modern quilts & crafts
Happy Mother's Day! Our grass is green and freshly mown, the tulips are in full bloom (more on those later), the weather is beyond lovely, and family time was laid back and fun. What a treasure today was. Yesterday was beautiful too, but I spent most of it inside embroidering a gift for my mom. She's totally worth a beautiful day spent inside. Łysia is the random nickname my dad gave my mom a long time ago, and "Moja Łysia"--pronounced moya wisha--just means "My Łysia" in … [Read more...]
...says a very wise girl I know. Such friends are worthy of some pretty righteous adoration, yes? Well my way of showing that is by sewing gifts, so this year I made personalized clutches for 6 of my best gal pals. I used Noodlehead's go-to tutorial, just without boxing the corners. For free-spirited, surfer beach babe, Ali: Stylish, classy and caring Andrea: Playful, feminine, kind-hearted Heather: Outgoing, wise and edgy Katie: Navy-blue-loving, Kate-Spade-adoring, … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas from Alpine Wonderland! Here's a little table runner I whipped up last night to bring even more Christmas spirit to my home. What's more festive and fun than Nordic Christmas scenes? Nothing, that's what. I realized as I was photographing this little guy this morning that it could easily serve as a wall hanging, too. I can't decide which way I like best. What do you think? I made three 15" wonky log cabin blocks, then added a 2.5" strip of white around … [Read more...]
It's not even Thanksgiving yet but I've already made and received a few Christmasy treasures that I'm sharing with you to welcome the holiday season which unofficially begins this week! First, the ornament I made for my partner, Jessica, in our guild's ornament swap using a fussy-cut square of Alpine Wonderland, Essex linen, and Sublime Stitching embroidery floss: Here are the ornaments Jessica made for me, which I LOVE: I sent my Pillow talk swap partner this little mug rug … [Read more...]
