Gingerbread Lane Swoon Quilt

While I had some free time this summer I wanted to go ahead and make a new Christmas quilt for myself. I used the Swoon pattern, which I made last Christmas, but this time chose only a few fabrics: gingerbread dance (the cranberry), sugar holly and candy (the cream), and then I added a pearl solid inner border, cranberry border, and then sugar blizzard for a large outer border. I used the cranberry for binding as well. I tried to keep time on this project and when all said and done, this took about 31 hours. I used a simple stipple on the longarm for the quilting, and made a HUGE mistake by not attaching the backing fabric to my longarm until about half-way through when I realized my error, and so the back has a lot of spots where the fabric (I used a 116" backing fabric called toasted marshmallow) folded over. I was so disappointed, but not enough to take it all apart. It's in the dryer now so we'll see how it turns out. Hopefully the crinkle will forgive a lot of mistakes. The quilt ended up being 103" square. 

Dragon Dreams Quilt

 I used a quilt kit from Riley Blake's Faraway Kingdom to make the basic dragon, and purchased additional coordinating fabric to increase the size by adding an inner and outer border. The quilt ended up being 50"x60", which is perfect to take to school and let the kids sit on while reading. I used a longarm pattern called Scrolling Filigree. It's a lot cuter in person. This one didn't photograph super well. I am working on another version now using darker fabrics. 

Mini Fairytales Quilt

 My mom's quilt shop sells half-packs, which are 5 1/2 yard fabrics that can be used to make a simple quilt. They have 12 patterns from Sassy Sunflower Quilts to choose from that come free with purchase. On my last visit I got several packs, including one using Small Things- Fairytales by Lewis & Irene and the pattern called "Spin Me Round". They are so cute! I wanted to make a small quilt for my classroom that kids can sit on during our independent reading stamina building time. The quilt size is 50"x57" which is perfect. I was home alone when I finished it so don't have my professional holder (haha) so here it what it looks like from the back of my couch. Easy to do in an afternoon. I used a basic stipple to quilt on my longarm, which might become my new favorite. 

You can see some of the characters. I added the solid pearl fabric so I could use the dark blue from the kit for the binding. The project takes about a half-yard of each. I used the pearl solid on the back as well. 

Patchouli Parlor Quilt

A quilt kit caught my eye while shopping at my mom's quilt store last year, and I finally had some time to put it together. It's called Patchouli and is 60"x 67". It included a layer cake and 2 1/2 yards of fabric, plus binding. I purchased the backing separately. The fabric line is called Parlor by Crystal Manning.  It was a quick and easy put together and would be easy to do with other fabrics as well. The only mistake I made was sewing the backing fabrics together wrong so the bottom flowers are facing the opposite directions. Live and learn! 

Another Flag Quilt- Queen Sized this time!

 My mom requested a Queen Size flag quilt and I was able to get it finished before the 4th of July. I used Ohio Stars (shout out to AccuQuilt for the block dies) to increase the size of the original flag quilt (Thimble Blossoms- large size) and the American Gatherings III fabric from Moda. I also made shams since I knew it was going on her bed. I longarmed the quilt but machine-quilted the shams since I wanted the stitches around the Ohio Star and bursting out. 

Here it is before getting all nice and crinkly from being washed. 

Here was my sham pattern. I made the Ohio Star to match the sides and used the white background fabric for the rest. 

It's too big to hold up! 

This is how it fits on a full-sized bed. On the queen the flags go right up to the edges and the stars hang over. 

I purchased the coordinating 108" backing fabric. You can see the star pantograph I used. 

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.