PayPal which one you want free and I’ll email them both to you. :)

And just cause I can….

This pattern will also be available in the shop…but it might be an extra day before its emailed to you.

Thinking

I need to hurry and think of a project for this fabric before my husband wraps it up and puts it under the Christmas tree.  Because everything we buy after Thanksgiving is a Christmas gift….socks..…toilet paper….mac n’ cheese…..everything.   Ok maybe not the toilet paper.  :)

Mini Makeover

Before:

After:

I finally did a mini bedroom redo.  I’ve had that headboard on my husband’s to do list for more than 6 months!  I’ll share how he I did it in another post.

Redo cost:    $15.00 headboard (door, trim, paint, wood, L brackets)

$2.00 mirror from thrift store (should I repaint that? I kind of like the color.)

$19.00 duvet cover….more on that later.

$4.00 new red slipcover for bed pillow

= $40.00

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

A knock-off art holder

I saw this cute yardstick artwork holder and decided to make it for my son’s room. Except mine is the knock-off version of hers. Seriously…I used small clothes pins, spray painted them, stuck them on to the yardstick with gorilla glue, staple gunned a small hanging tab on the back of each end, and hung it on the wall. Luckily it works just fine and it only cost me $2.75. Back to the kitchen I go!!!!!!

Trinkets

I finally took a break from quilts and made some fun trinkets (can I call them trinkets or is that a man term?) to add to gifts.  The pouches were made with Anna’s fabulous tutorial.  The jersey posy pin (uhg…bad pic) was a “wing it” project, thankfully it was quick and easy to put together.  Maybe I’ll get a tutorial put up in the future….no promises though.  :)

Happy + Bright=

this quilt. 

 

   I love this fabric (which I’m surprised I haven’t seen more of in blogs?) and I love the way this quilt came together.  The fabric is City Weekend by Oliver + S for Moda and the pattern is the Swirly Pop pattern.  This quilt came just in time for a snowy white out kind of day.  Have a good weekend!

“helpful”

Note to self:  basting a quilt takes 2 hours instead of 20 minutes with a crawling baby.  

Fall Tumbler Quilt

While I was going through my fabric I decided I have enough odd-sized pieces of fabric to make a fall-ish quilt.  It’s definitely full of a big variety of fabrics, but it makes it fun so I’m going with it.  I decided on a tumbler quilt after I saw Nettie’s.

I used the Accuquilt Go Cutter to cut the tumbler shapes and it went together easy.  There’s no doubt this is one colorful quilt!

fall decorating

I have a hard time decorating for Thanksgiving….its the awkward stage between Halloween and Christmas. I bought some felt sheets at my last trip to the craft store, cut some circles out and sewed them together one after another to make a quick fall-ish garland. Cheap…fast…and really easy. To make it extra fall-ish you could cut out leaf shapes and it would be even cuter. Now when can I decorate for Christmas? I’ll give it one week and then I’m bustin’ out my bins.

*Stiches n’ Giggles just got their new shop up and running today. The best part? She allows 1/4 yard cuts or fat quarter cuts!!! Enter promo code newstore4u to get 10% off.

* The winner of the Mel [V] Designs giveaway is Nicole...yay for you!

Button

If you would like a button for your blog....you can either copy the html code underneath the button and add it as an html gadget on your blog, or save the button photo as a picture gadget with the link going to the quilting tutorials list. Thanks everyone for adding tutorials...there are some really really fun links there!

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Sherbet top

Love this line…..love this layer cake….love this quilt top.   It almost makes me want to get pregnant again so I could have a girl to give it to, but then I know I’d have another boy because I know I’m going to have 6 boys.  Its true.  Anyways….I love this quilt top.

P.S.  on the link it says that the layer cake isn’t going to be available until April ‘11….but I think they are releasing pre-cuts sooner….I’ll find out.

finished Elephants Quilt

I got this all quilted + washed + maybe listed into the shop.  Its backed with a nice soft Riley Blake flannel.   You can find the elephant fabric here, or here.

Inspired ideas

Hope over to Amy’s blog to see the absolutely lovely holiday magazine she has put together with some ridiculously talented ladies and beautiful projects.  It’ll make you want to start decorating for Christmas though……you’ve been warned. 

Sherbet Pips

I finally had the heart to unroll this lovely layer cake today.

  The fabric is Sherbet Pips by Aneela Hoey for Moda…

and it’s making the best kind of mess on my sewing table.