When I first started sewing, never would I ever have envisioned that I would consider a faux fur, faux leather trimmed coat for Helena as an easy peasy in-betweener project. But as I stall in quilting my mondo Flowermania quilt, I decided to whip up this coat for my lady. I didn’t use a pattern…
Author: Mathew Boudreaux
Monarch Butterfly – Animal Quilts Blog Hop
To say the patterns in Juliet van der Heijden’s new Animal Quilts book are spectacular is the understatement of 2017. I was blown away by the artistry and clear thoughtfulness of each of the patterns, but knew right away that I had to make the Monarch Butterfly. My best friend Jennifer and I have a…
Hoop it Up Ornament – Ornament Along #6
So I’m admittedly not much an embroiderer and when I do, it’s totally machine embroidery. However, I’m absolutely obsessed with these itty bitty embroidery hoops and using them for ornaments. Last year, I machine embroidered some fun graphics and created this tutorial. And this year, I found the perfect cat and mouse companion fussy cuts…
Cow Print Button-Up Shirt – Bountiful Holiday Blog Tour
When I first saw Sharon Holland‘s Bountiful Fabric Collection, I totally squealed out loud when I saw this Grazing Brindle print because I’ve legit always wanted an edgy Cow Print shirt. So when Sharon asked me to participate in her Bountiful Holiday Blog Tour, I had to say yes so that my dream could finally…
Sparkle Twirl Ornament – Ornament Along #5
Tara did it again with a super fun, super quick ornament that I wanna make a bajillion of to put on my tree. For now, I had to settle for two using one print for Amy Sinibaldi’s Les Petit & one print from her Little Town. To get the full tutorial, head over to Tara’s…