~Play Room~

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~

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~

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~

And the winner is Arin!

Please contact me at boutiquenutmegdesigns@hotmail.com.

Thanks to all who left comments!

Meg

~Shabby Apple Giveaway~

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~

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

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