I forgot to post photos of these four hot pads I made a few weeks ago. I used leftover blocks I had from my quilt Nature Sweet on the front of these four houses. House blocks on hot pads just made sense to me. They have a scrappy look to them even though most of the fabrics are from the Foxtail Fern line by Dear Stella Fabrics. The quilting is very simple because this is supposed to be a fast project, right? I did machine embroider the words "Hot food warms the soul" on them. Each hot … [Read more...] about House Hot Pads
All Roads Lead to Rome Pattern
This is my newest pattern: All Roads Lead to Rome, available as a downloadable PDF from my Etsy store Quilterly. For this design, I used the fabrics from the Sparkle and Fade collection from Hoffman Fabrics which perfectly complement its modern look. The blue accent features Ice Blue from their Me+You batik collection. Take a peek at some of the fabrics I chose: Black, white, and silver shimmer! This pattern consists of five variations of the same block through print … [Read more...] about All Roads Lead to Rome Pattern
Bella Skill Builder – 8
This is month eight of the Bella Solids Skill Builder sew along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop. We have been building our blocks monthly to make this beautiful quilt. We are almost there! This is my Starburst block. For the next four I need to make sure the centers match better... First I used the Creative Grids Starburst 30 Degree Triangle Ruler to cut the shapes from all the fabrics. Then I stitched the petals together three by three. Here are all the petals together. I really liked … [Read more...] about Bella Skill Builder – 8
Modern Tapestry Crochet
Although Alessandra Hayden, author of the book Modern Tapestry Crochet, and I have never met or spoken, we already have two things in common at least: we were both born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and we both learned to crochet from our grandmothers. Alessandra, however, has made crochet her major crafty passion, and we can appreciate it in her current book published by Interweave. Modern Tapestry Crochet presents twenty projects featuring out-of-this-world tapestry crochet designs. … [Read more...] about Modern Tapestry Crochet
Online Classes Under $15!
Before I graduated last May, I took many online classes to learn software I needed to complete my projects and it was amazing! Since I could access the courses at any time, I would often wake up around 4 am and watch the classes while the rest of the household was still asleep. As for craft classes, I have not had time to take them in four years. Wait, what? I cannot believe it has been so long. This is about to change as Craftsy has a crazy sale going on! Over 50 online classes to watch … [Read more...] about Online Classes Under $15!
Quilts with Layer Cakes
I am taking a break from sewing tiny triangles on tiny squares by the dozens and remembered I had received for review Peta Peace's book A Piece of Cake - Sweet and Simple Quilts from Layer Cake Squares published by Martingale. Oh, what innovative ways she came up with for us to use 10" squares and make beautiful scrappy quilts! Peta's designs are exquisite yet surprisingly simple to construct. Her selection of bright fabrics against the white background (wait, there is a cool aqua … [Read more...] about Quilts with Layer Cakes