My Sewing Room

I like to think of my sewing room as organized disarray! I know where everything is most of the time,  I just uncovered the top of my table so I thought I would take a pic before it disappears again.

 My fabric cabinet I do need to refold my fabrics so it looks pretty again!

 I finally got my bulletin board up and pinned up my postcard collection from my sewing friends from all over the world!

 this is my table, 

I just found the top again, it has been missing since before Christmas ...

 It makes things so much easier when you have space to work!

You can also see I am working on the binding for my Fab Little Quilt & also an adorable paper pieced Matriochka Doll  quilt block you can find the pattern here! 

 This is in my living room wall!  My aunt gave me this vintage yellow curtain rod and I hung wide black ribbon from it!  I think it makes the perfect mini quilt display!

Hope you are having a happy Leap Day!

Meg

Another one.....

So I think I finally have the mini I am sending to my partener for the Fab Little Quilt swap! Another  amazing pattern from the talented Carol Doak! This one measures 12" x 12" and has over 170 pieces! You can find the pattern here!

I hope she loves it!



French Macaron

I love to bake and try new recipes.  I have had this recent obsession with French Macarons,  I have searched tons of recipes and finally decided to give it a try.  I had read that they can be tricky and that it is sometimes difficult to get them to come out right.  I found this recipe and I thought it worked out great it used basic measurements! I have more recipes I would like to try most used grams so I need to purchase a food scale! 

I thought for sure my batter was too thin but it seemed to work out fine in the end. Make sure to let the batter rest for 45mins up to 2 hrs if you want the shell to bake properly!

 the "foot"  of the macaron turned out just like it was supposed too!

 I filled mine with Swiss Meringue Buttercream.

they were fabulous, they were crisp on the outside with delicate insides and the Swiss meringue was a perfect match!  I will be trying more very soon! 

Here are some great blogs I came across in my search, they have tons of useful info

on making French Macarons.

Not so Humble Pie

Tartleette

Hope you are having a great day!

Meg



Oh my stars....

As much as I love wonky quilts I love paper piecing!  Everything comes out perfect and precise!

This fabulous star pattern is from Carol Doak

you can find it here:



I love how the gray background makes all the colors pop!



I hope you are having a happy Wednesday!

Meg

Fab Little Quilt Swap

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....

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

Here are some dreamy photos to start off your week!

Source: m.ecotopical.com via Megan on Pinterest

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Source: adorablelife.tumblr.com via Megan on Pinterest

 

Source: piccsy.com via Megan on Pinterest

Happy Monday!

Meg