Pillow Case for my Grandson

I got ahold of the book S is for Stitch and it is adorable.  Thank you to Kristyne Czepuryk for all her delicious ideas.  I just had to use her alphabet to anagram my grandson's name for his new pillow case.

The embroidery went quickly....

And after a quick trip to Fabricland for some nursery rhyme fabric from VIP (my DH helped with that !)  I zipped up this pillowcase just in time for a visit from the recipient.

iPad Cover for my sister

My sister got an iPad too so I am making her a cover.  As she lives in Texas, I thought I would use this patriotic fabric for her.  Red is best.  Right?

She requested a pocket for her stylus and cleaning cloth.  Hope she likes it...

iPad cover for my neighbour

My neighbour gets the dark navy one.  The fabric is wonderful swirly and subtle.  Not too clear here.  The pink one was for my daughter's ipad and became the pattern for this simple case.

More Packing Tape Transfer Adventures

I couldn't waste any of my packing tape transfers so I pulled out some ramie fabric I got recently while hunting for linen in my local stores.

Then I layered on the left over packing tape transfers (see my last post)

Then I added some beautiful silk ribbon I bought at Fabricland a few years ago.

Packing Tape Photo-Transfers

I saw this on Scrapbook Soup on our local PBS station.  What a great idea.  I love Beth's ideas but this one was over the top.

You take regular old packing tape and grab a magazine.  I have been good with the recycle but I had a Legion magazine (flimsiest paper ever but no worries)

Page through and lay a piece of tape over a half dozen + images that take your fancy.  Bright colours are good but not essential.  If the picture is large overlap the tape by a scant quarter inch.  Using paper scissors, cut out the pictures leaving a tiny margin outside the tape shape.

Important step:  Burnish the tape onto the picture with the side of a pencil of wooden spoon.  Don't worry about wrinkles - they just add character.

Now put some water in a bowl and submerge the paper/tape strips.  Let soak a few minutes and start to gently rub off the paper from the backside.  Voila!  You have a lovely transparent rendition of the picture in the magazine.

Here's what I got in about 5 minutes.  Cool, huh?  Pat dry and you have some cool art.  Beth, on the show used her's for scrapbooking but I wanted to sew mine.

I layered a couple of pieces of printer paper and overlaid some tracing paper.  Then I got busy with some silk ribbon and my sewing machine...

I can't get over how easy it was....

The Hedgehog Pincushion - Everyday Handmade

You have to see this....
So I borrowed this book from the library

EVERY project they present is marvellous.  I couldn't decide which was my favourite.  Cassie Barden and Adrienne Smitke are co-authors of Everyday Handmade.  Now look what I made with their wonderful instructions.

 Another adorable pincushion.... Need I say more.

Basketing Around Finished

It was pretty intense, but with a few long hours at my machine in the dining room, I got it done.  I even powered through the hand sewn binding while watching free videos from Quilt Con.  It was really interesting to hear about the Amy and David Butler team.  They are amazing.

Here it is...

The echo quilting in the borders is very rewarding but time consuming.  I am happy I did it though.

This might be my favourite block.  I loved how the colours came together.

And now...

Is that too much or what.  I think I made my brightest quilt ever.  And I designed it all myself too.

Applique Fantasia

I know I've blogged about this quilt before.  It is kind of slow but I just moved my sewing machine (again) to the dining room.  That is important in the next step of quilting this sandwich.

Final Row Along Post

Here's a big thank you to Lori over at Bee in my Bonnet for this amazing quilt.  It was my first link up with the web quilt.  And it worked out great.

I am calling this a done deal....Yeah,
And one more picture...