Here is a little video tutorial showing you how I recovered my ottoman. It was in really good shape, just the fabric on the top was stained and gross from my kids and cat 
. Plus I wanted a bright fun color to spice up my white wall Army house.
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Have a great day!
I had a baby shower at my house last weekend to celebrate my sweet friend and her baby girl. My friend and her husband are marine biologists and love the sea, so when I found out she was having a girl, I knew the exact fabric I wanted to use.
This fabric is from the collection Full Moon Lagoon. I used the panel in the center and used 3 types of fabric for outside borders to keep it simple. The colors in the collection are so nice.
The reference to coral, jellyfish and other marine life was perfect for her.
Have I said how much I loved the colors in this quilt??
Here is the back. I did organic, ocean-esque quilted lines and used some extra fabric for panels on the back.
So that’s it! The latest quilt finish! Have a wonderful Monday
Hey Everyone! I have a super fun new YouTube video up showing a really fun and inexpensive craft. Tassels! You can make these with tissue paper, but I decided to make them with plastic tablecloth (.97 ea at Walmart) instead so that they are more durable.
They are very light and flowy and would be great for outdoor decor as well as indoor.
I used cute washi tape to bind the tassels which creates some additional whimsy and color.
Great for so many types of party decor!
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Have a wonderful day!
My best friend Ashley is having her first baby, a girl, very soon! I was so glad I could make it to her baby shower when I was back in California a few weeks ago. She had told me her color palette for baby girl’s room and she knew I was going to make her a quilt, but the fabrics and layout were a surprise when she opened my present at the baby shower! It brings me so much joy and happiness to make beautiful things for my friends and family… I just love it!
So here just a few photos I snapped before I gave it to her… and I’ll have to have her send me a pic when her nursery is finished!
I forgot to measure it, but it will fit perfectly on a toddler bed, so they will be able to use it for multiple purposes
I used fabric from many collections, namely 2wenty thr3e and Timber and Leaf, plus some others from my stash.
She really liked the patchwork squares with fun prints, so I used the fun prints but changed it to the equilateral triangle pattern. It is modern and includes her colors, which is what I wanted.
The back is pieced in strips of some of the leftover fabric, but I added the pop of yellow just for fun
Me and my bestie at her shower!
Hey Everyone! I wanted to show you a quilt I finished a few weeks back. It’s a baby quilt sample for my new June quilting class over at Hidden Yardage. It’s a 4 week class featuring the new Moda Honeycomb pre-cut. I’ll show you how to piece them together and applique it onto a background fabric, plus do some free-motion quilting demonstrations as well as 2 types of binding to finish it off. If you are local, let me know if you would like to come! And if you are not local, you can enjoy some pretty baby quilt pictures . Have a wonderful day!
1 pack of Happy Go Lucky Honeycomb pre-cut on a large cut of Moda Bella Solid in White.
The back has 3 hexies appliqued on the back and the stripes are some fun dots from my stash.
I love polka dot binding.
A little closer
Hanging in the window at Hidden Yardage
My quilt in a quilt shop window! Wow!
Such a cute store!
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