Friends, if you ask me, this is a beautiful bundle. Truth be told, I bought it solely to make pillow covers from for my shop. It’s the first fabric I’ve purchased specifically to make and sell.
I have no regrets having a bit of Heather Ross’ 20th Anniversary Line sitting on my fabric shelves. Her whimsical pictures are so cheerful. The violet strawberries are my favorite, but the pink apples are a very close second. They are all listed in my Etsy Shop.
Most of the quilts I make are larger than twin sized. Making this throw sized quilt top for my three year old was a pleasant (and quite quick) endeavor.
As we all know, anyone who can sew is making masks. A couple months ago, I made a few masks for family members. I made a pleated mask. Maybe I should say, ‘I ATTEMPTED to sew a mask.’ My sewing machine cannot go through pleats well. It just can’t chew through that many layers of fabric well. The stitch doesn’t stay a consistent length, and I have to pull and tug a bit to get my machine to stitch through the pleats.
I have four children right now. They are seven, five, three, and three months. A couple years ago, I finished an economy block quilt for my seven year old. I have sewn zero quilts for my other children.
I wanted to see what these wovens were like. They’re a bit outside my realm of comfort, but as I’ve entered into the world of texture, they had me curious.
These were a joy to sew. I think I’m finally at the point where sewing pillows comes with very few glitches. I’ve made enough of them now that I’m zeroing in on my best practices and processes. (It’s been six years in the making.)
All the fabrics so far in this post are from Heather Ross’ 20th Anniversary line, and you can find them in stores now. I’m going to these that plus some fabric from her other lines to sew a Checkered Garden Quilt for my 3 year old.
Hey friends, here’s a little bit of beautifulness I just ran across today. I’m tempted. So very tempted.
In all honesty, I would not consider myself an impulse buyer. I’m not a huge shopper, and most of my purchases are quite calculated. If I go to the thrift store, I go for something specific…lest I come home with dust collectors. I’ve used the same purse for over six years now. My husband bought it for me when our second son was born. I haven’t bought a new purse since.
Do you like the fabrics in this pillow? Unfortunately most of these well loved fabrics are no longer available for purchase. All of these prints were done by the ladies of Ruby Star Society.
What is my favorite part of quilting? The answer may surprise you. The actual making of the quilts is not my favorite part. Is that strange? I don’t necessarily mind sewing (I actually do absolutely love hand quilting though), but a project never goes by without some sort of frustration.
Sewing a triangle quilt was actually one of my very first quilt projects. It was an extremely frustrating project. I hadn’t done any research at all. I ran across a quilt that inspired me to make a triangle quilt. I went to Jo-Ann’s and bought a triangle ruler. I went home and started sewing.
A couple weeks ago I purchased a variety of 1/4 yards of jersey knit fabric. Since these were not fat quarters, they are pretty narrow strips of fabric. They are only nine or ten inches wide. My options for creations were limited because of this.
I originally bought the fabric to make a few headbands for our new baby girl.
So I made a handful of headbands and though, ‘now what?’
On January 26, 2020, I sewed the last stitch on this quilt. This is the first large quilt I have entirely hand quilted, and I actually finished it friends. I have no regrets, and I’ve enjoyed so many moments slowly stitching away. You can’t be in a hurry when you decide to hand quilt a huge quilt.
I went on a hunt the other day to find some jersey knit fabric. I wanted some small cuts of jersey fabric to make some headbands for our new baby girl. This search turned out to be much more difficult than I had anticipated. I didn’t find many fabric stores dedicated to a good variety of jersey fabrics.
(Please note that affiliate links have been used in this post.) A couple days ago all the blocks for this quilt were laying on the floor in our bedroom, and…
Many times when I purchase new fabrics, I have projects in mind, but the fabrics must wait in line until its turn. (Sometimes the fabrics must wait years. 🙂 )
So here’s a project I’ve never done before. A good friend found this embroidery project at a second hand store months. She asked if I could turn it into a pillow.
Here’s how I turned this vintage embroidery project into a pillow cover.
Friends, this is my biggest restock ever. I actually just listed three new pillow covers in my Etsy Shop.
I chuckle. Three covers is not many, but it’s the most I’ve ever listed at once. 😉 I recently finished a quilt that looks exactly like this pillow. It was my inspiration.