Tangram Book - Fun project!

A very organized little four year-old had a birthday this week.  This adorable girl has always loved to organize her toys and more recently her clothes.  I wanted to make something for her birthday and I remembered a tutorial I had pinned from Sew Mama Sew.  A Tangram Book!  I had so much fun making this book and even more, the shapes. It came together so quickly, and gave me justification for keeping all of these fabric scraps!

Dress Pattern Quilt Finished

I (finally!) finished quilting the dress pattern quilt that I have been slowly hand-quilting for more than a year.  It measures roughly 50" x 60".  My favorite fabrics are the center squares which feature vintage dress patterns and the small yellow print which features red, green and yellow dress shoes!  I have someone very special in mind for this quilt and I hope she loves it!


I bought the fabric back in 2003 and cannot remember who to credit for on the fabric.  Pattern "Frosty Squares" by Karen DuMont featured in Quick Quilts Winter 2010 issue.  Please forgive me for the apartment balcony photos, they're not the prettiest.

The envelope, please

Just before Thanksgiving I finished the NYC Subway quilt inspired by Oh Fransson's Tokyo Subway Quilt (here).  

I was so excited to share it with all of the family.  In the past we have drawn names for Christmas, but this year we decided to do something different.   We held a drawing, each family had their name put in a paper which was folded and placed into a piece of paper.  When Justus drew the name, we are all pleasantly surprised to learn that my father-in-law, Paul won!

I Can Choose the Right

The 2012 theme for Primary is "Choose the Right."  In preparation for the theme I choose to make a mirror that the children can see themselves in and say "I can choose the right."  Here are the pictures documenting the process:

 First find an inexpensive frame

 Tape off edges and cut out a shape using contact paper (i.e. CTR shield)

 Spray mirror with frosting spray paint (bought at Lowes)

Let frosting paint dry for recommended period of time.  Remove contact paper.  Ooo and ahhh over the simplicity of the process.

I'll present this in January to the Primary.  I'm super excited, but I kind of doubt the kids will be as excited.

Gathered Clutch Project

Sewing for me is therapeutic and makes me happy. This morning I had a smile on my face as I made this cute gathered clutch today as a Christmas present. I got the idea from the blog "Sew Mama Sew," which lead me to a tutorial on a blog called "Noodlehead." See the gathered clutch tutorial at this link: http://noodleheads.blogspot.com/2010/04/gathered-clutch-tutorial.html My clutch doesn't look as good as the sample, but I have to admit it was my first time sewing a zipper. It was really easy and wanted to pass the idea along!

Lisa's Purse

From end to beginning... Amy Butler fabric with a light blue liner






For Christmas I decided to be adventurous and make my sister a purse with some adorable Amy Butler fabric. I took pictures to document my adventures :)