*This post contains affiliate links. If you click through and make a purchase, I may make a small commission.Hey! Psst! Don't forget to check out part one of this quilt tutorial here. Let's get ready to biiiiiii-aiiind!! Doodoodoodoodoodoooo-duh Doodoodoodoodoodoooo-duh Doodoodoodoodoodoooo-duh Y'all ready for this?Guys. Quilting is way more exciting with Jock Jams. Seriously. Try it out.Because, here's the thing, if you are anything like me, the thought of binding a quilt may make you feel a bit nervous, and Jock Jams can help you with that. For reals. The first time I did this binding technique was on my herringbone quilts, and this time around I was feeling much more confident. It is really not a difficult technique to master, but it makes a totally profesh looking ... [Read More]
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No-Piece Geometric Quilt Tutorial Part One
This post was originally shared by Persia Lou on Craftaholics Anonymous. This post contains affiliate links. I think I've mentioned a few times that I'm working on giving our master bedroom an update. We bought paint about a month ago to repaint, but so far it is still sitting in the garage. Anyone want to come paint for me? Nobody?Anyway - it's a slow process. But one of the projects that I have crossed off my list is a new quilt for the bed: a No-Piece Geometric Quilt. I am really happy with the way this little quilt came out. It's simple (because the quilt top and backing are both just solid pieces of fabric), but still has lots of interest and texture that comes from the quilting.Now, listen guys, I'm going to tell you guys that this quilt is easier than other quilts that ... [Read More]
Make Your Own Watercolor Pillow
This post was originally shared on Eighteen25.So you have probably noticed I've been on a bit of a watercolor kick for a while now. I am slowly learning how it works, but what I really love about watercolor is how it seems have a mind of its own. It flows and mixes around and never does exactly what I want it to do but ends up looking beautiful despite my meddling because what do I know anyway?I have been wanting to try to get a watercolor look on fabric, so I made this pretty pastel pillow. It was really simple and a lot of fun to make, so I think I will be experimenting with this technique again soon. Here's how you can make your own.You will need:Fabric paint or acrylic paint + fabric medium Washable Fabric (I chose a silky polyester that is machine washable) ... [Read More]
Deer Applique Envelope Pillow
I made this little deer pillow when I was getting ready for my Christmas home tour, but it will be sticking around long after all the Christmas decorations are boxed up (we are still working on that over here - no judging, please!).I saw this pillow cover from H&M home, and decided to make my own version. Of course the H&M one only costs 10 bucks so I could probably have just bought that one, but I wanted mine to have a little pop of color.I started by finding images of flowers and an deer online. I edited the the deer photo to give it a sepia-toned look and then printed my images onto fabric using freezer paper.Next, I cut out the images, and used wonder under to attach them to a piece of felt that I cut out around the shape and sewed onto the piece of fabric cut ... [Read More]
A Gentleman’s Bow Tie – A Freshly Completed Pattern
Well, hello there, handsome!A couple weeks ago I volunteered to test the Gentleman's Bow Tie pattern from Freshly Completed. I jumped at the chance because I had bought this pink shirt for my little guy, and I kept thinking it was just crying for a bow tie. Right?The pattern was easy to follow with lots of pictures, and I'm really happy with how it came out. Apparently, Mr. Chubs over here is happy with it too. And--bonus!--he didn't even drool on it too much. I need to whip out a few more to add to my new bow tie fox that is hanging out in the nursery these days. I picked him up on clearance at Target. Just couldn't pass it up. And I'm so glad I did. I've added a few natural wood touches to the room and really liking it. Maybe we will get a Nursery tour ... [Read More]
DIY Jack Skellington Kid’s Costume
I was so excited last year when my son asked to be Jack Skellington for Halloween. I knew it would be a fun challenge to create a costume for him, and I had such a good time doing it. Here he is in version one of the costume:So not the happiest looking kid there on the left, but the outfit looks pretty dang good, don't you think? We tried face paint for Jack's head the first time around (for a pre-Halloween party), and my son wasn't a huge fan. So I decided to take a different approach for trick or treating. After some pinterest research, I found this great hat that inspired me to quickly crochet up a new jack skellington head for my little man.See? Much happier! And so cute, I think. (Sorry about the quality of these photos... I was not in a blogging state of mind last year, ... [Read More]
Diamond Baby Quilt
My sweet and talented mother made this lovely quilt for my baby boy. Isn't it great? What I really love about the pattern she created is that it is completely made with half square triangles just like my herringbone quilts. She used the same technique I explain here to make her squares and then just arranged them in a different way. Her pattern is basically made up of four-square units that form an arrow shape:These are then twisted to face opposite directions. My mom chose to quilt a quarter inch around the outside and inside of these arrows to form a diamond shape.She started out with four inch squares that got down to little three inch squares after piecing the whole top.She chose a tonal navy blue fabric for the backing (which matches the nursery) and used a wide ... [Read More]
Men’s Shirt to Button Back Top
Guys. I sewed something.To wear.For ME to wear.This is kind of a break through. And then the even crazier part is that I took pictures of me wearing it and then put them here for you to see. I mean. That is just nuts. Have I mentioned that I just had a baby? True story.In fact, we should probably talk about that because that's really the whole reason I made this shirt in the first place. Having a baby is wonderful. Truly. I love my little boy so, so much.But the belly. It could go. Unfortunately, it's going to take a while to shrink down my mummy tummy, and in the meantime, I still have to go out in public occasionally and wear real clothes. And, folks, I am so over the maternity stuff.So, there I am looking at all the clothes in my closet that don't fit me with no ... [Read More]
Make a Simple Pleated Crib Skirt
Work on baby boy's nursery is progressing! Last week I sewed up some simple crib bedding. Have you made a crib sheet before? It is SO SO easy. You can whip one up in 30 minutes easy and make them in whatever fun fabrics or patterns your little heart desires. Check out Made's tutorial here. If you want a simple crib skirt to go with your simple crib sheet, lemme show you how to throw one together.Basically, you need five panels to make a crib skirt: the rectangular base of the crib skirt and one panel to drape off of each side. Start off by determining the dimensions of the five rectangles you need to cut.First, you will need to cut a piece of fabric for the base. This fabric will not be visible, so feel free to use some piece of fabric that has been sitting in your stash for years. ... [Read More]
Herringbone Quilts Part Two
This post contains affiliate links. If you click through and decide to make a purchase, I may make a small commission. Be sure to check out my first post on my herringbone quilts here.Guys. Making two twin-size quilts is a lot of work. A lot. Especially for newbie like me. But I think it was worth it. Check em:I just... Ah! I am SO happy with them. And I think their new owners are too.Yeah. I like that.And I like the being done part too. Because sometimes when I was wrestling those big guys around my little Singer I was thinking maybe I'd rather be doing something else. Just sometimes though.If you want to make your own, here are the yardages for one twin-size quilt:three yards each of the solid fabrics for your herringbone pattern (I used Kona ... [Read More]