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I’m sure some of you noticed the free patterns/tutorials button at the top of the blog. We also have a tab for that on sewmoddesigns.com if you happen to be on that site too. Over the next few months we are going to try to load some extras on there for you. What better thing to start off with than Halloween!
Paige drew up a spooky house
And I thought I’d add retro kitty to a giant pumpkin. She’s so sassy, isn’t she?
I usually cross stitch something for Halloween but didn’t have time this year. I’ll show you some of those projects next week. Embroidery work is so much faster for me to get done. So, to get my Halloween fix on this year, I added retro kitty to a tea towel and used giant rick rack to embellish the bottom.
Now for my reward…the cupcake!
Paige and I are very excited to share some good news…we have been working very hard the past few weeks developing and setting up product on our new website! The site will be a place to shop our beautiful fabrics, kits, patterns and notions. We’ll also post class offerings, share valuable tips, provide tutorials and free patterns for everything from embroidery to quilts to how-to.
If you get a chance hop on over and take a peek! Just click on the link…www.sewmoddesigns.com
Has anyone had a chance to pick up this darling new magazine called Mollie Makes? It’s ever so sweet and loaded with fresh ideas, tutorials and really great photos.
This is the issue I picked up at Joann’s…
Tea Time Treats and Little Love Birds made from felt.
It came with this kit to make a felt necklace too! I found the free PDF download for the shapes and directions for the necklace if you’re interested found here.
Hurry and get an issue because I think they sell out fast. You won’t be disappointed!
I still am unable to sew or do much handwork, so I thought I’d share some pics from fall and Halloween projects this week.
I love Fall and Halloween for many reasons..
Chill in the air, listening to the leaves dance outside and all the changing colors we are so lucky to see up here. This pic is the pond in our backyard. I was lucky enough to find the perfect day for the reflection of the trees. I wasn’t the only one out there taking pics that day. It was beautiful!
I decorate my front porch every year with this cute scarecrow I made after I first moved here and our local nursery grows their own mums. When I drive by and see the baby mums growing, that’s the 1st sign fall’s on it’s way. I made that cute wall hanging too. It’s a perfect fit!
I take down all of my normal decor in the kitchen and replace it with fun fall things like pumpkins, fall vines and wool mats.
And here’s the 2 wool table mats my mom made me…love these!
And last is the table topper I made for my kitchen table.
Try to take a walk today and enjoy the fall weather. It won’t be around for long!
Only a couple more pics from the booth to go.
Another one of our good friends took on the sample of Madeline.
She did a great job of picking the fabrics out for this to be oh, so girly. But, I already knew she would. She has a great eye for those things. The background is Art gallery’s Oval Elements in Petal Pink. The dress is out of the Taza fabric line.
The quilt can be made into a wall hanging or framed without it’s border. I think it’s adorable framed! It reminds me of pink bubblegum.
We found the pattern for these awesome needle cases over at SewPrimKhris’s blog and our friend Kelly whipped them up for us. They came out sooo cute. Just some scraps, felt, Velcro and a button. Great gifts for all your sewing friends. Each segment in the needle case could even be labeled for each needle size. I’m always getting mine mixed up.
Last is the Hoo Blankie. It has a Minkie backing for the cuddly, snuggle factor and a yard of fabric for the front. Easy, breezy blankie and it comes with a free pattern.
I completed this quilt right before my accident and our friend, Andrea, did the binding on it. Actually she did all our bindings. A huge help!
I used the Heirloom line for this quilt. The “grout” lines are Art Gallery’s Oval Elements in Eggplant. The pattern comes from Heather Peterson’s book Living Large 2. I’m not going to say this was the easiest quilt. Those grout lines took some time and I have a couple of mistakes but I gotta say it’s striking and I love looking at it. Even with my mistakes:)
Next is Swoon.
We didn’t want to make the entire quilt just yet, so Paige took one of the blocks and made up a sample. She used Anthology’s Bonjour line.
These are the other Bonjour fat quarters to complete the quilt… greens and purples. It’s gonna look awesome!
It would also look good and so modern in Kaffe fat quarters too. Two totally different looks.
As promised, this week I am going to show you some of the projects that we had on display in our booth at the quilt show. Better late than never, right? These are things that friends helped me get together while my arm was broken and I didn’t get a chance to blog about. Well, my arm is feeling much better and I can type with both hands now. Physical Therapy made it feel so much better. So, back to blogging. I have no excuses anymore!
My mom made up sets of handmade crochet flowers for us to sell. A set of 3 in approximate sizes 2.5″, 2″ & 1″. She made 8 different sets. The variegated purple is my fave!
She also made individual ones for us to use in kits. This is the sweetest Little Wallet kit. It only requires 2 fat quarters. And who wouldn’t want to be original and have a cute crochet flower instead of a button! These wallets whipped up really fast. I didn’t want to stop making them. Great stocking stuffer, don’t ya think?
And then we kitted the slippers with flowers also.
Lots of ideas for these cute flowers…hair clips and headbands for girls, scrapbooking, quilts. We even attached a tiny one to the cute appliqued owl for the Hootie & Friends quilt kit.
Each kit comes tied with a crochet flower…so cute!
Thanks Mom!
Bespoken by Art Gallery Fabrics arrived this week in the Shop. I’m a huge fan of Art Gallery Fabrics. The fabric is high quality and always beautiful and unique. This line is full of vintage florals and retro prints.
Here’s a few of my fave’s..
And the oval elements we received from Art Gallery for fillers coordinates perfectly with Bespoken.
And, yes, yay, hoot and holler, I got my cast off! Doc says I’m healing nicely. Now I’m off to physical therapy today @2. I’m a little nervous. I think it’s gonna hurt, but I’m ready to get back to normal. I have lots of catching up to do:)
I just had to share these 4 new patterns we have in the shop, found here. It’s a seasonal series from Shabby Fabrics.
Winter…. Cute rick rack holly garland, embellished Christmas tree with presents, and a picket fence.
Spring… 3-D pinwheels in the sky, yo-yo flowers, bright and cheery!
Summer…Stars coming from the chimney, a cute scallop border, a flag and a kite in the sky. A patriotic home.
Fall…Giant sunflower, leaves falling, smoke in the chimney, pumkins on the porch, and a crow on the fence. Can you feel the chill in the air?
Of course these arrived just after I broke my arm, so naturally it’s all I think about making. These would fit perfectly on my porch. Definitely on my to-do’s!
Speaking of my arm, I go in Tuesday to see if my cast comes off. Keep your fingers crossed!
Well, how about just one booth at a quilt show because all I want to do is get my brag on about how soooo darn cute our booth turned out and I know you’re just dyin’ to hear all about it, right? So, here it is in pics, because it’s just easier that way, ya know, since I’m still typing with one hand:)
Last one…
I know there are some things in the booth I didn’t get around to blogging about that I’ll take and post about over the next couple of weeks also because they deserve some special attention.
And I know I’ve said it before but it deserves repeating…thank you, thank you to all our friends who came through for us during my down time. We had friends making samples, binding, setting up the booth, taking it down, cutting fabric and even letting us use their vehicles to transport. We can’t thank each one of you enough!
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