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Deco Foil Sizzix Snowflake Pillow

January 19, 2016 by Amanda Leave a Comment

Merry Christmas! I can’t believe how fast December flew by! I still have a stack of projects I was hoping to get to! There is still time to whip up this quick snowflake pillow before Christmas. I used 3 different Sizzix snowflake dies and Deco Foil in Silver and Gold – just like the song!

Gather your supplies and let’s get started!

The Hot Melt Sheets are what allow the Deco Foil to adhere to the fabric. Cut the Hot Melt Sheets the size of the Siizix die.

Use only one layer of the Hot Melt Sheets at a time. I tried cutting multiple and it cuts great but the hot melt sheets end up sticking together.

Cut (2) squares the size of your pillow. I always use 20″ pillow so I can swap pillow covers out in a jiffy. I used a heavy natural muslin. Mine is cut 20″ square. Have your cat help you position the snowflakes randomly all over the pillow front. You can also position in three rows for a linear look. Once you have the snowflakes placed just so, press them into place using a medium-hot dry iron. Let cool completely.

Don’t peel the backing paper off all the snowflakes at once. Begin in the center and peel off as you add foil to protect the adhesive from the iron. Peel off the center snowflake’s paper and place a piece of Deco Foil over. Place the pressing sheet (it comes with the Hot Melt Sheets) over the foil. USING A MEDIUM HEAT DRY IRON press for about 20 seconds. I found that if my iron was set on the cotton/linen setting it would scorch the foil. If this is your first time, test this on a piece of scrap fabric to make sure it works. Once you’ve pressed the foil let it cool completely.

Once the foil has cooled, gently peel away the foil sheet. It will leave a perfect snowflake! Continue this process.

Be mindful not to touch the iron to the completed snowflakes.

They are so shiny and pretty!! Once all the snowflakes are finished you can turn it into a pillow! I always put a zipper in my pillow back. I also added some decorative fringe. For more instructions on how to finish the pillow, you can check out this tutorial.

I love how this pillow looks in my sparkly living room! Supplies:

2/3 yard heavy muslin for pillow

Sizzix Snowflake Dies

Therm O Web Hot Melt Sheets

Therm O Web Deco Foil in silver and gold

2.5 yards decorative fringe

22″ zipper, optional

Filed Under: Christmas, FEATURED, Heat n Bond, pillow, sizzix, Therm O Web

Valentine Tote Bag

January 18, 2016 by Amanda Leave a Comment

I am so in love with Milk Sugar Flower fabric from Penny Rose for Valentine’s Day! It just screams vintage valentine! I thought Sally needed a cute tote bag to carry her valentines in when she has her Valentine Party! This tote bag is the perfect size for so many things! Library books, piano books, car trips, stuffed animals, and dolls! Sally will be using it as her piano book bag when Valentine’s Day is over. The bag gets its stability from Therm o Web Fusible Medium Weight Stabilizer. You can totally sew it in an hour! Yippee!!

I have to pay her to model you know 🙂

Note: The seam allowances very as noted in the directions

Supplies for project:

1/3 yard main fabric

1/4 yard white accent

1/3 yard blue accent & handles

1/3 yard lining

HeatnBond® Lite Fusible Adhesive

2 yards HeatnBond® medium weight fusible stabilizer

Cut the following:

White (2) 4.5″ x 16″ accent strip main bag

Blue (2) 2″ x 16″ accent strip main bag

Pink (2) 10.5″ x 16″ main bag

Blue handles 6″ x WOF

Lining (2) 16″ squares

Sew the strips together in that order using 1/4″ seam allowances. You should have (2) 16″ squares for the outer bag.

Draw a heart on the Heat n Bond® Lite and iron it to the wrong side of the red fabric.

Cut around the heart and peel off the backing paper. Position the heart as pictured above. Make sure to leave plenty of room for the bag bottom. Press into place and top stitch around the heart.

Cut the HeatnBond® Interfacing/stabilizer into (4) 16″ squares.

Cut the lining pieces (2) 16″ squares.

Fuse the HeatnBond® interfacing onto the wrong side of both the outer bag pieces and both of the lining pieces.

Match both outer bag pieces right sides together and pin all the way around. Do the same for the lining pieces. Sew around the sides and the bottom using 1/2″ seam. Leave a 3″ opening (for turning) on one of the sides of the lining.

Cut a 2″ square notch out of the bottom corners of the outer bag and the lining.

Open the notch and match the side seam and the bottom seam. Pin. Do this to each of the notched corners.

Sew along this edge using 1/4″ seam.

It’s starting to look like a bag!

Press the 6″ handle strip in half lengthwise, then fold the edges into the center, the handle strip should be pressed into equal sections of four.

Press the handles and top stitch along both long sides. Trim off selvage. Cut the handle strip in half creating 2 handles.

Turn the outer bag right side out and pin the handles into place. Measure 3.5″ from the side of the bag to position the handle. Baste the edge of each handle 1/8″ from the edge.

Place the right side out outer bag inside the inside out lining (that wasn’t confusing at all!) The above picture is how it should look. Essentially the lining and the outer bag are right sides together. Match the side seams. Pin all the way around the bag. Sew 1/4″ along the edge all the way around the bag. Turn the bag right side out through the opening of the lining. Top stitch the opening closed. Press the lining of the bag so you can’t see any lining on the front of the bag. Top stitch 1/8″ seam all the way around the top of the bag.

I love how it turned out and so does Sally! It just screams Sweet Valentine!

Time to get working on our valentines!

Filed Under: bags, FEATURED, Heat n Bond, Penny Rose Fabrics, Therm O Web, tutorial, Valentine's Day

Noel Mini Quilt

December 17, 2015 by Amanda 1 Comment

Hello, my name is Amanda and I am addicted to gingerbread cookies and Christmas sewing! I love this time of year!!! It’s so happy and magical and joyful! I can’t stop listening to Christmas music, baking cookies, or sewing with this Little Joys Fabric from Penny Rose! I created this little quilt pattern using Therm o Web’s EZ print sheets. All you have to do is print the applique pieces from your computer and you’re already on your way to making this quilt!

Mufasa was very helpful in the creation of this quilt as you can see.The pattern is over on the Therm O Web blog today! Hop on over to download the pattern and get the cutting instructions!!

This quilt is perfect to hang on a wall, put on a table, or give as a gift to someone special.

Because most of this quilt is applique, I didn’t want the applique pieces to puff out from the quilt so I quilted over the entire top.

Merry Christmas!!

Filed Under: Christmas, FEATURED, Heat n Bond, Penny Rose Fabrics, Therm O Web

12 Days of Meow-y Christmas {Day 1}

December 1, 2015 by Amanda 1 Comment

Hi, my name is Amanda and I am a crazy cat lady – there I said it!! There is something about Christmas and cats that it so much fun! Whether the cat is climbing the tree and batting ornaments around the house, clawing at the wrapping paper on the gifts, or drinking the milk for Santa, Christmas and Cats were made to go together! Each day December 1-12 we will have a Christmas Cat themed project for you to make! I say “we” because I have teamed up with some talented ladies for some feline fun! Tina from @emilyannskloset, Melissa from the Polka Dot Chair, Bev from Flamingo Toes, Tasha from a Little Sweetness, Kerri from Sew Dearly Loved, and Lucy from Lucy Blaire Handmade will be joining in the festivities!

Today I am showing you how to make these vintage inspired cat ornaments. I LOVE vintage prints especially if they involve cats. Let’s get started!

Supplies

Sizzix Mitten Die

Small Ric Rac

White fabric

Tinsel

Felt, 2 colors

Heat n Bond EZ Print Transfer Sheets

Spray n Bond

Ribbon

Bakers Twine

Begin by printing the cat images (click here to download) in REVERSE onto the Transfer Sheets.

Roughly cut out the image and place it face down onto white cotton fabric.

Place the pressing sheet over the image and press with a hot, dry iron for 20 seconds. (Read the instructions from the manufacturer just to be safe). Let cool completely and then peel off the backing paper. Cut out with scissors.

Mufasa my Kitty Helper was sleeping on the job!!! For the mittens, die cut the felt using the Sizzix mitten die.

You can die cut up to 4 at a time. You will need (2) mittens and (2) mitten tops per ornament.

Using Spray n Bond, spray the back of the kitty image and position on the top of one of the mittens. Spray the back of the small ric rac also, and position it around the kitty image. Start and stop the Ric Rac at the top of the image. The Spray n Bond keeps all the pieces firmly set so they don’t move during sewing. Sew on top of the ric rac.

Using the basting spray, spray the wrong side of one of the mittens and stick the 2 mittens together. Choose a decorative stitch and sew around the mitten. Start and stop at the top.

Spray the (2) white mitten tops with basting spray and position them on opposite sides of the mitten. Top stitch around the mitten top in white thread. Cut a piece of narrow tinsel by the yard and zig zag it along the mitten cuff.

Thread a piece of baking twine on a needle and add a loop at the top of the mitten. Hot glue a little bow at the top of the ric rac.

Hang on your vintage tree!!! These are so fun and easy to make! They would be purrrrfect tied on top of a gift, tied on a plate of cookies, or simply tucked into a Christmas card 🙂

Filed Under: Christmas, FEATURED, Heat n Bond, Meowy Christmas, sizzix, Therm O Web

Patchwork Acorns

November 10, 2015 by Amanda Leave a Comment

I’m sharing my Patchwork Acorn Potholder tutorial over on the Therm O Web Blog. You can download the pattern and read the instructions!!

These are cute to use as potholders or as decorations in the kitchen! I used a kitchen towel for the backing and the inside is fusible fleece.

I also used the same pattern for the acorn and appliqued it onto burlap for a quick fall pillow!

To make the pillow, use spray an bond basting spray to hold the acorn in place. Top stitch a few times around the acorn. Then sew a 1″ seam all the way around the pillow leaving an opening for stuffing. Stuff, then sew closed. Fray the edges of the burlap as desired.

Filed Under: appliqué, fall, FEATURED, Heat n Bond, Therm O Web

Sizzix Quilted Deco Foil Pumpkin Pillow

October 28, 2015 by Amanda Leave a Comment

I am in love with gold polka dot pumpkins! I created a smaller version of this pillow on the Therm O Web blog. This version is a 20″ pillow and it’s actually quilted! Have you used Deco Foils before? They are a great way to add a little pop and pizzaz to a project. To get perfect polka dots I used my Sizzix Fabi and a circle die. Of course I needed a little help from Mufasa who is totally obsessed with the Sizzix Fabi!

Using the Fabi you can cut circles in a snap! I used the Therm O Web Hot Melt Sheets and die cut them.

Draw a pumpkin on a white piece of fabric using a disappearing ink pen. Position the circles all over the pumpkin including partially off the edge of the pumpkin. You can use this pumpkin pattern, I enlarged it a bit so it fit the 20″ pillow. Press using medium heat. Let cool completely. Peel off papers.Cut the Deco Foil into squares that are slightly larger than the circles. Place on top of each hot melt circle. Cover with a pressing paper and press for about 15-25 seconds using medium heat. If I use the highest heat setting it singes the foil.

Let cool completely.

Carefully peel off excess foil leaving gold circles! Yes! It’s magical!!!

Cut the pumpkin out. Cut the stem out.

Cut (2) natural linen/cotton squares for the pillow. Using Spray n Bond basting spray, adhere the pumpkin and stem to the square.

Using more basting spray, baste the square onto a piece of batting.

Sew around the stem and the pumpking 3 times in dark brown thread. Add some swirly vines. Then have some fun with the quilting! I added detail to the pumpkin. I also quilted wavy lines in the background. I really like how it turned out.

To finish the pumpkin, add a zipper in the back 20″ square. Baste in trim, and sew the pillow using 1/2″ seams.

Mufasa needs to be a Sizzix model 🙂

Filed Under: FEATURED, Halloween, Heat n Bond, pillow, sizzix, Therm O Web

All Hallow’s Eve Wall Quilt featuring Penny Rose Fabrics

October 21, 2015 by Amanda 2 Comments

It’s finally feeling like fall here in Southern California! Yippee!!!!! I love decorating for Halloween and I totally needed a new spooky wall hanging in my living room. I like to decorate with spooky neutrals in my living room/dining room. The family room and kitchen get a brighter treatment 🙂 When I saw the huge variety of neutrals and gray/blacks from Penny Rose Fabrics I knew exactly what I wanted to make! I love that this is more subtle Halloween and not so obvious. I hope you love it too! You can download the details of the pattern HERE.

Quilt measures 42″ square.

Most of the black/gray fabrics are from the Civil War Times fabric line. I love the variety! The rest of the fabrics are from Penny Rose Classics.

Here is the finished quilt hanging above the piano. I’m a little giddy right now 🙂

I first made the background by sewing 5″ squares together in 7 rows of 7. Then the applique comes next. You could totally add ghosts and bats, I wanted to keep it simple.

The moon is made by tracing a pie plate.

Here is a little close up of the quilting, with Mufasa’s permission 🙂 I love striped binding cut on the bias – it’s my absolute FAVORITE!!!! The backing is from Penny Rose’s mensware line – I love houndstooth!!!Ok, so this is totally my new favorite Halloween Quilt!

Filed Under: FEATURED, Halloween, Heat n Bond, Penny Rose Fabrics, quilt

Happy Haunting Halloween Quilt

October 5, 2015 by Amanda 2 Comments

Isn’t Halloween the best time of year for quilting? I get so excited over orange and black and cats and bats! I can’t have enough quilts! I am so in love with this line from Deena Rutter called Happy Haunting by Riley Blake Designs. It is everything Halloween should be!

This quilt sews together fast and YOU get to pick the layout of each block.

This quilt is also best put together with a friend. Tina from @emilyannskloset and I got together this summer for a Coast to Coast Kitty Quilter Retreat where we sewed about 15 hours each day for 4 days!

Let’s get started!

Finished Quilt 55″ x 55″

Supplies:

fat quarters or quarter yard cuts of Halloween prints

1 yard sashing

3/4 yard outer boarder

fat quarters for applique

1/3 yard for background blocks for applique

Heat n Bond Lite or Heat n Bond Lite EZ Print Sheets

Applique pattern, click HERE

1/2 yard binding

3 yards backing

FOR THE BLOCKS

Begin by cutting the fabric into the following categories:

2.5″ squares

2.5″ x 4.5″ rectangles

4.5″ squares

4.5″ x 8.5″ rectangles

just keep cutting from a variety of fabrics until you have a sizable amount.

Now the fun begins – don’t lay it out! Just be totally random! The goal here is to create 8.5″ blocks by using a combination of 4 patches, strip sets, and larger rectangles. Below are a few examples, the combinations are endless! Just be creative!

Each time we finished a block we hung it up on a clothes line and said “No, THIS is the cutest block!”

For the finished quilt you will need 20 total pieced blocks and 5 applique blocks. We even made a block that was all 2.5″ squares!

APPLIQUE

For the applique background squares, cut (5) 8.5″ white squares. Trace the applique onto heat n bond lite or use the Heat n Bond EZ print sheets. Iron the heat n bond to the wrong side of the fabrics and cut out the shapes. Peel off the backing paper then press in place on the white squares. The spiders have ric rac stitched onto the block and the legs are stitched with black thread. Top stitch around each image.

Once all the blocks are finished it’s time to sash. I love that Tina choose black and white gingham to sash her quilt – it gives it a cozy country look!

FOR THE SASHING

Cut (20) 2″ x 8.5″ strips

you will need to piece the next sashing strips to give you the following measurements

(6) 2″ x 46.5″ strips for the horizontal rows

(2) 2″x 49.5 strips for the sides

Sew the 8.5″ sashing strips in between the blocks forming horizontal rows. Then add the horizontal strips along the top, middle rows, and bottom. Press. Finish by adding the 2 side strips.

OUTER BOARDER
After sashing add the outer boarder. I don’t measure at this point – do you? Cut (6) 3.5″ x WOF strips for the outer boarder. You will need to sew them together end to end to have enough length. Sew the side strips on, square up, press and then sew the top and bottom strips on.

I had my friend use her long arm quilter to sew swirls all over the quilt, even through the applique. I LOVE it! I am totally in love with this quilt. I cut the striped fabric on the bias for the binding. Striped binding is my absolute FAVORITE!!!! I had such a wonderful time putting this quilt together with my friend Tina. Isn’t it fun to sew with friends and family!!!

Filed Under: FEATURED, Halloween, Heat n Bond, patterns, quilt, Riley Blake, Therm O Web

Caturday Sew Along October

October 3, 2015 by Amanda Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Caturday Sew Along! I love cats and sewing!!! I know a lot of you love sewing with your fur babies too! Each month I will post a cat themed quilting project that we can sew together. Post your progress on Instagram and tag it with #caturdaysewalong. For October choose any variation of these three projects that use a cat silhouette and SPOOKY applique. Click the links for the patterns.

This Spooky mini quilt measures 20″ square and uses 2.5″ squares to complete. It’s such a fun way to use up those Halloween scraps you’ve been saving!! Click HERE for the tutorial.

This larger version measures 44″ x 60″ and it uses 5″ charm squares for the center. It’s my favorite Halloween quilt. Click HERE for the tutorial.

If you find yourself pressed for time but still want to sew something SPOOKY, try this quick pillow tutorial! Click HERE

Filed Under: appliqué, cat, caturday sew along, FEATURED, Halloween, Heat n Bond

Spooky Mini Quilt

September 30, 2015 by Amanda 2 Comments

I love Spooky Sewing! Halloween is such a fun time of year and the fabrics are so amazing! This mini quilt pattern is inspired from a larger pattern I created. You can find the pattern for the large version on the Riley Blake Designs website. The fabrics are from last years and this years Riley Blake Designs Halloween fabrics. They are purrrrfect for Halloween!Supplies:

scraps of Halloween prints

fat quarter or equivalent for applique

2/3 yard for backing

1/4 yard for binding

batting

Heat n Bond Lite EZ print sheets

This small version measures about 20″ square. It would make a great pillow too! Begin by rummaging through all your scraps and cut 2.5″ squares. You need 100 total. There are 10 rows of 10. I did mine totally random. I just grabbed 2 fabrics and sewed them together.

I paired all the fabrics then sewed those pairs with other pairs, leaving 10 pairs out. Once you sew the 2 sets of 2, you have strips with 4 squares. Pair those up to give you 10 sets of 8 squares. Then add the reserved pairs to the ends. This was the fastest way I found. I lined up the rows the best I could. I tried to avoid having 2 like fabrics touching. Press all seams.

To add the cat applique, click HERE for the cat and HERE for the Spooky. Print them in reverse. I like to use Heat n Bond EZ print sheets – no tracing!!! Once you’ve got your applique ready, iron it into place and stitch around it with black thread.

All that’s left is the quilting! I quilted orange swirls.

Add the binding and its done! This might take a while if your cat decides to have a nap on it!!! I love it so much!!!!

Filed Under: appliqué, cat, FEATURED, Halloween, Heat n Bond, Riley Blake, Therm O Web

Deco Foil Sizzix Snowflake Pillow

Valentine Tote Bag

Noel Mini Quilt

12 Days of Meow-y Christmas {Day 1}

Patchwork Acorns

Sizzix Quilted Deco Foil Pumpkin Pillow

All Hallow’s Eve Wall Quilt featuring Penny Rose Fabrics

Happy Haunting Halloween Quilt

Caturday Sew Along October

Spooky Mini Quilt

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