Fancy Folded Stars

"I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use." -- Mother Teresa

 This is the first one I actually measured but I think it looks just as good as the others. Inspired by Not Only Quilts.... Made for my grandparents.

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Here is the second one that I created for a friend.

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This one was for my Aunt Dee! I love the subtle color changes and lack of print.

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For this one.... I just had the purple printed fabric laying around. I wanted to use it up so I matched it with an old dress shirt that had a small stain in a very noticeable spot. 

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DIY Wedding Gift: Matching Printed Sweatshirts + Quilted Pillow

Feeling good about the latest DIY gift!!!!

I stumbled upon this Pacman + Ghost free pattern download by Aki and loved it..... 

After making a fabric banner and yellow accessories for the bachelorette party, there was a little extra material to make the pillow below. The bride-to-be had a quilt made in these same colors to act as the guestbook so I am crossing my fingers they look good together!!!!

Time and energy is all I like to spend!

2012 Holiday Projects...... 

Fancy Folded Star Pillow

Yet another Fancy Folded Star....

Inspired by Maria!

Fancy Folded Star

Sooo... Sallie Mae has been knocking on my door.... saying I gotta pay the lady. I'm going to be giving more handmade items this year!

Some sewing room scraps have transformed (thanks to the tutorial by Maria Wallin )!!!!!

It's quickly becoming my favorite project! It's exciting to see your color combo come together towards the end. 

Now I just have to decide what it should be.... pillow, pot holder, or art quilt.......

Inspired by Jennifer Rodriguez's Eggcellent Series #3 - Are You Good Egg or a Bad Egg Pillows....  I've decided to give the whole DIY chenille fabric technique a shot. 

Looking at the folded star piece I already created, I thought it resembled an iris so why not take it to the next level. Here is the drawing that I started with.
I stitched three layers of fabric to my main panel in the shape of an oval. I never make patterns so of course I stitched it in too far to the center and had to rip it out and cut away part of the white. 

Then I started messing around with how to finish it off. I cut around the outer shape of the eye and twisted the denim to create the look below.

 I managed to only cut the backing broadcloth twice. 

I didn't like the zebra print though so I got rid of all excess and took navy bias tape to around the outer edge to finish the eye off. Here is a shot of what the wrong side of the front looked like. 

Inspired by the tutorial from Kristen at Sew Yummy, I started making the back panel.  In hindsight,I should have just left it plain since the font is so intricate. But oh well....   

Also,I dislike measuring and marking and the finished pillow certainly highlights my lack of attention to detail. Overall it turned out nice. 

The pleats would have looked better if I used a pillow form instead of stuffing.