Bloomcore Quilt Gift

One of my co-workers is leaving our job, so my other teammate and I decided her going away gift would be a super girly quilt. I used the Bloomcore fabric line from AGF and a kit from myfabricaddiction.com, although after the second row I realized I made a HUGE mistake and instead of taking apart 50% of the quilt and redoing it, I took apart only 15% and changed the pattern to fit my mistake. You can see from the picture at the bottom that every other X block was supposed to be turned. Oops. I started this quilt in November and put it aside, so this was my lesson learned that it is SO MUCH HARDER to try to figure out where you left off and pick it up than just to power through and finish projects when you start them. 

I love the crinkly-ness of it. I debated between a solid background that matched the binding and this floral print, and my teammate and I decided since our co-worker is in a house full of boys she deserved something feminine and girly and all hers. 

And here is what it should've looked like. At first glance it looks like an easy project but even though it's only made of two shapes (triangles and rectangles) it is one of the most mathematically difficult patterns I've ever tried. It's so cute though! 

 

Wooly Stars Quilt

I made this fun quilt for no particular reason. The pattern caught my eye at myfabricaddiction.com and I couldn't resist! The directions were pretty simple. Complete steps 1-29 and then repeat 8 times. Haha. I do best when batch-processing so it didn't take nearly as long as it could have. The hardest part was determining the pantograph to quilt it with on my longarm. I ended up going for a swirl repeat pattern. Next time I would probably choose something different (maybe smaller cloud puffs?) but this was cute and I like how it turned out. 

Also for the first time I used a bedsheet instead of store-bought fabric as the backing. I wasn't sure I would like it but it turned out great and I had plenty of the queen-size sheet fabric so I felt comfortable with it. 

 

Graduation Gift

Here is a simple graduation card I made for a neighbor who is graduating this year. I used my laser printer and gold foil for the tag. Pictures don't do the gold foil justice; it looks super nice in person. 

I forgot to get a good picture, but I also made a bag/luggage tag with his name that matches his new school's colors. You can kind of see it in the bottom of the gift. This was a great way to level-up the gift and did not take much time at all to do! 

 

Wedding Passport Invitations

 A co-worked asked if could make gold-foil wedding invitations that looked like a passport for her destination wedding this summer, and of course I said yes! I purchased a laser printer and hot foil machine, and found the template she wanted on Etsy. I wish I could show more images because everything was so cute, but I'll respect her privacy. Here are a few sneak peaks. 

I cut the champagne shimmer cardstock envelopes on my Cricut and gold-foiled the map on the white cardstock liner, which I hand cut. 

All of her RSVP info went through their wedding website, so instead of having cards to mail back each invite contained a gold-foiled white cardstock "boarding pass" with necessary links and scan codes.

The inside used gold foil on white cardstock for the names and information, and a color photo was included next to their wedding details. I also used clear shiny cold-laminate over the white to give it the sturdy feel of an actual passport. I was afraid this would be too cheesy but after making a mock-up I knew it was a must-have. 

The invites were done on the same cardstock as the envelopes, and the front was gold-foiled with their names. I added gold ribbon and an airplane charm cut from gold cardstock on my Cricut. 

Small Sublimated Gifts for Office Staff

 I personalized sublimated zipper pouches for some office staff that were filled with goodies for Office Administration Week. They turned out super cute. I love being able to make something that looks nice in a matter of minutes! 

CNU Door Sign

 A friend has a daughter going to play Lacrosse at CNU this fall and asked me to make a door sign for her. I struggled a lot with the color on this one, and my spacing is a little off, but she loved it.

American Flag Quilt #2

I have been obsessed with this quilt pattern since seeing it on TikTok last summer and with America's 250th birthday coming up in July so many companies have patriotic fabric to choose from. For this quilt I went with American Gatherings III, and made the smaller version using the Stars and Stripes pattern from ThimbleBlossom. The backing fabric, I can't recall the company, but is 108" width which I love and found at my mom's local quilt store. I ended up quilting with a stars pantograph which looks so good! I was really proud of how this turned out. Now, it just needs a home! 

Stained Glass Leprechaun House

 I was in the mood for some whimsy and after a peek of spring I aired out the garage and my stained-glass space and created this little house for my classroom. Of course the day I hung it we were back to winter and instead of clovers and fresh grass in the background there's snow!

AccuQuilt Bear Paw Quilt Block

 My mom got me an AccuQuilt fabric cutter for Christmas so I tried out this block using some leftover fabric from last summer. I quilted it on my machine since it wasn't very big, and now it sits in the center of my dining room table. So cute! 

Vegetable Bag

 I saw a tutorial and had to try my hand at making a cute little vegetable bag. I used heat and bond vinyl covering to protect the bag (after washing and trimming), and quilted it on my longarm before sewing into a zipper pouch. I'd like to get good at this. These are so cute. I've made a couple and would like to try other candy bags as well. 

Homemade Bread

I got a bread machine during our last snowstorm and made a loaf of whole wheat bread. It makes the house smell SO GOOD it's worth it just for that. I'm still working on a great recipe but this bread is edible. I'd give it 6.5/10 on taste. 

 

Campfire Quilt

 I made my husband this quilt using a kit from myfabricaddiction.com. I used a flannel backing which really threw off my longarm, so that's definitely something I need to keep practicing. The pantograph is campfires, which adds to the warmness of this plaid design.

You can already see some loose threads I had to go back and fix. Not my best work but I learn something from every quilt I make. Next time will be better! 

Bugs and Florals Quilt

 I made this quilt top ages ago and finally had time to get some cute backing fabric to finish it. The pantograph I used to quilt it has snails and leaves and is the cutest little pattern! I'll include some close-up pictures to see it better. 

Mixmaster Manchester Precut Sew-Ready Quilt Kit

I had a goal to finish all of my in-progress quilts before New Year's, and I was SO CLOSE to meeting that expectation I set for myself. This quilt kit I purchased from myfabricaddiction.com a few months ago, and loved it because it came with a few different patterns I could make with the same set of blocks. I've made a similar version before, so I thought I would try this design, which started at the bottom right corner and worked both vertically and horizontally. I'll be honest, it took a lot more brainpower than I thought it should making sure the columns and rows were correct each time (it was a growing pattern, so I was constantly counting!) and I didn't really like having to build one small row/column at a time. There was no way to put it together in sections. Even though I was completely random with my block choices (I don't know the effort it would take to try to plan it out carefully) I ended up with the same fabric repeating in a certain area (which is WILD to me because I literally just grabbed and sewed, and since it's going together one at a time I sewed all 19/20 columns/rows and then attached them). I can't say I'll do this one again, but I learned a lot and am glad I did it. 

Before quilting- 

Here it is at the end of October as I put each row/column together one by one. I set it aside once finished because I couldn't find the perfect backing fabric. The last time I went to my local fabric store I found a great green and white floral wideback that was great. 

Floor Turtle

 I saw a Tiktok about keeping a floor turtle in the kitchen for quick spills, so I had some time this afternoon to make my own. I used a washcloth for the back and some leftover fabric for the turtle itself. Super easy, if a little messy, but not bad for a first try with no pattern! I made his tail into a loop so I could hang it up, but I'll probably just leave it in the floor by the fridge. 

Bookshelf Quilt

 This project was a labor of love! I started making my little sister a quilt featuring her favorite books back in November as a Christmas gift. After getting a list of books from her, I screenshotted and photoshopped each book to look like it was sitting on a bookshelf. Then, I used my Brother Printmoda Fabric Printer to print the pieces out. I found a couple images of frames online and photoshopped her pictures into them as well. 

Then, I started and stopped about 15 times, removing hundreds of stitches because it just wasn't going the way I wanted. I decided to get her something else and would finish the quilt when I had time and the magic I needed to get it done.

Fast forward to December 23. I got a notification from FedEx that her present was delayed in the mail and wouldn't arrive before we left for my mom's house. I couldn't show up with no gift for my favorite little sister! So I buckled down, after finishing my mom's Christmas quilt at 11:30 pm, and pulled out the dozens of pieces I prepped and got down to business. I have no idea what time I finished the quilt top, but knew I needed a very simple digital pantograph because 1. It's the middle of the night and it needs to get done and 2. the pieces are so detailed the Internet suggested horizontal or wavy lines that are separated enough to blend in and not ruin the look of the books. My main goal was that there were two quarter-size faces of her I didn't want to stitch over (spoiler alert: it did). I learned a ton while making this and will definitely know how to improve should I make another one in the future. 

Anyway, I also didn't get a picture before gifting, but here it is. I managed to finish at 4:40 am, just in time for my husband to suggest we go ahead and make the drive to my mom's because he was awake for the day and I could sleep in the truck. I still haven't reclaimed my sleep schedule, but she absolutely loved it!

And here is a picture of my 13 year old puppy, Elsie, hating dressing up but loving all the family snuggles! 

Swoon Christmas Quilt

 I made my mom a Christmas quilt for her bed and didn't get a photo before I gifted it, but I saved the pattern so I could make another. This was a pre-cut quilt kit from My Fabric Addiction which I have loved getting pieces from because it takes away the worst part- cutting fabric. A lot of times they have sales, and I got this one half-price! I purchased the backing they had (108"- my favorite!) so this quilt was super easy to put together. I love the old fashioned fabric vibes (Riley Blake) and used a loose berries-on-a-vine pattern from prostitcher. 

My New Favorite Bright Tula Pink Quilt!

 I used another pack of half-yard fabric (plus one fat quarter bc I messed up the border piece and happened to have an extra of that fabric) and the absolute cutest fabric from Tula Pink to make this quilt. Once again, I used a pattern from Sassy Sunflower Quilts.

I can't get over the colors. These pictures do it absolutely no justice at all. It's so cute! 

The bunnies!!! 

And here's what it looked like before quilting:

Small Ocean Quilt

My goal over Christmas break was to learn some shortcuts on my longarm to make quilting more fun and give me a better quality end product. This one uses ocean fabrics from a half-yard pack I picked up at my mom's local quilt store, and the absolute perfect backing I found at my local store. I purchased a huge prostitcher design for this one. It's so cute and I learned a lot!

Here's a bit of a close up. It's SO cute! 

Animal Animal half-yard quilt

 Shopping with my mom over Thanksgiving, we went into her local quilt store where they had half-yard packs of fabric that came with a quilt pattern. I knew I had some kid gifts to make for Christmas, so I picked up four of them to try it out. I should've went ahead and purchased backing fabric at the time, but that is a weakness of mine, thinking I'll go back and choose later. 

Anyway, here is a cute pattern (all of them are from Sassy Sunflower Quilts) using Animal Animal fabric from Ruby Star Society. 

Here it is before quilting. I chose a half-circle pattern. 

Waterlily Lap Quilt

This is a quilt top I made over the summer and finally finished this weekend. I quilted it over Thanksgiving break but just couldn't make myself do the binding until now. It's so vintage! 

And the back! 

The fabrics for the patchwork came in strips I put together and sewed into blocks. 

Here she is, waiting for months to be completed.