The Mint Needle

What do you do with those adorable clothes your kids have outgrown? Make them into pillows of course! The moment I saw the top in the " it just doesn't fit anymore" pile, I knew I had to do something. It was way too cute! And what better than to make an adorable pillow she can never outgrow. (And better yet... it's still washable!) All you need are a couple of things: a shirt with a cute design cutting shears cutting matte fusible interfacing a sewing machine straight edge coordinating fabric a good soft pillow :) Start by inserting the cutting matte into the t-shirt to cut your desired size. Next - apply fusible interfacing to the wrong side of your shirt and iron it in place. This will strengthen the knit fabric and prevent it from overstretching while you sew.  Grab some coordinating fabrics and start trimming. I kept my strips 3" wide by various lengths creating a log cabin quilt block. ...

Hello friends! I hope that everyone has had an amazing start to the new year! I know that I haven't done much posting, but my mood has been in somewhat of a 'must hibernate' mode. As I write this morning, the family is still sleeping, the dog is laying in front of the wood stove warming up after our walk, and the sun is hitting my cup of coffee just the right way. Everything has put me in the moment to tell you what's been going on. For starters, I've made mention of two quilts that I couldn't show before because they were Christmas gifts. Here is one of them! The second is a duplicate using the same prints, and you can check them out together on my Instagram feed. These simple strips pieced together beautifully. I love that the colors are so warm and my nieces adore them! Makes for a happy sewista:) This was the first time I purchased sheets from the store to use as backing. I've heard both good and bad reviews from doing this and have to say, I lo...