STLMQG Pouch Swap

Tomorrow is my STLMQG meeting and I am participating in a secret pouch swap! Everyone that wanted to participate put their name and info into a pouch and we all drew names for our secret partners!  How fun?!? Here is what I came up with...I hope my partner likes it!

I did a little smocking in the main fabric and totally fell in love with it!  I wouldn't go smocking an entire shirt or dress or anything, but this little pouch was fun!  It was relaxing to do some hand work, I wish I had more time to do so! The top fabric is Amy Butler Soul Blossoms and the bottom is a Moda fabric (can't remember what line).  I just came up with the pouch shape myself, I free handed the shape and was please with how it turned out!

Close up of smocking

Inside peek

Close up of the zipper!

If you're in the St. Louis area, come by our meeting tomorrow!  Our meetings are aweomse and inspiring and I guarantee you'll have a good time! Meeting info is HERE.

Fabric/Ribbon Wreath Tutorial

I needed a new fall wreath for my front door and got out my fabric scrap bins and decided to do something about it!  I really love how it turned out and looks great on my front door!  I thought I'd share a quick tutorial with ya'll because it was such an easy wreath to make! 

Have a bunch of smaller scraps that you don't know what to do with??  Left over Jelly Roll and Honey Bun strips??  Ribbon remnants??  This is the perfect project for you to spruce up your home with!

Materials:

Wreath Frame of your choice

glue gun

sewing machine

fabric to cover wreath frame

fabric and ribbon scraps of various sizes: none of mine were longer than 4 inches

I started with a flat wooden wreath frame (you can get them at Michael's and other craft stores) and covered it with orange fabric.

Then I chained A BUNCH of fabric and ribbon scraps together.  Fold the fabric in half wrong sides together and sew along the open edges so it makes a loop!

Here is a close up of the chaining.  Chaining is when you just keep sewing pieces together without cutting the thread.  It makes it a lot faster!

After I cut all the chains, I opened up each fabric piece at the seam and put hot glue right on the seam. 

Then I just placed the fabric and ribbon pieces randomly around the frame until it was super full and looked like I wanted it to!! 

That's it ya'll!!  See I told you it was super easy and fun!  Now go make one for your door!  If you make one let me know; I would love to see it!

New MBS!

Just thought I'd share these lovely fabrics that came in the mail last week from Moda!  These will magically turn into my next Moda Bake Shop project (hopefully soon!)  Of course they are like the most girly fabrics ever and all I can think about is having a little boy!!  Ya'll should definitely buy some of this fabric line, it's so pretty and did you see that houndstooth?? LOVE!

And I don't know about you, but don't you like sleeping in scrap bins?  LOL!!!  I'm sewing and look to my right and see this pretty girl laying in the yellow scrap bin!  Izzy decided that it was too full so she pushed some out and then layed in it!  Looks comfortable right? HA!  What would I do without these crazy cats?!?!