I haven't retreated from blogging~ although it probably seems that way. I don't know how I get so busy with things that time slips away, but I do. The weekend before last I was lucky enough to spend some of that ever-elusive time retreating with a few friends, we commandeered the craft room at a local camp, set up our sewing machines and got to work. The first flimsy finish is this three block
read moreEssex Linen seemed to be the fabric of the week in my sewing room over the last few days. First, I finished the last two blocks of my Summerhill quilt and then added linen sashings and borders...the colour is called Pepper. I like the texture of the linen surrounding my blocks. I am in the process of making a pieced border from more tiny pieces of Kona solids. I'm hoping to get the final two borders on this coming week.
Next, I made a pillow for an online Christmas bazaar. I had the three trees made already--they had ...
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Hello, friends, and happy Friday! I hope you had a wonderful week and are looking forward to a terrific weekend. Over the past few days I finally decorated with my fall quilts and décor. (I do still have one more quilt to add to the mix when it arrives home next week). So I hope […]
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Hello friends, and happy Thursday! I’ve been doing a little fall decorating here at home and just finished a couple of fun pillows to add to my décor. Today I’m sharing my Fall Pillow Pattern with Pumpkin, Leaves, & Star along with a scrappy patchwork pillow I made as a companion for the pumpkin pillow. […]
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read moreYesterday was my day to share on the Best of Moda Bake Shop Pillow Parade on Instagram, so today I thought I would share my finished pillow!
If you have the book, I made a pillow out of a single block featured in the quilt without additional sashing. I made the block using scraps left over from the original quilt and added in a solid green background fabric that coordinated with the prints in the collection.
I used some scrap batting and scrap white solid fabric to quilt the the block for the front of the pillow.
Hello, and happy Monday, friends. I hope you had a nice weekend. We were home and busy, but also had some time for relaxing. Today I’m sharing How to Make an Envelope Pillow Back. This is a fast and simple way to finish a pillow. Late last week I made a pillow that called for […]
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Hello friends. I hope you are doing well these days. I can’t tell you enough how much sewing and keeping up with my blog have kept a sense of normalcy in my days. I’m nearly finished with another of my new quilts and can’t wait to be able to share it with you. But today […]
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read moreHello! It’s Cindy reporting in from Ohio today. I know spring is just around the corner because Punxsutawney Phil said so!
Since spring will soon be here (because I have no reason to doubt Phil), I’ve been thinking about pillows for my front porch swing. Stop the press! Check out this cool panel I found!
But wait, there’s more! This porch pondering panel purchase includes two, yes two, different designs. Here’s the other one.
The panels are fairly large and will make pillows that are 18 inches or more, depending on how big I make the ...
Hello and happy Thursday! Have you heard about the Fat Quarter Shop Pillow Talk “Pillow Fight”? Basically this week is round 8 in a series of “Pillow Fights” in an effort to choose a favorite from a variety of designers and makers. Each week two different pillows are up for a vote, and this week […]
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Note: This post was originally published in January 2018 and updated in January 2020. Hello! Today I’m sharing a Valentines Pillow Tutorial. Here is the little story behind it. A couple of year’s ago I made a super cute Valentine’s pillow and wanted to make a companion pillow for it; however, things got really busy […]
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Today I’m joining Benartex for their 12 Days of Christmas – Quick Gift Project Hop with a new Celestial Snowflake Pillow Tutorial. This is a great project that will last until the snow melts! The pillow measures 18″ square and it’s reversible!
The star of this pillow is the fabric. I’m using four prints from the Celestial Lights collection by Amanda Murphy for Benartex. This fabric has a beautiful pearlescent sheen to it that sparkles like fresh snow.
What makes this pillow a quick last minute gift? The piecing and quilting is very simple and easy. I let ...
Another week, another release! It's been a crazy month here at AGF but we are excited to always keep showing what we've been working on the past couple of months. You might've heard of our collection Pine Lullaby before, and it's because we've created this collection in the past that was released in KNIT only! We really wanted it to create the perfect apparel option for kids, and it will be a great option to make the softest pillows and blankets too. Well a couple of months passed by and boy, did we get an ...
