Sewing with ♥ : :

This weekend was another busy one spent making mostly etsy orders during my sewing time, but we did find a little stint both on Saturday and Sunday for some handmade holiday sewing. Valentine's Day has always been a favorite in our house and here on my blog for crafting. My celery stamping project remains in my top ten most popular posts! But really we all just want a reason to keep the house looking festive after the Christmas tree comes down and these slow, cold winter days present lots of time for creating!

First, we made a few Valentine's Day versions of my crown of flowers. I have enough flowers made to offer a few for sale later in the week! If you happen to have a Valentine that you think might like one, feel free to put an order in!



I'm very happy to have decided on a final special use for what's left of these spools of recycled rope I purchased from Anthropologie a couple of years ago. I love how it finishes off these crowns!



There were a few fox pillow orders made as well! I especially like this one with the burgundy bow and Daisy Janie's Tilly Mumsy in Dusk for the backing!





On Sunday Haila and I had a sewing session date, this time she made a quick heart felt garland! My boys and I have made this garland before, first discovered on Betz's wonderful blog two years ago, oh my! You can find her tutorial here on Craftzine, it's so quick & fun! I knew it would make the perfect decor sewing project for a newbie to tackle!



We started with just one 9" x 12" piece of wool blend felt, a spool of red Aurifil, some red & white Divine Twine, and our cutting tools!



Two quick stitches later, a little measuring & cutting, and she had made a dozen hearts!



I love, LOVE this photo! We had some fun with black & white focal editing and I had to share it!



In just a matter of minutes, after carefully threading her hearts onto the twine, she had made her very first strand of garland! Yes!



Making this for yourself or with a little one eager to start sewing, will surely start you're February off right! We highly recommend it!

Happy sewing!  ♥ Maureen

Felt Ornament Making : :

Back in early Fall I shared a post called Felty Things, including some of my most favorite felt projects, gushing about how much I love to sew with felt this time of year. My talented friend & fellow felt sewing fan Betz White was reading that day and invited me to create one of the amazing felt ornaments from her brand new, Holiday Stitch-along Ornament Club! I chose to make the Peace Dove Ornament in a pretty Sky Blue wool blend felt and I love how it turned out!



I consider myself a bit of a beginner when it comes to embroidery, but with the handy Stitch Glossary Betz provides with each pattern, the Blanket stitch, French knot, Backstitch, & Lazy Daisy stitch needed, were a cinch!



It came together quick and in the end I had a beautiful, well made, two-sided ornament that I would love to make a few more of! Haila has even asked to make one for herself to hang on her door, which I think is both a great idea and something she could totally do with a little help from me!



It's not to late for you to sign up for Betz's Holiday Stitch-along Ornament Club! This months ornament is scheduled to debut on Betz's blog today. You are welcome to join in any time and will receive patterns for the two already-released ornaments, this Peace Dove and this super, cute Hot Chocolate, along with November's design, and the final ornament on December 2nd!



If you're in need of high quality felt for ornament making or for any other felt sewing plan you might have, stop by my etsy anytime this month and use coupon code: FELT20OFF for 20% off any Wool Blend Felt purchase!



Happy Monday!  ♥ Maureen

Felty Things : :

There's something about the imminent Fall weather that makes sewing with felt so soothing to me. I love it! Each year around this time, I feel this strong pull shifting my crafty mind to sewing projects of all kinds using colorful, cozy wool blend fiber. See!











Handmade goodness galore, there is just so much to make with felt! Plus you know I'm always busy making my Birthday Crowns!

SO, I thought I'd have a little felt sale in my etsy shop now that the kids are back in school in case you have some felty-sewing-crafty ideas of your own! Just use coupon code "FELT20OFF" to receive the 20% discount on any felt purchase!


Here's a look at the colors I carry!





I will also be including your choice of either a fabric scrap pack or felt scrap pack with each order!! Just specify which you'd prefer in the comment section when you order!





And, be sure to check out my Pinterest board "Just For Felt," which includes many of my own felt projects and a growing list of great felt-y inspiration!!   ♥  Maureen

Mrs. Fox : :

I made a Mrs. Fox pillow yesterday, as a custom order request that came through my etsy, and it's the best thing I can think to share on this dark rainy day!! These fox pillows always bring a smile to my face!



There's something so cozy about a Summer rainy day. I'm hoping to get lots of sewing in today! And, I wish you all a beautiful day!  ♥ Maureen 

p.s. I have to mention that tomorrow's giveaway is this pretty Rainbow Bundle, how perfect is that?!!