DIY Advent Calendar
This is an oldie, but a goodie. Festive Forest Tree Decorating This was my winning entry 3 years ago in a Spoonflower contest for advent calendars and it continues to be popular. As the air starts to get a bit chillier, sales on this and my DIY ornaments and angels fabric or wrapping paper start […]
{ Happy Sewing } Origami Oasis Bento Bags
While Origami Oasis certainly was designed with children in mind, I wanted to share a project with you today, The Bento Bag, that really plays on the Origami theme, and that I created with a bit more of a grownup user in mind, though kids can certainly use them as well. These Japanese-inspired bags are […]
Patterned Stairway
We had been living with horrible, dingy brown linoleum covered stairs for years in our home, so a few years ago we decided to rip out the lino & sand and sand and sand, and then paint our stairs white… white treads, white risers, white handrail. With already almost-white walls, it was a refreshing change […]
Finally – Instagram & Phone Cases
I turned 45 last month. To celebrate, the sweet man in my life thought I was finally old enough to have a cell phone (I know, I know, how did I get by… but I’ve been holding out all these years, just not wanting to have something else to eat my time). So, I thought, […]
Origami Oasis – Grassland Quilt
I created this quilt for my son who is a true colour lover. It suits his personality perfectly, as he is vivacious and fun-loving and loves imagining he is a wild animal (usually a lion), roaming the savannah that is our home, on a fairly regular basis. My intention was to show off some of […]
Origami Oasis Quilted Tangram Pillow by Josee Carrier
I first met Josee Carrier when I joined the Montreal Modern Quilt Guild (she is Vice President & a co-founder) late last year and have been an ardent admirer of her work ever since. Her background in engineering is highly evident in her quilting work with lovely technical piecing and hyper accurate quilting. She also […]
The Big & Juicy Quilt for Janome
I was recently asked to participate in a September-long sewing event, An Apple A Day with Janome. We were asked to create some small sewing project to post at some point during the month. So what did I do? I made an 1800-piece pixelated Big & Juicy apple quilt. As it is the 30th today, […]
Origami Oasis pj’s by Elegance & Elephants
Heidi of Elegance & Elephants sews lovely children’s clothing and designs gorgeous sewing patterns so that the rest of us can try to emulate a bit of her creativity for our own little ones. Today she has posted about creating this sweet sleepwear for her adorable children with Origami Oasis fabrics. Head over to her […]
ROAR! Elbow Patches – A Tutorial & A Giveaway!
Jazz up your little one’s long sleeve t-shirts or sweaters! It’s really simple … and cute too! Come visit me on The Michael Miller blog for a guest post today, a tutorial for the ROAR! Elbow Patches, and a great giveaway! Yes, ANOTHER GIVEAWAY, and not just fabric this time. There’s some artwork up for […]
Origami Oasis Kite Dress by Probably Actually
OK. I have to admit it… I have a sewing crush on Gail of Probably Actually! She makes the most lovely clothing for her children with well thought out fabric choices and her attention to detail is always spot-on! She was thus an automatic choice when I was thinking of bloggers I would like to […]
