A Very Mini Tour
I sure do love this time of year, when the trees start blooming and the sun is shining so bright through the windows. I was in our store the other day and noticed how light and cheery it looked. Then I thought about all the people that shop with us online have no idea what the inside of our store looks like. So it's not much, but here are a few pictures of our little store in Belmont.
Here is the front portion of our store.
A few of the mini charms, these are Tapestry by Fig Tree.
Don't forget to check out our end of the bolt remnants, there are some real gems in there!
Hope you enjoyed the tiny tour, if we're lucky maybe you can visit us one day in person. Until then, we enjoy seeing you online!
Jenn
Fireworks Quilt
There are so many lovely quilts that I wish I had time to make, but let's be real... there's not enough time in the day to make every quilt that I want to. Lucky for me we longarm, so I'm fortunate enough to be able to live through other peoples quilts. Emily recently brought in her quilt she made for her mom's birthday. (Lucky mom!)
The pattern is Firecracker by Thimble Blossoms.
She used a balanced mix between Vintage Modern, Ruby and Marmalade.
The quilt turned out so nice and cheery, we quilted it with a feather design.
Now that I think about it, I'm not sure if it helps me seeing this beautiful quilt done or not, I now have a overwhelming urge to make one myself! Oh well for that theory...
Jenn
Bungle Jungle Baby Quilt
This is the third quilt I have made with the disappearing four patch pattern. I love this pattern; quick, easy and takes a handful of 10" x 10" squares (I used 12 colored and 12 white to make this nice toddler bed size).
I made this quilt for my neighbor who is having her second child, which they are naming Miles!
Bungle Jungle was the perfect line for baby Miles, his room has the most vibrant green walls! I know the blues, greens and grey's in this line will compliment his room perfectly.
I bought this cute Hippo embroidery design from Urban Threads, I put him smack on the back of the quilt so it wasn't so plain. Now, no matter which side they have showing will be cute!
I'm going to try to break my habit of using the disappearing four patch, time to try some other patterns... maybe...
Jenn
Baby Gift Label Tutorial
I made the cutest little baby gifts the other weekend from these labels and thought I would post a quick tutorial.
So here's what you need:
- 1 panel of labels (I used the Odds and Ends panel
- Heat and Bond (enough to fit your label)
- Item to applique your labels on (onsies, cloth diapers and a bibs are all great for these)
- Coordinating thread
Here are the adorable labels I used from the Odds and Ends line.
Start by cutting out which label you want to use.
Cut around the label so just the inner border is remaining.
Measure the label, cut the same size of Heat and Bond. Apply the Heat and Bond to the wrong side of the label by following the manufacturers directions.
Once the Heat and Bond is ironed on, trim all the excess Heat and Bond away so the label is clean around the edges.
Remove the Heat and Bond paper off the back, place on the item you want to appliqué. Press with the iron following Heat and Bond manufacturers directions.
Stitch around the edge of the label, I used a coordinating brown thread and a tight zig zag stitch.
Pull the tales to the back and knot.
And just like that you're done, baby gift ready to go! Hope you enjoy!
Jenn
The Love for Spring
Ombre Fabric
Granny Square Happiness
Have you noticed Granny Squares are everywhere in the quilting world? I definitely have noticed, and I've been dying to make a block or two. So go figure, I had some scraps left over from a previous quilt (if there is one thing I can tell you about myself, it's that I hate to see my fabric scraps go to waste and sit in a dark closet all by their lonesome). So I made a block, and really loved how it turned out. So I kept at it and made this small baby quilt for some friends of ours.
The line is Vintage Modern by Bonnie and Camille.
Here's a close up of the embroidery. Charlee Ann such a sweet name that I had to put it in a fun whimsical font.
One of my favorite features of this quilt is using different color strips for the binding, no two strips are the same giving it such a playful feel. (Also goes back the fact I avoid putting anything in my scrap basket!)
One last picture... I used floppy daisy as the quilting design with a white thread to not take away from the quilt. I thought with the bright colors in the fabric the design was perfect. I hope little Charlee enjoy's her new quilt!
Jenn