[Giveaway closed.] Wow! This is my second giveaway this month! The Quilting Gallery is celebrating its 5th anniversary this week, and it is hosting a Blog Hop Party. There is a whole list of bloggers participating, all with great giveaways! Before you head over to Quilting Gallery and the other blogs, read on for the details. 1. Leave a comment answering this question: Which daily routine you cannot live without? (Morning coffee, warm milk at night, etc.) Note: If you are a non-reply … [Read more...] about Giveaway and Blog Hop!
Berry Sweet Bags
How cute are these, huh? I made them for the Holiday Fest and for Christmas gifts. They are shaped like strawberries, decorated with wool flowers... They are called Berry Sweet Bags from Fig Tree & Co. For the strap, I used beautiful medium size ric-racs that my mom brought for me from Brazil (one of them have matching fabric strap). You can adapt them for teenagers by changing fabrics and lengthening the strap. They hold their shape due to the interface, and are deep enough to carry the … [Read more...] about Berry Sweet Bags
Gingerbread Houses Show
Last week I took my boys to the Festival of Trees held at the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy, Utah, a fundraiser organized every year for the last 40 years to benefit the Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City. For more about its history, read here. People donate hundreds of Christmas wreaths, the most creative Christmas trees, amazing quilts, crafts, etc. These items are auctioned off the day before the Festival opens to the public, and all items remain on the floor until … [Read more...] about Gingerbread Houses Show
Laminate Placemats
As I promised, here is the tutorial for the placemats I made using Riley Blake's laminates, which go together with the table runner I showed on my previous post (see it here). They are reversible, each side having a different combination of fabrics! I added a pocket for utensils to both sides and quilted right above the pockets only, to hold the batting in place. For the quilting motif, I chose to mimic the chevron laminate design, as you will see in a close-up picture below. My family LOVES … [Read more...] about Laminate Placemats
Laminate Table Runner II
I finished this table runner a few days ago - it turned out super cute, if I may say so... I used laminates by Riley Blake Designs, and made it a bit different from my last one (see post here). The folks at Riley Blake liked my first laminate table runner idea so much that they asked me to make a tutorial for them. So, for step-by-step instructions, please go here. It is fun and easy to assemble, and because the beautiful fabrics are laminated, it will not get ruined in the kitchen (although my … [Read more...] about Laminate Table Runner II
Giveaway Day!
[This giveaway is now closed.] It is Giveaway Day at Sew, Mama, Sew! and I am participating! This giveaway will be open until December 7 at 5pm PST. The winner will be announced on December 9 here at my blog. Here is what you can win: Use this cool bag instead of a gift wrapper, or as a carrier for your embroidery project, book, ebook reader... the possibilities are endless! And... a honey bun by Moda! I will ship internationally, so get ready! The winner will be chosen randomly. To … [Read more...] about Giveaway Day!