Issue 9 of Fat Quarterly comes out on Monday, April 30th....and I have a quilt pattern in it!
Here's a sneak peek of the quilt:
The title of this issue is Kids and it's full of fun projects to make for kids and to make with them. I have a subscription and love seeing familiar names and what everyone creates in every issue.
I love making lists - and crossing things off.
I have a long list for the craft fair and have a few items crossed off already.
Bookmarks:
(got the supplies on Etsy)
Key Fobs:
(again, supplies on Etsy)
Little wallets/card holders (tutorial coming in the next few days):
There's still a long list though so I'm hoping to get it all done - probably not...
I also crossed something off of my Pinterest to-do list that I have been wanting to try for a long time: pineapple flowers.
Not sure if they are worth the effort but they sure look pretty....
So I'm having lots of fun playing with my new phone/camera...
And if you follow me on Flickr or Twitter or Instagram (my name is oneshabbychickhawaii) - I'm sorry! I think you've seen most of these pictures already!
This quilt was from my first ever quilting bee - Common Threads.
I had just started blogging and Rebekah asked me if I wanted to join a bee. I was beyond excited. Little did I know I was joining up with a group of AMAZING quilters.
It's been more than two years ummm, apparently it's been 4 years!!!! since they all made these blocks for me but I decided I need to get it done and finally get a quilt made for our bed.
This quilt has gone through a couple transformations.
But I finally settled on a design I liked.
The only problem was I needed to make it a bit bigger for our bed and I used Amy Butler Belle for all the sashing and borders and it's out of print now...and super expensive! So I looked in my stash for something that went along with all the blue and found something.
I added some borders and laid it on our bed today - it still needs to be a bit wider. So I have to look for one more print to add to the sides and then I'm sending it off to Krista to quilt (well, after I get the back made).
Brr! by Laurie Wisbrun - I love this line - it's so gorgeous and Christmasy without being too Christmasy....does that make sense?
(the red/white floral print is not part of the line - I can't remember what it is - lol!)
I finished up the quilt top and back and am going to send it off to a long-arm quilter (hopefully Krista but I have to see if she's available).
I had plans to make a huge quilt - I started out using Katy's Constellation pattern from Fat Quarterly but I'm lazy and just managed the one star. So I added some borders using the squares I had already cut out and now it's a good size quilt (about 60" x 64").
The solid green matches perfectly with Laurie's fabrics (it's Kona Sour Apple) and I can't wait to snuggle under it at Christmas time.
The little polar bears are adorable! And the best part is....
Robert Kaufman sent a fat quarter bundle for me to give away too!!
Leave your name and let me know which of Laurie's fabric lines are your favorite - here's a link to her blog so you can see all her lines. She also has amazing fabric in her shop and a very cool book!
Brr! is set to hit stores in June but you can get your hands on it early if you win!! I love that!
OK giveaway will be open until next Friday, April 27th. Comments are now closed - thank you!
Lots of school...not too much sewing.
Which does not bode well for the craft fair in two weeks.
(Oh and for all you locals - the craft fair is at Lanikai Beach Park on May 5th, 9am-3pm)
But I have officially finished all my custom orders so now it's craft fair sewing from here on out.
I finished up a pillowcase to go along with the twin quilt today.
She sent me a picture of two bird pillows that she wanted translated into a pillowcase.
I used some pink varigated #12 Aurifil to zigzag around the edges - it's really thick so looks like handstitching - I like the result.
And I finished up a kindle cover and an iPad cover too.
And I got a new toy to play with - I lost my phone on Easter and got this as an early Mother's Day present. I LOVE it!
And the camera is great too!
This is my boy before we cut his hair today (it's been a long time coming - and he agreed. He's been having a hard time keeping it clean while it's so long. You should have seen how much sand was in his scalp!!!):
And after:
I also made a couple wreaths for a baby shower on Friday:
And I'm sewing up a little bunting/banner tomorrow too. Just need to add the letters tomorrow.
Bela took a few pictures with my camera this afternoon - this is what they've been doing pretty much every day when Daddy gets home:
eekk! I finished all three of them - yeah!!
One is a custom order that will soon be heading to Australia - have to finish a pillowcase first.
It's narrow and long (50" x 90") but she wanted it to fit her daughter's twin bed and I made it just a bit bigger to account for shrinkage once I wash it (which I'm a little nervous to do with all that white! Picking up color catchers for the first time tomorrow just to be safe).
The back is just plain white and I used a Bella solid for the first time - really love the feel - just a bit softer than Kona.
The center square is a mix of prints - and the same prints are all along the edge as well. Really a fun design and it sews up pretty fast.
This one was just me playing with scraps and making a few little blocks. Then I thought it would be fun to use a polka dot instead of a solid as the background color.
The FMF blue print was a fun way to frame it all and add a pop of color.
I backed it with a super soft AMH flannel - love those flannels!!
And this last one is my most recent...the herringbone in Summerlove by Pat Bravo.
Love the colors in this one - really wishing I had made it bigger to snuggle under but I have a few baby showers coming up so it may end up as a gift - if I can part with it!
The back is just a few of the Summerlove fabrics pieced together.
And while I was snapping photos, these two were skateboarding.
sigh - I love this man so much - sorry I can't help myself....
and this little one is the only one who will stay still and let me take her picture anymore....
I have 3 quilts right now that need binding.
Well, actually 2 now since I finished one last night.
Binding this one right now - my customer wanted white binding and there's a lot of white in the quilt too so I'm terrified I'm going to get it dirty somehow!!
And this one is next - I can't wait to finish it!
I also have a long list of things I want to get done for the craft fair on May 5th:
*button ponytail holders
*big button bookmarks
*more typewriter ipad covers
* little skirts
* camera/typewriter zip pouches
and I want to try some metal frame clutches too.
Not to mention all those quilts I have in-progress....lol!!
I wanted to mention that I have a Designer page over on Favecrafts.com. It was pretty funny trying to come up with something to write about myself.
And I'm also featured in an e-book that they recently released on Favequilts.com!
You can get it here - and it's FREE! Favequilts and Favecrafts have a TON of quilt ideas and crafty links - really great resources!
We had a great weekend.
I sewed all day on Saturday - got on a bit of a "I need to finish this quilt now" kinda thing.
*edited to add: The fabrics I used in this quilt are Summerlove by Pat Bravo and the Kona solids I used are white, cyan, pink, sand and papaya. *
And I finished it all except for the binding.
* I started off using this pattern but then wanted the blocks to be bigger so I used this tutorial for the rest and then just cut them to different widths.
Sunday we woke up EARLY (4:20 am) and went down to Waimea Bay for our church's Sunrise Service. We help in Children's Ministry so we had to be there at 5:45 (we got there before 5:30 - ha ha!). Then we cleaned up and had a water baptism and I had to leave in a hurry to make it to my soccer game at 11:00. Only thing is, in my hurry, I LOST my cell phone.
I lost it somewhere at a public beach - got a ride with my sister so I know it's not in my car (or hers) - I had a ton of people looking for it and we couldn't find it. No one called me from it either so I think it's truly gone...
Oh well, I switched my number over to another one I have for now and if no one returns it....I may get an iPhone - silver lining for sure!!
OK - on to the winner of the giveaway....
#20 (that's my soccer jersey number) - Emily V!
Congrats - I'll send you an email soon!
I also sewed up a few more zip pouches and added them to the shop. I'm doing a craft fair in a month and need to get in gear for that.
Hubby has a soccer game tonight in town so I'm off to get ready! Guess not, third child down with wheezing/asthma and oldest has a bad cold - I'm staying home I guess...boo!
No profound revelation just some things I've been thinking about.
I do hope I come across as an honest person on my blog - not fake or painting everything in cheery shades here.
(this is how I look most mornings)
I mean, I want my blog to be a happy place and I value my family's privacy so I don't post stuff like that here. But we still have life going on just like everyone else - I just don't choose to share much of it here.
I guess I'm just trying to say I'm a normal woman/mom - just like all of you. I struggle with juggling everything (which I fail at a lot), motherhood, LAUNDRY - ha ha!, insecurity, selfishness, jealousy and all the other things in life.
And no, nothing bad is happening - just wanted to make sure you all knew that just cause we live in Hawaii, life isn't perfect :-)
But I do have an amazing husband...who loves the Lord and his family.
And 4 great kids - who I thank God for everyday.
And a wonderful family (and extended church family) and the Lord - He gives me the strength I need each day.
I've just been thinking of our little blogland here that we sewers/quilters have.
And the opportunity to meet a bunch of online friends in October.
I also think we all need to be a little nicer to each other.
And maybe I'm talking to the wrong crowd here since none of you have ever left me an unkind comment (which I thank you all for since I might just close my blog down should I ever get one - ha ha).
But lately I've been reading things around blogland and Flickr and they are just a little harsh or demanding - can't we just be a little more polite and kind? There are people on the other side of that screen - with real feelings.
If you want to know where someone bought a certain pattern/tool/fabric - ask them politely....don't demand to know where they got it. If people ask me politely I am more than happy to tell them...if they demand it, it makes my insides cringe.
If you use someone else's quilt or idea as inspiration - credit them for it - it's not that hard to do.
Just cause you don't like a fabric or quilt - that doesn't give you the right to say nasty things about it...My philosophy is don't say anything and move along - you aren't going to like every fabric line or quilt - that's one of the things that makes us all so special - we are all unique.
Kindness gets you pretty far I think....
Sorry to go on a little rant - just been thinking about this stuff lately.
I also pulled out all my ufos today and let me tell you - it's not pretty!
Here's the list:
4 - Quilts that need to be quilted (may send one off - it's huge)
10 - Quilts in progress (various stages)
2 - Weekender bags (all cut out)
3 - Aprons (all cut out)
A ton of little dresses (fabric already cut) - not even sure if I know which pattern I used!!
A bunch of quilt blocks - trying to use some of them up in a few baby quilts right now.
Any of you have lots of ufos? I need to make myself a deal to work on an ufo (or two) before I start any new project!
I've talked about my friend Carly and her baby little boy Mason here before.
Carly recently opened up a cute shop on Etsy called Little Light Prints!
I thought it would be fun to have a little giveaway and so she's giving away a print to one of you - your choice!
So head on over to her shop and leave a comment telling me what your favorite print is.
I'll pick a winner on Monday, April 9th. Comments are now closed!
