I was feeling very inspired by rainbows when I created this quilt.

I didn’t have time to create another for myself but I am going to have to do this soon. I love that quilt. It was hard to put it in a envelope and send it off.

I received my mini quilt yesterday and I have it on the coffee table.

It was a fun swap. I can’t wait to do the next one.

I will email the pattern to you within 24 hours and you can get started working on your own bags!!!

They are also perfect to keep in your purse to keep jewlery or cosmetics in. Really the possibilities are endless.

Don’t forget blog sale ends this Sunday.

This would be a perfect quilt to cuddle under and read your favorite books. Paul loves to look at the fabric and is working on his color words while pointing to his favorite animals.

Since there are only 15 days left until my kids go back to school I want to have a blog only back to school sale. I think these bags are perfect for snacks in a lunch box or on the go to after school activites. You can put your favorite crackers in them or apple slices. Wipe them clean after use and reuse them the next day.

4 bags for only $20 plus $2 shipping.

Just let me know either in the comments or via email which 4 bags you would like and I will create a special listing for you on etsy. (If you have seen fabric on my site and I don’t have a bag made out of it, I probably have plenty of it lying around in my craft room to make a bag out of it.)

Last night with the Bill’s help I finished up the order and got them ready to be shipped out.

I hope they have a great party.

I have several more patterns that will be listed on etsy soon, once I get done with another custom order. If you are still thinking about using reusable snack bags head on over and check out mine. I will let you know when the next lot of them are listed.

They came out really nice.

They are cotton outside and lined with PUL on the inside. Great for dry snacks or fruit. I have listed a couple in my etsy.com store to see if there is any interest in them. If you see a pattern you like but it is not listed let me know I am sure I can whip one up for you.

I was excited to see the fabrics and pattern she picked out. I think the quilt came together beautifully. The fabrics were perfectly selected and because of the rockets and the music it reminded me of the Little Einsteins.

I was relieved to find out that she loved the quilt!

The first is a pretty pink and green African Princess Quilt. Whenever I list these African quilts they go really quickly, make sure you take a look to see if you want this one to be yours. I will add a heart over the African country your Princess was born in if you like.

The second item is a gorgeous mini art quilt. This would be perfect on a side table or on a wall. Very vibrant and striking!

The third item is a table topper or doll quilt. It can also be a wall hanging. It is a beautiful piece.

I have listed these items in my etsy store and would love to create a shirt, skirt or matching set for someone special.

Her comment:

I like My Girl – and it would nicely match my daughter’s room we are currently redoing. ALLISON.

Michelle I will create your wall hanging this week and get it mailed out by Friday!

Thanks for all who entered.

I came up with an idea to make a quilted name wallhanging. They are surrounded by a pieced border and machine quilted. I write the name in the center with free motion quilting and then stipple around the name. I absolutley love how they came out. They are approximately 10X17 inches and would be perfect hanging over a crib or bed or on a child’s door. They are listed in my etsy shop.

I would love to make one especially for you so I decided to host a giveaway!

There are seven different styles including this fun bubble print.

The giveaway is easy and you have two ways to win. For one entry all you have to do is go over to my etsy shop select a style you would like best. Leave the style name in the comments along with the name you would want written on it and you will be entered. For a second entry go to my etsy shop and pick the style you like best. Post the link to the wallhanging on you blog or on facebook. Come back and comment letting me know you posted it and you will be entered a second time.

I will close comments on Friday night at 8pm MST, February 26th, 2010. Winner will be announced Saturday morning.

This is my first tutorial so please bear with me. If something is confusing leave a comment and I will try to clarify.

First thing you need to do is pick 3 fabrics to make the skirt out of.

You will not be able to use fat quarters on this skirt because you will need the width of the fabric to make it.

For the top piece you will need to fold the fabric and cut 13″ of the width of the fabric. The measurements are for a 5T, if you want to make a larger size I would increase it on this layer.

Fold the fabric in half that you intend to use for the middle pleated layer. Cut 2 pieces 4″ wide.

Fold the bottom layer fabric in half and cut 7″ wide.

Sew the two pieces of the pleat layer together making one very long piece 4″ wide. Fold this layer over and iron. Begin folding pleats. I made mine 4″ long.

Pin the pleats and baste together. Set aside.

Iron bottom layer in half.

Lay the top part of the skirt face up. Layer the pleated layer making sure the raw edge lines up with the edge.

Place the bottom layer on top matching the raw edges. Pin into place and sew. I sew this with an overlocking stitch, but you can use a straight stitch.

Cut on each edge to cut off selvedge and to even up.

Iron open making sure the seam allowance is ironed toward the top piece.

Fold skirt in half and sew. Again, I use a overlock stitch here but you could use a straight stitch.

Fold and iron on top edge. First at 1/4″ and then again at 1 1/2″.

Sew ironed edge making sure to leave a 2″ gap to thread elastic through.

Pick out a coordinating ric rac or ribbon. Sew it on the skirt just over the pleated layer making sure to sew down the seam allowance.

Measure elastic to the size that would be comfortable for your child. Insert elastic through the waistband using a safety pin to pull it through. Sew elastic together once you have it threaded through. Close 2″ gap in waistband.

Enjoy your cute skirt!

Be careful though, they are so easy to make you will make a lot of them.

If you love to shop etsy.com and love to help out others in need this is a wonderful time to do both. Craft Hope is donating all proceeds from sales on their etsy site to Doctors Without Borders in Haiti.

If you have are crafty and want to donate something you can contact them as well. Such a wonderful cause.

If you are interested in any of them you can find them at A Stitch of Mine.

It is my creative area and an area I love. I have long since wanted it to be more organized. One day I was checking out blogs and strolled across this one. I fell immediately in love with this shelving. I knew that it would be a great help in my office.

I showed the picture to Bill. He thought it was a good idea but since neither of us own the tools to build it or even have the know how we put it out of our mind. I also emailed the post to my parents.

On Christmas morning I received this item. I was so excited.

I started cleaning off my table right away. Unfortunately they couldn’t hang it until the next day. Once hung I knew I wanted to fill that bottom shelf with boxes made from this tutorial I had been saving for a year. I couldn’t get the cardboard to work out how I liked so I have been using plastic canvas to keep them sturdy and I like it much more.

It really has made a huge difference in my office. Thanks again Mom and Dad!

Just leave a comment letting me know you would like to have them. I will draw a name at the end of today to see who will receive them.

I love how they came out. I followed the tutorial onthis bog. I had been putting that part of because it felt daunting but it was pretty easy once I tried it.

The skirt is an adaptation of this pattern. The current way I make them is pretty far removed from this pattern but it will allow you to sew something similar if you are interested.