Teacher Christmas Gifts

christmas sewing: teacher gifts #lineddrawstringbag #sew #sewing #tulapink #incolororder #handmade

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A friend of mine in our guild showed me the most beautiful bags she had made for her family for Christmas. She used a pattern from In Color Order blog, which also has a free tutorial which I used to make my bags.  It is a very simple pattern to follow with excellent instructions and photos. I added a layer or fusible fleece to the main print of the bag so the bag would stand up on its own when not filled. I am really pleased with the results.

so much cuteness at @outofhandyyc today! #outofhand #fabriclove

A photo posted by katrina (@khcalgary) on Dec 12, 2014 at 3:49pm PST

Of course I had to use some super cute Tula Pink fabric for the bags. I also made myself a bag from my precious Parisville fabric with a splash of Moonshine.

Lined drawstring bag (tutorial from incolororder.com) #tulapink #lineddrawstringbag #incolororder #sew #sewing #tulatroops #handmade #parisville #moonshine

A photo posted by katrina (@khcalgary) on Dec 12, 2014 at 6:37pm PST

Just listed in my etsy shop!

If you are looking for small cuts of Nightshade by Tula Pink Coven print in all three colour ways, I now have them listed in my etsy shop!

Cargo Duffle

I finally made a Noodlehead Cargo Duffle, so much fun! I made some mistakes like pre quilting all my pattern pieces before actually reading the whole pattern. Make sure you read the pattern so you understand that it's sort of a quilt as you go project. But I made a few adjustments and still have a result that I love. The patchwork was some improvisational piecing I did and wasn't sure what to do with. It was actually the exact size I needed for this project. I added some Mirror Ball to the mix and I love the result!

I used grey Kam Snaps for the closures and left the coverall zipper (purchased at JoAnn Fabrics) the way it was instead of turning the zipper pulls around to the center since I was lazy and don't have pliers for the job.

This is a free pattern on the Robert Kaufman site or use the link through Noodlehead!

Sew Together Bag Maddness

If you haven't already made a Sew Together Bag, you really should try it! Personally I wasn't interested in making one until I saw my friend Mandy's Nightshade version and had to make one myself!

I only used one cameo on the whole bag and added my machine embroidered name to the backside.

And then I thought wow, how fun would those typewriters be on the side? So I made another...
 And I made a southwestern print with black applique for my mom's easter basket.


An inside look at all the zipper pockets!

The pattern was purchased on Craftsy.com and I highly recommend it!

Quilted Zipper Pouch

I just received some half yards of Tula Pink's Fox Field fabric yesterday and knew I had to make some thing fast!. I loved a small zipper cross-body pouch I saw in Patchwork Tsushin and decided to make a simpler version as a zipper pouch. I used fabrics from several Tula Pink fabric lines and paired them with a beautiful Kona Cotton. I won't ever be able to give this away. I love it so much!

Mini Camper Pincushion

How much do you love this pincushion? It's one of three mini camper patterns in Fresh Quilts Magazine Spring/Summer 2014 issue. These are really cute. While reorganizing my scraps I thought I should use some Tula Pink scraps to make this. A little bit of denim cut from jeans alterations made this a little more durable. I also lined the cotton side panels with a lightweight fusible to make it a bit more sturdy. All I need to do is search for some coordinating buttons for wheels and attach a handle for the door.

The pattern was a little confusing but I made the best of it. I absolutely love it!!!

busy busy busy!

These winter months seem to be flying by! I have been sewing as much as possible in order to be ready. We are also having family come so I likely won't be sewing to the last-minute. 

Here are some photos of my Starbucks gift card collection organizer. I made this for myself and absolutely love it!

#tulatroops

I won a swatch pack of tula pink's new Acacia fabric line this week and i used the 2.5" squares to make a pouch and also the beginnings of a pillow!

I might wait for the fabric release to finish this pillow so i can add more Acacia to it.

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Parisville Quilt

I finally purchased some Parisville fans in pomegranate to back my quilt! I also chose a variegated thread to quilt with. Now just to sandwich and baste!

Here is a photo of the quilt top that was finished a couple years ago! It is a pattern by Quilt Dad for Free Spirit!

Quilt label

I finally put a Tula Pink label on my daughter's Neptune quilt. It is now finished!

Spanish Textile Quilt in Aqua

I made another Spanish Textile Quilt, this time in Aqua colours. The pattern is by J Michelle Watts. I love piecing this pattern and it is so easy to quilt!



This was a special gift for my brother in law.



I used a Michael Miller print on the back and scrappy binding. You can see a little Tula Pink Birds and Bees and DS Quilts here.

Tula Pink Love...

A printed quilt label by Tula Pink...

Been sewing!

This is the mini quilt I made for the FLiQS2 Swap! I really love the quilting and the binding!




Here is the special label I printed!




I hope my secret partner enjoys!

Pillowcases!

Here is a group of pillowcases I made last week.... they are a fast and colorful gift!

LOVE baby blankets complete

Two boy baby quilts finished! Kona cottons and Tula Pink Prince Charming used. Get your free LOVE paper piecing templates here: Thank you to Kelly from kelbysews!

http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2012/02/true-love-love-mini-quilt-pattern-tutorial/

I forgot to take photos of the finished quilts before they were given away... this is all I have!

TULA PINK!

YAY! I love new fabric! I just brought these back to Canada this past weekend and I'm so excited to use them!!!! Love!

Baby Quilts

Everyone I know is having babies and I'm so far behind. I decided to make different color combinations of Tula Pink LOVE for all of them. I love Prince Charming!

Travel Pillowcase

A friend of mine asked me to make him a travel pillowcase for him. He travels about 5 days out of the week so I am going to make him two! He likes the wood grain print and asked for some options for the pillowcase body. Of course you can tell I'm partial to Tula Pink!

#ssswap gift arrived!!!

I was a part of the twitter #ssswap this past December. The idea was that we would make a wish list and our secret partner would purchase or make something on that list for us, so long as it was under $15. This is the swap gift I received from Julie of Intrepid Thread, have a look at her blog!



Can you believe it? She must have known I'm Tula Pink's #1 fan!!! I love the little pouch made from Neptune and look at all the fat quarters she sent of Neptune, Hushabye and Parisville!!! I was so excited and still can't believe how generous she was!!! Thanks again Julie!