Scrappy Snowball in Snowballs Quilt Block
Just pulled my American Jane scrappy trips out of the dryer and am enjoying all its crinkly goodness. That's the moment that makes it all worthwhile, isn't it? This one was done in record time - 11 months (less than a year is a record for me - not counting baby quilts). There are (36) 12" blocks, set 6 x 6, for a finished size of 72" square. (For free instructions, go here.) I quilted it with free-motion wavy lines; my newest favorite method. Can't wait to snuggle under it while watching my favorite Christmas movies. note: photo added 12/5 Next up - quilting my 12 Days of Christmas quilt, which is all pin-basted and ready to go. I'm going to quilt it with wavy lines going from top to bottom. Be back soon with pictures. Linking to: Quilt Story Fabric Tuesday Freemotion By The River Linky Tuesday Lily's Quilts Fresh Sewing Day Pretty Bobbins I Quilt Linky Party #10 Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson Share Your Cup Thursday #84 My Quilt Infatuation Needle and Thread Thursday Crazy Mom Quilts Finish It Up Friday Quokka Quilts TGIFF December Amy's Creative Side - Blogger's Quilt Festival
Growing up, we always had a real Christmas tree. The first few years of married life I had a real tree too. My husband wasn't so keen on the idea. Logically it makes more sense to get a fake tree... cheaper in the long run, that whole bursting into flames thing, less mess, yada yada. However, sentimentally, I was pretty attached to having the real deal. Last year he convinced me it was time to take the fake tree plunge. I agreed on one condition: we were going to get the best fake tree we could find. And thanks to the American Express points we had built up... money was no object. (Well, it was, but I wasn't getting a $1000 tree or anything) I scoured and found the one I wanted online. A few clicks later in showed up via UPS. Houston, we have a problem. This tree is HUGE. Apparently things look different in tiny pictures on the internet. I had no idea it was going to be so large. Let's just say our living room is very festive... and half taken up by a massive tree. Oh well... one day we will have a house with a living room big enough to non-ridiculously accommodate our Time Square-sized tree. In the mean time, I'll just make ornaments to fill it up. Cue Scrappy Kid Ornament! Like it? My 1-year old made that. Well, I made the bow, but he did everything else. : ) Here's what you need. • Styrofoam Balls (with or without dirt... doesn't matter) Mine were used as make shift golf balls in the backyard, naturally. • Fabric Scraps • Glue (Any kind of kid-friendly craft glue that dries clear will work. Mod Podge would be great too) • Ribbon scrap to make the bow • Thin string or ribbon to make a loop • Hot glue to attach those Step 1 Set up kids and supplies (minus the hot glue) in a glue proof area. My kids worked on paper plates. Step 2 Help kids cut scraps into 1" - 2" pieces. (I tried to give my daughter coordinating girly scraps, and my son coordinating boyish scraps) Step 3 Generously coat a 2"-3" section of your styrofoam ball in glue. Apply a scrap or two and smooth it down with your finger. Glue should get on top of the scrap too and on the edges. Step 4 Continue covering the entire ball with glue and scraps, working in small sections. Step 5 When dry, poke a small hole with a pencil about an inch deep into the ball. Put a dot of hot glue in the hole and poke 2 ends of a thin ribbon or string in there with the pencil to make the loop. (Adults = hot glue, not kids) Step 6 Tie a bow with a ribbon or fabric scrap and hot glue it at the top. Done. Kaley takes her ornament very seriously. (And yes she had a hair cut in between photos) Austin is a little more excited.
Download the FREE Ombre Puff Quilt Pattern here! If you've been around for any amount of time, you might've seen my Puff Quilt that my grandmother made for me. I love this thing SO much. She used various scrap fabrics and clothing to create this very dense, yet very snuggly quilt. . . . When I look at this quilt, I see something new each time. Recycled tablecloths from the 80s, pieces of my grandfathers button-down shirts, left-over fabrics from previous quilt projects. The list goes on. Some fabrics are used multiple times within the quilt, while other fabrics are only represented once. I love looking over all of the puffs and finding all of the similarities and differences between the squares. . . . My Granny made this for me when I was 7 years old. I absolutely LOVE that she created a tag for this quilt. I also love that she referred to the quilt as a
lounge or snooze?
Welcome to Day 8 Today's hat brim uses an hour glass block. A classic pieced block. We will use an easy technique to make our hour glass block without have to cut any separate triangles. Allow an hour for sewing time even though it may not take you very long to make this block. I hope that you are enjoying your sewing time every day. Just think, we are over half way thru with our snowman blocks. I really enjoy my quiet time spent in my sewing room., I usually listen to an audiobook as I sew. It's heaven, doing two of my favorite things at once. Being read to and sewing, add a diet coke and it's complete bliss. Belvedere doesn't always join me while I'm sewing like Wilson used to. Belvedere is pretty independent and enjoys having me preoccupied with sewing so he can rummage thru a garbage can or take a snooze in my favorite chair. I hope that you take time to post your finished blocks to Instagram using the hashtag #scrappyhatsqal @quiltdoodledesigns You will only use two fabrics for the Hourglass blocks. Cut the fabric squares out according to the directions. (Fabric A and B) On the lighter fabric squares, draw a line diagonally corner to corner on the wrong side of the fabric. Pair fabric A and B together right sides together and sew a scant 1/4" seam on each side of the drawn diagonal line. Cut the two sections apart on the diagonal line. Press the seam to the dark side. Place the two half square triangle blocks right sides together lining up dark fabric triangle against the light fabric triangle. Draw a diagonal line corner to corner 'opposite' the seam line. Sew a scant 1/4" on each side of the drawn line. Cut the two sections apart on the diagonal line. Press the blocks open. Square the hour glass block to measure 3 1/2" x 3 1/2". You have 4 blocks made with this technique, you will only use three of them for the hat brim. Rotate the hour glass blocks as shown and then sew them together to form an hour glass block strip for the hat brim. Assemble the snowman block by sewing the hat block to the top of the hat brim strip and then sew the snowman face onto the bottom of the hat brim strip. Press. The finished block measures 9 1/2" x 11 1/2" ~ Snowman Hour Glass Block ~ Remember the carrot and eyes are not added to the block yet! Isn't it fun making snowman blocks! I just love them! If you feel extra ambitious, you can make extra ones for an adorable table runner to match your quilt! See you tomorrow for the next snowman quilt block! Remember to share your block on Instagram #scrappyhatsqal @quiltdoodledesigns Happy Quilting! Cindy and Belvedere You can also click on this link to purchase the instant PDF Download of the Scrappy Hats Pattern.
Last weekend I went on my first quilting retreat, and it was amazingly productive. Having cut the fabric beforehand, I managed to completely piece, quilt and bind this baby quilt during the retreat! The seeds of this quilt were planted last January when the Scrappy Trip Along trend took Instagram and the quilty blogosphere by storm. It’s no wonder this technique has been so popular. It’s simple, quick, fun and lends itself to using up scraps. The original tutorial can be found on the Quiltville blog, and a handy size guide at Just a Bit Frayed. While I love scrappy quilts in theory, in practice I like my creations to be more cohesive. Instead of using all scraps, I started with fat quarters from Jeni Baker’s Color Me Retro fabric line and threw in some Lizzy House Pearl Bracelets and miscellaneous coordinating scraps, while sticking to a color theme of aqua, blue, lime green, purple and white. Each block is bisected by a dark blue fabric, which further unifies the blocks. The backing is more Pearl Bracelet and the binding is an anonymous solid. After spending a year admiring other bloggers’ Scrappy Trip Along quilts, it was very satisfying to make one of my one. It was also extremely gratifying to finish a quilt in a weekend, something I had never done before. (My previous record was sixteen days.) The only problem is, I like this quilt so well that I want to make a larger one to keep for myself! Next time I have a stack of fat quarters in need of a pattern, I just might try this pattern again.
Scrappy Snowball in Snowballs Quilt Block
Growing up, we always had a real Christmas tree. The first few years of married life I had a real tree too. My husband wasn't so keen on the idea. Logically it makes more sense to get a fake tree... cheaper in the long run, that whole bursting into flames thing, less mess, yada yada. However, sentimentally, I was pretty attached to having the real deal. Last year he convinced me it was time to take the fake tree plunge. I agreed on one condition: we were going to get the best fake tree we could find. And thanks to the American Express points we had built up... money was no object. (Well, it was, but I wasn't getting a $1000 tree or anything) I scoured and found the one I wanted online. A few clicks later in showed up via UPS. Houston, we have a problem. This tree is HUGE. Apparently things look different in tiny pictures on the internet. I had no idea it was going to be so large. Let's just say our living room is very festive... and half taken up by a massive tree. Oh well... one day we will have a house with a living room big enough to non-ridiculously accommodate our Time Square-sized tree. In the mean time, I'll just make ornaments to fill it up. Cue Scrappy Kid Ornament! Like it? My 1-year old made that. Well, I made the bow, but he did everything else. : ) Here's what you need. • Styrofoam Balls (with or without dirt... doesn't matter) Mine were used as make shift golf balls in the backyard, naturally. • Fabric Scraps • Glue (Any kind of kid-friendly craft glue that dries clear will work. Mod Podge would be great too) • Ribbon scrap to make the bow • Thin string or ribbon to make a loop • Hot glue to attach those Step 1 Set up kids and supplies (minus the hot glue) in a glue proof area. My kids worked on paper plates. Step 2 Help kids cut scraps into 1" - 2" pieces. (I tried to give my daughter coordinating girly scraps, and my son coordinating boyish scraps) Step 3 Generously coat a 2"-3" section of your styrofoam ball in glue. Apply a scrap or two and smooth it down with your finger. Glue should get on top of the scrap too and on the edges. Step 4 Continue covering the entire ball with glue and scraps, working in small sections. Step 5 When dry, poke a small hole with a pencil about an inch deep into the ball. Put a dot of hot glue in the hole and poke 2 ends of a thin ribbon or string in there with the pencil to make the loop. (Adults = hot glue, not kids) Step 6 Tie a bow with a ribbon or fabric scrap and hot glue it at the top. Done. Kaley takes her ornament very seriously. (And yes she had a hair cut in between photos) Austin is a little more excited.
I finished my second quilt. Woo hoo. And, it looks exactly like the first one I made... just with different colors. Hey, once you find a good thing, go with it, right? Actually, I really loved the first quilt I made but it was a gift for my sister, so when it was time to make one for me, I decided to make the same thing... a little larger. I started this project here. Yes, July 5, 2011. One year and 6 months ago. I didn't say I was fast. This quilt is 5' x 5'. I made it almost the same way I made the first quilt. (the tutorial is here) This time I added a cream boarder on all sides before the binding. I googled, like always, to figure out how to do that. If you're wondering what the quilting process looks like at my house... here ya go. (Yes, I iron on a tiny ironing board crouched on the floor). Since I didn't have a good picture of trimming the squares in the last quilt, I took one durning this quilt. This is the back of one of the squares. (you can see the green leaf scrapbook paper under the ruler). Just line your ruler up with the edge of the paper, and cut. Once you do all 4 sides, you have a perfect square. All of my finished squares lined up on the guest room bed. The paper is still on them in this photo. I used old scrapbook paper as the templates for each square. Which, didn't end up being the smartest idea in the world. You see, scrapbook paper is quite thick. To try and rip it from my sewed strips was almost impossible. After almost ruining 2 of them, I came up with the genius idea to soak my squares in the sink (for maybe 5 seconds). Worked WAY better! Soaking-wet paper rips quite easily you know. :) After the soaking and ripping (and explaining to my husband wtf I was doing) I strewn the squares on every flat surface I could find in the kitchen and laundry room to dry. In hind sight, a spray bottle might have been the better option... but this way was kind of fun none the less. Here's one all ripped off. The little white bits of paper still left don't matter. After everything dries, layout your squares again in an order you like and start sewing them together. Bottom two rows are sewn in this picture. Keep going. After sticking your quilt sandwich together (back, batting, top), start quilting. I did free-motion again this time and it was a bit harder with a bigger quilt. That's a lot of material to shove around! Also, I got the tutorial for the binding from Red Pepper Quilts if you're wondering. So it's done! I have no idea what I am going to use it for yet... I just like looking at it. :) I originally thought I would bring it to the beach to sit on but after the amount of work I put into this sucker, I don't want it getting grungy. Here's the back. I made this pattern 100% from necessity. I was running out of fabric and this is what I came up with to cover the whole 5' x 5' square. haha Seriously, that is what happened. Hope you like it! UPDATE: Click here for the video tutorial I made for free motion quilting.
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You guys really need to check out Hip Kit Club!!! I love love the March kit so much, I was inspired to make a bunch of pages... and I have so much extra product too! Here is a quick page I made using the kits: There are some really great embellies in this kit - I love the Pink Fresh diecuts and used a lot for his page... plus some vellum from the kit, cut with my Sketchy Circles freebie cut file for the CAMEO. I went a little crazy with the misting droplets, but that is where I am right now and that is O.K. :) Have a great day, hope you find time to do something creative! :)
Goooood morning Crusiers! I hope you've been enjoying your cruise so far this week. As we are speeding full steam ahead into our final port and preparing to disembark from our lovely cruise ship I, as the ship's head casino cashier, regretfully inform you that it is now time to cash in your chips. That's right, in order to reap your maximum reward from your cruising experience, you must create a layout with a circle theme using at least 8 paper circles. Punch them, cut them, Silhouette-them, it doesn't matter how you create them, simply create a layout with a minimum of 8 circles and you'll be a high roller on this cruise! I used the South Shore kit's bounty of colorful paper to cut 16 different circles to use on my layout. My trusty Creative Memories circle templates (which are some of the oldest supplies in my stash) helped me cut out circles and rings from the patterned paper, then I simply mismatched them for a fun whimsical look. After framing my picture, I embellished each circle giving each one a little oomph. My final touch was to tuck the Elle's Studio label behind my picture to give my page a title and that was that. My chips were cashed and I my reward this fun summer layout! Thank you for choosing to cruise with us this week, and thank you for stopping by the casino to cash in your chips. Please remember that to fully cash in your chips, you'll need to add you a photo of your layout to the Cash in your Chips album on the Noel Mignon Members FB page. Thank you again, and I hope you enjoy the remainder of your cruise.
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‘Happy Scrappy’ Granny Square Blanket. My ‘Happy Scrappy’ blankets are the ultimate in rainbow squishiness! Made with all my left over half balls and ‘ends’ of yarn from other projects, they can contain over 100 different colours. Each and every square is different which means each and every blanket is different too. You’ll never get a blanket the same as anyone else so they truly are unique! I hate waste and this is the perfect way for me to use up leftovers. I don’t usually make to order as they can take a lot of hours to make, however I’ve been making lots and lots (and lots!) of squares so can cut the make time down to be able to take orders for them. The one thing my ‘Happy Scrappy’ blankets have in common is the giant bobble border. I use 3 strands of yarn at a time and a giant hook to make and I don’t think you’ll find many blankets with a border quite like this! Measuring 100cm (39.5”) square they’re the perfect size for snoozing under, having a picnic on and building a den with. Like all my blankets it will be sent to you with a drawstring organza bag which is perfect for gifting, storing and also for popping the blanket inside when washing. It can be machine washed and should be air/line dried. Dispatch time on these squishy delights is 14-21 days Photos are to show style and size,colours will vary in each blanket. Read more
