Thanksgiving Pillow Sham!
This month I found
cute turkey fabric and made strips with matching orange flowered fabric. Next, I cut the strips to measure 18x14”.
I then
cut out five 4” squares. I folded them into
triangles and sewed them together to make a flower. I then stitched a button in the middle and attached
it to the front of the pillow sham.
Mickey Mouse Baby Quilt!
All my
kids are once again back in school and I had a free afternoon. The quilting bug hit me and my neighbor having
a baby gave me the perfect excuse to rummage through my stash.
I had some cute
smiley Navy blue Mickey Mouse fabric that I cut to four 9” squares.
I then cut twenty 3 ½” squares out of the chevron
fabric and the brown Mickey Mouse fabric.
Next, I cut five 3 ½” squares out of the yellow fabric.
Then, I used the remaining chevron fabric to
make a 2” border around the quilt. I
machine quilted the blanket, but I hand stitched the binding. It gave me an excuse to sit down and watch a
classic movie! If you have an afternoon free this simple quilt is a fun way to use your stash!
Country Shabby Chic Pillow Sham of the Month!
I used a
Moda Charm pack to create this month’s fun pillow sham. To start lay out all the charms and choose
the ones you want to use in your sham.
I loved working with this charm pack so much that I made two more pillow shams. Both are on sale in ebay, if you would like one too.
If you
want to make your own sham this is what I did.
First I had fun looking at all the patterns and colors in the charm
Pack. Then, I laid out all the charms
and choose the ones I wanted to use in my sham.
I sewed four across and then ironed the seams flat. Then I sewed three rows together and again
ironed the seams flat.
Next, I cut two rectangles measuring 14” x 11”. Then, I hem one side of each of the rectangles measuring so that they measure when hemmed 9 ¼”. Next with right sides facing together I laid the hemmed rectangles so that they slightly overlap in the middle on top of the sham.
Cross Stitch Pillow Sham!
For this month’s pillow sham I wanted to cross stitch one of my
Mom’s favorite scriptures.
I went to my
stash of craft books that I bought at a second hand book store and found the picture
of the house.
After searching some more I found a fun font to go with my house. I stitched
Joshua 24:15 “...As for me and my house we will serve the Lord” and a cute
little house to go with the saying.
Next,
I sewed the saying onto the middle of a blue and white piece of fabric that I
had cut to 14”x18”.
Then, I cut two rectangles measuring 14”x11”. Hemed one side of each of the rectangles measuring so that they measure when hemmed 9 ¼”. With right sides facing together I laid the hemmed rectangles so that they slightly overlapped in the middle on top of pinwheel square. Then, I pined and sewed ¼” seam all the way around the edges.
I turn sham right side out placed a 12"x 16" inch pillow in the sham.
Low Fat Cinnamon Roll Cake!
My family loves cinnamon rolls.
I created this cake so that we can have our cinnamon roll taste without
having to wait a couple of hours before we can eat a fresh from the oven
cinnamon roll. A bonus of this cake is
that it is low fat!
Ingredients:
1 white cake mix
1 ¼ c. water
1/3 c. plain or vanilla low fat yogurt
3 egg whites
¼ c. brown sugar
2 T flour
1 t cinnamon
3 T butter or margarine
½ c powdered sugar
1 T skim milk
¼ t vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl combine cake mix, water, yogurt and egg
whites. Beat on high for 2 minutes.
Spray a 9 x 13” pan with cooking spray.
Pour in cake. Set aside. In a small bowl combine brown sugar, flour,
cinnamon and mix with a spoon. Cut in
butter till the mixture is course.
Sprinkle on top of your cake.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes till a toothpick comes out clean when inserted
in the middle of the cake.
As cake cools make the powdered sugar glaze. Whisk together in a small bowl powder sugar,
milk and vanilla till there are no lumps then using a spoon drizzle over the
top of the cake.
My family loves to eat this cake warm right after the glaze has
topped the cake.
Pinwheel fun!
I love pinwheels! They
always remind me of summer so this month’s pillow sham is patriotic
pinwheels.
Instructions:
Cut out eight 4” squares of the white background fabric and four
4” squares of the red polka dot and flag fabric. This website is a great source on how to
assembly the pinwheel blocks:
To have one pinwheel slightly above the other sew a 3 x 7 ½”
strip of background fabric to the bottom of the red pinwheel block and another
3 x 7 ½” strip to the top of the flag pinwheel block. Trim and iron. Cut out
two 3 x 10” strips of fabric from the background fabric. Sew one to the left side of the pillow sham
top and one to the right side of the pillow sham top. Iron and trim to 9 x 18”. Cut out two 4 x 18” strips from the brown
fabric. Sew one to the top of the sham
and one to the bottom of the sham. Iron
and trim to 14 x 18”
To sew on the rick rack, lay it under one of the pinwheels and sew on at a diagonal using a straight stitch.
Sew on a fun button to go in the middle of your pinwheel.
Next, cut two rectangles measuring 14” x 11”. Hem one side of each of the rectangles measuring so that they measure when hemmed 9 ¼”. With right sides facing together lay the hemmed rectangles so that they slightly overlap in the middle on top of pinwheel square. Pin and sew ¼” seam all the way around the edges.
To make the ties cut two rectangles measuring 3" x 5". Fold in half with right sides together and sew ¼ inch seam all around but leave one side open. Turn fabric right side out and press. Tuck in raw edges of open side and sew onto wrong side of opening on each of the hemmed squares fabric. Turn sham right side out place a 12"x 16" inch pillow in your sham and tie back close.
Hexie Fun!
I discovered the fun of making hexies, but I must warn you once you start making hexies they can get pretty addicting.
I made my hexies by first cutting out a bunch using standard computer paper with a Fiskars hexagon squeeze punch.
I like using the cutter because it cuts out the perfect size hexie to fit on a charm pack.
Place cut out hexie on a square of fabric. Fold down the corner and sew through both layers.
Then, go back and double sew the same corner to secure it down.
Next, move to the next corner and repeat.
Do this all the way around the hexie and tie off your thread.
Now, iron all your hexies so they will hold their shape.
Take out the papers and sew 7 hexies together to make a flower.
Iron your flowers and then sew them together.
I like to use dmc floss to sew the center of the hexie flower.
These hexies can be use to make almost anything you can imagine, a quilt, pillow sham, hot pad. Let your imagination go and see what you can create!
Flower Pillow Sham!
Since the May always reminds me of spring flowers, I created
this whimsy pillow sham for my pillow sham of the month post.
Instructions:
Chain the length of your pillow, then add three chains. (My
chain was 18” long) *Double crochet in
the next 10 chains. Chain 5 then skip 5
chains and repeat from * Do this all the
way across to complete your row. Keep
adding rows till your sham measures the same size as your pillow. (My rows
added up to 14”). You are creating the
front of your pillow sham.
Working from
bottom to top of the single crochet row, braid the row together by pullin the
loops through each other. Repeat this with all the single crochet rows.
Now start on your back panels. Chain half the length of your pillow, then
add three chains. (My chain was 9”) *Double crochet in every chain across, chain
three and repeat from * keep adding rows
till your sham measures the same size as your pillow. (My back panels measured
14”). Repeat this step to make the
second back panel.
Now using your
crochet hook and yarn slip stitch the back panels to the front panel on sides,
top and bottom.
Make sure you catch the end
of your braided rows into the slipstitch as you crochet the pieces together.
To make the flowers I used a small crochet hook and dmc
floss.
1. Chain 5
2. Slip stitch in first chain to make a circle.
3. Chain 3
4. Double crochet in the middle of the circle 10 times
5. Slip stitch together
6. Add a new color
7. Chain 3
8. Do 2 double crochets in the same chain.
9. Double crochet 3 times
in all the chains until you complete the circle.
10. Slip stitch together
*11. Chain 3
12. Skip next chain
13. Single crochet in next chain
14. Repeat from * till you complete the circle.
15. Tie off
16. Using dmc floss that
matches the flower sew the flower onto the front of the pillow sham.
Enjoy your spring pillow sham!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)