{Quilts}

Remember these?...

and this?...

I made those for my girls' room months ago, planning to start the quilts for their bed shortly after. I probably should have started the quilt before the decor, but that's just how I roll...

Unfortunately, how I also "roll", is I put things off forever.

I have so many unfinished/unstarted projects.

{unstarted is not a real word}

I'm finally getting around to doing their bed quilts. Don't worry, they didn't freeze this winter, but they weren't donned in cute Riley Blake Designs fabric. 

I'm having a hard time committing to a pattern. I don't want an exact "pattern" throughout, just every other square white, with random fabrics in between. You'd think that would be easy, but it's driving me crazy try to make it look random.

I thought I loved this...

 

But now as I look at the picture, I'm already rearranging it in my mind and wondering what was I thinking??

Good thing I haven't sewn anything yet.

{It will be twice as long..I have a million more white squares to cut out}

However it ends up, I {love} these fabrics...

Can you tell a certain 3 year old couldn't keep their little fingers off the material?

Isn't that little bird the cutest?

 I'm hoping to start piecing it together next week...if I can decide on a "pattern".

Have you sewn any quilts lately?
Have any quilts you've been meaning to finish?

I have 5..5 unfinished quilts.
Yikes.

3D Fabric Flower Wall Art

I had a crafting itch today so I decided to whip up some decorations for my girls room. It's yet to be painted, but when it is and I start decorating, it's going to have a whimsical (not the best word...makes me think of fairies and unicorns) tree and flower theme to it.

I already made these, but those will be going on a shelf and I need some wall art.

I pulled out some fabric scraps from the girls quilts I'm making, some ribbon and a couple canvases.

This is what I came up with at first. 

I liked the idea, but the greens didn't match and it drove me crazy, so took of the bow (I'll save that for an accent pillow), made a few more flowers and wound up with this...

The stem on the last flower is crooked, which bugs me, but I'll get over it.

I might replace the buttons on the smaller flowers with something bigger but that's all I had that matched for now.

Such an easy project and perfect to make with scraps...so easy I'm not sure a tute is even necessary, but in case you need a little help making your project, I've got some directions on the flowers.

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You need:

Canvas

Ribbon

Fabric scraps

Buttons

Glue Gun

White fat quarter (optional)

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Cut four equal size circles

Now fold each in half, and again...and one more time (that's 3 times for you math folks)

Now cut a rounded V into the top 

I didn't take a picture of that, but I'm sure you smarties can figure it out.

When you unfold it (once), it will look like this...

(Hello giant thumb and blurry picture!)

Now you might be thinking, that scalloped edge is totally uneven!

But not when you line them all up...

Glue them down, all four points meeting in the center

(your flower petals should be folded in half twice)

You'll want to place a dab of glue between each layer of fabric.

Add a button and their ready for your canvas!

I threaded yarn through each button so it looked more finish.

I also covered the canvas with some plain white fabric because the canvas was textured and I wanted a smooth finish. Glue your down your strips of ribbon first, top with flowers and your done!

These flowers are perfect for necklace too. Instead of making 4 petals, make 5, then thread each petal point on to the needle, spread them out and stitch through the center a couple times.

Put it on a chunky beaded necklace...

Perfection!

Once again, sorry for the poor picture quality, still taking pictures without an LCD screen to see what I'm doing! Kind of hard to blindly take photos.

Anyone want to donate to the "Amy needs a new camera so she can take better pictures" fund? :)

Tomorrow's Friday, Have a great weekend folks!

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