I've always dreamed of a 100% handmade Christmas. What about you? Hopefully one of these days I'll get there, but until then I have two Christmas gifts to share with you! First up is the fun doughnut quilt I made for my Grandma B.! (It makes me hungry just looking at it!). :)
I used Threaded Pear Studio's Modern Day Diamonds quilt pattern. I absolutely love the simple design and size of the finished quilt. I'll admit that matching the diamonds was a bit tedious, but towards the end I came up with a couple fail proof shortcuts, which eliminated a lot of seam ripping!
The back has a fun doughnut stripe along the bottom.
A close-up of the long-arm machine quilting, which I did myself- woo hoo! :)
The next handmade gift I have to share is this quirky mustache pillow, which I made for my friend Thomas. Mustache home decor is hot right now, so I figured who wouldn't want a pillow with an appliqued leather mustache on it?
I used Free Spirit's Designer Houndstooth fabric, in Hot House Blue, for the pillow. The leather was a scrap I had laying around.
I also used a scrap piece of coordinating brown Moda fabric for the zipper cover!
This pillow marks the first time I ever worked with leather, with that being said I think the applique looks awesome!
Did you sew (or receive) any handmade Christmas gifts?
I did a 100% homemade Christmas last year... It was great but I had to start making things in August ish time! Plus I was only a student then. Definitely worth it though, people love knowing you took the time to make something especially for them =)Your quilt is so beautiful, I'd love to learn quilting
ReplyDeleteBoth of those are awesome!!
ReplyDeleteyou quilted the donut quilt in circles? How utterly fantastic it looks. Love the moustache... man u are one creative gal!
ReplyDeleteI made a bunch, but I haven't had time to blog them. Sigh. Love what you made!
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