Kobo Mini Pouch Tutorial

So I got a Kobo Mini for my sister for Christmas and when I went looking for a cover for it I could not find anything super cute - functional yes, but not cute. Chapters had tons of cute covers for the Kobo Glow which I loved but they just were not going to fit that Mini. Enter this tutorial. It is very simple in construction but I think it looks cute in the end and serves a purpose to boot:)

First you need to gather your materials:

Two pieces of fabric 6" X 12.75"
Two pieces of fusible interfacing 6" X 12.75"
One piece of batting 5.75" X 12.5"
and any accessories you might like

First cut your fabric, interfacing and batting to size:

Then iron on your interfacing to the wrongside of your fabric:

Next place your fabric right sides together and layer your batting on top. Sew all the way around fabric with a 3/8" seam leaving a good 2" hole to turn the fabric right side out:

(sorry about the crazy lines above - realized later you wouldn't be able to see my thread so had a little help showing it here :) )

Next Trim the corners and extra batting:

Turn the project right side out, tuck in the 2" hole that you left unsewn and iron flat. The interfacing will catch the fabric and seal it shut:

At this point you can sew the top and bottom edges a 1/4" in for a decorative stitch. Next fold it in half and stitch a 1/4" around the three sides - pop your little Kobo Mini in and your complete!:

I chose to add a few buttons to mine as well to add to the cuteness factor:

 And there it is a cute Kobo Mini case to enjoy!

Finishing the race!

A little while ago I posted my Jellyroll 1600 quilt in progress and today I have the finishing pics.

This is the first decent sized quilt that I have decided to free motion quilt. I just decided to do the all over stipple pattern. I had decided that I had done enough practice sandwiches and practice doll quilts that it was time to let loose and go for it! Here's a close-up of the quilting:

I definitely need work on getting those stitches smaller and a few of my curves curvier but I must say that I am pleased with the overall look.

Here is a pic of the whole quilt:

This was a gift for a friend's wedding that I attended this past weekend. I hope they enjoy it as a "get comfy" on the couch type of quilt.

Mountain of scraps - well maybe only a foothill..............

So I get amazed when I am wondering around blogland and see the amazing fabric stashes that quilters have. I am amazed because I have never had a fabric stash. I can see the pluses of having a stash is that you can pretty much always start a project, you do not have to make that trip to the fabric store first. Also, that you buy that fabric that you just L-O-V-E, love because you can put it in your stash and admire it but I just really do not have the space for a stash. I usually choose a project and then purchase fabric for that specific project, about the only thing I have laying around is scraps, but those scraps are starting to be a problem!

And how do I solve my problem you ask, well I bring out my AccuQuilt GO! fabric cutter to my rescue! I had some pretty small scraps in my scrap bins and so decided to choose the smallest HST cutter that I had. This is the scraps that I started with:

and this is what I ended up with:

 a cozy, neat pile of HST's! This will be my first scrap quilt and boy is it going to be scrappy! One scrap bin down, 5 more to go.......

A race............A Jellyroll 1600 race that is!

So I have seen the Jellyroll 1600 quilts around blogland lately and then it was brought up at a meeting at my local quilt guild. I have a wedding coming up in February that I am invited too and thought that this would make a great throw on the end of the couch, snuggle up watching movies type of quilt. I chose a jellyroll in Reunion by Sweetwater fabrics since it has some great colors that would be great for men as well as women.

Here is the start of my quilt race!

Here is my pile going along on the floor.

 I did make the mistake that the first time I was joining the rows together I did not make sure that there was no twist in the fabric (which is hard to keep straight with the 1600 inches worth of fabric!) but I got that managed all right and just made sure there were no twists for the other rows.

It went along fairly quickly, all of a sudden I was putting one more piece together thinking I had two more times to go and when I cut it at the middle and laid it out I was like "Wow, I'm done already!"

I just have to iron it and square up the sides and will post a pic soon!

Cute last minute gifts

Did you see this post at Cosmo Cricket - I love their stuff and love reading their blog. I am making tote bags for my nieces for Christmas and putting a book into each one and now have the perfect item to top it off! I am going to be making at least three tonight - if not a few more for myself and friends!

Happy Crafting!!

Merry Christmas!

DQS11 Progress

So I have made progress on my DQS11 doll quilt for my partner. My partner had put in their likes that they enjoyed 30's reproduction prints so that is what I picked out.

Here are the fabrics:

I thought that there were some really cute ones in there and at first I was afraid that they were not all working together but I felt that the border was going to be enough to pull it all together and I think I was right. Below is what it looks like all ready to be sewed together......

I really like how it is coming together. Now I just have to sew it up and I think I am going to do handstitching around some of the pinwheels and add some buttons for interest. We'll see how it goes!

You should check out the photostream, there are some amazing quilts popping up!

DQS11

I'm in (insert squeal) my first one ever.........let the stalking begin!