Ham it Up Birthday card (testing)

Just testing to see if I can somehow transfer my instagram posts to here without too much trouble.

A post shared by Gale (@gale65) on Nov 17, 2016 at 8:04pm PST

stamps: My Favorite Things
markers: Copic
patterned paper: Unknown
cardstock: Stampin Up
dies: Spellbinders and Simon Says Stamp

Happy to be Stuck With You

stamps: My Favorite Things Sweet Succulents

paint: Peerless Watercolors

patterned paper: My Mind's Eye

cardstock: Gina K (kraft), Stampin Up (green and red)

dies: My Favorite Things

card sketch: Freshly Made Sketches

Hello Beautiful

stamps: Simon Says Stamp Spring Flowers, Hero Arts Hello Stamp and Cut
markers: copic
stitched rectangle die: lil inkers designs
patterned paper: Imaginisce
cardstock: Stampin Up

Mini zipper pouches

made with various Japanese fabrics
click here for the tutorial



fabric: Sophie by Moda
click here for the tutorial

Bistro Table Runner

Pattern: Ooh La Latte by Pieces from my Heart
Fabric: Bistro by Moda Fabrics

Quilt block clock

My sister sent me this pattern and I thought it would look so cute in my sewing room. Unfortunately this means I won't be able to use the "I lost track of time" excuse when I'm sewing anymore. The clock is 12" square and I used a scrapbook frame for it (minus the glass).  I made a dresden plate block using the Easy Dresden ruler. After adding the center circle I quilted a wonky spiral in the center, around each petal of the dresden plate, and echo quilted the background, using the edge of the presser foot as a guide (it's a wide presser foot). The fabric is Moda's Sophie and white Kona cotton. It was a lot of fun to make-almost instant gratification. Plus it's useful.

Christmas tree skirt

I finished this tree skirt in record time-about 2 days before Christmas. Maybe 3. At first I thought of it as a small project that I could get done really quickly. Then I realized it's the size of a lap quilt. But somehow I got it done. I used a layer cake from Moda called Twelve Days of Christmas and a free tutorial from the Moda Bake Shop called Fruitcake Under My Tree. I didn't want to use yardage for the setting triangles so I sewed extra layer cake squares together for that. I LOVE it even though my seam matching leaves a lot to be desired. The binding fabric is some yardage by Robert Kaufman.



and under our little tree (our last real tree-we bought a fake one after Christmas)