The "Katie" bag

I got this pattern a few weeks ago from an Etsy shop and have made several bags since.  I love the pleats and the belt strap makes for a great accent fabric.

 Accent fabric is Sugar and Spice by Riley Blake Designs.

 All Riley Blake Designs fabric.  Love the matching pouch!

~ Becky ~

Santa Cake

Last night my husband and I opened our gifts because we will be out of town for Christmas this year.  Much to my surprise, I opened an airbrush machine from my parents!  Of course I already tried it out this morning, and here is what I made.

 

~ Becky ~

Ceramic Tile Art

I saw this idea in a store last week and thought I would give it a try.  

It turned out great and would make a great inexpensive gift.

 ~ Becky ~

Key chains

Key chains...

 

I thought these turned out really great!  I am even looking into getting involved in a craft fair.  There is one coming up in the Salt Lake City area in a couple weeks that is free, which would be a great place to start.

 

Each one only takes about 10 minutes to make!

~ Becky ~

Polka dot pouch

I made this cute little black and white pouch to go with my black/white/red tote bag.  It is so easy to make, i think I'll make one to go with all my bags!

~ Becky ~

Starlight Starbright

I love how the white stars "POP" out of the red fabrics!  I quilted this one using a paisley pattern and it turned out quite well.  I'm so glad I learned how to machine quilt, it sure gives quilts another dimension than just straight line stitching does.  

 Just a peek at the back.

 All folded up and ready for winter.

~ Becky ~

I'm blushing!

 Love this quilt!  The fabric is Blush by Basic Grey for Moda Fabrics.  The quilt measures 62" x 62".

I quilted it just in an outline around the pinwheels. 

I love the colors and the different patterns in the fabrics.

 I wasn't thrilled with the white stitching on the back that I had chosen at first, but all finished I think it pops and looks just right!  (Thankfully my sewing has gotten a lot better so my lines are pretty straight :-))

~ Becky ~

All Star

Just finished putting the quilt label on tonight.  I can't wait to use it, of course it needs to cool off below 95 degrees in order for that to happen, but I'm ready when it does!

First quilt label I have made.  I colored it with crayons and then hand sewed it on.

 All rolled up, ready to be put away for the next couple of months.

~Becky~

Scrapbook Box

I got this box at Archiver's, put it together, painted it, and decorated it.  

It's a great box for my scrapbook tools!

~Becky~

Scrap fabric wreath

 I saw this tutorial on Rachel's P.S. I Quilt blog and thought it would be a great way to use up most of my scraps from other projects!

 I thought this small welcome sign was a great touch.

If you would like to make one of your own, just follow this link to the Moda bake shop http://www.modabakeshop.com/2009/11/fabric-wreath.html

~Becky~

Got Ruffles?

One of my finds at the quilt shop's sale! 

Fabric is Sugar and Spice by Riley Blake for Moda

Love the ruffles!!!  Hope you do too!



~Becky~

Sale!

So, my  local quilt shop Thimbles and Threads sent out an email last night of their 30% off everything in the store sale!  Of course I had to go first thing this morning to check it out.  So now I have a new purse pattern (cause you can never have too many cute bags!), fabric to make the bag, fabric to make a Christmas wall hanging, and fabric to make a red/white quilt! 

One more week of summer break means lots of time for sewing and scrapbooking!

~Becky~

Holiday Inspiration

I have been wanting to make something for every season and I finally found what I was looking for to do it!  I found this stand at my local quilt shop Thimbles and Threads. 

I started with Halloween because those were the colors of scraps that I had to see if I liked how it was going to turn out.

 

I used my cricut machine to cut out the shapes.

So...What do you think?  I think they might be even better if I were to use a "line" of fabrics but I didn't want to get that involved if it didn't turn out as I wanted it.  

~Becky~

All Star

This fabric is All Star by Rileigh Blake Designs.  She is quickly becoming one of my favorite fabric designers.  Love the orange and blue combination, and even better I got it on sale!

Half triangles finished, ready to be trimmed, all 140 of them!

 Finished top.  It actually turned out a bit larger than what I had anticipated so I had to take a break and go to the quilt shop to get another yard of fabric.

Pinned and rolled up ready to be quilted!

~Becky~

Finished Frolic

Finally finished this quilt!  This is the one my sewing machine broke on as soon as I started quilting it before Christmas.  I received a few quilting stencils for Christmas from my sister so I tried one of them out on this quilt.  This is my first free motion quilt and it wasn't as terrifying as I thought it might be!

Of course I did have to rip this block out 4 times before I finally got it right!

This one shows up a little better on the lighter fabric.

All rolled up!

~Becky~