Semi (Psychedelic) Simple Pillows

I finished one of my weekend sewing projects ...

Anyone out there guess what I was making? I don't know why I have never made these before. They are so simple (thus the name I suppose) and fun to make (but hard to photograph!).

The back fabric I got at JoAnn and it's "Topsy Turvy" by Donna Wilder. The front has brown flannel and over that is "Park Slope" by Erin McMorris (Free Spirit). I embroidered 3 flowers on each pillow. I figured there was enough going on and wanted to keep it semi simple ;-P

These pillows are being boxed up and shipped out to my BTRS partner who described her space as "eclectic, colorful, and anything goes". I'd say I've got it covered ;-) I just hope she doesn't need any mood altering drugs after receiving these ... I'd say the pillows are psychedelic enough!

Weekending

I was bending the rules and

wondering what I could make next ...

No Christmas sewing to be heard of though ... too early ;-P

What were you doing?

Unleaded

Do you save every crafty idea you fall in love with? I do. Sometimes I print them right away because I just know I'm going to get to it asap (I'm not even going to go there ...).


I finally removed one set of instructions from the tower, ahem, stack. It came about out of necessity really. We bought one of those coffee makers that has two stainless cups and you can brew just one side or both. It's bliss. I don't know why really. Maybe it's because both DH and I are gadget geeks.


But I digress. The honeymoon was over when we kept forgetting who's cup was who's. That is until I remembered that somewhere, some time ago I had seen this great thing that would be perfect.

A coffee cozy. The honeymoon was back on - not only did I have it in my 'asap' file but I had it close to the top. It was meant to be.

I dug in my stash bin again and found some of my favorite Joel Dewberry (aviary) and went to town ... not realizing that I had laid it out upside down!

Maybe if I drank the leaded stuff I wouldn't have gotten turned around (or maybe if I had just paid attention to the directions!). Oh well. At least DH and I won't get mixed up anymore.

Fill-er-up ... unleaded please.

I Hope

I Hope all the imperfections of my first 'quilt' go unnoticed.

I Hope the giant red X's (where the fabric bled - ack!) is considered cool by the boy who inherits this ... X marks the spot right?

I Hope that this quilt (which I lined and backed with flannel) will bring warmth both literally and figuratively to the boy who finds himself wrapped in it.

I Hope to give hope to a boy who might not have any.

Better To See You With

I might have mentioned here before that the ol' eyes ain't what they used to be. Reading glasses are a must these days (thankfully I can still get by with the drug store variety).

They are littered - ahem - strategically placed through out my house.

I had one problem though.

They were exposed.

Naked.

Available to curious dirty little hands.

Then I saw this amazing tutorial for a hexagon eye glass case yesterday on Sew, Mama, Sew!.


And then I had a good laugh.

Who am I kidding. I don't have time for hexagons. I need a quick craft fix; not a cut a gazillion little pieces, assemble a gazillion pieces, rip out a gazillion pieces (you know it's not a project for me if Jack, the seam ripper extraordinaire, doesn't see some action).


So I did it the Some of a Kind way.

I used her template but just used solid pieces of fabric.

I hit my scrap bin and went to town. Exterior fabric is from Amy Butler's Belle line. The interior is something I had picked up a Jo Ann's. I need to make a few more; I'm thinking patchwork.

I say fingerprints no more! After all ... better to see you with my dears.

Happy Hour

Mindy is hosting another fun swap ~ The Beverage Swap and it's not too late to sign up. Just email her { princessandthebeads at gmail dot com } and answer the fun questions she has listed in her Happy Hour post by this Sunday.

DH and I on our honeymoon (almost 8 years ago!) ... just ignore my multiple chins!

You know it's five o'clock somewhere ... so what's your poison?

Wordless Wednesday - Reunited And It Feels So Good