Category Archives: Small quilted projects

Playing with Thread

April 13th, 2011

Today I decided to try something new: making fabric out of thread. Using a water soluble stabilizer. I had already done something similar before, but in the form of thread painting to make some pieces to appliqué onto a background. This time I wanted to see how it would work to make a larger piece [...]

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More on soft toys, whiffle balls, and jingle bells

February 13th, 2011

I got some really helpful feedback on my question about what to use to make a soft ball (or other toy) jingle.

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How do you make a soft toy jingle or rattle?

February 8th, 2011

My favorite, quick gift for a baby is a soft fabric ball. Quite often when I have odd fabric scraps left over, I cut them into the different shapes I need for a ball and collect them in a basket until I have enough to make a ball.

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Little House Tea Caddy

January 23rd, 2011

Jamie and I both have friends celebrating birthdays this week. So time had to be made this weekend for a little gift sewing.

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The cutest little gift envelopes you have ever seen!

December 16th, 2010

Ok, I’m biased. Because these little envelopes came to me as an *inspiration* a couple of weeks ago. I was going to make a couple of the hexagon shapes for stocking stuffers, and then started wondering what other shapes would look like. And, as usual, I had a hard time stopping.

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Quick and easy gifts to make from fabric collage

December 15th, 2010

Now that all my *big* gifts are finished, wrapped, and ready to go, I have been focusing on small, quick gifts. You never know… it’s always good to have a few on hand.

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Fabric GO Game: A Tutorial in 7 Easy Steps

December 8th, 2010

Jamie joined the GO club at school this year. (Smart kid… too much for my brain.) The friend who goes to GO club with her has a birthday today. So Jamie asked me to make her a mini, portable GO board for her. Don’t you just love it when your family appreciates what you do [...]

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Little snow globe patterns

December 1st, 2010

I’m still on a designing roll. And I know there isn’t much time for lengthy quilting projects this close to Christmas, but I think we can still squeeze some small ones in… I can’t help but think how much fun it is to decorate the house with small, whimsical decorations.

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Thirty Fun Stocking Stuffers

November 22nd, 2010

My icon for today is a little Japanese girl, who apparently seems to be juggling. What can that have to do with stocking stuffers? Quite a bit, actually, because this little girl is playing  Otedama, a traditional Japanese juggling game. And one of my suggestions for a stocking stuffer is precisely some of the ojami [...]

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Computer issues!

November 16th, 2010

You’ve heard the expression… “Every cloud has a silver lining.” So that’s my motto for the day!

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