Hand Over the Chocolate - Project Quilting Season 10, Challenge 6

It's hard to believe this is the sixth and final challenge for Season 10 

Project Quilting.

I'm excited to join in this challenge, "Craving Chocolate"

My entry:

Hand Over the Chocolate

Kim at Persimon Dreams hosts Project Quilting.

Kim announces a challenge and you have one week to create something quilty.

Prizes can be won and it's a great way to meet new blogging friends.

THE RULES:

1. Whether you choose the candy or the color, your project must be inspired by chocolate.
2. Projects need to be created during the week of the challenge (started on or after March 17, finished by March 24).
3. Your project does not need to be a traditional quilt, but must meet at least one of these three requirements: include patchwork, include appliqué, have 3 layers stitched together by hand or machine.
4. Incomplete or unfinished does not qualify. Every challenge piece must be a FINISHED project seen through from INCEPTION to COMPLETION during the challenge timeline.
5. Link up by Sunday, March 24 at noon CDT

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I really didn't want to play with this theme too much.

I gave chocolate up for Lent.

So right away I thought, hand it right over.  I love chocolate so much.

A friend of mine is always showing up with a package of chocolate kisses.
As a nurse, she always has some for her patients.
She says people are so much more cooperative with a little chocolate.

She's so smart.

I made a little reversed appliqued hand.  

This was inspired by a block I sent to Sarah over at Confessions of a Fabric Addict a few years ago for her Hands to Help challenge.

I quilted it with straight and wavy lines like the paper hand drawings.

Then I appliqued a chocolate kiss with grey fabric and added an original paper from the candy.

(I threw the candy away - if you were wondering) ugh.

Once the binding was finished, I felt like it needed a little more bling.

Deco Foil bling.

The pattern for the appliqued candy was good for Hot Melt adhesive and then

I crinkled the silver deco foil to make it look more like the candy and presto:

Hand Over the Chocolate.

Hand Over the Chocolate

Project Quilting Season 10, Challenge 6 - Craving Chocolate

Made by Carla in Dodge City, Kansas

http://www.createinthesticks.blogspot.com/

Size: 4" x 4 1/2"

Reverse Applique, Deco Foiled Candy, 3-D Paper enhancement 

Quilting with Aurifil 50 wt. #5006 on my domestic machine

You can see all the other challenge projects and vote for your favorites starting at noon central on

March 24th

by clicking 

HERE

This one is #24

Enjoy all the chocolate inspiration.

It's going to take some willpower to browse all the eye candy in this one...

SHINY UNCLE SAM HAT DOOR HANGER

It's that time of year!

 Bring our the red white and blue.

The 4th of July is right around the corner

and

today I have a free tutorial over at Thermoweb for this fun

Uncle Sam Hat Door Hanger.

The best way to dress up 4th of July projects

is with a little

Deco Foil™ 

and

you can make this project in an afternoon

with

  HeatnBond EZ Print Lite.

Believe it or not, my fabrics are from Windham Fabrics' O Christmas Tree line.

I just added a little white fabric.

Who knew Christmas fabrics could work for the 4th of July?!

If you haven't tried Deco Foil™ 

you are missing a lot of fun.

The magic of removing the sheet of foil and seeing your design there is breathtaking.

That's my favorite part.

Well, the fact that is sparkles and shines is fun too.

GIve it a try!

Eat, Sleep, Play - A Baseball Pillow Cover

Today, Thermoweb is featuring my newest project

for all the baseball loving families of summer.

My family is crazy about baseball and summer means countless days at the ballpark.  

With 3 boys, my sister barely has time to eat or sleep, but she never misses a game.  

I know a few boys who would love this pillow.

I love to applique, but Deco Foil is a quick way to add shiny letters to a quilting project.

Have you played with it?

It's so simple to trace the letters onto Hot Melt Adhesive, cut them out, iron the adhesive onto a project, and then cover the adhesive with foil.

Want to see more?

Check out my post on theThermoWeb Blog today for a tutorial and link to the pattern.

Don't just sit on the bench, come play with me.  ;)

This one's for you, Nathan

With lots of love.

You can download the PDF pattern from my Craftsy pattern store HERE.

or

click on this button.

Linked up to : 

Life on Lakeshore Drive

Freemotion by the River 

Let's be Social

It's National Sunglasses Day - Make a Snappy Bag for your Sunglasses

Happy National Sunglasses Day.

June 27, 2017

Be super cool and wear those shades to protect your eyes from UV rays.

Why not celebrate by stitching up an adorable super soft snap bag to keep those sunglasses scratch free?

Today the full tutorial for this Boston Terrier sunglass case

is over on the 

Thermoweb Blog.

I designed this for a very special friend who loves Boston Terriers, but this case would be great for anyone.  What's more cool that a dog with sunglasses?  

You with sunglasses!

Need more ways to celebrate?

Head over to the Thermoweb Instagram page.  

They are giving away a 30 dollar gift card to celebrate.

Who couldn't use 30 dollars of Thermoweb goodness?

Enter by sharing a photo of your sunglasses and tagging #thermoweb in your instagram post.

Then make this super sweet sunglasses case.

The sunglasses shine with Deco Foil!

Want the details?

You can download the PDF pattern from my Craftsy pattern store HERE.

or

click on this button.

Don't forget to celebrate #NationalSunglassesDay by posting a #SunglassSelfie in your favorite sunnies to social media.  

Christmas Shirts with ThermOWeb

I hope your Christmas was wonderful.  Here in the sticks we are still in celebration mode.

One more family get together this weekend and we will be ready to welcome 2017.

I meant to share my shirts earlier, but time got away from me.

This year I created a wardrobe of shirts to wear through the last week of work and all the Christmas celebrations.  The 2 above were made with Hot Melt and Deco Foil by ThermOWeb.

I simply traced my letters and cookie cutter shapes onto the Hot Melt and cut them out.  Then I followed the package instructions to iron it to the shirt.

I chose Red, Green, Gold, and Emerald Watercolor foil transfer sheets to cover the Hot Melt adhesive and, like magic, I had very magical shirts.

This picture was at work with my friend, Vicki.

It was "Tinsel Tuesday" and sparkle was important!

For the other 2 shirts, I rummaged through my closet and pulled a couple of long sleeve tees that aren't long enough for me anymore.  (I have a vertical issue with shirts)

Next, I stitched lace to the bottom of them.  LOVE!!!  and will do this again!!!

I used Deco Foil on the Teal shirt by cutting a dear head out of Hot Melt and using a Champagne color foil transfer sheet.

The red "Jelly of the Month Club" shirt was created by using a certificate on the internet as the picture and a HeatNBond EZ Print Inkjet Transfer Sheet for dark colored fabrics.  I simply printed the certificate and pressed it on the shirt following the package instructions.

I wore this one for the "Pretty Ugly Christmas Sweater Day."  You could wear a pretty sweater, an ugly sweater, or a pretty ugly sweater.  lol.  I chose Jelly.

Have a Happy New Year and I'll see you in 2017!!

(unless I finish a couple things I'm supposed to have done)