Springtime means welcoming back our friends, the bees! They're our friends in the garden and our friends in crafting because they make such adorable subjects and inspiration for projects! Check out these great bee patterns that I found for you to make! This sweet bee hive pin cushion knitting pattern would make an adorable addition
Halloween crochet amigurumi bumble bees. You can choose zombie bee or skeleton bee
Next up on my work table is a fun project using a new basic fabric called Bee Cross Stitch designed by Lori Holt
Bzzzzzz cotton fabric, batting, thread machine pieced + quilted by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill 32" x 32" 2015 Fitted with a hanging sleeve for wall display. I designed Bzzzzzz over the course of many major winter storms. There was so much snow, I could barely see the beehives out the windows of my st
Ahh… Spring is in the air and the bees are busily buzzin’! Hey everyone, it’s Amy from curiouspapaya. What better way to welcome the warmer weather than by making your very own Jumbo the Bee? She’s huggable, squishable, and is perfectly cuddle-sized, measuring at 13 in. x 10 in. [33 cm x 25 cm]. Here’s…
Can you believe that we are already 3 months into our sew along? Time sure does fly when your having fun…right? It still is not too late to join in so grab your book HERE Because we still have 3 more months to go! There are a lot of projects to plow through in Farm Girl Vintage! Our first block this week is on page 39 of the book and is called Kettle's On! On every farm there is usually some kind of kettle warming on the stove… and traditionally the call for "Kettle's On!" means it's time to eat... sit for a spell ... relax and visit:) So way back when I was making my 6" Farm Girl blocks for my book… (the sampler quilt on the cover) I posted this photo as a sneak peek on my Instagram... as I do a lot! Anyhoo… When I looked at it from this angle I thought to myself… Those cherries would be super cute on the front of that kettle! My Pie Cherries block is on page 54 and we will be doing that block in a few months… but for right now… I'm using it to make another farm girl mash up block for our sew along:) Except instead of Pie Cherries… I made a pair of blueberries! YeeHaw!!! I sewed a 6" pie cherry block and put it into a 12" kettle block:) Here's how I did it... I made a 6" Pie Cherries block exactly as the cutting and instructions on page 54 in my book... and switched out the reds for navy's to make blueberries for my kettle block:) I used the same fabric for the block background (A-B-C-D-E) that I used for my kettle. Then from that same aqua fabric I cut 2 - 1" x 6 1/2" and sewed to the top and bottom. Then I cut 2 - 2 1/2" x 7 1/2" strips and sewed to the sides. Now it's the same size as the (H) section for the 12" kettle block. I cut the rest of the Kettle's On block pieces and stitched it up! I added borders around the outside… 2- 2 1/2" x 12 1/2" and 2- 2 1/2" x 16 1/2" So that I can make another pillow for my kitchen:) It will be so cute with my pillows from previous Farm Girl Friday's... Baby Chick Pillow from week 2 and my Gingham Pillow from week 10. Of course this means that any of my 6" farm girl blocks will fit into my 12" Kettle's On block:) How about a Mama Hen teapot… or Fresh Pears or Farmhouse? A whole quilt of 6" blocks inside the 12" kettles would be super cute! That's another farm girl project that goes on my to do list:) Okay…now onto our next block for this week Kitchen Window on page 41 in my book. I wanted to include a block that looked similar to a window pane and sashings. It brings back sweet childhood memories of doing the dishes with my sisters. We had a large window above our kitchen sink:) I would look out the window overlooking our back pasture where we kept the sheep. Over to the left was the barn where we kept our milk cow "BOSS" and also our pigs. The horses were back in the very farthest pasture to the right. (my brother Brian riding Tempest) I loved watching out that window as I worked… and could often see my dad on the tractor or my brothers doing the "outside chores" and couldn't wait until the dishes were done and I could get out there too! I LOVED growing up on a farm:) I designed this block to be another super scrap busting block. I decided to make several 6" blocks using my 2 1/2" squares and my 1 1/2" strips baskets. I grabbed a cute text background from my stash to use for all of the blocks. I sewed four 2 1/2" squares together and then trimmed them to the size needed for the 6" block centers:) That saves time so that I didn't need to trim them down individually! This is a super simple and super fast block to make and in no time at all… I had whipped up nine 6" Kitchen Window blocks:) I'm not finished yet… I'm going to be making several more! I think they would be cute as a small Harvest Tablerunner on page 124 in my book and also as a fun quilt. Then I got to thinking again... It would be fun to mix the 12" size with the 6" size for another super fun scrappy happy farm girl quilt! I haven't decided on the setting yet but I like how this is looking:) Okay… I guess thats it for me on this week's Farm Girl Friday's blocks, I hope I gave you a few ideas to work with! Don't forget to visit our guest bloggers to see what they have done too! CLICK HERE for the schedule:) Have a super fun… super scrappy… super happy farm girl kind of day! xx Lori
Bzzzzzz cotton fabric, batting, thread machine pieced + quilted by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill 32" x 32" 2015 Fitted with a hanging sleeve for wall display. I designed Bzzzzzz over the course of many major winter storms. There was so much snow, I could barely see the beehives out the windows of my st
Bumblebee on a sea holly contemporary print from original watercolour. Supplied in a sealed cellophane wrapper, unmounted ready to be mounted and framed in a mount and frame of your choice. The print comes complete with a signed certificate of provenance. The print is signed and numbered in pencil on the front and signed and dated on the reverse. Photographs are for illustration only, prints on paper are unmounted and unframed.
On their fourth album 'Romance', Fontaines D.C. are shedding their image as literary post-punks in favour of fantasy, love and extremity that defies over-analysis.
Fresh carrots, garlic & thyme are tossed in a rich honey balsamic glaze then roasted to perfection! These honey balsamic roasted carrots are an easy & flavorful side dish you're going to love! (Sprinkle a little goat cheese over the top for even more flavor!)
