Paper Pieced Pouches

Have you all been wondering what I was going to do with all of those tiny paper pieced blocks?

The answer is pouches!

Everyone loves a cute pouch, right?!

Let's hope so because that's what all of my swap partners will be getting...

 

(sorry this one is so blurry!!)

All of the patterns for the blocks are now available in my Craftsy shop.

All Mickey, All the Time!

We have a house full of Mickey lovers right now!  Both Squeak & Pants (silly nickname, I know, but it stuck so what are you going to do?) are both obsessed with Mickey Mouse and all of his friends.  

As an example:  Hubby took Squeak to try on helmets (since he was getting a bike for Christmas) and after getting home he was so upset that he couldn't wear it around the house all the time that we ended up getting him Mickey shoes to stop the whining take his mind off of it.  

So it just seemed right that he should have a Mickey quilt...

This did not get done in time for Christmas like I intended but it was done just a couple of days after.

I used red minky as the backing and instead of quilting it then binding it like normal, I sewed the fabrics right sides together then turned them and topstitched/quilting the opening shut (which is why the top is curling under a little).  Minimal quilting and I called it good :).  

Squeak seems to like it so I'm happy.

#whimsicalwoodlandmugrugswap

My partner specifically mentioned her love of deer in her questionnaire answers and the mosaic she posted on Instagram made me think that she preferred more realistic prints as opposed to the cutesy, cartoonish stuff that is more my style. 

With that in mind I made her the deer mug rug.

I was debating what I should make as an extra to send with it when she left a commented on my owl tester block post.  Based on that comment I decided to make the owls into a little open wide pouch for her.  This way I have it covered either way...realistic or cutesy :).

For some reason I had trouble finding any woodland themed extras to include.  I did manage to come up with a couple of things but hopefully the pouch will make up for the lack of other things.  I haven't actually sealed the box on it as of the writing of this post so I'll keep an eye out for more this weekend.  (This post was written then scheduled to actually publish a couple of weeks later.)

Oh Deer! Now Available

The Oh Deer! pattern is now available in the Craftsy shop :)

Banner of Love

This is the fourth in the Valentine series.  Nothing too difficult about this one :).  Only 7 sections!!

It can be customized for your need by embroidering a message/name/date onto the banner.

Pattern available here.

#craftyvalentineswap

By the time this post actually goes up this package should be at its new home and is therefore safe to show you :)

My partner listed pink and Disney as her likes which is perfect because those things are right up my alley!

This is what I ended up sending her...

A small zippered pouch featuring some little love turtles (don't worry, the back is pink patchwork so I covered that requirement :P) and Princess Coasters to cover the Disney aspect.

I don't think she sews but I threw in the mini charm pack thinking she may be able to use it with some of her paper crafting...  and you can't go wrong with the Target $ aisle. 

I hope she loves it and can find a use for the items!!

Furniture Revamp

I'm sure there's a better term out there for this. 

Basically I picked up an old cabinet at a junk sale and decided to paint it :)

I know nothing about painting furniture so I did what I usually do...jumped right in without researching anything.

I'm sure some of the Junkers out there are appalled at what I've done but as much as I liked it in it's original condition, it just didn't work in my kitchen!

 BEFORE

DURING

TA-DA!!!

And now it's perfect and exactly what I had in mind!