Happy Tuesday! Hope you all had an enjoyable weekend! I spent some time on Sunday sewing up a just-because project. It was nice to take a little break from have-to sewing. Aneela has been turning out all kinds of cute new patterns, and asked if I'd be interested in sewing some up! These storage boxes were made from her Pull Out Boxes Pattern, and I have a few other projects to share soon too!


When I saw these little boxes, I was really excited! I love little storage chests, with drawers for small things. I have a little Hello Kitty set of drawers that I keep cute post-its, stickers, and stamps in. So, these storage boxes are right up my alley.


I will admit, I was a little hesitant when I noticed these called for heavy weight interfacing, like Peltex. Peltex is a thick, stiff interfacing, and we have not gotten along in the past. But, armed with my Janome 1600P, I was ready to try using Peltex again. You only sew through it in a couple places anyways, so I was willing to give it a go. I'm happy to report I had no problems at all! It went great, and the interfacing really gives these boxes so much structure. I'm glad I powered through!



I made the large size for both of my boxes. I used prints form the Pinkest Angle colorway of Geometric Bliss for these. For the first one, I used Radical Blooms Blush for the outside, and Cuboid Colbalto for the tray.

For the second set I used Poppie Coordinates Petal for the outside, and Polygons Bulbinella for the tray. I used Aurifil #2024 for all the stitching!


I think these boxes turned out really cute, and they were very satisfying to make. I'm excited to fill them up with treasures! And perhaps make a few more, they look so fun stacked up!

Happy Sewing!

Favorites

1. Leaf Quilt 1, 2. starbright quilt::for angled class, 3. spiderweb, 4. Pretty Potent Charm Quilt - Top, 5. Modern Sampler Quilt, 6. Seaside Baby Quilt, 7. Do Good Stitchs Arkanas quilt top, 8. Linked, 9. Autumn Columns

Every week I go through my favorite photos on Flickr, and choose nine sewing/quilting related projects to showcase here. These photos and projects are not my own, you can find the original images and creators by clicking the coordinating links! If for any reason you do not want your project featured here, please email me and I'll remove it!

Happy Weekend!

Weekly Snapshot

Happy Thursday! It's time for another round of Weekly Snapshot. Which, I suppose I should rename "Bi-Weekly Snapshot". Or "Every Once in a While Snapshot", but that's just too complicated!

This fun little stack of fat quarters from all of my collections is hanging out in my sewing room. It's cool to see them all together!


I have a quilt in the new Scraps, Inc book from Lucky Spool, out this month. I'll be sharing the full quilt and more details soon! It's one of my favorites!


I am a big Adventure Time fan, and I recently started reading the Adventure Time comic. It's really good, and so much like the show! This is vol 3, but I'm on vol 5 right now!


This probably comes as no surprise, but I am always on the lookout for black rabbit things. I have had very little luck over the years, but last week I hit the jackpot! A STUFFED ANIMAL! I love stuffed animals, so needless to say, I was really excited! We named him Theodore, Theo for short. He is made by Jellycat and is so soft.


I am a huge Orla Kiely fan, and was excited to find her new cosmetic bags for Target. I was well behaved and only brought things pink one home. And I am actually going to use it for cosmetics when I travel, fancy!


The Cavs started their season last week, and we are a little excited about it over here! It's going to be fun following along this year!


I had to give you one more George Halloween shot! He really does make a cute bee :)

Have a great day!

Recent Magazine Features

Happy Tuesday! I have a bit of a backlog of magazine features to share with you!



First up, issue 12 of Love, Patchwork & Quilting! My column in this issue is all about charity quilting! The issue also features a beautiful cover quilt from my friend Amy Smart, plus a color wheel and color book by my friend Holly DeGroot!



My column for issue 13 of Love, Patchwork & Quilting is on travel sewing! I love going on sewing trips, so I share my favorite tips and tricks for making the most of it!

There have been some Dreamin' Vintage sightings in a number of publications lately! It's so fun to see how folks are using the collection!



First up, is the September issue of British Patchwork & Quilting. The beautiful quilt on the cover was made by Joanna Kent! It looks like a quick and satisfying project!



You can find this lovely Vintage Pinwheels Quilt by Krista Robbins in the November/December issue of Quilty, which just hit newsstands!

There is a kit available for this pattern, you can find it on their website, here.


Quick Stuff to Quilt is a special issue put out by Threads magazine. There are a number of different projects in this publication that feature Dreamin' Vintage, which is so fun! Lots of great gift ideas in here.


Dream in Denim by April Mohr, features a beautiful rainbow of fabrics, including a number of Dreamin' Vintage prints!


This Padded Case is perfect to tote around your laptop. It's adapted from "Patchwork Pouch" by Kayte Terry, Quick Stuff to Sew Winter 2009.


The Quilted Book Cover by Sarah McFarland is perfect for protecting your favorite book.


Finally, make this sweet Easy on the Eyes eye pillow. Adapted from "Easy on the Eyes" by Kayte Terry, CraftStylish Gifts to Make Volume II.

Happy Quilting!