hello Monday! so….if you are like me…Christmas sewing commences on Thanksgiving weekend… there is just something classic about red and white… I have had these older prints from 3 Sisters for sometime… I cut some 2.5 inch squares… and sewed them together…. I also cut a 1 inch piece of tiny red stripe to use […]
hello Monday! my project the other day…. super hero masks to go with the cape I made a couple of weeks ago… I used a tutorial that Ann Kelle had on her blog… can you guess which masks I am making?? getting ready to turn the masks right side out… the next step is to […]
hello Monday! if you are looking for the Firecrackers Quilt giveaway…click here since we are fast approaching the holidays…. I have been trying to get some Christmas sewing accomplished… which one do you like?? these runners are waiting to be quilted… one project is to make some additional advent calendars… I love mixing the red […]
hello and welcome to Fat Quarter Shop’s Firecrackers blog hop!! I am super excited to FINALLY share this quilt project with you! to get started… you will need the pattern, two jelly rolls, a 30 degree triangle ruler and some background… I decided to mix two lines..Hello Darling and Daysail by Bonnie and Camille the […]
hello Monday! every so often I receive a request to make a custom super hero cape… selecting fabrics is one of the most fun parts… this cape has a special ribbon in the corner… do you know what these colors stand for?? this time…I spelled out his name rather than just an initial…. the cape […]
hello Monday! today our Fall Quilt Market tour continues with some great inspiration at the Cotton and Steel booth… did you hear the news?? Cotton and Steel will have a guest designer…oh my! all the little touches… just amazing how simple designs done in certain fabrics really sing out! one of the wonderful aspects of […]
hello Monday! so do you know what happened this past weekend?? Fall Quilt Market in Houston… always look forward to these adventures!! finished sewing down the binding on my Spectrum mini at the airport… getting hang with my besties is a treat!! this year we had buttons made… and here we are heading into the […]
hello Monday! so…I just couldn’t resist…and my bestie is here for a visit… we pulled fabrics for the #billandjennysweddingquilt using Cosmos plus a bit of Blush and Bloom… we are using a pattern found in issue #2 of Quilts & Crafts Simply Moderne magazine…have you seen it?? it is lovely! I will admit that after […]
hello Monday! doesn’t this look like a wonderful, yummy pile of jelly roll strips?? do you know these fabric lines?? I have been sewing five strip sets… and finished!! ready to begin cutting… and switching gears… I finished cutting my triangles for the Spectrum mini… a sneaky peek… now I need to sew it together… […]
hello Monday! remember this photo from last week?? I decided to unroll the jelly rolls and begin playing with these fabric lines… there are some fun prints in these lines…but then again this is Bonnie and Camille fabric!! as I began sewing…I alternated the fabric lines… love how they mix…don’t you?? the next step in […]
