AND MORE
So I made more, because of course I want to share. :) White eyelet, green gingham, black gingham, tan linen, and blue linen can all be found at JudeHarbor.com and in the Etsy shop.
Oh my gosh, I saw the cutest pattern for these and had to make some! They've been a great seller at local markets, and it's easy to see why.
I had so much fun designing and appliqueing this quilt.
I had many already made blocks for Lori Holt's Bee In My Bonnet Granny's Garden Sew Along Quilt and then had a handful of the background circles all ready to be used. I opted to make a quilt with the Granny's Garden blocks and then a similar, but more masculine, second quilt. The quilt with the Granny's Garden blocks was claimed by my sister immediately, so much so that I didn't have time to get many pictures of it! I now introduce the more masculine version of this quilt, still using Lori Holt fabrics but differently.
Instead of following the same applique technique in the first quilt I did raw edge blanket stitch applique on this one. The eyes of the whale and fish are circles of Minky, and the mast of one of the boats is a satin ribbon.
You'll find this quilt in the Jude Harbor Etsy shop.
This little decorative "pillow" bowl filler or shelf sitter above has been my best seller the last few months - both online and at markets.
She's super small, just 5" by 7", but she makes some pretty awesome home decor.
I carry these pillows year round at markets, as long as I have space for them, and they do sell year round.
Sister mini "pillows". Both the single star and ring of 13 stars are available in the Etsy shop too.
And some fun decorative stars - they're available on stands, as bowl filler, or with red twine to hang.
These fun patriotic decor pieces and more can be found in the Etsy shop.
These quilts were crafted from a few "jelly rolls" I was given, using a pattern I was also given.
Super quick and easy and the end result is amazing! I did add in the borders to add some calm to the quilt, I'm a border/sashing fanatic, especially when I can involve white.
These beauties are in the Etsy shop here and here.
It's in the Jude Harbor Etsy shop waiting for a new home.
It has been far too long, but I've finally found time to make some quilts. And I dusted off the long arm quilter for some of them. I'm feeling very satisfied with myself, and can't wait to make more, more, more.
Here's the first of the finished quilts -
It can be found in the Jude Harbor Etsy shop here.
Simple pattern, but taken up a notch by turning the blocks on-point.
Many of the fabrics come from Lori Holt collections, some others I'm not as sure of the origins. My mother had a friend who could no longer sew and asked if I wanted some of her fabrics. Um, YES! And that's how I inhered two file boxes jam packed with mostly wonderful Lori Holt fabrics (and a few others being used for upcoming projects). I've had so much fun with these new fabrics (and don't get me started on the fabrics I picked up at some great prices at Joann over the last month - I've had to add many, many long shelves to the sewing room to accommodate that haul).
In other, even more wonderful news, I got a call at the beginning of December asking if I'd care for a newborn baby when he got out of the NICU. Um, YES, yes, yes! He's been with us for almost six months now and is a joy. We're head over heals in love with him and are very blessed to have him in our company.
I'm OBSESSED with making cute little things. OBSESSED. Not even an understatement.
It all started with a few things to sell at a spring market ... now the little bits of cuteness are my biggest sellers at markets.
I'll share the Christmas holiday trees and ornaments very soon, but I finished these Valentine hearts recently and couldn't help but post about them. And they're mostly red, so definitely could be coordinated with Christmasy things.
The mini pillows are about 6.5" wide and 4.5" tall, crafted from a linen-look cotton and finished with raw edges, so they'll fray wonderfully.
The two heart pillow has two appliqued hearts and is finished with an htv vinyl black running stitch and bows.
The single heart pillow is a quilted red plaid heart appliqued to the small pillow.
The bowl filler hearts are also finished with raw edges for perfect vintage-inspired yumminess. They'll fray wonderfully and can be trimmed or not. They're great bowl or centerpiece fillers and come in either small (4" tall) or large (4.75" tall).
Both the quilt heart and 2-hearts mini pillows and the hearts are available in the Jude Harbor Etsy shop. The pillows are $7 and the hearts are $3 and $4. Honestly, the shipping is enough (thanks USPS) that I highly recommend spending $35 (can be on anything in the shop) and getting free shipping.
I'm kind of hooked on these little flags.
Really, all things 4th of July are doing it for me right now.
Be prepared for some some super fun Independence Day themed throw pillows coming very soon. I haven't quite figured out my throw pillow plan, but I do know it has a lot to do with some postage stamp quilted stars (God bless anyone who does a postage stamp quilt ... those tiny pieces take forever to make into something of a reasonable size!).
And dog and cat bow ties. And, as always, I have more ideas than time. No surprise there. :)
The pillows can be found in the Jude Harbor etsy shop, one star here and thirteen star here.
Two years is a really long time not to post. I had the best of intentions too!
I do have an excuse though, I really do, aside from blogging no longer being an in thing. As my kids have grown up and gotten older (they range in age from 15 to 30 now ... I have no idea how that happened) they've started moving out and being all adulty. I love it, I really do, I'm amazed at the awesome people they've all become and I love interacting with them on a whole different level (they're all really, really cool and each is so unique). As they've left the nest the house has started to feel big, I've had empty bedrooms in this house that raised six children. I turned one bedroom into my sewing room.
As I looked at the remaining empty bedroom I realized it was finally time to embark on a new adventure - foster parenting. It had always been in the back of my mind as something I wanted to do but the timing was never right. Until now. 2 1/2 years ago I began the process to become a foster parent and two years ago, right after my last post, I accepted my first foster child, a wonderful energetic 15 month old boy named Aaron. About a month later I accepted a 5 week old little girl, Annie. My foster son stayed with me for about 10 months and my little girl was with me for almost 23 months, she headed home just over 2 weeks ago the day after she turned two.
I'm now taking a break from fostering, I'm not sure for how long - it's going to be a while before the hurt of Annie's departure heals. I'm staying busy now sewing and trying to catch up on everything (yard work, yikes!) that I didn't stay on top of the last two years.
The stars have been listed in the Jude Harbor Etsy shop. There are more new listings to come. I've been doing local and not-too-far-away markets with so, so much new stuff - now it's time to get it online too.
As we approached fall market season, and after spending a minute in the grocery store where the world suddenly resolved around pumpkin everything, I thought it'd be fun to make some fall-themed keychains.
These are so fun, and kind of make me forget I'm in Florida where it still reaches 90' most days.
These keychains, and more, can be found in the Jude Harbor stand alone shop and Etsy shop.
Happy fall, y'all!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1068612444/baby-girls-floral-quilt-whole-cloth
Another new whole cloth quilt. This one is just so sweet and soft for a little girl.
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Y'all - this fabric is from Hobby Lobby and I love everything about it. Hobby Lobby isn't always my first go-to for fabric, but they've got some great finds at really good prices (I've been told their fabric is 30% off every other week, I'm not sure if that's true - I just check the website before going in).
Priced at just $79 this quilt will sell very quickly! You can find it in the Jude Harbor shop and the Etsy shop.