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.  

http://www.ebay.com/itm/291237704417?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/291237598799?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

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.