The Mint Needle

I'm so excited about today's post! For the first time in forever... I get to write about a project I started and finished all in one week! Yahoo!! After all, it is the National Sewing Month. Even though I have multiple projects started.... I couldn't help but feel overly distracted by the colossal pile of 6 inch strips sitting on the cutting mat. (They have been there for too long.... literally months.) I decided to finally take the plunge and get it done! Little did I know, how quickly this project would get completed. The 6 inch strips varied in widths. I stitched the strips together, trimming any excess to create a 6 inch block. I placed my blocks in alternating directions, sewing rows first. That's it! I used a very light fabric with a pastel dandelion motif as the backing. It goes perfectly with the multiple colors on the front. I'm still nervous when it comes to the actual quilting part so I did the typical straight lines on my Singer at home. Wh...

I thought I'd finally post this cute project that I uploaded to our computer, but never got around to uploading  to the blog. No joke, I made this sunglass case months ago! It's handy location is what makes this project so share-worthy. Here's the story. I have a tendency to misplace lots of items. Sunglasses being one of them. And I loathe driving when it's really bright outside, especially now, when the sunlight hits the snow. This handy case was created for my car visor to make sure my sunglasses stay put and don't get scratched. This is what you'll need to make this darling little case: 2 fabrics  4 x 7 2 fusible interfacings 4x7 1 fusible interfacing 3x4 1 sticky velcro set (or sew-on) 2 fabrics 3x4  1 coordinatining fabric 4 x 13.5 (for lining) & elastic In this project your basically creating 2 large rectangles, sewing them together, & folding them to shape. Start by measuring your car visor. Mine measured ...