Boutique NutMeg Designs

Fab Little Quilt Swap

2012-01-26T11:55:00.000-08:00

I was asked to join this wonderful little group called The Fab Little Quilt Swap. I have taken a bit of time off swapping and quilting so I jumped at the chance to get back in to the swing of things!

We have secret partners so here are some if the ideas I am working with! My partner likes color so I used some of my favorite stash of Jennifer Paganelli prints along with some fabulous paper pieced patterns.

This one is called The Signature Quilt. I think it looks like a kaleidoscope!

4 blocks together, I like it so much it may become my new pillow cover :)

This fantastic pattern called The Star I found over at Quilt Jane she has compiled 50 different blocks for 'The Desperate Housewife's Quilt' you can find all of them here!

I am anxiously awaiting to see what my partner thinks!

I am delighted to see that Jennifer likes them!

I hope you are having a wonderful day!

Meg

A little bit of sewing....

2012-01-20T16:13:00.000-08:00

I saw this idea in a magazine around the holidays and they were asking an outrageous price for it so it has been on my DIY list for a few months! I think it turned out pretty sweet!

Happy Little Owl Scissors Holder

I used wool felt and fabric scraps and stitched it together with embroidery floss!

I also though it might be fun to attach to a rope type necklace!

So you can have your scissors handy while you are busy sewing!

I have been trying to use fabrics from my stash so I have not purchased any new fabrics for a while but I had to cave when I saw this new collection from Moda called Half Moon Modern!

I just love the zig zag stripe collection such bright and cheerful colors!

It has been a snow couple of days here in Ohio and more is on the way!

Hope you are staying warm where ever you are!

Meg

Dreamy~a fairytale life

2012-01-09T09:22:00.000-08:00

Here are some dreamy photos to start off your week!

Source: m.ecotopical.com via Megan on Pinterest

Source: iwanthercloset.blogspot.com via Megan on Pinterest

Source: adorablelife.tumblr.com via Megan on Pinterest

Source: piccsy.com via Megan on Pinterest

Happy Monday!

Meg

~The Best Pavlova~

2012-01-07T17:39:00.000-08:00

I am on a bit of a foodie kick!

In the process of sorting through recipes (I am on the search for a Swiss Butter cream) I came across this The Best Pavlova recipe.

I just had to try it!

For the meringue base they suggested lemon juice (which I did not have) so I used vanilla extract. I just dumped all the meringue in a pile on top of the parchment and then use a flat spatula and made a bowl in the center.

I found these beautiful raspberries at Sam's Club!

Nothing beats fresh whipped cream! Absolute heaven!

It was delicious and rather easy to make!

You can find the recipe here!

Hope you are having a fabulous weekend!

Meg

Winter Wonderland Cake

2012-01-05T07:12:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas Holiday! I am making cakes these days just about as much as I am sewing so I thought I would share a few of my creations here!

This is a cake that I did for a wedding right before Christmas the theme was Winter Wonderland!

The snowman family was sculpted out of fondant.

the cake was iced in butter cream

& the snowflakes and branches were fondant and it is accented with edible sugar pearls.

Hope you are having a great day!

Meg

~Hilariously Funny~

2011-12-21T17:18:00.000-08:00

Have you seen this blog? Handmade Ryan Gosling.

Oh my I laughed and laughed you have to check it out!

Quilt Dad also jumped on the bandwagon and came up with some super funny "Hey Girl" quotes of his own you can find them here!

one of my favorites:

Hey girl. I think I'll call you Ric-Rac. 'Cuz you're cute & I like your curves.

Hope you are all having a very Merry Christmas!

Meg

~Handmade Holidays~ Stocking to Stuff

2011-11-11T08:43:00.000-08:00

Candy Colored Dresden Quilt Plate Stocking in Linen perfect for Christmas Holidays!

Available in my shop!

This stocking measures 16” long with a 3” hanger and is made out of linen. It features half of a Dresden Plate in Reds, Pinks, Aqua and Apple Green. Fully lined in green solid.

Hope you are having a wonderful Friday!

~Meg

Handmade Holidays ~Great for Gift Giving~

2011-11-07T05:26:00.000-08:00

New in the Shop and perfect for Holiday Gift Giving!

Features:

Sorbet Fabric Journal in Coral Spa Scallop Print with Audrey Hepburn Quote & Fabric Flowers

Journal Measures closed 8.5” x 6” closed

Has 2 interior pockets and pencil holder

Comes with yellow note pad and number 2 pencil.

Quote:

“I believe in being strong

when everything seems to be going wrong.

I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls.

I believe that tomorrow

is another day, and I believe in miracles”

~Audrey Hepburn

Check back soon I am putting together some fun giveaways!

Happy Monday! Meg

~Handmade Holidays~ Spool Garland

2011-11-03T06:50:00.000-07:00

I published this post last holiday season but it is one of my favorites so I thought I would share again for those of you who have not see it!

I am getting ready for the holidays and looking for some fun holiday tutorials to share on my blog! Let me know if you are interested! I found this super easy tutorial for Spool Garland and had to try it out!

Only I used good old Aleene's Tacky Glue instead of Mod Podge (I did not have any on hand).

I LOVE how it turned out!

I used some of my favorite Jennifer Paganelli prints!

My garland turned out about 12ft long!

I think I will be making more!

You can now find NutMeg Designs on FACEBOOK HERE!
Hope you are having a wonderful day!

Meg

~Gifts for Giving~ Inspiring Words Embroidery Hoop Tutorial

2011-10-25T10:53:00.000-07:00

With the holidays quickly approaching I have been trying to think of some fun DIY gifts you can make and give to others! If you have a DIY tutorial you would like to feature on my blog feel free to email me at boutiquenutmegdesigns@hotmail.com!

Inspiring Words Embroidery Hoop Tutorial

Materials Needed:

Wooden Embroidery Hoops ~ any size

Acrylic paints and paint brush

Fabric

Embellishments such as ribbon, flowers, buttons

June Taylor Quick Fuse Iron On Ink Jet Fabric Sheets ~ I found mine at JoAnn's

Felt

Hot Glue Gun

I started by painting the outer ring of the hoop.

You can see I did one in red, black & Aqua

I typed out some Inspiring words in my computers word program and printed them on the Quick Fuse sheets. All the instructions to use these fabric sheets are on the package. They are super easy!

Then I sorted through to see what embellishments I wanted to use.
I used this great free tutorial from Jennifer Paganelli for the frayed fabric roses!

I Ironed my word on to a piece of felt and then used my pinking rotary cutter to cut a pretty border of felt around the words.

For the fabrics you can use anything. Here I stitched together 3 different prints for a patchwork look.

Once you have your fabric in the hoop turn it over and use a hot glue gun to glue the edges down on the backside of the hoop.

If you have lots of excess fabric just trim it off!

Now for the fun part!

Arrange your embellishments how ever you like and add your inspirational words.

Using the hot glue gun glue them on to the fabric!

Here are how mine turned out!

Be creative if you are giving as a gift think of words that would inspire your friends or family!

Enjoy! Meg

~Perfect for Gift Giving~

2011-10-18T05:40:00.000-07:00

I have been working more on my jewelry line! Just in the time for the holidays and perfect for gift giving!

Silver or Gold Wire Beaded Hoop Earrings Pick a Candy Colored Czech Glass Beads Cheery and Colorful Custom You Choose!

Choose from:

22 Karat gold plated wire hoop earrings 1 inch

Silver Plated Wire Hoop Earring 1 ¼ Inch

Colors

Petite Czech glass bead Colors pick up to 3 colors

~Chocolate ~Cherry Red ~Aqua ~Chartreuse ~Lavender

~Caramel ~Pale Pink ~Yellow Gold

~Cream ~Ocean Blue

You can also find my Greek Goddess Headbands in Gold and Silver!

You can find them here in my etsy shop!

Meg

PTS6~Red & Aqua ZigZags

2011-10-11T11:07:00.000-07:00

Here is the pillow cover for my PTS6 Partner! I tried to work in their likes so I hope they love it.
This is only like the 2nd time I have tried the zig zag pattern I think it turned out ok!

And I added a zig zag quilting to go with the flow of the design...

And of course finish it off with red candy striping!

I hope it makes you happy partner!
Meg

~I Love Candy Corn~

2011-09-27T10:07:00.000-07:00

I love candy corn! It is even better when done in ruffles! I used the basic "pillow case dress" concept here but added layers and layers of ruffles!

Love the attitude here!

A little silly here....

Hope you are having a wonderful day!

Meg

~Fall is in the Air~

2011-09-14T11:23:00.000-07:00

Fall is in the air and inspiring my baking, I did this Autumn Wreath cake for a customer.

The leaves, bow and sunflower are in fondant and the rest is butter cream!

Hope you are having a great Wednesday!

Meg

~Pillow Talk Swap 6~

2011-09-08T06:23:00.000-07:00

Yippee! It is time for PTS6. I was so bummed I missed round 5, so I am glad I made it to round 6!

This is my Design Mosaic!

1. Dreamsicle, 2. Untitled, 3. My crochet blanket is finished!, 4. 4x5 Bee heater_pk's Block, 5. Fabric Petals, 6. My Fabric Selection, 7. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIN, 8. PTS4, 9. PTS 5 received, 10. PTS 5 Complete!, 11. Bloom Pillow, 12. DMB Pillow, 13. Ruffle Hill Pillow, 14. Sweet Dreams Pillow, 15. Happy Mochi Yum Yum, 16. Mini Quilt Monday!

~Crayon Canvas Art ~ I just had to try it~

2011-08-26T14:04:00.000-07:00

As soon as I saw this on Sara's Blog I knew I had to try it! So many happy colors!

Sara found here inspiration from here!

All you need is an artist canvas, crayons ( Crayola work the best) a glue gun and then a heat source.

Row all of your crayons however you want, I choose a rainbow of colors.

Then use a hot glue gun to glue into place.

Make a nice neat row!

I do love crayons.......

Once they are all glued into place I propped mine up against a glass vase to hold it up right.

Make sure to put some sort of protection under your canvas I used paper towels!

Then I used my heat gun (the others have used a hair dryer on the hottest setting).

and just go back and forth over the crayons until they begin to melt.

Mine made a more drippy pattern.

I just LOVE it!

I think this would be a great gift for a teachers classroom!

Christmas is right around the corner!

I already had a glue gun so this total project cost under $10.00!

I hope you try this project! It is sure to brighten up any room!
Meg

~New in the Shop~

2011-08-25T11:16:00.000-07:00

I am having so much fun making these chiffon and satin flower headbands! And arent my little models the sweetest! You can find them here in my etsy shop!

My Gold Greek Goddess Headband has been such a big hit Inow have it available in silver!

The kids are back in school and I am trying to get back in the swing of things here!

See you all soon!

Meg

~Crocheting a Flower Garden~

2011-08-11T15:39:00.000-07:00

I have been on a crocheting spree I found this super talented gal awhile ago! She makes such beautiful designs and when she posted this tutorial on how to make Japanese flowers I became "hooked" literally!

Here is a look at what I have been working on.

I loved these colors but this yarn was a bit thick to work with...

I still really like how they turned out!

This yarn was a bit better to work with...

I love the light weight yarn she used in this design!

Next on my list Granny Squares....

I hope you are having a wonderful day!

Meg

For the boys~

2011-07-25T18:23:00.000-07:00

Custom ties in Designer Fabrics!

For Boy & Men

More to come!

Meg

~Under the Sea~

2011-07-20T08:06:00.000-07:00

Along with sewing I also love to decorate cakes! I have been doing this for a few years now and I think I get better with each design. I wanted to share a Little Mermaid cake I did this past weekend! I was such a fun colorful cake!

You can stop by my new facebook page to see more photos of my designs!

NutMeg Confections!

Hope you are keeping cool in this horribly hot weather!

Meg

Feeling Fancy?

2011-07-15T11:06:00.000-07:00

I whipped up this Fancy little tote for a special little girls 3rd Birthday!

Have a Happy Day!

Meg

What's on my sewing table....

2011-07-14T13:00:00.000-07:00

Along with my Farmers Wife Quilt I have been working on a few other quilts.

Here is a look at my progress on my Dresden Plate. It is going to be a wall hanging for my "living room redo" so I think 9 plates will be plenty!

Still undetermined on the center circles though.......

4 done 5 more cut and ready to sew!!!

Now on to the progress of my hexi squared quilt! This is the most time consuming quilt I have ever done!

I started it last summer and I have been hand sewing the hexis and then machine sewing the borders. I tend to work like crazy on this quilt and then it will sit for weeks or even a month.....

I am still unsure of how bit this one will be each "square" measure 19"

I do love how it is turning out though. There is something to be said about hand sewing, it make you appreciate the craft from it roots!

I hope you are having a wonderful day!

Meg

~The Farmers Wife~

2011-07-12T19:14:00.000-07:00

My copy of The Farmers Wife finally arrived and I could hardly wait to get started! I choose to make mine a "scrappy" quilt considering I have a ton of scraps laying around. This book comes with a CD that has all the templates for each of the 111 blocks!

I have blocks 1-4 done so far!

#1 Attic Windows

#2 Autumn Tints

#3 Basket

#4 Basket Weave

Angela from Fussy Cut is co hosting the quilt along! You can check out her blog here.

I have also joined along with the flick group for The Farmers Wife Quilt Along!

Check out ever ones awesome blocks!

I am a bit behind but I hope to catch up soon!http://fussycut.blogspot.com/p/shop.html

I have also been busy working g on my Dresden Plate! I will post more pics soon!

~Meg

~Tres Leches a Perfect Summer Delight~

2011-06-30T12:18:00.000-07:00

I have been wanting to try this recipe for quite a while now and I finally took the time to make it and I am so glad I did! It is called Tres Leches, which translates to "Three Milks". You can find the recipe here! Hers looks much prettier than mine in the little glasses but I found that it turns out just as tasty in a 9"x13" glass dish!

I will have mine with two cherries please!

I will even share a bite with you!

This cake is cool, creamy and very delicious!

Hope you are having a great day!

Meg

~Summer Sewing~

2011-06-29T14:28:00.000-07:00

Summer is always such a crazy time I feel like I have not had the opportunity to sew much but I just whipped up this really cute summer dress for my friends daughter. It is Simplicity Pattern 2668 option A. I think it turned out super cute and it was a pretty easy pattern to follow, though the size runs a bit big in my opinion but it fits Landyn like a dream!

This fabric is from Joann's it is a great weight and sews wonderfully!

Silly Face!

I hope you are enjoying your summer!

Meg

~Summer Destash~

2011-06-01T08:33:00.000-07:00

I have been busy sorting through my fabric collections and doing a little Summer Destashing all these great fabric packs are available in MY SHOP at super low prices!

More to come!

Meg

~New in the Shop~

2011-05-23T06:55:00.000-07:00

I have been slowly adding jewelry to the SHOP! I have also started making so fabulous headbands! They are 5mm Gold Plated Metal Headbands with garden leaf or petite flower embellishments!

I think this Garden Leaf design is my favorite!

I have short hair and I wear mine all the time, they are also very comfortable.

I have also been inspired to start sewing totes and pursess again, it has been quite a while since I have offered any in my shop but I see many more in the near future!

This one is a small tote measuring 14"wide at the top and 8" tall.

I have used some of my favorite Heather Bailey Pop Garden Fabrics

and lined it in a great black & white damask! It has 2 interior pockets and a magnetic snap.

You also get this great felt flower brooch made using my fabric flower tutorial!

I hope you are having a great Monday!

Meg~

~Bloggers Quilt Festival Spring 2011~

2011-05-16T09:10:00.000-07:00

This is my favorite quilt right now! I made it with the help of some wonderful ladies from Quilt Dreams ~ Quilting Bee! It is for my 7yr old son Benjamin, he choose all of the fabrics and the accent colors! I love the fact that he appreciates all of the hard work that goes into making a great quilt! He now sleeps cuddled under it every night and that makes me very happy!

This is Ben!

Back View

My favorite part of a quilt is the binding! I love to hand sew it on!

Enjoy checking out all of the other beautiful quilts in this festival!

Meg

~Dresden Plate Quilt WIP~

2011-05-09T10:37:00.000-07:00

Well I have finally started my Dresden Plate and I love how it looks so far but I am having a hard time deciding what fabric to use for the center!

The plate colors

Here I used the pink...

This was my original plan but I am not sure the teal "pops" enough...

This might be the answer?

What do you think? I would love some input!!!

We finally have a beautiful sunny day today!

Meg

~Candy Colored Jewelry, A new collection~

2011-05-02T10:58:00.000-07:00

Introducing Candy Colored Jewelry! I have been having such a great time making this jewelry! The colors remind me of pretty little candies. They are all set in silver tone hardware!

Bracelet

Hair pins

Adjustable Rings

Earrings

Necklaces

I would love to hear some feedback!

~Spring has finally Sprung~

2011-04-29T08:54:00.000-07:00

I think this is the most beautiful my lilacs have ever been! I had only 6 blooms last year and told my husband he could cut it down, I am so thankful he did not listen to me!

~The To Do List~

2011-04-28T11:46:00.000-07:00

It just keeps getting longer and longer! I have a stack of quilts that need to be finished but I keep planning on more! Such is the way of life of a fabric addict! Any way I ordered some felt from Heather Baileys store and it arrived, it is so pretty I can not wait to start playing with it! I have some new flower headband ideas that I can't wait to try out!

next on my list...

this stack of YUMMY fabrics

will be part of my next my next project. I finally found some dotty fabric in red and white. I have been drooling over this quilt since I first saw this cover of Material Obsession!

I am not even sure how I missed blogging this! I was super excited when my DQS10 arrived and it turned out to be the quilt I had been "stalking" on flicker in hopes of it showing up on my doorstep! The amazing Rachael of Blue Mountain Daisy did a perfect job in creating a quilt that represents everything I LOVE!

The back is just as amazing!

I am highly considering making a replica on a larger scale for my new living room.

Just one more thing to add to my to do list.....

The sun is finally shinning here!

I hope you are having a happy day!

Meg

~Play Room~

2011-04-19T09:35:00.000-07:00

We recently reorganized some rooms in our home to create a Play Room for the kids. I thought it was so funny because the first thing my little boy said was "mom you need to make a sign for the door", he knows his mother well. I wanted something fun and colorful (as always) so this is what I came up with!

First I used Word Art in my Microsoft Word program and typed in the letters for play room

then I flipped them backwards

so when I traced them onto the wonder under they would be correct.

then I ironed them on to the fabric and cut out the letters!

Ironed them onto a piece of white fabric and cut the rest of the shapes free hand.

I used a "sketchy applique" or freehand applique

do not look too closes my freehand still needs a little work!

I have been wanting to make a little banner.

I have been seeing a lot of these lately and they are so cute

I am really happy how it turned out! I think it is perfect for a Play Room!

I hope you are having a wonderful day!

Meg

~nanaCompany~

2011-04-13T10:14:00.000-07:00

I have been a huge fan of Amy's from nana Company for a while now! I have loved seeing her creativity through her photos on flickr. She has a way with colors and her workmanship is impeccable! She has recently started a blog you can check out here. She also had a give away and I was super excited when I found out that I was the winner! Here are some photos of the great items I received!

This sweet cottage place mat!

Keep a watch out as she has plans to sell the pattern for this cottage place mat in her shop soon!

I love these nesting fruit cases & a bag of wood craft letter chips
(I already have plans for these!)

Four fat quarters of Moda Sweet stripes by Urban Chiks.

And a fat quarter of this super cute Merry Bonbon Merry Critters fabric from Lecien.

Stop by Amy's blog and say hi!

I am sure we will be seeing many more pretty little things to come from this lady!

Have a Happy Day!

Meg

~Paint Palette Pin Cushion Tutorial~

2011-04-07T09:43:00.000-07:00

Materials Needed:

"Flower" shaped Paint Palette ~I got mine from Hobby Lobby~

7 different colored fabric squares 6"x6"

Marking pen

Sewing Machine

Thread

Scissors

Fiber Fill

Hot Glue gun

Painter Palette

Rainbow assortment of fabrics

For my circle "template" I used a bowl with a 5 1/2" diameter.

Trace on to fabric with marking pen.

Cut out.

Stitch a gathering stitch 1/4" (on my machine it is a 7)

all around the edge of the circle

Pulling the end threads, gather the sides in.

Leave a small opening.

Using a small hand full of the fiber fill stuff the fabric piece

until it is nice and rounded. You do not want to over

stuff but it should be firm enough to hold pins.

Tie off the gathered end threads.

Now repeat with the remaining 6 fabric rounds.

Using a hot glue gun.

Fill the center first and insert the stuffed fabric round.

Make sure to tuck in the edges so it is nice and smooth looking.

Now repeat until the tray if full!

These make great little gifts!

Happy Sewing!

Meg

Winner ~Shabby Apple~

2011-04-04T15:47:00.000-07:00

And the winner is Arin!

Please contact me at boutiquenutmegdesigns@hotmail.com.

Thanks to all who left comments!

Meg

~Shabby Apple Giveaway~

2011-03-29T10:34:00.000-07:00

What a better way to jump start Spring than with a great giveaway from Shabby Apple! I love fashion that is simple and elegant Shabby Apple defines this statement perfectly! They have the most beautiful dresses, if you are looking for something fashion forward & matches your personal style you have to look no further.

They have everything from elegant dresses

To the fun and fashionable!

This is one of my favorites it is called the L'Ete ! I think it would be perfect for Easter or a Summer Wedding!

I love this dress so much Shabby Apple is giving one of my readers the opportunity to win one!

To WIN a L'Ete dress:

(open to US residents only. You must have a US shipping address)

To Enter you need to:

Stop on over to the Shabby Apple facebook page and give them a "like" then come back and post that you did.

Bonus Entries:

~Visit Shabby Apple and come back here and tell me what your favorite thing is! They also have maternity dresses and little girl’s dresses!

~Stop on over to my NutMeg Designs facebook page and give me a "like" then come back and post that you did.

Can’t wait to shop!

Just in time for Easter! Stop by Shabby Apple now and use the discount code "boutiquenutmeg10off" for 10% off your purchase!

You have until midnight Thursday (3/31) to enter!!! I will announce the winner on Friday April 1st!

Have a Happy Day!

Meg

~Mod Podge~

2011-03-23T17:03:00.000-07:00

So I purchased some supplies and channeled my inner "Sara" to create this new project! I am really happy how it turned out. It is funny to think in all my years crafting I have never used Mod Podge, what was I thinking!

Are you an Pod Podge addict? What is your favorite thing to create?

Hope you are having a Happy Day!

Meg

Ben's Train Quilt

2011-03-22T18:34:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the help of some wonderful ladies in my Quilt Dreams quilting bee group I made my son Ben a new quilt for his bed! He choose the train fabric and I thought pieced arrows would be a fun accent in solid colors. I am really happy how it has turned out. Now on to the quilting and binding, not sure yet how to quilt this thing, but I know I want to do the binding in a solid black!

Ben LOVES his new quilt!

Thanks again!

Meg

~Cupcakes~

2011-03-18T18:29:00.000-07:00

It has been a crazy week I am finally done with my finals and I have a week off of school I am already planning the sewing projects for next week I am having complete withdrawls!!! I though I would share with you some pics of my "other" hobby! Along with sewing I also have a huge love for decorating cakes and especially cupcakes! I have a small business NutMeg Confections where local people place orders and I get to design! I though I share a few of my "confections" with you!

I hope you are enjoying the signs of Spring!

Meg

~Carnival~

2011-03-03T17:48:00.000-08:00

I came across these photos I took last summer and I have been dreaming of warmer days to come!

~Urban Home Goods~

2011-03-01T18:53:00.000-08:00

This is my first Urban Home Goods Swap my secret partner mentioned she like AMH so I dug into my Garden Party stash. I hope she likes everything I have one more small thing to add then I will be already to ship! I am so excited to find out who has my name!

Scrap Basket

Pear Pincushion & potholder.

Happy March 1st!

Meg

~The Pioneer Woman~

2011-02-21T10:08:00.000-08:00

I was so excited to find out the The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond was actually coming to Ohio for her 2011 Book Tour! My sister Becky and I knew we must go, so we set off Saturday morning and stood in line at the Barnes and Noble for 5hours along with 500+ other PW fans and got our cook books and love story signed!

I must say she was just lovely in person and so friendly! She had a smile on her face the entire time and was happy to sign the books and get pictures taken with her fans!

This is my sister Becky!

This is me!

My sister and I had so much fun it was definitely worth the wait!

Hope you are having a happy Monday!

Meg

Birdie Stitches

2011-02-14T13:35:00.000-08:00

I could hardly stand it when I found the Birdie Stitches Block of the Month by Little Miss Shabby! I am a little behind but I knew there would be plenty of time to catch up!

You can find all of the information on her blog.

Starting with Block #1 for January you can find the pattern here.

You can find the supply list here!

I choose Meadowsweet 2 by Sandi Henderson for my fabrics I still need to get the

solid for the sashing I am thinking a nice grey color.

Check out everyones blocks in the flickr pool.

I hope to finish Block #2 for February tonight!

Happy Valentines day to all.

Meg

DQS10 It Started with a Sketch........

2011-01-21T18:28:00.000-08:00

I was so excited I made it in to this round for the Doll Quilt Swap 10. I got my partner info and the ideas began to flow! I sketched out my design and I am so pleased that it has transformed on to the fabric even better than I planned.

I love color so I knew it had to be colorful.

Trying something new! I found tons of cute "quilt sayings"

This one just spoke to me.

I had so much fun with the minis last round I knew I had to add at least one to this quilt!

Pieced thread spool with needle.

Scrappy Patches...

Now all I need is the binding, which will be the black & white dotty print.

I loves seeing what everyone else comes up with for this swap!

Hope you are enjoying your January!

Meg

Kindle Covers

2011-01-07T16:06:00.000-08:00

The hubby got me a Kindle for Christmas! Which is funny because it was not long ago I said I thought the whole e reader concept was silly! I have since (in the last 2 weeks) read 7 books and I can not put the thing down! I thought I would make some cute covers to house my new Kindle and I am having lots of fun in the process! I am still perfecting my design but I think the blue is my favorite style so far!

If you are interested in me making a custom cover for you feel free to email me at boutiquenutmegdesigns@hotmail.com. I am asking $25.00 + S&H.

The fabric possibilities are endless....

Have you seen the new Soul Blossoms line from Amy Butler

I am in love! This is the Joy & Bliss pallet. I have some solids on order and

then it will become a new large wall quilt for my living room. I can't wait!

I hope you all are having a wonderful start to this new year!

Meg

~Christmas Bells~

2010-12-21T11:52:00.000-08:00

I have been playing with my camera for The Pioneer Woman's new Photography Assignment.

The theme Holiday Bokeh Extravaganza the top one is my favorite!

Define bokeh: According to Wikipedia, bokeh is “the blur, or the aesthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image.”

Hope you are having a Merry Christmas Season!

Meg

Handmade Holidays ~Santa Baby~

2010-12-16T07:59:00.000-08:00

Take a store bought long sleeve t and pair of leggings, add a little fabric and transform it in

to a super fun holiday outfit!

Here are some great free tutorials on how to transform a t shirt in to a dress

The Long Thread It’s a t-shirt…it’s a dress…

Just Deanna Make a Simple t shirt dress....

for the leggings

Sugar Bee Leggings with Flare......

Hope you are having a Happy December!

Meg

~Pillow Talk Swap 4~

2010-12-13T15:45:00.000-08:00

I am finished with my PTS4 and it is ready to ship to my partner! I went with the Cathedral Windows designs and choose red and black because she said she liked bold colors! I hope she loves it!

Handmade Holidays ~Advent Calendar~

2010-12-08T09:50:00.000-08:00

I am in LOVE with this design from Trilliumdesign she offer a 2 part Tutorial on her blog! This is up really high on my to do list! Unfortunately we are into the 2nd week in December so this may be a project to work on this summer and have for next Christmas! Check out Caroline's blog for lots of great inspiration!

Hope you are having a wonderful "hump day" Meg

Handmade Holidays ~ Felt Owl Ornaments

2010-11-30T18:45:00.000-08:00

I know I posted about these cuties last year but I have been at it again! I just love felt and I simply love these little owl ornaments. The pattern is a freebie from Anna Maria Horners site! I am getting quite a pile of them, they are now all happily hung on my Christmas tree!

Stop by Sara's blog she has been sharing her love of felt as well with a fun garland!

I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving.

More Handmade Holidays to come!

Meg

Spool Garland ~ Handmade Holidays ~

2010-11-16T11:34:00.000-08:00

Only I used good old Aleene's Tacky Glue instead of Mod Podge (I did not have any on hand).

I LOVE how it turned out!

I used some of my favorite Jennifer Paganelli prints!

My garland turned out about 12ft long!

I think I will be making more!

You can now find NutMeg Designs on FACEBOOK HERE!
Hope you are having a wonderful day!

Meg

The Block Swap Progress

2010-11-11T11:05:00.000-08:00

I am finally making some progress with my quilt form The Block Swap Quilting Bee! I thought for months I wanted to sash each block in another solid color, then it finally came to me this week why bother when the blocks all flow together so well side by side! I love how it turned out and I am so very thankful to the ladies that helped make this quilt possible!

It kind of reminds me of All Sorts licorice candy! What do you think?

The top measures 60" x 60" square! I am getting feedback that it should be bound in charcoal with bits of red and aqua!

On to my stars next!

Hope you are all having a wonderful week!

Meg

What a hoot!

2010-11-04T11:05:00.000-07:00

I have been having so much fun with this design, I wanted to share it with all of you! This fun little owl can be made in to a number of projects! I traced the patten on to fusible web and then did a raw edge applique to stitch into place on a plain long sleeve t shirt.

Just click on the below photo and print to your desired size!

Love my little model she is bundles of fun!!

Up close of the applique!

The owl here is approx 8" tall just to give you an idea!

And I used buttons for the eyes!

Hope you are having a wonderful day!

Meg

Blogger’s Quilt Festival – Fall 2010

2010-10-29T18:10:00.000-07:00

It's time for the Fall 2010 Blogger's Quilt Festival hosted by Amy, from Amy's Creative Side! My entry is my first Cathedral Window Quilt it is more of a mini quilt but I am proud of it none the less! I had been wanting to try this style for many years but was aways intimidated by it, it was actually much easier than I thought. A time consuming style but the outcome is more than rewarding! I love how it looks up against the light. I guess I do not have any specific "story" to tell, I used all of my favorite fabrics on a white background, I hope to make a much larger one some day! I can not wait to visit all of you other quilters!

Back View

Happy Quilt Festival! Meg

My how time flies....

2010-10-28T18:25:00.000-07:00

I never meant to go a whole month with out blogging it just seemed to happen. I am here so say I am back to business and promise to keep things more updated! Here is a little peek at what I have been up to!

We have been busy finishing our new living room! Here is a look....
I made a Garden Party quilt to go over the couch I am now working on some more pretty pillows!

I have been wanting to do this forever! I finally got around to framing some AMH prints in embroidery hoops and now I just need to get some photos for the frames!

Here is a closer look at the quilt it measures approx 45" x 45" square.

I just love binding a quilt! It is my favorite part of the whole process!

I also thought I would post a few pics of "what on my sewing table" My happy scrappy jar!

I have been working on my hexi quilt as well a slow but rewarding process. I will post more pics soon!

I hope all is well with you my blogging friends! I will be back tomorrow to post my favorite quilt for Amy's Blogging Festival.

Have a wonderful evening! Meg

Family Treasures....

2010-09-24T15:25:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to finally have this machine! It was my great grand mothers and I have heard stories about it through the years but it had been sitting in my great uncles basement and we were not sure what the condition would be after all of the years. Well it exceeded my expectations and I could not be more happy!

It is a Minnesota Treadle Sewing machine. Manufacture by Sears and from the research I have done it looks like this might be a "Minnesota C" in a four drawer cabinet with skeletal type frames manufactured around 1900-1910.

My grandmother remembers rocking herself on the treadle paddle when she was around 3years old.

The belt is broken but I hope to get it replaced soon! I love all of the design work on the machine.

It still has some of the spools my great grand mother used in the drawers.

And a well used manual!

The skeleton key to lock the drawers.

It needs a good cleaning but I would love to be able to getting in working condition again!

Thanks for all of the responses I have received regarding my new pattern! I will be getting with you very soon with the details!

Have a great weekend! Meg

Just in Time for Cooler Weather......

2010-09-07T16:38:00.000-07:00

I have designed a new e book/ pattern just in time for Winter for Sweet & Easy Fleece Hats! I will be needing 3-4 pattern testers that can take photos and write up a short review! If interested please

e mail me at boutiquenutmegdesigns@hotmail.com!

Have you seen this???

2010-08-25T10:22:00.000-07:00

Have you seen what Heather is giving away on her blog???? I so want one! AccuQuilt Go this is super cool, it is a fabric cutting system that makes super accurate pieces for quilting! Stop by Heather's blog for more info on how you can get your chance to win!

On another note my baby started 1st grade today! I can not believe it! He is making quite the fashion statement with his hair is he not!!!! Oh well I figure it could be worse & I think he looks super cute!

I hope you have a wonderful day!! Meg

DQS9 Quilts on a Clothes Line

2010-08-20T13:53:00.000-07:00

I am super excited how my mini turned out for this round Doll Quilts Swap 9! This happy mini will be on it's way to my secret partner next week! I hope she loves it!

The over all quilt measures 15" x 20" the minis measure star 5"x5", house 4.5" x 6", patchwork 4.5" x 4.5"
and I found the perfect accents the mini clothes pins measure 1"tall you can find them here!

Have a Happy Day! Meg

Where did this last month go?????

2010-08-09T18:44:00.000-07:00

Wow I have no idea where July went! We have been super busy here the days are just flying by! Kids go back to school in two weeks.......

Here are a few pics of what I have been doing!

My friends daughter turned 2 and I had the honor to make her birthday cake & the birthday girls outfit! She had a farm theme party here is the cake and I made cow, pig & chick cupcakes.

This is her outfit I painted the little animals on to the pants to match the fabric!

I have two patterns in this super fun catalog for 2011! You can find it here!

You can find me in March........

And in July.........

I hope you are enjoying the summer!

Meg

Cathedral Windows

2010-07-08T14:40:00.000-07:00

I finally tried my hand at a Cathedral Window Quilt (well mini quilt) I only had a few yards of white fabric

in my stash or I would have continued this one....

I am so excited with the results! I followed a Super Easy tutorial by Heather / A La Mode Fabric and

it made things so much easier than I ever thought!

All I can say is be ready to iron!!! But the results are oh so worth it!

In this view I held it up to the window so the light filtered through. I think it is so pretty!

If you have been a little hesitant to try this design now is time following Heather's tutorial you are sure to

have success! Lots of luck!

Have a Happy Day! Meg

Sew Busy!!!!

2010-07-06T19:30:00.000-07:00

We have been super busy working on our house and the hubby and I finally got to

move into our new bed room this weeked! Still need to add crown molding and trim but

other than that we are getting settled! I LOVE how my quilt looks on the wall I have been

planning on seeing this come together for about a year now and I am so happy how

it turned out! The walls are Vintage Orange....

The bathroom is done as well I love the Mum decals I bought off etsy and of course the

beautiful painting from Sara's Art House.

My Castle Peeps arrived I love the color combos! I am still not sure what I will be making yet....

I have been sewing some cute little skirts and tops for my friends little girl.

I am having so much fun she is a true princess! I will have more pics to share soon,

here is a tutu and demin skirt I made for her last week!

I hope you are all having a wonderful summer so far! Meg

Pillow Talk Swap 3

2010-06-22T09:18:00.000-07:00

Well I just completed my first Pillow Talk Swap! It was so much fun! Here are some pics of the pillow cover I made and shipped out to my partner, she has not received it yet so I hope she loves it!

I used a mix of linen, Sandi Henderson's Meadow Sweet and some Amy Butler!

All wrapped up and on it's way!

This is the fabulous pillow I received it from Tracy / BellaandMolly

Such wonderful colors! It looks so happy on my chair!

Hope you are having a wonderful day! Meg

Spool Art

2010-06-12T19:31:00.000-07:00

Here are some pretty pictures I have been taking of my wooden spools,

I am thinking of printing them to hang on my sewing room wall.

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend! Meg

And the Winner is.......

2010-06-07T19:31:00.000-07:00

Alisa said...

What a wonderful giveaway, Meg! I make all kinds of things with scraps, including quilts, bibs and applique on all sorts of things.
Thank you.

Please send me an email with your shipping information and I will get these goodies mailed out to you!

Thank you for all of the comments!

Meg

It Is GIVE AWAY time!!!!!

2010-06-04T12:30:00.000-07:00

Finally I am getting things back on track! So for all of my wonderful readers I am having a give away! One lucky person will win Sandi Henderson's NEW book Sewing Bits and Pieces and to help you get started on some of the projects in the book a set of 7 fat eights (Approx 9" x 20") in some of my favorite Meadow Sweet prints! All you have to do is leave a comment and tell me your favorite fabric scrap project! I will accept comments until 12:00pm midnight Eastern Time Sunday June 6th. Winner will be announced on Monday June 7th!

Have a wonderful weekend! Meg

Blogger's Quilt Festival Spring 2010

2010-05-25T10:14:00.000-07:00

I am running a bit behind this time around for the Quilt Festival, my little boy had surgery last week and it has thrown my whole schedule off! I know I have posted this before but it is truly my favorite quilt! I made it for the Quilt Along with Old Red Barn last yea,r it is for my new bed room that is almost finished, I will be posting pics soon. I love the color this quilt has it is so bright and cheery and it will be hung like a head board behind my bed! I have made a pillow to match and will be making a few more! I look forward to seeing all of the other entries!

I also have a give away ready (involving one of my favorite fabric designers and her new book) I will be posting details soon! Hope you are having a wonderful day! Meg

Sew Darn Cute....

2010-05-05T13:06:00.000-07:00

I love this book! Sew Darn Cute by Jenny Ryan it is packed full of really cute super easy projects! This little sunglasses case has been on my list of to do's forever and I finally took the time to make it today!

I used a little bit thicker interfacing that I should have but that just means extra padding right :)

I am working on a fun giveaway! I will be back with details later in the week!

Hope you are having a happy day!

Meg

And so it goes.....

2010-04-27T10:14:00.000-07:00

Spring always seems to be a super busy time around my house. I got some great shots of my cherry tree in bloom last week along with this busy bee!

We have had beautiful weather, they sky was perfect on this day!

Along with the beautiful weather we have been playing outside more and little guy fell while playing ball in the yard and broke his wrist. It always amazes me how well children adapt to changes in their life. He is pretty bummed he has to miss quite a few t ball games but he is still going to help out with the team! Look at that smile, I have to say he is such a great kid!

I have been busy working on my hexie quilt! Wow hand sewing is tedious work but well worth it! My plan is to have 9 of these big blocks and if all goes well it will make a 54" square quilt. Only 264 more 2" hexies to go.....
I love all of the colors together.

Here is a look at the back side.

Although I am hand stitching the hexies I am machine sewing on the borders!

Hope you are having a wonderful week! Meg

Hexies....

2010-04-12T18:24:00.000-07:00

Hexies, they seem to be very popular right now and I have always been a bit intimidated by the construction of them. My Aunt gave me a few patterns a while ago and I finally pulled them out and gave it a try. Aside from my sore finger tips from all of the hand sewing, they are super easy!

Now to decide on the layout....

Here are some great tutorial if you want to give it a go!

English Paper Piecing

This one is great!

this is more of the method I am using Hexagon Piecing

this one is perfect for machine piecing I will be trying this......

Have Fun!

Meg

Organza Flower Tutorial

2010-03-26T16:48:00.001-07:00

I have been seeing lots of different versions of these fun organza flowers everywhere, so I decided to try out a few! Here are the steps I used to create these fun flowers!

Materials needed:

3-4 colors Organza fabric

thread

sewing needle

scissors

sequins, beads, pearls

heat source/I used a candle

pin backs

sequins, beads & pearls

I started by cutting 12 rough cut circles, 4 each of 3 different sizes

Hold each circle close to the flame so it melts the edges
curling them up.

Stack all of the circles on top of each other, layering

them with the smallest in the center.

Using the thread and needle stitch a few small stitches in the center

in the place where you want the beads to go. Then stitch on the sequins/ beads.Now you are done with the flower!

Now if you like you can stitch a pin back or hair pin to the backside of the flower!

Make a bunch for your friends!

They look great on bags!

Or wear in your hair!

Happy crafting! Meg

My New Sewing Room!

2010-03-17T09:30:00.001-07:00

I have been slowly moving in to my sewing room! It is so wonderful to have a room I can call my own! Everything needs to be organized and I am looking for a great way to store all of my fabrics, as they are all still in boxes.

But it is coming along great! I have started to decorate by adding a few things to my room that have a special meaning to me! My grandmother gave me all of her wooden spools of thread, I love them! I found a bubble glass vase to display them in. I cherish the fact she pointed out a few colors and talked about which projects she used them for, it makes them all the more special. I think they look so pretty!This is my DQS8 Mini Quilt, I was super excited to get it in the mail last week! I found a perfect spot on my wall in my new sewing room to display it along with all of my other minis! I ordered this yummy pile of fabrics and I am thinking up some fun project to make.

I will have more photos of my sewing room soon! The rest was way to messy to photograph (haha).

I hope you are all having a wonderful day! Meg

Busy with School Work.......

2010-03-04T19:24:00.000-08:00

I just finished up my 2nd Wilton Cake Class I am having so much fun! I will begin the 3rd class next week.
Here are some pics of my final cake.
The flowers are made with royal icing.

And the little snail and mushroom are color flow.

I am in my 9th week of my Photography I class and I wanted to share some photos I have taken for this weeks assignment. As least I get to incorporate a few of my crafty loves in to my photos!

I am working on a fun new ebook/pattern I hope to have some samples to show soon!

Hope you are having a Happy Day! Meg

Doll Quilts & More Snow

2010-02-26T19:11:00.001-08:00

I have been working on my Doll Quit Swap (DQS8) to send out to my partner and here is what I have come up with! I used some of my AM Horner Good Folks prints and I just love how it turned out! All I have to do is bind it and ship it out!

I finally figured out what fabrics to use for my Quilting Bee The Block Swap. I chose a variety of solids and a few prints. Here are the pretty little piles I shipped out to all of the ladies in my group.My Guide lines were

-lines only no curves please
-I would like 1 of the prints per block
-No raw edges please
-I would like each of the blocks to have some of the charcoal and some of the lime green in them
-Everything else is up to you!
Here are the 2 blocks I made to show the similar style I was looking for!

I am so excited with what they have been coming up with! To see some of the examples check out my flickr gallery HERE. It is going to be very funky and bright quilt I can't wait to see all of the blocks done!

It is still snowing here in Ohio I don't think it will ever end!!!!!

I can't wait for Spring to come.

Hope you have a Happy Weekend! Meg

Hello Out There...........

2010-02-16T19:55:00.000-08:00

Here in Ohio we are on our second round of snow for February. I have been "trapped" in my house for almost 2 weeks now, I did get out to grocery shop on Sunday, just before the 2nd storm hit. I think we are up to 18 inches now. The kids have been out of school since Feb 5th and they are off again tomorrow. I am slowly going crazy!!!

On to better things! Did you see what I won! I never win anything and I was super excited to get the message from Stephanie of Jonquils & Ladybugs that I had won her giveaway! I got my lovely package in the mail last week amidst all of the snow and it made my day much brighter! I love the tote it will be my new library tote when I get to go back outside :) I love a good bag of scraps so many possibilities and the yarn is wonderful! Stephanie has a great blog and a lovely etsy shop! Stop by and say hi!

I was also so excited to get my Hope Valley Fabric in the mail today! Jona of Fabritopia is running a sale right now you can get this collection along with some other great designers for 20% off right now through Feb 20th!

So pretty, these will be for a quilt!

I stopped by JoAnns on my Sunday outing and they were having a huge sale so I stocked up on lots of Kona Solids!

And I can never resist when thread is 50% off!!!I do believe these will be for my Block Swap Quilting Bee.These are for a baby quilt.And finally I bought this book I look at it every time I go to the fabric shop so I finally bought it! It has lost of great quilting patterns!

I hope it is warm where you are, though I did see on the news recently there was snow "of some form" in 49 states! Spring can not come soon enough!

Have a Happy Day! Meg

The Year for Quilting Bees

2010-02-04T12:49:00.000-08:00

I am in 2 great "online" Quilting Bees this year! I am so excited about the great groups of ladies I am working with.

The first group is called Bee Obsessed for this group we each have our own month we provide the them and everyone sends you a block or two based upon your theme using fabrics from their own stash. January was Kimmie and she choose black & white with a touch or red.
Here are the blocks I sent her!

My month is March this is my inspiration mosaic for my theme I would like stars in purple, pink orange and yellow! I can't wait to see what everyone sends me!
The next group is The Block Swap for this group we each have a month and we send out packages of fabrics to each gal and then they make the blocks with the fabric we provide and ship it back.
January was Hope, I love the fabrics she sent, here are the block I made for her. Her Quilt is going to look amazing!

February was Amber, I love her theme! The quilt is going to be for her daughter I can't wait to see how all the blocks come together! This is the block I sent her, I had lots of fun with the tiny house!I choose March for my month for this group as well, though I have no idea what my theme/colors are going to be. I did however just order 12, 1/2 cuts from Denyse Schmidt's Hope Valley Collection!

What is your favorite quilt pattern? Any suggestions.......

Have a Happy Day! Meg

New craft addiction.......

2010-01-26T05:34:00.001-08:00

I haven wanted to try to crochet flowers every since I saw this! I never could understand the written instructions then I found this awesome video tutorial on You Tube after watching it about 10 times it finally clicked, now I have a new crafting addiction (like I needed another)!

Anyway I bought some perfectly bright yarns....

They are so much fun to make!

The start to my flower patch collection

Now I am trying to decide if I want to attache these to the tops of granny squares or if I want to try and figure how to crochet the flowers in to squares.

It is crazy the amount of "how to" videos there are on You Tube I never thought to look here before, you can learn to make just about anything you want! All I did was type in crochet flowers in the search and got a whole selection of videos to pick from!

Have a Happy Day! Meg

On my sewing table..................

2010-01-13T10:00:00.000-08:00

I am working on a baby quilt for my new nephew that is due in March.
The colors..... What started out as one plan is slowly changing to another....I like the Brown sashing... I think......

What do you think brown or not???

Hope you are having a wonderful day the sun is finally shining here! It is to be in the 30's the rest of the week a warm spell yippee!!! Meg

Tis the Season to be very busy.......

2009-12-23T10:27:00.000-08:00

What a busy week! First my baby turned 6, how did that happen???? It seems like he was only just born! We spent our first Christmas in the hospital as he was born on the 21st and had some complications. Not a fun Christmas that year....
but now he is a healthy and happy little boy! He had a Lego Theme Party, I made his cake complete with edible Lego bricks! So much fun!

We made our first ever Ginger Bread house, I was so proud of myself I sat back and let him do most of the decorating and set aside my obsessive compulsiveness to have it "perfect" he was very proud with the results and so was I!

I have also been having a fun time with these little felt trees, I whipped up this pattern and have been making them with the kids!
I hope everyone is enjoying this Christmas Season!
Have a Happy Day! Meg

More Pony's.....

2009-12-17T11:15:00.001-08:00

These are just so fun to make I am getting more request from the little girl's in my family for these pony's

Have a Happy Thursday! Meg

What's on my Sewing Table..............

2009-12-13T19:25:00.000-08:00

Some very sweet little girls are getting pretty little ponies for Christmas gifts! Pattern is from Melly & Me, this is a super quick & fun design I have 2 done now 2 more to go.....

Hope you had a restful weekend!

Have a Happy day! Meg

The Dazzle Bag

2009-12-10T17:07:00.000-08:00

Yea I have finally listed my new ebook for The Dazzle Bag it in my etsy shop along with some finished bags! Just in time for last minute Christmas Shopping & Gifts!

Have a Happy Day! Meg

Dresden Plate Quilting Photo Tutorial

2009-12-04T17:29:00.000-08:00

I got carried away when taking photos so I decide to make this a "photo" tutorial!

These Dresden Plates are time consuming but oh so worth it! They will become addictive!

Happy Quilting! Meg

Christmas is in the air.......

2009-12-03T11:13:00.001-08:00

We put our Christmas Tree up last night, once again my dear husband tried to convince me to use white lights I just could not do it! Any way I hope you enjoy my first Christmas song I have added to my play list it makes me smile & giggle every time I hear it! A bit corny but I love it!

For those of you quilters who have a phobia of the Dresden quilt block stay tuned I finally figured it out and I wanted to share the technique that works best for me!

Have a Happy Day! Meg

Looking for some Pattern Testers......

2009-12-01T19:12:00.000-08:00

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE EMAILS I HAVE ENOUGH TESTERS NOW. IF YOU DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM ME I WILL KEEP YOU ON THE LIST FOR MY NEXT REVIEW.

THANKS AGAIN!!!!!!!

One again this is short notice but I am looking for a few willing participants to review and test my new Dazzle Bag ebook pattern! I am looking for pretty quick turn around I will email you the file and I would like to hear back from you with in the next few days.

First come first serve, if you are interested please email me at boutiquenutmegdesigns@hotmail.com Don't forget to mention if you are a part of my Flick group!

Have a Happy Day! Meg

Advent Calendars

2009-11-20T14:28:00.000-08:00

I have been wanting to make an Advent Calendar for years and have never gotten around to it! With the Holidays right around the corner there is so much inspiration out there.

This one is a really cute and simple tutorial from the Purl Bee for an Embroidered Felt Advent Calendar

This one is really cute as well and is made from Metal Tins and Paper.

This quilted Advent Calendar by the "Oh" sew talented Elizabeth from Oh, Fransson! was featured on Sew Mama Sew Christmas in July!

Sweet Little Mini Pockets to fill with goodies check out the How to Here.

This one uses a cookie sheet and scrapbook papers & tags!

If you want some more Inspiration simply check out all of theses great photos on Flickr

Any one have a great Advent Calendar Tutorial you want to share!

Have a Happy Day! Meg

And the winner is.....

2009-11-19T11:42:00.000-08:00

The winner is Cerise send me an email with your address and I will get the book shipped out to you!

Thank you for all of the great comments!
Have a Happy Day! Meg

A "Wonderful" Giveaway!!!

2009-11-15T16:03:00.000-08:00

Hello all! I am still around, it feels like I have been slacking major the last few months but I hope to be back on track now!

Have you seen this new book One-Yard Wonders it shows 101 sewing project that use around 1 yard of fabric or less! Well you can get this SPECIAL addition from Barnes and Noble that offers an additional 5 projects....

And guess what, my Baby Doll Carrier is one of the additional projects! I was super excited to be part of this project!

And I want to give 1 copy of the One-Yard Wonders Barnes and Noble Exclusive Addition away to one of my lucky Blog readers! All you have to do is leave a comment telling me what kind of craft projects you will be working on this holiday season! I will accept comments until 12:00pm midnight Eastern Time Tuesday November 17th. Winner will be announced on Wednesday November 18th!

Lots of Luck & Have A Happy Day! Meg

Almost back to normal......

2009-10-30T07:45:00.000-07:00

Well my household got hit with the flu we are almost recovered, this morning was the first time I woke up feeling normal again!

Despite feeling yucky I have been crafting some! Here are some pics of what I have been playing with.

I love this new Turtle pincushion pattern from Heather Bailey! Super quick & Cute!

I have been making some fabric coasters!

I knitted a pink scarf and added some pretty little felt flowers!
With Christmas just around the corner, I made a scrappy knotted wreath.

This has also been a cake baking month for me!

Spider cupcakes.I made the wedding cakes for my brother and his new wife.

and this one was really fun! The circus clown stacked birthday cake! You can find the pattern from Wilton here!

Hope everyone is having a happy & healthy month! Meg

Quilt Festival Fall 2009

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This is my favorite quilt at the moment! It is the quilt that I completed with Old Red Barns Quilt Along. I chooses all of the prints that I liked, though in the beginning I was not in love with them. They however grew on me and now I LOVE this quilt! I love it so much it has inspired the design for my new bedroom! I knew it was a good thing my my dear husband told me this quilt did not give him a headache and he actually liked the color combo, so I decided to run with that!

I will be hanging it behind our bed on the wall kind of like a headboard.

Here is the back side.

I even made a matching pillow and have a few more in the works!

These are the paint colors for the bedroom and master bathroom!

Take the time to look through the other bloggers that have joined in the quilt festival! So much inspiration and so many beautiful designs!

Have a Happy Day! Meg

Cupcake Tin Crayons The kids love this idea!

2009-10-09T11:12:00.000-07:00

Perfect for a rainy day these Cupcake Tin Crayons are perfect to help keep the little ones busy! Please note this is not my original idea, I have been making these since I was a little girl! But for those of you that have never done this before I will fill you in!
Materials needed:
metal cupcake tin (I used a mini one)
old broken crayons
optional metal fine flake glitter
oven set to 300 degrees

If you are like me you have a whole mess of broken crayons around your house!
First peel off all of the paper wrappers.

Then break them in to small pieces and place in the tins. I fill mine about 3/4 of the way full.We added a shake of metal fine flake glitter to ours!Place in the oven set a 3oo degrees. It is important that you do not leave them in too long just until the wax is all melted this takes just a few minutes, my mini tins were done in about 5 minutes. DO NOT LEAVE UNATTENDED IF THEY GET TOO HOT THEY COULD CATCH ON FIRE!!!!!
Let cool 5-10 minutes. Then I place mine in the freezer for 10 minutes and they pop right out!

the color combinations are endless................
let the fun begin!!

Have a Happy Weekend! Meg

I love this idea!!!

2009-09-25T19:32:00.000-07:00

I found this great tutorial for Wipe Clean Fabric Coasters by Allyson Hill they are super easy to make and would be a fun gift to give! The possibilities are endless!

Have a Happy Day! Meg

Dresden Plate these may become an addiction......

2009-09-22T17:53:00.000-07:00

Living in Dresden, I have always wanted to try a Dresden Plate Quilt block finally I decided to go ahead and give it a go, I searched around and found some great tutorials here & here!

It came together so much easier than I thought!

Here is my plate before I stitched the pieces together.

Here it is after! I just had to add my favorite contrast fabric, the black & white polka dot for the center!

If you would like some more inspiration check out these designs here, here & here.....

Have a Happy Day! Meg

Let me see what you have made!!!

2009-09-17T11:38:00.000-07:00

I have been getting some great emails from people that have enjoyed using my tutorials! I have now put together a group page on Flickr so you can upload your photos! I would love to see what you have made!

Follow this link to join the group!

I will also be putting together a fun giveaway for group members only!

Also you will get first change to be sample sewers for my new patterns (if you want)!

My Dazzle Handbag ebook Pattern will be finished soon just in time for the Holidays!

Have a Happy Day! Meg

Happy Houses....

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More happy wonky house this cute little mini was sent off to my swap partner a few weeks ago! I love being part of this wonderful group, these mini quilts make me so happy!

Have a great day! Meg