Stitching Sunshine Blog Hop Sign Ups

Are you ready for a little sunshine? We have all been through the wringer lately.

We will be celebrating sunshine and the color yellow in June

with a blog hop.

What is a Blog Hop?

It's like a "show and tell" online.

Our blog hops feature sewing and quilting and are like joining a quilt guild without leaving home.  Once the theme (challenge) is presented we set to work sewing.

We inspire each other with projects, tutorials, or patterns.

Stitching Sunshine Blog Hop

I have been craving a little sunshine in my life.

Something happy and fun.

No more cloudy days and blah.

SO

Let's stitch something up with the color yellow or with a little sunshine. 

 It doesn't have to be a quilt, by the way.

Let's celebrate getting out of the doldrums and make some bright happy projects.

It doesn't have to be only yellow or only sunshine.

Make it with any other colors, just have some yellow.

Anything will do.  It's your interpretation of
Stitching Sunshine!

The blog hop rules:  

sorry, there has to be a little organization...

Post your project on your assigned day.

Have a giveaway or don't have a giveaway. It's totally optional!

Visit everyone's blog on the list and leave a sweet comment. Make friends!!!!

Are you in?

Send me an email with the following information:
Your first name
Your email address
Your blog name

Your blog URL

Subject Line:  Sunshine

PLEASE, email me the info.

I do know most of you, but if you don't send the info, I have to look up all your information.

If you have emailed me and don't hear from me within a few days, please email me again or contact me on Facebook.  Sometimes Hotmail eats my homework...lol

Remember, this is for fun.
Let's play.

Grandmother's Favorite Quilt Along

When the Fat Quarter Shop asked if I would make a quilt block for the 

Grandmother's Favorite,

I took one look at the block

and couldn't wait to make one.

The Grandmother's Favorite Quilt Along is part of the

Fat Quarter Shop's 

Classic and Vintage Series

where they focus on traditional quilt blocks

and add a modern touch.

With each block in the series, the block pattern and video tutorial are FREE.

You can find the Grandmother's Favorite Quilt Block Pattern

HERE

and

the video tutorial HERE.

Once you've mastered the quilt block, a quilt pattern is available for purchase

with 4 different sizes included.

I used Curiosity fabrics by Michael Miller for my whimsical block.

Have fun making your own Grandmother's Favorite

and

joining the Quilt Along

with me!

Creative Borders and Binding - The Other Side of April 2020

The April Challenge for the
Island Batik Ambassadors is

Creative Borders and Binding

and

today I'm excited to share

The Other Side of April 2020.

As Island Batik Ambassadors,

we've all done rectangular and square quilts.

Now it's time to try something different.

The fabrics are from the Island Batik Fall/Winter 2019

Kismet collection that was designed by Tammy Silvers of Tamarinis,

background fabric from the Island Batik Neutrals collection (Yolk),

and

the large umbrella and inner border is Cat Scratch in Watermelon

from the Foundation collection.

The umbrella handles are in the Island Batik Solids collection in black.

I chose a quilt block from my Etsy store called

April Showers.

The quilt block was enlarged, appliqued with fusible HEATnBOND® LITE, and stitched with a blanket stitch in Aurifil 50 wt thread with a new Schmetz Super Nonstick 80/12 needle.

Next, I created a border of 

applique rainbows and umbrellas

I did the quilting with my Handi Quilter Avante long arm pro-stitcher

using Glide Trilobal Polyester 40 wt white thread (pattern: Broken Glass). 

 Hobbs Heirloom Premium Cotton batting is in the middle.

Once the quilting was finished, I trimmed the edges away to make a scalloped border.

The Other Side of April 2020 was finished with a continuous bias binding in

Island Batik basic, Tourmaline (one of my favorites).

In looking beyond the month of April 2020, I named this quilt.

This quilt represents a lot of things after a storm

and

that is what I look forward to.

May there soon be rainbows...

Check out the  2020 Island Batik Ambassadors HERE.

Sweet Doll Stuffy at Thermoweb

I've been busy with spring crafting for 

that little wee one.

Easter is coming, after all.

This Sweet Doll Stuffy can be a fun way to brighten your day and be a friend for your wee one.  Make it personal with eye, hair, and clothing colors thanks to HeatnBond Lite adhesive.

The free pattern is available today over on the

Thermoweb blog.

It doesn't really take many supplies at all to make a 

Sweet Doll Stuffy.

HEATnBOND® FUSIBLE Medium Weight Interfacing

HEATnBOND® LITE

Fabric, Fiberfill, and other things you already have!

She makes me smile and I can't wait to make a few accessories for her.

Hope you are staying safe and enjoying your time at home.

If you need a new little friend, be sure to download the free pattern to make this

Sweet Doll Stuffy

over on the

Thermoweb blog.

Have a Happy Easter!

Plush Bunny Ears Applique

It's fun to make projects when our wee one is visiting.

Have you tried HeatnBond Soft Stretch Fusible Web Adhesive yet?  It’s a lightweight iron-on web adhesive specially designed to move with your stretch fabric while maintaining a strong bond.  HeatnBond Soft Stretch Fusible Web Adhesive is perfect if you are appliqueing on a tee or knit fabrics. Better yet, these bunny ears can be appliqued with stretchy plush, Minky fabric and still be super soft.

The free pattern to make your own appliqued t-shirt is over at

Thermoweb today.

I think if you stitched some whiskers on the heart nose

it would be even cuter.

I wish I would have thought about that before I turned the project in.

Look how she has grown in 2 years...

Have a happy Easter at home!