When the latest issue from "Online Quilt Magazine.com" came into my inbox, I couldn't resist this great tutorial.
I found fabrics in my stash and had it sewn in no time. "Cushion Covers" as they say in Australia are great, easy finishes.
I have two others waiting in the quilting queue:
Linking up with crazymomquilts for Finish It Up Friday.
Miss C wanted a canopy bed to go with her new fancy thrift store doll. We had the perfect sized boxes from canning tomatoes, and we found a tutorial on You-Tube by a 9 year old. Here is what we came up with.
The bottom of the bed is a fruit box turned upside down and covered with fabric. The sides and top are the box tops. We covered the top, left the ends alone. The mattress is a pillow (that fit perfectly) in an existing pillow case. Later we added curtains with tie backs. It's all put together with duct tape! Pink duct tape!
Here's the finish. It was a perfect day-before-school-starts project. Miss C is excited to be starting 2nd Grade.
This little project just took about 30 minutes, and will be very useful.
I quilted the fabric with wool batting scraps, then sewed the lining to the outside quilted piece, right sides together. I turned the flat piece and top stitched, then folded it and top stitched it again around three sides. My walking foot really made this easy.
I feel a few more in my future for upcoming holiday gifts. Everyone needs a cute glasses case, right?
Linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts a little finish is still a finish!
These placemats have been in the WIP closet for a while now. I finished them first with white strips on the sides of the log cabins to change them from square blocks to rectangles. But, when you put a plate on the placemat, most of the log cabin unit would disappear, so I simply added more 1.25 inch strips to either side.
There's a whole rainbow here! And the backs are the same IKEA print.
Bring on dinner!
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