Chevron Snacks

It is that time of year again, Sophia's birthday. I love making something fun for the kids that come to her birthday. This year, with her starting school, I thought that some reusable snack bags, filled with snacks, would be great for her friends.

I bought a Riley Blake Chevron Fat Quarter Bundle and tried to decide how best to use the fabric. With an 18" x 22" fat quarter I decided that a snack bag size of 6" x 6" square, would allow for the least amount of fabric waste. I have had some pul fabric at home just waiting to be used, so I cut it down to 6" x 6" for the inside of the snack bag to make it easy to wipe out and clean. The last thing I needed was some velcro to close them. Apparently I bought the world's strongest Velcro, so I am hoping that the 5 and 6 year olds at the party can actually open them. I figure with enough snacks inside they will make the effort to open them.

with a fruit by the foot, a kinder egg and a pack of gum, I am sure they will make the effort! The bags were easy enough to make and the colours match Sophia's theme of Monster High and still ok for the boys that come to the party.

I guess I didn't really think of the teacher on Monday with all the Velcro bags being torn open, whoops!

A Quilt for a Cause

When Layla's school mentioned that they would be doing a silent auction I immediately decided that I wanted to donate a quilt. I did a quick search and came across the Sea Glass pattern from Talk of the Town. The quilt she has on the pattern is gorgeous and I wanted to replicate the colour choices for my own quilt.

Her pattern called for a 40" quilt but I decided to go with a 60" to lengthen the amount of time it could be used, instead of just as a baby quilt. Isn't this quilt absolutely stunning. I already have ideas for the next one I want to make, perhaps for Sophia's school.

I love starting out with a pattern and finding the perfect fabric to make it come to life. I truly believe these colours make the quilt as beautiful as it is.

Koi for a Boy

It has been a very long time since I have posted, but I see the blog continues to by busy. I have recently been feeling very crafty and have been asked to make some baby blankets, for some very new and almost here baby boys. As you may know I have two girls, so choosing fabric for baby boys is always challenging for me but I came across a couple of different fabric lines that I wanted to try out. The first is the Eiko Collection by Jay Cyn for Birch Fabrics. I have not used organic fabric in the past but WOW what a difference. The quilt was made using Organic Eikos Pond in Pool and Organic Flower Dots in Pool on the front and Mod Basics2 Skinny Chev in Orange for the back (sent the quilt away too quick and forgot to get a picture of the back).

Organic cotton feels so much more natural. I also used the new Warm & Plush 100% Natural Cotton batting, which quilted beautifully.