Have you been Halloween stitching?
I've been having so much fun with it.
This is my newest pattern and it's free over at Thermoweb,
My kids have already played with it.
It's so fun to use as decor on a side table and can be played anytime during the season.
It only takes a few things to make this fun
As of lately, I've been getting urges to work on some handmade items that are filled with details! I don't know about you, but sometimes I don't want to create something large, but focus on a project that I can dedicate time to pack as much texture and details as possible. This brings to today's tutorial that I'm really excited to share, these Reverse Applique Flowers that just hit the mark for me creatively. Reverse Applique is the process of stitching fabric on top of each other, cutting the layer above to reveal ...
This is a challenge project from the Just Wanna Quilt Facebook group. We each got 2 packets of swatches from Free Spirit Fabrics, and the instructions were “make whatever you want”. I looked at these luscious colors, and decided I need some of that brightness and beauty in these hard times.
Casting around for ideas, I remembered a set of three little pieces I'd made back in the '80s that I'd also made with 2" multicolored squares. These were a color theory experiment. All have the same base with varied ideas for coloring the circle shapes. #1 is ...
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This is my newest art quilt - I didn't start out to make a topical quilt. I was just playing with some gorgeous swatches.
I have mentioned on this blog before how much I love challenge quilts. This challenge is another one from the Just Wanna Quilt facebook group. I looked at these luscious colors, and decided I need some of that brightness and beauty in these hard times. We each got 2 packets of swatches from Free Spirit Fabrics, and the instructions were “make whatever you want”.
My plan was to make two little quilt tops exactly the same ...
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