Hot Pads... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Hot Pads

I learned a new method to create hot pads

that does not require a binding

or a hole that you need to stitch closed...

They also used up scrap fabrics...

I am bundling them in two

and wrapping them up for gift giving...

I will leave a link at the bottom

so you can check out the tutorial and pattern...

These fabrics are leftover from a

quilt I made last year...

I was also able to utilize all those

batting scraps that seem to pile up...

We have been weaning calves the

last month so I don't ...

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Heart Brooches.....In Progress from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

In between weaning calves

I continue to stitch the

Heart Brooches

A few minutes here...

a few minutes there...

I am making progress on finishing up

the crazy quilt heart brooches.

The table is set for FUN !

Once the crazy quilt squares are done,

it is time to add the trims...

I made 2 dozen of these squares,

now it is time to turn them into

Heart Brooches...

Pink and Red Heart Brooches...

I think adding the trims is my favorite

part of the process...

A few Close-Up images:

How FUN are the tiny buttons...

Lots more to do,

but ...

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Heart Brooches....Progress from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Heart Brooches

I received a heart brooch years ago and

wore it pinned to my jackets for several years,

I loved it...

I pulled out my scrap bin and sorted red and pink

fabric scraps. I stitched them down to small

squares of batting...

It was great FUN and I couldn't stop making

those crazy quilted squares...

I made 2 dozen of them in pink and red

I made a heart template

cut out from a manila folder

and traced the heart shape onto the squares...

I stitched small trims by machine

and fabric flowers by hand

on top ...

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Vintage Quilt Blocks... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I found these vintage

Grandmothers Flower Garden Blocks

in an antique mall 20 years ago...

The fabrics are

Depression Era 30's and 40's...

I found them in an antique mall

They are all cut and pieced by hand...

There are only ten quilt blocks...

They are traditional with the yellow center,

solid fabric surrounding the center,

followed by a floral outer border...

They are lovely...

It is time to get them out of storage and

put them out where they can be enjoyed...

I cut a square of thin batting and

a square of backing fabric...

I layered ...

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Project Bag... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Project Bags for Quilters

I love this pattern !

I have made 10 of these bags and

plan to make lots more...

This is the back of the bag.

There is foam in between the fabric

and it is quilted in a grid pattern...

The quilting shows up better on the

green lining fabric...

I have the vinyl cut for the front of the bag...

I have the zipper pieces all ready to stitch...

Just need to stitch the

front of the bag together...

Here it is bound with the handle attached.

Quilters Project Bag

20 x 20 inches

I have ...

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Mini Card Wallets... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

The holiday workshop is in full swing...

I am making Mini Card Wallets...

with SNAPS !

I pawed through the fabric cupboards and

found lots of FUN dotty fabrics...

I am lining the wallets with

Shape Flex Fusible Stabilizer...

Shape Flex SF101

I love this interfacing...

It is so nice to work with and gives your

projects so much body with no stiffness at all.

These wallets require one piece of fabric

and one piece of stabilizer

and one snap...

I am sewing assembly line style...

The wallets are all prepped and ready

to sew together.

It just takes a few ...

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Zip Cases... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Santa's Workshop is in full swing !

I am making zip cases...

Great gift for the guys...

Shave Cream, razors, toothbrush & paste

Perfect opportunity for pulling out

all the great wild life fabrics in the cupboard...

We have a John Deere fan in our family...

this is perfect for him

These zip cases are so roomy.

I lined them with fusible foam

to help them keep their shape...

This was a fat quarter size scrap I had leftover

from a previous project...

it worked great for this zip case !

Just had to show you both sides of this case...

Side ...

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Pumpkin Placemats & Cattle... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Farmhouse Pumpkin Placemats

When I saw the pattern for these

pumpkin placemats,

I had just the fabric...

I keep a few yards of black & white plaid fabric

in the cupboard for bindings...

These went together quickly...

Lots of FUN to create !

They are a gift and already out the door !

You can find the pattern here:

Spoonful of Sugar

Farmhouse Pumpkin Placemats

Pattern

We have been feeding cattle for

a few weeks now...

Seems like we just baled up this hay in June...

The cows know the sound of our pick ups

and meet us at the feeding grounds...

Everybody ...

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Flowers & Spider Webs... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Saying Good Bye to Summer...

It is time to clean out the flower beds...

Dinner Plate Dahlias...

The rain is back and everything is getting soggy !

We have two seasons here in Western Oregon...

Wet and Dry

While feeding cows this morning,

spider webs caught my eye...

They show up so well when they

are back lit as the sun rises...

The spiders have been busy...

These are GIANT webs...

There are giant spiders in the center

of the webs...

Good Bye Summer...

Hello Autumn

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Pumpkins... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

It's the first day of Autumn...

time to make some pumpkins

I pulled some fabrics and made strip sets,

sandwiched them together with insulbrite

and cotton batting...

If you look close you can see

curved machine quilting lines...

Back view shows the machine quilting...

Using a template, I cut out a pumpkin shape...

Back View...

All ready for a binding

I made a few for gift giving...

The bindings are done...

Found a green fabric for pumpkin stems...

I layered these with batting

and stitched them into stems...

The first stem is on the pumpkin...

These quilted pumpkins can ...

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Introducing…..Cheeto’s World! from Quilting with Kimberly

Cheeto says, it’s finally time to share the news!

Cheeto and I are sew excited to announce my newest print line of fabrics from Benartex called Cheeto’s World! I’ve been working on this line for months and since it will finally be arriving in shops in a few weeks, I thought you might like to see more about this bold, bright, beautiful line of focus prints and eye-catching blenders: all Cheeto approved, of course!

This new line is all about our sew-special kitty, Cheeto, and his buddies. We have three rescue cats besides Cheeto including Toby, Remy ...

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Surprise... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

The Cowboy SURPRISED me with a new

sewing machine...

Bernina 440 Quilters Edition

This machine was made in 2007...

It is just like NEW...

only 32 hours on the machine...

how wild is that !

2007 was the 75 year Anniversary of Bernina

I love the large, white extension table...

I also like the sliding speed control

and the blue on/off button...

I played with the BSR foot and

even though I have been free motion quilting

for over 30 years I actually liked it !

It came with a dozen feet and most of them

are my favorites...

I have ...

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Clothesline Rope... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am inspired to have a play with some

clothesline rope...

It's been awhile but it is coming back to me...

I use an open-toe applique foot so I can see

the rope while I am zig zagging back and forth.

I decided to make a placemat first...

It was so much fun...I made another one !

Next I made a medium sized bowl...

forgot how much fun it is to play with rope !

I made 4 placemats and 4 coasters...

I couldn't resist making a small bowl too...

On the bottom right is a trivet to set ...

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A very sentimental, special quilt from Quilting with Kimberly

The quilt I’m sharing with you isn’t mine. It belongs to my sister-in-law, and I didn’t even know it existed until I happened to see her using it just this past Christmas. When I saw it, my heart nearly stopped; I asked her a thousand questions, and she told me it was one of two quilts gifted to her parents by the ladies of the church. But other than that, she didn’t really remember the back story about this exceptional quilt.

To give you a little background, I grew up in a small town, Canal Fulton ...

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Bunny and Carrot Quilt Block from Expect Moore

This darling little bunny quilt block is so cute with its carrot! A great bunny quilt block for easter, spring, or a

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Free Fancy Drink Quilt Block from Expect Moore

Today I’m sharing this fun fancy drink quilt block. When I think of fancy drinks, I think of drinks in fun glasses

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