1 Samuel Quilt

I recently had to opportunity to make a quilt for a friend to give as a gift to her cousin who finally conceived a child after years of infertility.  She had seen some of the fabric I had printed on Spoonflower, and she asked if I could design something for her quilt.  She wanted to include a few verses from 1 Samuel 1 - (27) I prayed for this child and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him.  (28) So now I give him to the Lord.  For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord.

Here's what I came up with...

I wanted to make the words script, so they would blend into the quilt until you get close to read them.

I used half-square triangles to make the diamonds.  I happen to love working with half-square triangles because you can do so many things them!  Not only can you make diamonds, but you can make stripes, pinwheels, stars, or you can just leave them as triangles.

I wanted to add in a section on the back that was a bit more bold with the words.

In the future, I really hope I can incorporate more Spoonflower fabric into my quilts.  The possibilities really are endless!  If you haven't tried Spoonflower yet, think about it!  You could come up with something really special!

Year of the Rabbit Contest

I decided to enter this week's Fabric of the Week contest on Spoonflower.  There are some amazing designs this week, so head over and check them out if you have time!  If you like my fabric, I'd love to get your vote!  Thanks! :)

Lately

I really haven't done much quilting lately.  I'm working on some curtains for a friend, and I spend the rest of my free time on the computer.  I've been learning how to use Inkscape to create vector graphics for fabric designs.  It's great for me because it's free (yay!) and there are plenty of tutorials to go with it.  Right up my alley.  

I'm not sure what to call all these prints, but I think I like them.  I think.

Maybe I'll order some of this fabric and make something.  Who knows!?

Free Swatch Day on Spoonflower!

*Update: It's over now! :(  Maybe next time...
Free swatch day is here!  You have until tomorrow at noon.  Go get your free swatch right now!!  More information here.  There are so many wonderful designs to choose from, like these:

Bitty Bots by Patty Sloniger

Yellow Flower Camper by Scrummy

Peacock by Troismiettes

But, you could also upload your own!  Enjoy!

Spoonflower Fabric!

I'm back from yet another camping trip, and I've got pictures of my first fabric printed by Spoonflower!  I had so much fun designing this fabric, but it was even better seeing the finished product.  Here are a few of my favorites...

...you can see more of them on Flickr.

There is a link on the right side of this page to my Spoonflower profile if you'd like to see more of my designs at any time.  You can even purchase them from Spoonflower if you'd like!

I've also designed a cheater quilt for a contest they are having right now on Spoonflower, so if you like the design, I'd really appreciate your vote! :)  The results will be announced on Thursday, July 8th.

This design (without the watermarks of course) is flipped on its side for printing purposes on the contest page.

Don't worry, you can vote for as many designs as you'd like.  I think I end up voting for about 15 designs every time I vote!

Have a wonderful Monday!

Wip Wednesday (on Thursday night...)

Unfortunately, I haven't done too much in the way of sewing this week.  This little block is the only thing I've done...  Sigh...  It will hopefully become part of an effort to spruce up my kitchen, but it will have to wait until next week.

Instead of sewing, I have been constantly checking my mailbox in hopes that a package from Spoonflower would arrive.  No luck yet.  If you haven't seen their website yet, go check it out!  You can create your own fabric designs or buy fabric designed by others.  It's one way to get something truly unique!