Here's a little project I can finally share! It took nearly a month to reach my sister in Germany and I wanted to wait until she got it before I spoiled the surprise! My sister LOVES London, and when I found this fabric I knew that I had to use it to make something for her. I used my Floral Clutch Pattern and just added the little corner pieces from some red upholstery vinyl scraps I had. Super easy modification! I'm really pleased with how it turned out but my favorite part is probably this little charm that I found to use as a zipper pull: … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2012
DIY Shower Curtain and Blind Hems
Today I'm going to help you learn how to use a Blind Hem Stitch while we make a shower curtain! It's actually pretty easy! Our second bathroom has been a little sad since we moved. It's had nothing done to it and is not up to my colorful standard! Definitely time for a makeover. I knew that I wanted to work off of these coral vases I already had, and I wanted a travel/world theme. After searching for months I found the perfect fabric to make the shower curtain with! This wonderful Alexander Henry print, Zhivago, from Fabric Worm. Isn't it delicious? Teal, Yellow, Red, Coral, and Aqua gorgeousness! Let's get started! … [Read more...]
Lifetime Learning
I love to learn new things! I figured I'd post about a few of the things I learned this week: - After getting an oil change and having them tell me that I needed new air filters in my car, for a "great" price of $70 I declined and figured I'd do it myself. (They were pretty dirty so I figured that was a legitimate thing that needed to be done.) The parts were a little under $30. 15-20 minutes later, with a bit of help from Google and YouTube I had two new filters! (Most annoying thing was that they tried to convince me I needed new windshield wipers. What they didn't know was that I'd just switched them out two weeks prior.) Oil … [Read more...]
Quilt Market 2012 Recap
Whew! Finally back from my trip to Houston! I was hoping that things might slow down just a tad but it's not looking like it will! But... that's a good thing! We've had such a good response to the projects I designed for the Windham Fabrics booth to showcase the Hello Gorgeous line designed by Melissa Ybarra/Iza Pearl Design that I'll be working on getting the patterns ready for mass production! (The beautiful quilt I showed you will be released, just not right away. A magazine has expressed an interest in publishing it. :) I'll pass along information when I get it!) Market was super fun! I met lots of fabulous people, saw inspiring … [Read more...]