Sewing, Crafts, and Home DIY
In my near-three years of blogging, the number 1 question I get asked is "Where do you get your fabric?!" People have told me many many times that I have an eye for colors and design and I choose excellent fabrics that go together. Here's what I have to say to that---Thanks!! But also, I'm going to let you in on some of my secrets to buying and selecting fabric. DISCLAIMER: This is not a post about how to get fabric on the cheap. I … [Read more...]
Presenting my newest puff quilt pattern! I call it Puffy Island because all the little puffs with the flat white sashing in between remind me of little desert islands in the ocean. This puff quilt is a mixture of puffs and traditional flat quilting--the best of both worlds! I chose a rainbow ombre scheme for this quilt because lets face it...it's super cute. I've always loved the rainbow array of colors and I've got a few projects coming … [Read more...]
I know--there are a billion camera strap tutorials out there. But I was getting ready for SNAP! conference today and I realized, "Hey--I'm gonna look super lame without a handmade camera strap on my camera!" So I quickly referenced a few different tutorials to get a basic idea and came up with this quilted one. Now I'm not gonna lie here...the lens cap pocket doesn't fit my lens cap. But that was a learning curve of quilting the cover. But one … [Read more...]
There are so many quilts you can make with triangles, or rather triangle squares. I showed you a tutorial on how to make these with my pinwheel quilt, but here is a faster way. I call it the Eight Square Method. (Ps I'm sure I did not invent this but I don't know what it's really called...please tell me if you know!) I was planning on making a 7x7 square, so I cut my squares 14x14. If you want to make a 5x5, cut it 10x10, doubling or … [Read more...]
I had this idea for a quilt a LONG time ago. And one day last week, in a rare quiet moment of nursing, the idea popped back into my head and I had to shove ALL other projects aside and do it. It was a little hairy at first, but after a lot of thinking and plotting, I think it turned out so cute! I know, I know, it looks like a basic 2" square pattern--nothing revolutionary. It looks like a lot of work, right? Would you be surprised to … [Read more...]
Greetings! I'm Vanessa from Lella Boutique. I'm happy to be guest blogging here while Heidi is away on maternity leave! I hope everyone had a good Christmas! I absolutely adore simplistic quilting. It looks clean, contemporary, and is a great way to showcase a quilt's design. It's also pretty easy to achieve--as long as you have the right tools. I'm using my Silly Goose quilt to demonstrate. The method I'm sharing today is … [Read more...]
I'm having a giveaway today on Today's Creative Blog! So go over there for a chance to win a $75 gift credit to my shop! And for today only, there is a sale on all my puff quilts and puff quilt kits! Go check out the deals! And if you are visiting today from Today's Creative Blog--I'd love for you to follow my blog or Facebook and become new friends! I made my mommy some potholders from Riley Blake's Farm Fresh fabrics. I just … [Read more...]
Here is how I made the pattern for this quilt using the adorable Hometown by Sweetwater fabric generously provided by the Fat Quarter Shop: This quilt uses two charm packs of Hometown by Sweetwater and approximately 1 yard of cream quilters cotton. The quilt ends up being about 28"x33", a baby quilt First separate out your charm pack into groups of 4 and piece together, ironing the seams flat. This picture only shows 9 sewn squares (36 … [Read more...]
(enter email & click GO!)
