Showing posts with label Heidi Pridemore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heidi Pridemore. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Hugs and Kisses Blog Hop Day

Huggin' and Kissin'
                                              
More information and details at Madame Samm's  Sew We Quilt .com
       

 Welcome to Susie's Sunroom!

 Today is the final day of the "sweetest" blog hop ever ... The Hugs and Kisses Blog Hop !
The sweet and ruffley Mdm Samm  has arranged this Valentine's Day theme hop ....along with sweet Soma  and her  awesome paper pieced patterns !
Patterns available at Soma's Craftsy.  Proceeds go to 2 charities.
Everyone in the blog hop is making projects using these Hugs and Kisses  paper pieced patterns.  Sweet!!

  Be sure to visit everyone on the list today and see what beautiful projects they have created ! (The whole list is at the end of my post in case you have missed any days.)
Feb 19th

 Lady Bente

Lady Kristen

Lady Linda

Lady Marcy

Lady Susie
SusiesSunroom  You are here now!!

Mdm Samm
I'd love to share what I made using Soma's Hugs and Kisses  patterns....


A Hugs and Kisses Tea Towel    and a  Hearts Pincushion
Hugs and Kisses Tea Towel  and   a heart pincushion  


The Hugs and Kisses Tea Towel -

             Pattern-   Free Spirit Tea Towel  by Heidi Pridemore (link  here)  
             Fabric:   Valentine Rose  by Tanya Whelan   at Free Spirit (ADORE this fabric line!)
                          Kona solids
                          Michael Miller  Garden  Pin Dot  Petal Pink  (such a Happy pink!)
                         


  •         the hugs and kisses patterns were reduced to 50% size, and inserted into the fabric as  part of the top of the tea towel 

                
The top section is perfect to feature the Hug and Kiss symbols.
And, I love  the ruffle bottom on this tea towel !


The Hearts Pincushion -

             Pattern-   Prettified Pincushion   from the  book 
      " Patchwork Please " by Ayumi Takahashi   ( Zakka projects to stitch and give)  (link here)
  •    the top and bottom pattern was substituted with the Hugs and Kisses heart blocks by Soma ...one made in pink fabric  and one made  in  red fabric        
  •   filled with crushed walnut shell kitty litter  (Blue Buffalo )  
  •  Valentine fabric pieces for the sides
  • heart buttons                                                    





The Red Heart side of the pincushion





              
A Pink Heart side of the Prettified Pincushion
Now.... if you happen to be a regular follower of my blog, you probably figured out already  that I wouldn't be able to stop at making " just 2 " little old  small hearts....

 What else did I make?   A  Table Runner using these hearts....
I got the idea after seeing a pretty Valentine's Day Table Runner made by Cherilyn at   A Farm Wife's Journal...  where she put heart blocks together with 9 Patch blocks. 

I decided  to use five of Soma's  paper pieced heart blocks ,  and pair them with some jaunty little pinwheel blocks.
The  I  *Heart*  Pinwheels Table Runner-
My    I *Heart* Pinwheels Table Runner

The I *Heart* Pinwheels Table Runner-

          Pattern-    Hearts-  Soma's paper pieced hearts were reduced  to become  6 1/2 "                                           blocks .  I made five of these.
                       Pinwheel blocks  - five 6 1/2 inch blocks
            
          Fabric-      Valentine Rose  by Tanya Whelan    at Free Spirit
                          White Garden Pin Dots   by Michael Miller
                          Stash fabrics for different pinks
              
          Thread -  Aurofil White  100 % cotton    (50 weight)
I love  pink gingham!
I used the Aurofil White thread  (50 weight) for the first time, for both the  piecing and the quilting.  "in love with this thread"

A pink polka dot heart..... hey, where'd that bird come from?






These little hearts are so cute, that I wanted to make something using a smaller heart.  So I made  a little door handle pillow.

 Tiny Heart Door Handle Pillow-
Tiny  Heart door handle pillow   
Pattern-    Heart pattern-  Soma's Hugs and Kisses heart  -reduced to a 4 1/2 " block
Fabric -   Valentine Rose  by Tanya Whelan    at Free Spirit
                          White Garden Pin Dots   by Michael Miller
                          Stash fabrics for pink
             

 Embellishments-   Ruffle    2 1/2 " x 44"   made with my gathering foot  (Easy Peasy this way!)
                              Glass beads
                               White lace  -   1/2 "  wide


The Tiny  Heart Door Handle Pillow



The back side.. all plumpness and ruffley












Thank you so much,  Mdm Samm  for  cheerleading and organizing this blog hop, and giving us a fun way to stretch our imaginations and to be inspired !  (Sew We Quilt blog).
Thank you so much, Soma, for these awesome hugs and kisses designs!  (Whims and Fancies blog)


 Here is the Hugs and Kisses Blog Hop full schedule:  You will not want to miss anybody's lovely  projects....

Feb 12th


Lady Carol

Lady Sandy

Lady Cynthia

Lady Pat

Lady Jolie

Lady Susan


Feb 13th


Lady Beth

Lady Jenny

Lady Britt-Inger

Lady Carla

Lady Marian 

Lady Lyndsey


Feb 14th

Lady Soma

Lady Laura Ann

Lady Doris

Lady Rexie

Lady Shari



Feb 17th


Lady Mary

Lady Vickie

Lady Anne

Lady Selina

Lady Theresa

Lady Jane


Feb 18th


Lady Lana

Lady Judy

Lady Shanna

Lady Amanda

Lady Kay


Feb 19th

 Lady Bente

Lady Kristen

Lady Linda

Lady Marcy

Lady Susie
SusiesSunroom  That's Me!


Mdm Samm


                                                         And if you were not in our hop 
but wish to get the patterns…
HERE they are ..
 - Here at Etsy!


                        Thanks so much for stopping by today!    

          It has been a pleasure opening my heart up to you today!

I'm off to my sewing room!




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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Apple Tea Towel

Apple Tea Towel

 Earlier this month, I made a  project using apples, for our November  Across The Pond Sew Along project.
Cookie  Plate Crumb Catcher       design by The Crafty Quilter
In the process of making this project, I ran across a  really cute  pattern for making a cotton tea towel.   I kept my apple fabrics out (on purpose), in case I found time to make an apple tea towel .  

 This is the picture of the tea towel, designed by Heidi Pridemore , for Free Spirit fabric, that I fell in love with.
picture courtesy of Quilt Home.com
I just loved the simple style of this pattern.  I decided to use the apple fabric for the bottom ruffle section, and plain muslin for the top section.
Tea towel   design by Heidi Pridemore for Free Spirit fabrics
I made the top section plain, so I could add some applique... an apple pie and a red and a green apple.   I ironed Heat n Bond lite fusbile onto  the back of the pieces and then they were  ironed to the towel.  I  blanket stitched ( by machine ) around the shapes, and added some steam lines from the "fresh from the oven" apple pie.


the applique 



The apple tea towel on my oven door

This is a fun project that doesn't  take a long time to sew.  I think I spent more time on trying to figure out which  fabrics to use,  and what applique to put onto the towel.

 Have you checked out Amanda and Amy's   ATPSA projects yet? They are so  pretty and delicious!  
Amanda  ,The Patchsmith's,  Apple Mug Rug Wall hanging

 Amanda's blog has specific directions on how to make her sweet little apple mug rug wall hanging, using Lori Holt's apple block pattern.


Amy's , of Amy Made That! , apple blocks for Quilty Fun Sew Along
You can see our projects, and others in our Across The Pond Flickr Group.  Hop on over to check them out.  Hook up any apple projects that you make.  We love to see what you make!
All of these apples are making me hungry for apple pie!

I'm off to my sewing room!


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