Posy

I have been wanting some Posy fabric.  I have been looking eveywhere but I haven't been able to find many places with yardage.  I wanted 1.5 yards so I could use it for a backing.  I just love how whimsical it is.  Then I found it on Etsy at Fresh Modern Fabrics.  Alice was great and bent over backward to get my order completed quickly.

Posy Bouquet in Daisy, Aneela Hoey, Moda Fabrics

Then as I was checking out, I found this.  It is Bee Bop, Monkey Bizness by Alexander Henry Fabrics.  There are tons of images on it.

I love how vintage this fabric feels.  I plan to fussy-cut the pictures out for a baby quilt.  I just love all the animals.  So this is a to-be-continued project.



April Stash Club

Hooray for stash club.  April was yellow.  I'm a little behind but enjoy anyway!

1. Good Morning Honeycomb in Yolk from Moda's Good Morning

2. Pearl Bracelets in Meyer Lemon from Lizzy House's Pearl Bracelets

3. Bike Path in Sun from Alison Glass' Lucky Penny

4. Don't know... sorry!

5. Rain in Lemongrass  from Timeless Treasures Basics

6. Swinging in Mustard from Zen Chic's Comma

Flea Market Chicken

The hubby and I love to go flea markets.  Sometimes I have something in mind, sometimes we are just looking.  Husband is usually looking for vintage toys, I am just looking for interesting things.  I have been in desperate need for a white glass chicken.  I have been looking for one for more than a year, but I didn't want to spend more than $15 (yeah I'm cheap).  It must have been chicken week at the flea market because there were tons of them.  Most of them were WAY overpriced.  Then I found this beauty for $8.  Yep, it had to come home with me!

I understand a white glass chicken isn't for everyone. But a white glass chicken is for me.  I can't wait to have my house back so I can find a happy home for it.

I like this guy too.  I'm not a master juicer or anything but for a buck, I thought it was awesome.

Then last but not least, my favorate quilting secret.  There is a guy at our local flea market that sells OLFA blades super cheap.  Every time we go I get a whole bunch of rotary blades.  I have been wanting a 60mm cutter but have never really had a good reason to get one.  For $8, I didn't need a reason.  YEAH! This whole stash was only $62. I know... best. thing. ever.

I love my flea market.

Pot Holders

My mom and dad have been pouting about not being able to find pot holders that they like.  So I took that as my direction and made them pot holders for their birthdays.  

The materials were fairly basic, Insul-Bright and quilting weight cotton.  I had these happy cardinals laying around so I had everything I needed.  I used Insul-Bright, heat resistant batting, but decided to use two layers instead of one.  I made a batting sandwich and then placed the cardinals on one side and plain colored fabric on the back.

 I drew straight lines and quilted away.  I did a simple box pattern about 3/4 inches apart.

Then just a little binding a voila!

I didn't take any pictures of the final product, but you get the idea.  I made 4, two for each of them.  Their hands will never be hot again.

Happy birthday parents!