Hum.....I am dreaming of Spring already, with the long days of winter ahead I am searching for a good honey bun so I can try out P.S. i quilts fabric wreath tutorial. I need something to keep me busy so I don't loose my mind waiting for Spring days and baby birds. What the heck, maybe I'll make one for every season. Happy New Year!
Now here is a tutorial I must try by p.s i quilt, she always comes up with the best tutorials. Something nice to whip up for holiday decor. You can find it here in Moda's Bake Shop.
My first tutorial, a patchwork banner for Fall, Halloween or any occasion. I made this to coordinate with my patchwork runner for the coffee table. Sorry for the flash kill picture, it's dark and snowing today. Enjoy!
A favorite of mine, Pixie Dust Fabrics they have great fabrics for kids and baby decor. Even better the fabric is made in the USA. Check out all the gorgeous fabric they have to offer, even if you don't sew they offer adorable items for children like aprons, bibs, blankets, crib sets and my all time favorite, the tuffet floor pillow.
I finally wrapped up this fabric leaves and paper flower project I had going on. It was actually quite easy, the leaf pattern tutorial I found on Amy Butlers website in her free pattern section. Of course I didn't follow the directions correctly and sewed my leaves on upside-down, I didn't even notice until my Mother pointed it out, thanks Mom. The parchment paper flower tutorial, I found on Etsy's How-to-Tuesday. I opted not to use the parchment paper, to boring with no pattern and no texture. Instead I picked up a scrapbook paper tablet by Martha Stewart, the paper is a little stiffer, but worked out great. I did buy floral tape like the tutorial says, but instead of wrapping the stems I picked up pre-packaged floral cloth wire. You will still need the floral tape for wrapping the hook section of the stem and taping your flower in place. The extra scones I picked up at Michaels as well, just to add some omph and texture.
Finally finished a project. I had to get my Mother to help me figure out how the waistband went together. The tutorial was pretty vague or maybe it's just me, I don't follow written instructions very well. I used some dusty blue ticking stripe fabric, fusible web and images via The Vintage Workshop. I think the images are from an old kids book, shows kittens getting into trouble, perfect for my niece, she's a terrible 2. Hope she likes it.
