Grandmother's Flower Garden Block 2

Grandmother's Flower Garden

I completed my first Grandmother's Flower Garden block. My 11 year old is making some too, I will post both of ours as they are completed. I have always wanted to make a Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt and have found that I really do love piecing these. They are a perfect project to work on for a movie night or while watching one of our favorite shows.

December Block of the Month

I was able to get these pictures to work! Yay! To be honest these are not my favorite blocks that I've made. They are what they are. To find the link for this pattern click here. I think some other color combinations could be stunning!

Snowman Kit

This year for the Kiddos teacher's Christmas gifts I thought it would be fun to give them a snowman kit. All they need to add is snow, which we get plenty of in our neck of the woods.

My favorite part of the kit is the hat. You could buy a hat anywhere for pretty cheap, but I decided to make one. 

To make the hat I cut two circles, one 8.5 inches and one 12.5 inches. I took the 12.5 circle and cut a 8.5 inches hole in the middle. For the height of the hat I cut a rectangle about 23 inches x 4.5 inches. Then I sewed the rectangle with the two short ends together. Next I sewed that ring to the top of the hat (8.5" circle). Then I sewed the top section to the 12.5" circle with a hole. Turn it right side out and you have a cute hat. I did have to take a little out here and there. But this is just rough instructions of how I made it. I embellished it with ribbon and a poinsettia that I made.

The kit includes: 1 hat, 1 fleece scarf, 1 carrot nose (I found a fake carrot at our craft store for 70 cents! I stuck a dowel with glue in the carrot to make it easier to put on the head), black rocks for the eyes and mouth (I painted river rocks black and made a simple drawstring bag out of felt to keep them in), and 3 buttons (these are wooden wheels I painted black and put a dowel in the hole of the wheel to help hold them into the snowman).

To hold all the pieces of the kit I went to a local paint store and bought empty paint cans. I called around to find the best price. Once I got there the guy only charged me for half of the cans, you can't beat that! I decorated the can with vinyl snowflakes.

I hope the teachers like these!

If you have any questions leave me a comment and I'll get back to you.

Block 3

Sorry this took awhile to get on the blog. We were loaning our camera out. It was worth the wait, huh?! I really like this block! I have to admit it makes me a little nervous for when we set them all together for the finished quilt. The sashing that I pick will have to compliment both sides. Anyways... here are the instructions to make this lovely block. I made two. I am going back and making another block of the previous months so that my finished quilt will be larger.

If you haven't started this block of the month club it's not too late and it's free! Here is the link.

Block 2

I am in love with block #2! I don't know why I gravitate towards bright colors. I love to look at quilts with calm colors but the bright ones are always the ones that I grab when I make my own quilts. I think they just are happy. If you haven't started this block of the month, it's not too late to start now! Here is the link to this month's directions.

Halloween Wreath

While I was checking one of my favorite blogs I saw this wreath and knew that I had to make one! It ended up being really simple to make. My pictures don't do it justice, but I am happy with the finished product. I decided that it would be more fun to create with friends to make these. Everyone made a different color/ holiday wreath using this technique, it was fun to see all the combos. Only one of them finished theirs completely before having to go home, and her wreath was stunning! She used a sage green for the tulle. Embellishing with white flowers, pine cones, a glittery cardinal, and berries it was beautiful! I should have snapped a picture!