Susie's Sunroom: Free Spirit tea towel pattern

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Fall Leaf Tea Towel

Fall Leaf Paper Piecing

I am really excited to tell you some bloggy news ...
Susie's Sunroom has a advertiser!

I am pleased to introduce :

Paper Piecing 1/4" Digital Magazine

Paper Piecing 1/4" is a digital magazine, filled with patterns, and more!
You can find " articles about creative artists with modern and innovative ideas for you to try . There will be paper piecing blocks for those new to paper piecing as well as those looking for something of a challenge. "

Click here to go to the Paper Piecing 1/4" magazine

Janeen, a talented artist and paper piece pattern designer, will be providing me with some of her awesome paper pieced patterns , from her digital magazine !
And I will be sharing projects and ideas with you!

Since the patterns are digital... you know what that means?! Yep .... instant download gratification when the mood hits you to make a pattern ! (You'll want to go on over to Paper Piecing 1/4" magazine and Quilt Art Designs blog to see all of the paper piecing patterns there!!)

Now that brings me to a fun project that I made in an evening...

Falling leaves are drifting around everywhere. I love watching them drift off of the trees , while I sew.
When I saw this 6 inch Leaf paper pieced pattern , I knew that I wanted to make a block immediately!

Leaf 6 " out Quilt Art Designs Paper Piecing 1/4 " digital magazine Issue 3

I went to my ~~modest little~~ fabric stash and dug out some fall colored fabrics.
I decided to choose some ' more traditional fabrics" , and even use a homespun fabric for the background. I wanted to see what "mixing it up" a bit would look like ...a modern pattern design made with traditional fabrics!

Leaf 6 " pattern from issue 3 Paper Piecing 1/4"

This pattern would be perfect for anyone new to paper piecing!

I liked how the leaf block turned out, and decided to make it into a tea towel . I found my muslin fabric, and used my "go to" tea towel pattern. (Remember my appliqued apple towel?)

My leaf towel in the kitchen

In my powder room

I really like mixing modern and traditional ... and sometimes throwing in some primitive.
How about you? Do you ever "mix it up" ??

I'm off to my sewing room!

I am linking up at: Paper Piecing Party @ Quilt Art Designs and
Sew Darn Crafty @ Sew Many Ways and
TGIFFriday @ Quokka Quilts

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

sewwequilt

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