Patriotic Panel Banner

I thought I'd do a little patriotic sewing last week

 

so I bought a banner panel from my local quilt shop.

 

A design by Riley Blake Fabrics.

 

 

 

The panel consists of triangular shapes that can be cut out and sewn together.  Then you sew the triangles to a long piece of fabric or seam binding to make a nice long banner. 

 



 

 

Very simple project. 

 

I think it turned out pretty cute.

 

 

 

 

The panels come in other holiday fabrics and colors too.

 

I'm especially fond of the Halloween banner but the green and red of Christmas is adorable too.

 

 

 



Little Houses

  It seems like I've always loved little houses.

 

When I was about eight years old I received a metal doll house for

Christmas.  I was overjoyed! It had little plastic furniture

and a little plastic family. When playing with that little

doll house you had to be careful.  It had sharp edges so

when you reached in to rearrange the furniture sometimes it would

cut your hand or arm.  But it was so worth the pain!

 

Last month my friend Janis had a birthday.

 

I decided to make her a soft little house.

 

 

 

1953 is the house number and the year she was born.

 

Thanks for catching up with me Janis!

It has a little bird singing on the front lawn.

 

It was really fun to make.

 

This is where I got my inspiration. 

 

Aren't they cute?

 

I have a Pinterest Board full of little houses.

 

Little houses still make me happy.

 

 

 

 

Warm Hands Cool Hearts

When I was in California last month one of my adorable friends (Hi Diane!), made

me  one of these little handwarmers.  They're made of felt, filled with rice, and embellished

with scraps of fabric.  I loved mine so much that I had to make a few more for my Utah friends.

Just cut out two felt hearts about the size of your palm, sew on a smaller fabric heart,

sew the two felt hearts together, leaving a space to fill it with rice, (I used a funnel),

do a running stitch over the machine stitching with

embroidery thread, tie a fabric ribbon around it, and you're done.

When you're ready to go for a walk and it's a little chilly outside, just microwave

your little handwarmer for about 40 seconds, then slip it in your coat pocket.

The warmth seems to last for at least 45 minutes.

My friend Diane said she saw this cute idea on Pinterest.

I love mine.  Thank you Diane!

Car Seat Cover

When my babies were little there were no laws that said we had to keep

our little ones in car seats.  My kids wandered around the car without even

a seatbelt for protection.  One summer we drove 1800 miles in our big brown

station wagon with the back seat folded down so they had a nice place

to play.  I'm cringing just thinking about it!

Anyway, today's babies have as much protection as NASCAR drivers.   Thank goodness!

Last week I decided to make a car seat cover for our sweet little

Margaret Ann.

Moda fabric...

Covered buttons...

Pretty easy to make.  I found the pattern HERE.

She's a little milk drunk but she's sure cute.

The mister says he needs one that'll fit his recliner...

Hmmmm.

Polka Dot Porch Pillows

It's been FREEZING here in northern Utah.

And raining for days on end. 

There was no

way I was going to work outside, so I did a little sewing.

Inside where it's warm.

 New pillows for the porch rockers.  For when it's

warm and sunny.  I'm trying to be optimistic.