A Tool Caddy

I love Pinterest!  Found this awesome tutorial on there last week.  Used up some of my scraps from my Abbey bag project and now I have a matching tool caddy!  It slips over a 5 x 7 acrylic frame that you can get at Dollar Tree or WalMart.  Here is the tutorial, if you would like to make one, too!  The back has another pocket that can hold a small calculator and a sticky pad.

Fall Projects

Here are some Fall projects I have been working on...I started in July.  Above is my simple Thankful banner created with the leftovers from my coffee bean burlap bags (the rest of the burlap is being turned into Christmas stockings).  To make the banner I cut out the triangles and then printed the word out using the font Pharmacy , cut out each letter and traced it onto the burlap with a sharpie.  The final step was to thread them all together with some twine.

The next project was made in July for my mom's 70th birthday.  It is a very simple table topper or for her a lap quilt since she is only 4'11. 

Here is another made for my friend's 60th birthday.  I used thispattern for both of the table toppers.

My mother in law has a very big oval table in her kitchen and so instead of a table topper I created a long runner for her.

And finally a little something for me.  This is hanging on my craft room door.   I used this pattern.

Double Slice Layer Cake Quilt

This was a fun quilt to do.  Easy = Fun  The size comes out to a 56 x 56.5, a perfect lap size quilt.  The layer cake I used was Boutique Fabric by Chez Moi for Moda.  I wasn't sure of the colors, but once the quilt top was complete I loved it.  Here is the tutorial that inspired my design.  I used 25 layer cakes for the Double Sliced Layer Cake block.  A 2.5 inch border in cream.  A 4.5 inch border with 15 remaining layer cakes (leftovers were pieced into the back).

Pinterest Inspiration

A piece of foam from the dollar tree, a mirror from hobby lobby, a pack of glue sticks also from hobby lobby, a can of plastic primer, a can of silver paint and 196 spoons and I created this using this tutorial from Linda at craftaholics anonymous.  The next time I make one I will be sure to get all of the glue gun strings off of the spoons.  They really show up after you start putting on the paint.  So a little sanding and more paint later this mirror is now hanging up in the hall bath with a command strip.

Digital Artwork

Here are a few projects I have worked on recently.  The first is a gift for a friend from my sewing group.  They just welcomed their fourth child!

The second project is a 12 x 12 calendar I created for our coffee shop.  By using a dry erase marker on the glass you are able to reuse this calendar over and over again.  The original idea came from this cute blog.

Bekah's 1600 Quilt

Just in time for Rebekah's 19th birthday.  I bought this Moda "Good Fortune" jelly roll in January to make a quilt for Rebekah to take with her to college.  I didn't finish it in time for her move, but I did finish it in time for her birthday. 

Baby Quilts

I have a baby shower to go to tomorrow...so of course I just finished my gift.  Not that I haven't known about the shower, it just seems that I like to work under pressure and so I wait until the last minute.

I followed this tutorial, but only had nine fabrics so I added the middle row and personalized.  I like the look of more quilt lines on the quilt that Allison did at Cluck Cluck Sew but time was not on my side so this quilt only got lines on either side of the seams.  I have already sewed another identical top together for another baby girl that has already arrived...I may quilt more lines on that one and decided which I like better.

Project Board for Projects!

One more project finished this week!  I love Pinterest...but at the same time I think I may have project idea overload because of it.  My husband suggested I create a board to match my calendar and after seeing Eighteen 25's summer to do board I was inspired!

 Here it is on the wall next to my calendar.

 And here is an upclose of my calendar.

Downy Touch of Comfort

The girls over at How Does She shared about Downy's Touch of Comfort campaign last month and I immediately knew I wanted to participate.  It is so easy.  All you do is head over to Downy and request your FREE quilt kit.  In a few short days you will receive the fabric and pattern to create a very sweet quilt for a child who is hospitalized.   You will need to provide the batting and thread and return the quilt in four to six weeks.  They even send a cute little label for you to sign and name the quilt.  Stephen named our quilt and I thought the title perfectly suited our sentiment.

Latest Projects

Now that my sewing room closet is organized I have finally been getting some projects started and finished.  The first being a Patriotic wreath for the coffee shop to display in time for the Rand McNally contest "Most Patriotic Town".  I started with $ .97 foam tubing from Home Depot.  A great idea floating around Pinterest.  I was able to create two wreaths with one tube and some duct tape!

Here is the finished project:

I made this wreath with one more of those coffee bags.  It took about 3/4 of the bag and almost a whole bag full of glue sticks.  I followed this tutorial for the burlap portion. 

Besides getting the shop ready for the Patriotic tour.  I also needed to get some Father's Day cards in the mail.  Love my cricut!  Provo Craft Craft room was offering these free digital images this month.

Last project was done a few weeks ago.  It is my binders above my desk.  Using my digital scrapbook software I came up with these covers for the binding.  I noticed that one of the Pixies over at Pixels2Pages also did this.

Sewing Room Finished

I finally organized the wonderful walk in closet in the sewing room.  Now I can actually walk in without climbing over piles and find what I need.  It all started with the search for some white embroidery thread...I knew I bought it awhile ago, but where was it?  And now here is the finished product.

Sewing Room

Recently at my Tuesday sewing class one of the ladies brought in a bag full of vintage patterns.  Several of us had fun looking at them and reminiscing about the similar styles we had worn.  I especially loved the  wedding gown pattern that looked just like Princess Diana's and had a Copyright date of 1982, a year after she married Prince Charles.

I scanned some of my favorite patterns and made prints.  The letters spelling SEW are painted and mod podged with some old pattern pieces with a little gold glitter to match some of the other frames in the room.  Thank you Stephen for helping me put it up on the wall!