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Welcome to the 3rd week post of the 52 weeks of hot pads / quilted pot holders.

Here are the list of past week’s posts in this 52 Weeks of Hot Pads Challenge:

I thought it would be a great challenge for me to do a pot holder a.k.a hot pads every single week of 2019.

I am planning on having it displayed in my kitchen. They make great decor don’t they?

While I am at it, I am going to be sharing with you a simple tutorial on the process.

You can join in the challenge and make the same hot pads I make every week with the same design or any of your own choice.

Welcome to the second week post of the 52 weeks of hot pads / quilted pot holders.

Click HERE to my first post.

I thought it would be a great challenge for me to do a pot holder a.k.a hot pads every single week of 2019.

I am planning on having it displayed in my kitchen. They make great decor don’t they?

While I am at it, I am going to be sharing with you a simple tutorial on the process.

You can join in the challenge and make the same hot pads I make every week with the same design or any of your own choice.


[Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post. I did however was given to try the custom Labels and am so excited about it!]

Hey there….

I know you love to make handmade gifts.

I also know that you sometime make them last minute.

And you rush through it and didn’t just complete it just the way it should be.

Or you skip the handmade-by-you label and just send it off.

handmade label woven label

O, that’s not you? Sorry, I guess I’m talking to myself then.

Cause THAT just describes ME.

I wish I am more particular about those thing. And I believe that a LABEL on your handmade would make the impression last a little longer.

Not that they won’t remember you, but you know it makes it a little more professional looking. Or at least more handmade looking. Professionally handmade.

Someone could also pass your website or your little blog. I’m pretty sure The Little Mushroom Cap isn’t going to be as easy to remember.

Someone might just remember the quirky mushroom bit.

Right? Would you agree?

Oh, I’m still talking to myself. Weird. LOL. But you get the point right?

handmade label woven label

And, a CARE LABEL would be perfect too! The thought of care labels reminds me of those big IKEA labels on their things.

I never really read them though, (erks, I only read the care labels for delicate things and handmade items). I am sure someone who really wants to care for the things you made them would love to have a care label to go with your handmade item.

Then, they know how to treat them right.

How to wash them in case they need to.

Too much work to put create a label?

I think if we have it in stock, it would be so much easier wouldn’t?

Well, I had the opportunity to try out Dutch Labels and was happy with the labels I got.

I love that this one has glittery looks to it.

handmade label woven label

I am sure to use this onto my handmade items now. So easy to sew it on and they are simple yet effective.

handmade label woven label

I don’t promote people to buy from me, cause I rarely make to sell but having that label on the things I made just made it more special. And receivers appreciate it too. Funnily. But they do.

 

Dutch Label also have CARE LABELS.

Yes, you can have those custom printed too.

Rosie Creations care clothing label

Easy, now you can just those too and voila, a perfect Care Label for the your handmade item.

Have a Handmade Business? – This is a MUST.

If you do own a small handmade business or sometime sell at craft stalls, DO NOT SKIP THE LABEL.

I love that this one has glittery looks to it.

I have had many handmade things that I wish I could remember who made it so I could buy more of or pass the name to a friend, but there’s no label. Or probably there was a removable label. I don’t remember it when time passes.

If you love it then you want to PUT A LABEL ON IT! [*Insert Beyonce’s Put A Ring On it Song]

And with items that are sewn, it is much easier to sew the label on where it would not disturb the function of the item and yet distinctive enough to see. I hand-sewed mine in these examples, just because the pouches were already made and done. Otherwise, I would have machine sewn it when it was still easy to do so.

Woven label handmade

If you want to try Dutch Label, which I recommend as I love the labels I got…

Use CODE littlemushroomcap15 to get 15% off your order. Click HERE> to start making your own custom label.

 

Um, before I go, here is another flat lay I’m trying to practice after learning a little bit about it in this class.

Just for the fun of this new technique I’m learning.

Now, I have every reason to collect little props. Right?

 

Do You Label?

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If you want to make the pouches : check out how I made mine out of an “oopsy” block HERE.

Welcome to my first post of the 52 weeks of hot pads / quilted pot holders.

I am a little late for kicking this off as the first week of 2019 has already just flown by.

But… I did make this hot pad in the first week. Was just a little late on posting it out on the blog as I am currently having a little bit of technical difficulties behind the scene. Forgive me then if you are going to see me posting two hot pads in a week sometimes.

 

Anyway,

I thought it would be a great challenge for me to do a pot holder a.k.a hot pads every single week of 2019.

I am planning on having it displayed in my kitchen. They make great decor don’t they?

While I am at it, I am going to be sharing with you a simple tutorial on the process.

You can join in the challenge and make the same hot pads I make every week OR, you can just make your own design or pattern!

Hi!

Been quiet around here lately. Off on holiday the last couple of weeks and now I am back in Canberra.

Been sewing a tiny bit here and there whenever I have some times in between chores, studies and other responsibilities. I love it how sewing can just bring me somewhere where I feel so myself.

Anyway, I joined over the #verycherryswap over on Instagram and got myself busy with some cherry fabrics. However, I haven’t started any sewing for my swap partner just yet but I already have few ideas. She wanted something for the sewing room, and I think I have just the thing for that.

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 In the meantime, I am making patchwork potholders for a special someone whose birthday is coming very soon. Can’t resist the combination of theses fabrics altogether. I love scrappy stamp look.

I crochet the edges for a bit of vintage inspired look. Love them so much that I wanna keep them! So, I guess that is a good sign that it will be a great gift don’t you think?

patchwork potholder

 Well, till next time! I have few quilts that needed quilting but I ran out of threads….. still waiting for the mail for them.. hopefully I will have bigger finishes soon to share.

Thank you for reading!

Hugs,

linking up to CrazyMomQuilts

Hi!
I have been with the Canberra Modern Quilt Guild since last August and really have been enjoying the meetings and activities. At the end of last year, we received fat eight bundle of Riley Blake fabrics which are to be used for a challenge. The challenge is pretty simple – anything quilted is considered in. I added one more of Riley Blake fabric – the grey sketchy one and the navy solid. I thought of adding the zig zag yellow ones, but didn’t end up using it.
Fabric
Riley blake MQG challenge _ floor pillow
After watching Jacquie Gering on The Quilt Show some time last week, I decided to start my project by cutting strips with improv log cabin in mind. Played around on the design wall and ended up making a four patch pillow. Each block was about 13 inches square, so the end result was about 25″ square pillow. I had to make a pillow with stuffing to fit inside the cover I made.
Floor Pillow quilte riley blake challenge_improv log cabin 
I did simple line quilting in each area spiraling towards the center. The pillow turns out really useful for laying on the chest while flipping through magazines. I have to say modern does not really fit my house theme, but I love challenging myself and I can’t help loving modern quilts around the quilt world these days too.
Floor Pillow quilte riley blake challenge
deserved to saty on the sofa too
I love and enjoyed making this pillow without having any measurements to stick to. Just sew and trim! Love the flexibility.
Well, till next time
XOXO
Hi!
Today I would like to share with you a tutorial on how to make monogrammed couple pillows using the Tranpunto Quilting technique.
You will need as follows :
and 2 pieces of 18″ x18″ of muslin fabric for the backing of the front piece of the pillows.

Turn the pillow around through the unzip part and you are done! take a photo and share it on littlemushroomcap f
lickr pool
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This is such a great way to practice that free motion skill! For ideas on which type of dense quilting you can do, try these tutorial links:
Squiggle Square Free Motion quilting
or you can always practice simple meandering too !
XOXO 

Hi!
 
I made a special wedding gift recently using a technique called “trapunto quilting”. I decided to make something that they can put on their bed, and thought a monogrammed pillow with their initials would be a great gift.
 
wedding gift_customized pillow_whole quilt 
 
Y monogrammed
 
At first I was thinking to applique the initials but I feel like applique would speak too loud for these pillows. So, to make things more subtle, I decided to just hide the initials among the quilting. Besides, there is always a time when you need to practice that free motion skill. So making this pillow was definitely a great practice!
 
To make the lettering stand out even more, trapunto technique was used for the lettering in these pillows.
 
together...
 
..till jannah 
 
At the bottom of their initials, I put ” Together.. till Jannah”. Jannah means Heaven in arabic.
 
What do you think? I sure hope the couple love them.
 
I will publish a tutorial soon for making these pillows. It is certainly a great chance to practice that free motion skill if you have been wanting to do so.
 
Till then,
Have a lovely week dear friends,
 
XOXO

 

I love sewing simple things but in a quilty way. Sewing small projects with patchwork are my favourite things to make. I get to finish a project but also get to play with fun fabrics! Isn’t that fun??
When buying sewing books of small craft projects, there are a couple of elements that I look out for. Something new to learn, something fun to play around with, great designs and something that I can easily make it in my own colours.  If it has all these elements, then it is really something worth buying the patterns/book for.
So far, I have really enjoyed making things out of the book as the patterns in the book provide me enough creativity to spark joy and improve my skills or introduce me to new skills.
 Here is my version of the cafe apron – My gardening Apron with Knee protector placemat I made from two patterns inside the book!

The above photo was captured indoors as it is cold outside! and dark! winter season…

I really enjoyed making the apron from the beginning – choosing fabrics, playing fussy cuts and sewing them together!
The design of the patchwork apron pockets allowed me to play around with fussy cutting. I chose Tasha Noel’s Aneela Hooey’s for the pocket patchwork panels. O boy they were fun! So cute and perfect for my gardening apron.

Fussy Cut Patchwork | Sewing Project | Handmade Apron

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Fussy Cut Patchwork

To make it easy for me to do fussy cutting, I trace the template onto a clear .  Doing it this way makes it easier for me to see through the template and centering the main focus of the pattern.

In order for to get the girls in the right direction, I had to cut the pieces on bias! Now I know one thing for sure : fussy cutting and on point block is challenging! But still worth it! See what I mean by learning new skills with these small projects… Exactly how I like it.
Apron_PatchworkPlease
My favourite pocket panel is the middle one!
Overall, I find this simple patchwork quite challenging as a lot of the seams were on bias this time (as I wanted to get that fussy cuts right on point — yeah, you don’t really want a girl sideways do you? :P) and paper piecing using this method is quite difficult for me as some of the seams were not included on the paper foundation.
Fussy Cut Patchwork | Sewing Project | Handmade Apron| fabrics from Riley Blake Tasha Noel and Moda Fabric Aneelay Hoey
I am looking forward to creating more from the book. I highly recommend the as it is filled with super fun projects, and most of all get you to an opportunity to try new skills! If you are looking for great fun projects – this is definitely an ideal book.
Till next time,
Quilty Hugs,
Amira

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